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Bill Maher, like Michael Moore, is someone people either love or hate. And they both invite that. Maher has strong opinions and he's not afraid to share them on cable shows like

Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's appointment of longtime Chicago Democrat Roland Burris to fill President-elect Obama's Senate seat appears to have little chance of success. But politically, Blagojevich has made a move that could make Democratic leaders uncomfortable.

HBO's hit series "True Blood" has launched southern writer Charlaine Harris into a much bigger spotlight. The show is based on her popular southern vampire novels starring the spunky, telepathic waitress Sookie Stackhouse. Harris will be signing copies of the latest Sookie Stackhouse novel, "Dead in the Family," in San Diego this weekend.

Valentine's Day is usually reserved for flowers and chocolate, but there are many discrete and unusual legal issues surrounding this romantic day. We speak with These Days’ legal analyst about the le

Speaking by phone from his home -- where he just nabbed the last Milano cookie from his kid -- Kinnear says that current events are providing a good back drop for the film.

Former communist rebels known as Maoists are poised for an overwhelming election victory in Nepal, though the results are not final. Now attention is riveted to one man, the party's leader, who will head an interim government and possibly shape Nepal's future.

President Bush travels to the countries of U.S. Persian Gulf allies — Bahrain and Kuwait — where he visits military personnel and gets an update on the war in Iraq from Gen. David Petraeus and U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker. He is due to visit the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia.

Political protests in South Asia aren't what they used to be. Mahatma Gandhi really did walk hundreds of miles when he defied British colonial taxes on salt by trekking to the sea. And when he went on hunger strike, he really did starve himself. When Pakistani lawyers recently protested in a "long march," they drove, in comfy air conditioned SUVS.

Alvin and Once make strange bedfellows. (Fox Searchlight) In the mania for awards promotion, the studios have been known to do strange things. For…