Mahalo Blog » celebrity gossip http://blog.mahalo.com Official Blog of Mahalo.com Human Powered Search Engine Wed, 07 Oct 2009 01:05:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 en hourly 1 © eliot@mahalo.com () eliot@mahalo.com() Official Blog of Mahalo.com Human Powered Search Engine eliot@mahalo.com No no http://blog.mahalo.com/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/powered_by_podpress.jpg Mahalo Blog http://blog.mahalo.com 144 144 Best of Mahalo, September 29, 2008 http://blog.mahalo.com/2008/09/29/best-of-mahalo-september-29-2008/ http://blog.mahalo.com/2008/09/29/best-of-mahalo-september-29-2008/#comments Mon, 29 Sep 2008 23:49:48 +0000 Lelah http://blog.mahalo.com/?p=224 The Wall Street financial crisis was the major news of the day, with the Dow Jones on a turbulent ride, setting a new record for the largest single day point loss ever of 777.68 points, following the rejection of the bailout bill in Congress.

The U.S. Attorney firing scandal is back in the news after an internal Justice Department report was released and a special prosecutor, Nora Dannehy, was named to investigate the possibility of filing criminal charges.

The rocket Falcon 1, funded by SpaceX, reached orbit on September 28.

Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year, starts today at sunset.

In celebrity news, Scarlett Johansson and Ryan Reynolds married in Vancouver, Canada, over the weekend, and Heather Locklear was arrested for drunk driving in Montecito, California.

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]]> http://blog.mahalo.com/2008/09/29/best-of-mahalo-september-29-2008/feed/ 1 Best of Mahalo, September 24, 2008 http://blog.mahalo.com/2008/09/24/best-of-mahalo-september-24-2008/ http://blog.mahalo.com/2008/09/24/best-of-mahalo-september-24-2008/#comments Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:34:40 +0000 Lelah http://blog.mahalo.com/?p=208 The big story today was John McCain’s decision to put his campaign for the American presidency on pause in order to focus his attention on the country’s financial system crisis. He asked political rival Barack Obama to join him and to postpone Friday’s presidential debate. Obama refused, saying now is the time to lay out both candidates’ plans in front of voters. The debate is to go on as scheduled.

In NFL news, the president of the Detroit Lions, Matt Millen, was fired after the Lions lost the first three games of the season. The New York Giants suspended Plaxico Burress for two weeks, allegedly for missing practice. Burress will miss one game, against the Seattle Seahawks. Finally, New York Giants radio broadcaster Dick Lynch has died at the age of 72.

Lindsay Lohan is back in the gossip news for her high profile romance with DJ Samantha Ronson. The young actress has confirmed that she is gay and in love with Ronson, who is ten years her senior. Rumors about the pair include their purchasing a New York penthouse together and an impending marriage.

With the presidential election only 41 days away, keep up to date with our pages on the Presidential Polls and the Electoral Vote Map. They are great to refer to right up to November 4th!

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]]> http://blog.mahalo.com/2008/09/24/best-of-mahalo-september-24-2008/feed/ 0 Best of Mahalo, September 23, 2008 http://blog.mahalo.com/2008/09/23/best-of-mahalo-september-23-2008/ http://blog.mahalo.com/2008/09/23/best-of-mahalo-september-23-2008/#comments Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:21:35 +0000 Jonathan http://blog.mahalo.com/?p=205 Today’s top story was a college shooting in Finland. The shooter, Matti Juhani Saari, uploaded threatening videos to his YouTube Channel as user Wumpscut86, just hours before the shooting. YouTube suspended the account after its contents were discovered.

In celebrity gossip news, American Idol finalist Clay Aiken has come out. The pop star discusses his decision to finally reveal all in the October 6 issue of People Magazine.

Both George W. Bush and Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad addressed the UN today. His address counters against the international pressure his country is under to disband its nuclear programs.

The tech-obsessed can rejoice: the Google Android Phone has finally been launched. The T-Mobile G1 is the first phone to utilize Google’s operating system and will cost $179 when it is released on October 22. T-Mobile G1 Reviews have been mostly positive, with one article expressing that the phone takes the best features from the BlackBerry and iPhone.

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Dan Gheesling was announced the winner of Big Brother 10 in the show’s finale on Tuesday night.

Republican vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin and Katie Couric will sit down for an interview set to air September 29 and 30 on CBS’s news programs.

One more celebrity arrest for the annals: Ryan O’Neal and his son Redmond were both arrested for drug possession today in Malibu, California.

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