New York, December 1 : An Obama supporter has taken off a license plate bearing the name of his favourite president – in a bid to save them from thieves!

Jonathan Lifschutz had obtained his ‘Obama’ plates from the Department of Motor Vehicles without knowing that they would become a thief’s magnet.

The Long Island supported replaced his new plates with old ones after having even caught a man trying to nick it off him.

"Those plates will probably, at some point, become a collector''s item - in someone else''s house," the New York Post quoted the financial analyst as saying.

New York, Dec 1 : English supermodel Naomi Campbell and her Russian billionaire lover Vladimir Doronin left guests on the beach outside South Beach''s posh Setai hotel gagging with their public display of affection.

The two were spotted kissing and cuddling like a pair of newlyweds, fuelling rumours of an engagement, the New York Daily News reported.

The catwalk queen kept flashing an emerald and diamond ring Doronin had just bought her.

She attended the Art Basel festival and the “In Fashion Photo” expo that was held on November 25, which displayed more than 50 photographs and illustrations of her from the past 20 years.

New York, December 1 : Ashley Dupre, the former high-class call girl sited as the reason behind Eliot Spitzer''s resignation from his post of New York Governor, may pen a tell-all book, according to sources.

Dupre has reportedly been approached by ‘another Hollywood Madam’, Heidi Fleiss, who has offered her a money-spinning deal to narrate her part of the story for Fleiss’ publishing house, reports the New York Post.

The 23-year-old had been dubbed as an ‘informant’ during the Eliot Spitzer prostitution scandal which saw the politician patronising a prostitution service that ultimately led him to announce his resignation.

NEW YORK, Dec. 1  -- Human rights activists called on Kazakhstan to clean up its political system before it begins its term as head of a European security alliance.

Human Rights Watch said in a report released Monday that the Kazakh government had failed to follow through on its pledges to reform elections laws before becoming the 2010 leader of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe.

"Before it becomes chair of the OSCE in 2010, it should show its people and the world it is serious about reform," Rachel Denber, director of Europe and Central Asia for Human Rights Watch said in a written statement.

NEW YORK, Nov. 30  -- New York Giants star Plaxico Burress, who apparently shot himself in the leg, will surrender to police Monday, The (Newark, N. J.) Star-Ledger reported.

Burress was hospitalized after the apparent accidental weekend shooting at a New York nightclub. He will report to the New York Police Department's 17th precinct, the newspaper said. No warrant had been issued for his arrest, The Star-Ledger said Sunday.

Police sources said Burress might face felony weapons charges, the New York Daily News reported.

An attorney representing the NFL receiver was trying to avoid charges being brought against his client, police sources said.

NEW YORK, Nov. 30  -- Statistics show the 2008 Christmas shopping season got off to a flying start in the United States with spending reaching an estimated $41 billion.

The National Retail Federation said Sunday that the number of shoppers who hit the stores on the day after Thanksgiving was up as was the amount spent on a per-shopper basis.

"Pent-up demand on electronics and clothing, plus unparalleled bargains on this season's hottest items helped drive shopping all weekend," NRF President and CEO Tracy Mullin said in a written statement. "Holiday sales are not expected to continue at this brisk pace, but it is encouraging that Americans seem excited to go shopping again."