I have to admit that I was saddened by the fact that Lance won his seventh, and final "Tour De France", and I say that because it's been a lot of fun to watch an American and a man, with his skill and endurance level to win that three week race. Unless, you have ridden a bike in a "criterium race", or a "road Race", you have no idea, how hard it is, just to participate in one. On Lance Armstrong's personal life, it is none of my business, and sure, I was upset that him and his wife split up, as any good-Catholic, like myself, I just hate divorce, especially when children are involved, but Cheryl Crowe seems to really love Lance, and he seems to love her as well, so good luck to both of them. I have lost my mother and my father to cancer, and what Lance Armstrong's foundation, "Live-strong" is doing is great! God bless you Lance!
Carly Simon, who is relatively famous for the song, "You're so vain", is looking creepy. She's beginning to look like something out of a Tim Burton Movie. I'm scared, are you? Carly was married to James Taylor, and they had kids, oh no!
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How long is it before Castro is dead? Let's hope that when he dies, that the people of Cuba, will rise up, and make their country into a Republic. The hell with communism! Castro is going to hell! Read the story below! Everytime, I hear the name, "Castro", I think of "Castor-Oil"! Fidel is going to hell!
Dissidents held in Cuba crackdown
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They are said to include the three main organisers of a public meeting of dissidents which took place in May. The Cuban government has not confirmed the arrests. Cuba's long-standing position is that dissidents are not representative of public opinion, but rather mercenaries in the pay of the US. According to relatives of those being held and Cuban opposition sources, Cuban state security agents visited scores of houses across Havana on Friday morning. The majority of those dissidents that are currently in custody were intending to take part in a protest outside the French embassy. Power cuts Some Cuban dissidents are unhappy at what they see as France's particularly soft line on Cuba. Among those detained are three of President Castro's most outspoken critics - Martha Beatriz Roque, Felix Bonne and Rene Gomez. About 200 delegates attended the rare public meeting they helped organise in May. At the meeting, delegates approved a resolution in which they described Cuba's system of government as Stalinist and its economic policies as obsolete. This clampdown might be linked to that meeting, but it also comes at a time when there are some signs of general discontent in Cuba. Weeks of extended power cuts, worsened by the after effects of Hurricane Dennis, have tested the patience of many Cubans. |
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Cameron Diaz is a Hollywood-nobody! She dates a "pencil-neck-geek", by the name of Justin Timberlake, whom is ten years younger than her, and she makes stupid, stupid statements that don't make any sense! She was good in the movie, "Theres Something about Mary", but now, the only way, she'll put movie-goers in the seats is to take it all off! Have you seen the latest on Cameron? Check this out!
"Justin, I know you're a "pencil-neck-geek", but I loves ya"!
See below, and this woman wants to be president? She has balls, that's for damn sure!
XXXXX DRUDGE REPORT XXXXX FRI DEC 05, 2003 19:58:09 ET XXXXX
HILLARY RIPS BUSH: WARNS OF 'IRREPARABLE HARM' TO NATION
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton blasts President Bush and his "radical" administration on Saturday for attempting to dismantle the "central pillars of progress in our country during the 20th century."
Clinton makes the comments to Saturday editions of the HOUSTON CHRONICLE, sources tell DRUDGE.
The former first lady says she has become convinced the Republican administration wants "to undo the New Deal," the Roosevelt-era policies that ushered in Social Security and a host of other governmental assistance programs.
She said that Bush, who campaigned as a "compassionate conservative" in 2000, had taken a "hard-right turn to pursue an extremist agenda" after moving into the White House.
"I don't know where it came from, but the fact is that this President Bush has not only been radical and extreme in terms of Democratic presidents but in terms of Republican presidents, including his own father," she says.
She believes Bush is beatable next year because his administration is "making America less free, fair, strong, smart than it deserves to be in a dangerous world."
"We have to change direction before irreparable harm is done," she adds.
"This administration is in danger of being the first in American history to leave our nation worse off than when they found it."
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Filed By Matt Drudge
Reports are moved when circumstances warrant
http://www.drudgereport.com for updates
(c)DRUDGE REPORT 2003
Not for reproduction without permission of the author
Colin Farrell is a "scum-bag", and I will never go to any of his movies, until he cleans up his act! He can't keep his "Johnson" in his pants! My dad once told me, "son, when you take that thing out of your pants, you lose your freedom", and he was right! Check out this link!
A picture of his latest lover Nicole Narain!
What has happened to Kelly Ripa? She is looking too skinny, and that is "creepy"! The beautiful Kelly is so afraid of being a little over-weight that she is ruining her body! Too bad Kelly Ripa! Her daughter Lola weighs more than she does, I think? Kelly gain some weight, be a "hottie", and a "fattie"!
Kelly and Lola. Kelly looking "creepy"!
Looks like the Chinese will not have Unocal! Yea! See below!
Unocal backs sweetened $17 bln Chevron bid
By Jessica Hall and Charlie Zhu
Reuters
Wednesday, July 20, 2005; 8:04 AM
PHILADELPHIA/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - U.S. oil producer Unocal Corp. <UCL.N> endorsed a sweetened $17 billion takeover offer from Chevron Corp. <CVX.N>, preferring it to a higher bid from China's state-run CNOOC Ltd. <0883.HK>.
Chevron, the second-largest U.S. oil company, raised its stock and cash bid to $63.01 per share from roughly $60, turning up the heat in an international battle for producing assets as strong demand and tight supply hold crude oil prices near record levels.
The improved offer for Unocal, which has assets stretching from Myanmar to the Gulf of Mexico, was forced on Chevron by an all-cash, $67-a-share bid from CNOOC worth $18.5 billion.
"Our increased offer has been driven by competitive circumstances," said Chevron Chairman and Chief Executive Officer David O'Reilly.
Unocal's board has favored Chevron's proposal partly because of concern U.S. regulators might reject the CNOOC transaction or the deal may be stuck in long review process. It recommended shareholders should accept the sweetened offer at a shareholders' meeting already scheduled for Aug. 10.
A CNOOC spokesman said the firm remained "comfortable" with its $18.5 billion bid and believed its offer had a "distinct advantage."
But a source familiar with the matter said CNOOC was reviewing its options at a meeting in Beijing.
Peter Schoenfeld, chief executive officer of New York-based investment firm PSAM LLC which holds over 1 million Unocal shares, said CNOOC's bid remained superior provided it could be approved by the U.S. government within 90 days.
But "realistically, the Unocal Board will likely still require an improvement above $67 by CNOOC to switch allegiance," he said. He believes Unocal could be worth $74 per share based on recent transactions.
Yang Liu, a fund manager at Atlantis Investment, which does not hold CNOOC shares, said CNOOC should not rush to raise its bid. "CNOOC should cool down a bit. They should wait for Unocal shareholders to vote on the Chevron deal," Liu said.
CHEVRON'S OFFER
Chevron, which has a stock market value of about $120 billion, upped the cash component of its offer to 40 percent from 25, offering a total $7.5 billion in cash plus 168 million of new shares, equivalent to about 7.5 percent of its enlarged share capital according to Reuters data.
Unocal shareholders will get $27.60 in cash and 0.618 of a Chevron share for each Unocal share. Shareholders will have the choice of taking shares or cash. But if election for all cash or all shares exceeds the 60:40 split, they will get shares and cash on a pro-rata basis.
Chevron said the higher offer remained accretive to earnings per share in 2006.
Unocal shares rose 17 cents to $64.99 in Tuesday trading, a 3.2 percent premium over Chevron's offer price, but down 2.7 percent from a record high $66.78 a week ago.
The Chevron bid values Unocal at 11 times analysts' forecasts for Unocal's 2005 earnings, according to Reuters data. Chevron shares trade at a 2005 price/earnings ratio of 9.4 times.
CNOOC's shares initially rose 2.2 percent to HK$4.75 in Hong Kong trading on Wednesday, but pared gains to close at HK$4.675 after the news, up just 0.5 percent.
CNOOC PONDERS
CNOOC shareholders are concerned a hike in the Chinese bid could undermine the interests of CNOOC's minority shareholders. At least one fund has sold its stake as a result.
"We expect CNOOC is now pondering whether it will raise the bid or not. It's a matter of whether it will justify shareholders' value," said fund manager Stella Mak at East Asia Asset Management Co., which holds CNOOC shares.
CNOOC's overture had sparked concern among U.S. politicians that a sale of Unocal to a Beijing-controlled firm would harm U.S. national energy security. Beijing owns 70 percent of CNOOC. Its deal is backed by low and zero interest state loans.
The U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee will hold a hearing on CNOOC's bid for Unocal on Friday. The review comes on the heels of a Congressional hearing last week where the Chinese offer came under attack.
CNOOC has made some concessions in an attempt to woo Unocal. It agreed to set aside $2.5 billion in a U.S. escrow account that could be tapped by Unocal shareholders if CNOOC walked away from a deal. CNOOC also put $500 million in escrow to pay a break-up fee attached to the Chevron-Unocal deal.
(Additional reporting by Wendy Lim in Hong Kong)
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