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Kim Jong Il breaks silence on rumours of his failing health

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More legal troubles for Britney Spears Britney Spears faces hit-run charge LOS ANGELES, California -- Britney Spears' legal woes mounted Friday as prosecutors charged her with misdemeanor counts of hit and run and driving without a valid license after she allegedly smashed her car into another in a parking lot in August. If convicted, the singer could face up to six months in jail and a $1,000 fine for each count, said Nick Velasquez, spokesman for the city attorney's office. video of hit and run

NFL Commissioner Goodell Penalizes the New England Patriots

It's me alright, but I have no way to prove it. I don't have my password at hand, so I have to write as a guest for a bit. I expect be back as the Real MH soon. regards, Hein Welcome back MH!

He has been found guilty of plunder, which is a capital offense in the Philippines. But since the death penalty was recently abolished, he has been sentenced to life in prison. Since Estrada will not be executed, his nane should probably be removed.

Estrada gets life for corruption

I am taking a week off work and flying south to Jamaica for a vacation.

Billy Graham discharged from hospital

Happy Birthday Captain Oates!

Pete Doherty gets my vote

France's oldest man dies at 110

Happy Birthday HCW!

It seems to me to be a publicity stunt. Especially since the article says that she is not ill and is planning to write an autobiography.

Tim Johnson to Make First Public Appearance since suffering a brain hemorrhage

Happy Birthday Josco! Many Happy Returns!

brilliant CP, just a few mins after he died! Who's gonna be number 10? If the mods are going to change this into the tenth success poll to save us a thread, then I blew my vote. But I'd say either Ronnie Biggs given the evidence or Fidel Castro as a surprise candidate. Topic title changed and new poll added since Bill Deedes died before poll was created. Everyone gets to vote again I voted for Billy Graham

Bill Walsh's name should be removed. He died from leukemia on July 30th

Hey Harry - don't forget 1990 - Alydar; 2001 - Affirmed I had the biggest crush on Steve Cauthen when I was a young 'un.... Continuing on a tangent there have been some significant departures from the celebrity animal kingdom over the past five years. 2003 saw the death of Dolly the sheep, the first cloned mammal. Welshman will be pleased to know she has been mounted and put on display in Edinburgh. 2004 saw the death of the longest running cast member of Blue Peter, George the Tortoise. Every year they took him out of hibernation and proded him with cotton wool buds, should have called him Torture the Tortoise. 2006 saw the death of Humphrey the Downing Street cat who served under Thatcher, the grey one who like peas and Blair before Cheryl stuck her claws in and shipped him off to Brinsworth Cattery. 2002 - Buddy - Pres Bill Clinton's dog dies 2006 - Eddy - Dog in Fraiser dies

Lee Hazlewood has an obituary in the Guardian link

Military: Mastermind of Samarra mosque bombing killed

I have not found any confirmation of it as yet. Like many others, I am keeping my fingers crossed.

My selections for the years omitted from the initial list 1966 - Walt Disney 1967 - Che Guevara 1970 - Charles de Gaulle 1971 - Nikita Khrushchev, Louis Armstrong 1974 - Ed Sullivan, Oskar Schindler, Georges Pompidou, Juan Peron 1983 - Muddy Waters 1984 - Richard Burton 1985 - Yul Brynner 1987 - Jackie Gleason, William Casey 1988 - Roy Orbison 1990 - Sammy Davis, Jr. 1991 - Dr. Seuss, Freddie Mercury 1992 - Sam Walton, Benny Hill, Alex Haley 2000 - Charles Schultz 2001 - George Harrison

I voted for Billy Graham