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11:05 AM ET, April 13, 2009

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Sandra Sobieraj-Westfall / People.com:
The Obama's Dog Has Arrived - at Last!  —  A Portuguese Water Dog; Sasha and Malia Obama  —  Forget about hunting for Easter eggs.  The president's daughters have a much better treat in store this holiday weekend: a new dog!  —  After months of anticipation, a 6-month-old Portuguese Water Dog named Bo …
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Manuel Roig-Franzia / Washington Post:
The First Puppy Makes a Big Splash  —  Bo, the Portuguese Water Dog, Is All Over the Web Before His Official Debut  —  Who let the dog out?  —  That's the Washington mystery du jour.  —  The identity of the first puppy — the one that the Washington press corps has been yelping about for months …
TMZ.com:
Prez Barack Obama — That Damn TMZ!  —  Apparently President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle were trying to keep the whole Presidential dog thing under wraps — and then we came along...  The White House had offered The Washington Post a “puppy exclusive” when the time came, according to The Washington Post!
Julie Jordan / People.com:
Tori Spelling: I Love My Mother  —  Feud?  What feud?  —  Tori Spelling insists that the supposed rift between her and her mother, Candy Spelling, isn't nearly as bad as it's been made out to be.  —  “It's not like we're not talking, we just haven't talked,” the actress, whose new book …
Mark R. Probst:
Amazon Follies  —  On Amazon.com two days ago, mysteriously, the sales rankings disappeared from two newly-released high profile gay romance books: “Transgressions” by Erastes and “False Colors” by Alex Beecroft.  Everybody was perplexed.  Was it a glitch of some sort?
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NY Daily News:
Chris Brown wastes little time after Rihanna  —  Chris Brown is moving on.  —  The R&B singer has started dating again since his troubled relationship with pop chanteuse Rihanna ended last month, and it appears he has gotten back together with another ex-girlfriend.
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Madonna Makes Adoption Plea to Malawi Newspaper  —  Madonna opens up about her failed attempt to adopt 3-year-old Mercy James in a new interview.  —  “I want to provide Mercy with a home, a loving family environment and the best education and healthcare possible,” she e-mailed Malawi's Nation newspaper in response to its questions.
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BBC:
Madonna ‘still keen on adoption’
Discussion: NME
OK! Magazine:
Lindsay Parties the Pain Away  —  With Samantha Ronson busy spinning records at a DJ gig in San Francisco's Castro District on Friday night, her ex-girlfriend Lindsay Lohan used the opportunity to party until the wee hours.  —  In fact, La Lohan's night didn't even begin until around 1:45 a.m. …
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People.com:
Friend: Lindsay and Sam Are Still Talking
Discussion: Scandalist
Linda Marx / People.com:
Kardashian Family Member Getting Plastic Surgery  —  There are some big changes coming to the Kardashian household.  “Someone in the Kardashian family will soon have plastic surgery,” Kim Kardashian told PEOPLE exclusively at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Saturday night.
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
Alicia Dennis / People.com:
Another Duggar On the Way!  —  Looks like there's not going to be a shortage of Duggars anytime soon.  —  Joshua, 21 - the oldest of 18 kids born to Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar of Tontitown, Ark. - and his wife, Anna, 20, are expecting a baby of their own.
Discussion: MSNBC and CelebrityBabyScoop.com
Simon Button / Mirror.co.uk:
Five minutes with a... sex god: Enrique Iglesias  —  The hunk of burning love, 33, on his sexy bod, smooth chest and the size of his you-know-what  —  How does it feel being labelled a sex god?  —  It's flattering, but I don't get why people see me that way.
Discussion: #gay
Access Hollywood:
Is Simon Cowell Planning An ‘Idol’ Exit?  —  Simon Cowell,American Idol,Reality TV,Celebrities,Music  —  Every week, millions of viewers tune in to “American Idol” to hear what Simon Cowell has to say - but according to the Mirror, the no-nonsense judge may be planning on leaving the show.
Discussion: Us Weekly, Lifeline Live and iVillage
 
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Just Jared:
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Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
Spc. Howard Ketter / DVIDS:
‘Star Trek’ Cast Visits Service Members in Theater for World Premiere
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Nicole Kidman: Easter Sunday with Sunday!
Eunice Oh / People.com:
VIDEO: Stars Reach Out to Pals Online for Charity
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Michael S. Rosenwald / New York Times:
Mike Shatzkin, a publishing consultant who was among the first in the industry to shake publishers into confronting the digital disruption, died on Nov. 7 at 77

Peter White / Deadline:
Fox and Hulu extend their content partnership, including in-season streaming rights for Fox's programming; sources: the deal is worth $1.5B over four years

Shawn Musgrave / The Intercept:
A federal court allows a claim by The Intercept that DMCA prevents OpenAI from stripping a story's title or byline but throws out its claims against Microsoft

 
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