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SCOTT BROWN, Republican U.S. Senator-elect, after defeating Democratic candidate Martha Coakley in Massachusetts to win the seat long held by Ted Kennedy...
...saved the young Michael from a forlorn life on the streets, adopted him and encouraged him to play football. A canny mix of violent sports (for the guys in the audience) and do-gooder heart (for the women), The Blind Side won Sandra Bullock a Golden Globe and may win her an Oscar nomination. What's certain is that the movie's success will green-light a slew of inspirationals. (See the top 10 movies...
...Screen Actors Guild trophies for its star. Bridges, 60, is one of Hollywood's most liked and admired leading men. Most durable too: he received his first Academy Award nomination back in 1972 (for Supporting Actor in The Last Picture Show). Crazy Heart has made him a favorite to win Best Actor on March 7 - the night Cameron will find out whether the near trillions Avatar has amassed in box-office gelt translate to Oscars for Best Director and Best Picture...
...final game wasn't pretty, a lopsided 45-14 loss to the New Orleans Saints two weeks ago. But his penultimate performance will be lauded at his Hall of Fame enshrinement. Warner, who is 38, completed 29 of 33 passes, for 379 yards, in Arizona's 51-45 win over the Green Bay Packers on Jan. 10. He finished the game with more touchdown passes (5) than incompletions (4). Forget about luck. Warner is a winner...
...trial, win or lose, has put on the dock a series of basic assumptions about what living in America should be like for millions of its citizens. For decades, governments at every level have created one set of rules for heterosexuals in America, and another set for its gays and lesbians. What the challenge to Prop 8 - California's 2008 vote to change its constitution to ban gay marriage - is all about is gathering hard evidence about the roots of that uneven playing field. Both sides see it as a crucial test of whether society can insist that heterosexual unions...