1C.Bazbaz

President Bush swept into Hobbs four years ago like a rancher armed with a cattle prod.

2Louis Chedid

Love Letters Workshop The annoyingly precocious Lisa Simpson once stopped crying into her saxopho... More>> Babeland , Sun., February 10, 7:30pm, $20 I haven't eaten much steak this summer because I'm usually broke. When I discovered Ozzie's Wednesda...

3S.Kiberlain

For Scottish bands, headlining the Barras is pretty much a sign that you’ve made it. Whether this differs for international bands can be debated; having a go on Sunday evening were Texan post-rockers Explosions in the Sky.

4Matmatah

A good review by a guitar website of the landmark album that focuses on the distinct guitar sound.

5James Blunt2

"I don't have a problem with saying I like lap-dancers. Nothing wrong with that. If you don't, you've got a bit of a problem."

6Matmatah-GDP

JapanÁ??s government and central bank have offered little to reassure worried investors, even as waves of selling produced steep declines in stock market indexes, including TokyoÁ??s. This was in contrast to the United States, the largest economy, where leaders are proposing a roughly $150 billion stimulus package and cutting interest rates..

7Francis Cabrel

John Mutari continues his hunger strike from his Syracuse prison cell. He has been jailed for being $60,000 behind in child support, a figure he disputes, and complains that he spent much of that money on airfare to maintain a relationship with his son Domenic after his ex-wife moved across the country. (Video)

8GDP

Associated Press - November 9, 2007 3:05 PM ET WAUKOMIS, Okla. (AP) - A 62-year-old Enid man died after his pickup truck rolled into a pasture gate and pinned him in the gate in Garfield...

9GDP2

A determined Staples High girls volleyball team did whatever it took to advance to the FCIAC semifinals Friday.

10Louis Chedid-J Cherhal-A.de la

Sporting a curving beak that resembles an enigmatic smile, this rare and elusive recurve-billed bushbird was recently rediscovered by scientists in Colombia after a 40-year absence. In fact, this photograph, taken by a conservationist with the Colombia-based nonprofit Fundaci?n ProAves, is the first ever taken of a live bushbird.

11KT Tunstall2

12GDP3

Arctec Precision Glazing Inc., 86 York St., Taneytown. John Steffen, 2204 Sunset Road, Sykesville. CBM Quality Homes LLC, 4140 Ridge Road, Westminster.

13James Blunt

Rap star Kanye West broke down in tears during a live performance in Paris a week after the death of his mother, according to reports. People

14S.Kiberlain-Bazbaz

Animals like the ones shown in this gallery are available for adoption year-round at the Lakeshore Humane Society, 1551 N. Eighth St., Manitowoc. The shelter is open seven days a week, but is closed holidays. Call 920-684-5401 for more information.

15KT Tunstall

Al Badie Group (ABG) has announced plans to tap into the growing interest in UAE real estate that is generating from the Indian market. ABG is to showcase their Reem Island project, the Beach Towers, at the first ever Cityscape India exhibition, taking place November 19 ? 21, 2007.