ANOTHER CLOSETED GAY?—Richard Curtis announced his resignation yesterday. He’s the Republican from Louisiana involved in a gay sex extortion case. He alleges he was being extorted by a man that claims he had sex with him in a Spokane hotel room and failed to pay $1,000 for sex.  If the man was lying wouldn’t he be trying to extort more money?

In a statement from Curtis he announced his resignation.”Today I submitted my letter of resignation to Governor Gregoire effective immediately. While I believe we’ve done some good and helped a lot of people during the time I served in the Legislature, events that have recently come to light have hurt a lot of people. I sincerely apologize for any pain my actions may have caused,” the statement read.”This has been damaging to my family, and I don’t want to subject them to any additional pain that might result from carrying out this matter under the scrutiny that comes with holding public office.”

HALLOWEEN WITH ROSIE AND MARTHA—Rosie O’Donnell was a guest on Martha Stewart’s Halloween program and was dressed as Queen Elizabeth I. It kinda looked like Rosie was begging Martha for a job. She must be really bored. [TAKE A LOOK]

DEADLY MISTAKE? -- Police charged a young mother with felony negligent homicide for leaving her son in a hot car while she worked a shift at Hooters. While we feel some sympathy for the mother’s loss, what in the world was she thinking?

SAY HELLO TO THE UGLY BETTYS OF THE WORLD—According to a poll published in the men’s magazine Maxim last week, the world’s five “unsexiest women” have been named. Below their ranks and the reasons.

5) Britney Spears—she carried excess “pudge” following the birth of her two sons.
4) Madonna—her “rapid post-nuptial deterioration” and appearances in “pharmacy menopause aisles”.
3) Sandra Oh,—star of the TV drama Grey’s Anatomy, made the list for her “cold” manner and “boyish figure”.
2) British singer Amy Winehouse—“translucent skin” and a “rat’s nest mane”.
1) Former Sex and the City star Sarah Jessica Parker—she has a head like a horse.

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OOOOPS—Jennifer Lopez’ designer, Roberto Cavalli knows Jennifer Lopez is pregnant despite a lack of confirmation from Lopez.

“It is so complicated because every week she is getting bigger,” Cavalli said in a story posted Tuesday on People magazine’s Web site.

Tell us something we don’t already know!

NO-NO—Don’t even think about having sex on the Airbus 380, which offers suites equipped with beds. The company says having sex is a no-no.

“If couples used our double beds to engage in inappropriate activity, we would politely ask them to desist,” said the company’s Stephen Forshaw.

So, we’re dying to know, how would they find out anyways? Please tell us they aren’t playing dirty by installing cameras!

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HER WORST NIGHT EVER -- Hillary Clinton had a very, very bad Tuesday night during a debate against six Democratic opponents at Drexel University.  Barack Obama and John Edwards drilled Clinton stressing she does not say what she means or mean what she says. Oh, poor Hillary!  [WATCH A RECAP]

Meanwhile a top Hillary Adviser blames it all on the debate’s moderator, NBC’s Tim Russert, claiming he was ‘UNFAIR,’ ‘HE BORDERED ON THE UNPROFESSIONAL,’ and ‘HE BROKE DEBATE RULES AND WAS BELLIGERENT’

Yeah, okay! This is exactly why the democrats never win.

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UFO MYSTERY -- Do you believe in UFOs? Well, there is somebody that does and wants the government to start telling the truth. GOP Presidential Candidate and New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson urges the government to release all information about the 1947 Roswell incident.

And, if that not enough craziness, Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio), who is running for president, claims to have seen a UFO. Should these people even be considered to run our country?

BUSINESS NEWS -- Google is having a great year. The internet search giant hit $700 a share and has amassed a company value of $218,010,000,000.00 - up 52% for year. Not bad!

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MUSIC TO YOUR EARS -- We’re a big fan of UK singing sensation Leona Lewis. She has already sold over 200,000 copies of her debut single “Bleeding Love” in its first week and is expected to sell more albums than anyone in the states this year. This morning she appeared on Radio 1’s Live Lounge and did a breathtaking cover of Snow Patrol’s Run. It was simply amazing!

OH NO! — A magnitude-5.6 earthquake rattled the San Francisco Bay area Tuesday night, but there were no immediate reports of serious damage or injuries.
The temblor occurred minutes after 8 p.m., about 9 miles northeast of San Jose, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. It was the strongest tremor in the Bay Area since 1989, when a magnitude-7.1 quake killed 62 people. Could it be a sign of larger one?