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David Byrne and Norman Cook, a.k.a. Fatboy Slim, are an odd couple to begin with: one an ex-Talking Head and lateral-thinking pop singer, the other a star club DJ and dance-music producer. So the news that the two were collaborating on a disco musical about the life of Imelda Marcos, the widow of Philippines dictator Ferdinand Marcos, was something of a head-scratcher. Peculiarity, though, is Byrne's specialty, and the recorded version of Here Lies Love is a winning twist on the "album musical" tradition. Twenty-two different singers (including the likes of Tori Amos...
...minutes later, his name appeared-or should we say reappeared-on the leader board...
...roasting in the flames of hell; the fundraising effort raised more than $1 million in 48 hours. Representative Steve Driehaus, an Ohio Democrat, took exception when House minority leader John Boehner, a fellow Ohioan, said Driehaus "may be a dead man" after he voted for the bill. Driehaus later reported receiving death threats. Boehner's staff said his remark had not been meant to be taken literally, and Boehner issued an e-mailed statement condemning any violence. (See the top 10 Secret Service code names...
...soldiers were well-trained - they were ambushed," said the spokesman, who declined to give his name as per policy. As part of a new parliamentary mandate, which was passed by the Bundestag in February, German troop levels in Afghanistan will also increase from 4,500 to 5,350 later this year. (Germany is already the third-largest troop contributor after the U.S. and Britain.) The new mandate places a heavier emphasis on civilian reconstruction projects and the training of Afghan soldiers, which will make German soldiers more visible - and potentially easier targets. (Read "Germany's Doubts About Afghanistan Grow After...
...special relationship between our two countries, Russia always has provided the necessary humanitarian aid to the people of Kyrgyzstan and is ready to continue providing it," he told Otunbayeva in a telephone conversation, according to a statement placed on the Russian government's website. Putin's spokesman later told the Interfax news agency that Russia had recognized the legitimacy of the new leadership. "It is important to note that Vladimir Putin was speaking to Otunbayeva in her capacity as the head of the interim government," the spokesman said...