Castro Lives to Bargain Shop Greenspan
Oct. 27 2008, Published 7:07 a.m. ET
COMANDANTE CAPITALIST Castro (Photo: Getty Images
• Barnes and Ig-Noble: Following rumors of his death, pics surface of Fidel Castro sporting a F. Castro Cuban Olympic team jacket and reading what appears to be a 30 percent-off Barnes and Noble copy of Alan Greenspan's new book, The Age of Turbulence.
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• Jena what?: When asked about the "Jena Six" protests, Fred Thompson claims, "I don't know anything about it." Aren't the six Jenas those former girlfriends of Thompson's who began vocally endorsing him this summer?
• Fall in Congress: A CBS reporter is shoved down a flight of stairs by a congressional staffer while pursuing Illinois Rep. Jerry Weller with tough questions. The reporter seems frustrated he was only pushed and not tased.
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- WWE Star Michael 'Virgil' Jones Laid to Rest, Chris Jericho's $5k Donation Helped Cover Funeral Expenses
• Networks over gays: It seems television networks agree with RadarOnline.com that gays are overrated: A new study finds that the number of LGBT people in scripted network programs declined for the third straight year.