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12:40 AM ET, February 29, 2008

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Angelina Jolie / Washington Post:
Staying to Help in Iraq  —  The request is familiar to American ears: “Bring them home.”  —  But in Iraq, where I've just met with American and Iraqi leaders, the phrase carries a different meaning.  It does not refer to the departure of U.S. troops, but to the return of the millions …
popbytes:
GWEN STEFANI - THE FULL V MAGAZINE SPREAD!  —  hey hey!  these sexy & gorgeous scans are literally hot off the press - it's the latest issue of V magazine (issue no. 52 - on sale march 6th) featuring the always stunningly beautiful gwen stefani (pregnant with her second child) …
Molly / POPSUGAR:
Harlow Is So Cute!  Nicole and Joel Seem To Think So Too  —  We all let out a collective “awwwww” when we first saw the Nicole and Harlow People cover and now we have a look at the full inside spread.  I don't want to jump the gun, but seriously, she's gotta be one of the cutest little munchkins ever …
TMZ.com:
“Idol” Nurse Busted for DUI  —  “A.I.” finalist Amanda Overmyer plead guilty to DUI back in October 2006 near her hometown of Crawfordsville, In.  —  She received a suspended sentence of 60 days and was placed on 180 days probation, which ended in August 2007.  —  Story developing ...
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National Enquirer:
HULK HOGAN MISTRESS REVEALED!  FAMILY TORN APART!  —  Hulk Hogan has devastated wife Linda and their children by cheating on his spouse with one of daughter Brooke's closest friends, The ENQUIRER has learned exclusively.  —  And the blockbuster development threatens to further inflame …
Discussion: omg!
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Mike Baron / The Post Chronicle:
Photos: Christiane Plante Has Affair With Hulk Hogan?
Discussion: MollyGood and Cele|bitchy
NY Daily News:
Store can't handle a Brit fit  —  Britney Spears keeps coming up with weird requests for her favorite L.A. boutiques.  —  She flummoxed staff at the Betsey Johnson on Melrose Ave. this month by turning up with a Dolce & Gabbana dress she wanted the store to copy - in all white - to be ready by that evening.
Phil / Egotastic!:
Kate Beckinsale's Vagina is the Best  —  Guess what?  Kate Beckinsale loves her vagina.  She thinks it's really pretty.  In fact, she thinks it's her best feature.  Yeah, even better than her face, which is perfect.  She's also got some great nicknames for her vagina, referring to it as her …
Discussion: F-Listed
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Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Lindsay Lohan Opens Up About Recent Troubles  —  After baring her body - in a nude photo spread as Marilyn Monroe - Lindsay Lohan is now baring her soul.  —  As others speculate on the chances of her reviving her career after her troubled past year - 2007 brought everything from traffic infractions …
Discussion: POPSUGAR
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Scott Huver / People.com:
Charlie Sheen Calls for Boycott of Denise's Show  —  He lost in court.  Now Charlie Sheen is taking his fight public.  —  The Two and a Half Men star - who took ex-wife Denise Richards to court in a failed attempt to prevent her from including their two daughters in a reality show …
Julie Naughton / WWD.COM:
Coty to Launch Halle Berry Fragrance  —  BOCA RATON, Fla. - Coty's latest celebrity manifesto: Give them Halle.  —  The beauty giant has signed Academy Award-winning actress Halle Berry to a scent development deal, which will involve the star developing a fragrance portfolio and appearing in its advertising.
James Hibberd / Hollywood Reporter:
ABC wants ‘Scrubs’; NBC irked  —  Veteran comedy “Scrubs” is caught in a tug-of-war between NBC and ABC.  —  ABC is in negotiations to pick up 18 episodes of the series from ABC Studios, which has produced the comedy for NBC since 2001.  —  NBC brass are said to have been caught off guard when THR.com broke the story Thursday.
Gilmore / Pretty On The Outside:
Hillary Winehouse  —  I'm still soooooooooooooooo loving the news that Amy Winehouse will be launching a beauty line.  It's like Britney coming out with a collection of panties or Posh Beckham trying to sell Dunkin Donuts.  —  Hillary Clinton surely could use an advantage at this point.
Henry Seltzer / Us Weekly:
Owen Wilson and Kate Hudson “Hooking Up”  —  After a suicide attempt last August, Owen Wilson has been given a second chance at life - and, it seems, love.  —  The actor was seen driving his silver Toyota Prius away from Kate Hudson's Pacific Palisades home on Feb. 23.
USA Today:
Book buzz: Diablo Cody climbs back on the memoir train  —  Would you believe Oscar-winning screenwriter Diablo Cody has another memoir coming out?  Read on.  —  Cody doodles again: Diablo Cody, who walked away with an Oscar for best original screenplay for Juno, has gone from critical …
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Pete Wentz Gives Ashlee Simpson a Promise Ring  —  Ashlee Simpson has been flashing bling on her ring finger for a while now.  —  On Wednesday, she confirmed it's a promise ring from her Fall Out Boy beau Pete Wentz.  —  “It just means that he hasn't asked my dad yet...” …
Rich Shapiro / NY Daily News:
2 docs probed over Ledger pain pills  —  Federal drug investigators are probing two doctors over the death of actor Heath Ledger, the Daily News has learned.  —  The doctors - one in California, one in Texas - are believed to have supplied the “Brokeback Mountain” star with the powerful painkillers Oxycontin …
 
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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
John McCain!  —  Add Angie Harmon to the list of celebrities …
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TMZ.com:
Yes ... She's Pregnant and In a Cage
MSat / Cele|bitchy:
Project Runway castoff Sweet P. disses Heidi Klum's Oscar dress
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Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Brad Pitt confirms: 'We're having twins'
Daily Mail:
Airport security forces Renée to show the world her beauty products
Discussion: WOW Report
Michael K / Dlisted:
Falling Dumbasses!  —  The Daily Mail featured these truly …
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