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Rivals Boast Right Stuff in Fight for Conservative Cred

Who is the right-est one of all?

(Newser) - Republican presidential hopefuls fought bitterly over who has the best conservative credentials in an Orlando, Fla., forum last night. Rudy Giuliani, Mitt Romney and Mike Huckabee cited their conservative executive experience, while John McCain and Fred Thompson touted conservative Senate voting records. Giuliani generally sparred with Thompson, and McCain with...

Get Ready for Robot Love
Get Ready for Robot Love
Oct 13, 2007 12:28 PM CDT

Get Ready for Robot Love

Relations with the shinier-sex 'inevitable' according to study

(Newser) - It’s a small step from Roomba to betrothed, says researcher David Levy, whose Ph.D. thesis predicts humans will have sex with and marry robots within half a century. Robots have moved from factories to homes—witness the popularity of Roomba vacuum cleaners—and are becoming more human in...

Don't Break Your Bank Account, Too
Don't Break Your Bank Account, Too
Oct 7, 2007 2:33 PM CDT

Don't Break Your Bank Account, Too

Divorce is never easy, but you don't have to go broke in the process

(Newser) - Don't let emotional pain cloud your judgment on financial matters—you may both end up the poorer for it. Here are five divorce pitfalls to avoid, from USA Today:
  1. Clinging to the house if you can't afford the upkeep.
  2. Not making a clean break on joint accounts.

Pam Anderson Marries Sex Tape 'Co-Star'

Actress and Hilton hook-up Rick Salomon 'so grateful'

(Newser) - Actress and pin-up eye-popper Pamela Anderson has tied the knot with Rick Salomon, whose major claim to fame is his appearance in a widely distributed amateur sex video with Paris Hilton. The two were married in a Las Vegas ceremony attended by 60 pals. Anderson sported a white Valentino mini-skirt...

NYC Chapel Getting 'I Do' Makeover
NYC Chapel Getting 'I Do' Makeover
Oct 4, 2007 4:47 PM CDT

NYC Chapel Getting 'I Do' Makeover

Mayor's own decorator heads effort to boost city's nuptial status

(Newser) - Mayor Bloomberg is giving the New York's marriage bureau a multi-million dollar facelift in an effort to make the Big Apple the US wedding capital. And, the New York Post reports, he's putting his personal interior decorator in charge. New York is currently second to Las Vegas, but getting to...

First Daughter Talks of New Book, Fiancé

Jenna Bush sidesteps questions on Iraq: 'I'm not a policymaker'

(Newser) - In an interview set to air tomorrow night on ABC, First Daughter Jenna Bush promoted her new book, "Ana's Story," which tells the tale of a 17-year-old single mother living with AIDS whom Bush met while working for UNICEF in Latin America. The interview also touched on Bush's...

Puzzle Lover Pops Question in Crossword

He drops to one knee when she reads clue, 'Will you marry me?'

(Newser) - One lovable "dork" was in luck yesterday when she ended a crossword on the clue, "Will you marry me?" Her boyfriend fell to one knee and popped the question right then and there. He'd had a long night, wondering if his conjugal crossword would be published in the...

Ring, Bended Knee, and Candid Camera

Cottage industry in proposal photos is booming

(Newser) - Husband hopefuls are lining up not only romantic locales and plentiful karats, but also hidden cameramen to document their marriage proposals. Some knee-benders are even timing their big events for optimal lighting conditions and bride-to-be beauty (make sure she gets to change her clothes after work). Newly affianced couples can...

Don't Leave the Blackberry Lying Around

Spouses parse through private email in search of infidelities

(Newser) - Governments and corporations aren’t the only ones parsing through private emails, the New York Times reports: The culprit is just as likely to be a spouse hunting for proof of infidelity. One divorce lawyer says that electronic evidence plays a role “in just about every case now.”...

Love Fades with Last Rays of Summer
Love Fades with Last Rays of Summer
Aug 28, 2007 8:06 PM CDT

Love Fades with Last Rays of Summer

Divorce business booms as kids go to school and vacations end

(Newser) - The romance of summer ends in a “bonanza for divorce lawyers,” experts say, as couples release pent-up anger and decide to call it quits. Many spouses prefer not to disrupt summer vacations, or they enjoy “extracurricular activities” when one spends time apart at a summer home. But...

Mormons Ponder ‘Big Love’ in the Hereafter

2d marriages may cause trouble in paradise

(Newser) - "'Til death us do part” sounds like enough of a commitment, but a loophole has Mormon women wondering if they’ll spend eternity with their husbands … and their second wives. Mormon marriage “seals” a couple, binding them and their children together forever in heaven, but widowed men...

Jenna Bush Engaged
Jenna Bush Engaged
Aug 16, 2007 1:00 PM CDT

Jenna Bush Engaged

(Newser) - Jenna Bush will beat her twin sister Barbara to the altar. The President's fair-haired daughter plans to wed Henry Hager, son of former Virginia Lieutenant Governor John Hager, and himself a former intern to outgoing Bush aide Karl Rove. The couple, who've   been seeing one another for several years,...

Man Treats Virtual Wife Better Than Real One

Second Life getting in the way of first lives

(Newser) - A man who spends up to 20 hours a day playing the virtual-reality video game Second Life may be getting more fulfillment from his online wife than his real one—and his non-cyber-spouse isn't feeling fulfilled at all. Ric Hoogestraat, a 53-year-old ex-teacher, says his virtual matrimony is only a...

Dems Raise Rainbow Flags
Dems Raise Rainbow Flags
Aug 2, 2007 3:10 PM CDT

Dems Raise Rainbow Flags

In about-face, frontrunners rush to endorse gay rights for political advantage

(Newser) - It's only been 3 years since the Kerry campaign stumped for an anti-gay marriage amendment, but this cycle's Democrats are hopping on the rainbow bandwagon. The Politico's Ben Smith says the 2008 Dems are proud to be pro-gay, showcasing their full support of rights for same-sex couples—as long as...

Judi Could Be a Huge Liability for Rudy

Especially if, as Vanity Fair suggests, marriage No. 3 is on the rocks

(Newser) - Rudy Giuliani’s third wife may be the mother of all liabilities for a candidate who’s already toting heavy baggage. Vanity Fair details her foibles and follies in a gossipy expose including the suggestion that the marriage has hit a rough spot. Judi, described as generally insufferable, is also...

World's Tallest Man Weds, But Wife Doesn't Measure Up

Mongolian marries 5'6" hometown honey

(Newser) - A 7-foot, 9-inch livestock herder from Inner Mongolia has tied the knot with a saleswoman two-thirds his height and almost half his age. Bao Xishun, 56, and Xia Shujuan, 29, had a traditional Mongolian ceremony and extravagant reception, and some 15 businesses looking to get in on the publicity sponsored...

7 + 7 + 7 = Wedded Bliss
7 + 7 + 7 = Wedded Bliss
Jul 7, 2007 8:07 PM CDT

7 + 7 + 7 = Wedded Bliss

Brides and grooms around the world meet at the altar on triply lucky day

(Newser) - Taking advantage of the most auspicious date the numerologically inclined may ever see, couples around the world flocked to marry today, inundating houses of worship, catering halls, hotels, amusement parks, and at least one Las Vegas fish tank. Divers dressed as mermaids attended the underwater couple, the AP reports, and...

Church Nixes Joe K's Annulment
Church Nixes Joe K's Annulment
Jun 20, 2007 2:55 PM CDT

Church Nixes Joe K's Annulment

Political scion's first marriage just won't quit

(Newser) - Politics and religion collided today with the revelation by Joe Kennedy's ex-wife that the Catholic Church has reversed its decision to annul their marriage. Sheila Rauch Kennedy, an Episcopalian, tells Time that the process of invalidating her marriage to the ex-congressman was "dishonest, and it was important to stand...

LA Mayor's Wife Calls it Quits (Again)

Corina Villaraigosa divorcing over 'irreconcilable differences'

(Newser) - The wife of LA Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa filed for divorce yesterday after nearly 20 years of marriage, citing irreconcilable differences, the Los Angeles Times reports. The mayor blamed himself for the breakup, but is mum on whether the split was caused by a romantic relationship. 

Still Crazy After All These Years
Still Crazy After All These Years
Jun 6, 2007 9:46 PM CDT

Still Crazy After All These Years

A new documentary catches up with the twisted romance of Burt and Linda Pugach

(Newser) - Burt and Linda Pugach are having their third 15 minutes. The first was in 1959, when Burt hired a thug to throw lye in Linda's face after she broke up with him. The second, in 1974, was when, Linda, now blind, agreed to marry Burt, just released from jail. And...

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