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Miss Alaska winner, who beat Palin, to perform at Obama inaugural balls

Miss Alaska winner, who beat Palin, to perform at Obama inaugural ballsNew York, Jan 20 : Former Miss Alaska Maryline Blackburn, who had beaten Sarah Palin for the crown in 1984, is to perform at two inaugural balls to be held on January 20 in Washington, D. C.

Blackburn, who became a professional singer, plans to celebrate Barack Obama''s ascension to the presidency with gigs at swanky bashes hosted by star musicians Ludacris and Dionne Warwick.

"I'm just so excited," the New York Daily News quoted Blackburn as saying in between rehearsals on January 19.

Barack Obama ‘won''t makeover’ Oval Office

Barack Obama ‘won''t makeover’ Oval OfficeNew York, Jan 20 : "Change" was Barack Obama's Presidential campaign's theme, but that is one thing he doesn't want to see as far as the interiors of Oval Office are concerned.

The incoming President doesn't want to change much to the most famous room in America, and wants to take it over almost in the same condition as was left by his predecessor George W. Bush.

Usually, a team of curators and decorators rushes into the Oval Office the instant the oath of office is over to begin a full makeover.

Passengers recall trouble aboard previous US Airways flight

Passengers recall trouble aboard previous US Airways flightNew York, Jan. 20: Two days before US Airways Flight 1549 crashed into the Hudson River, passengers on the same route and same aircraft said they heard a series of loud bangs and the flight crew told them they could have to make an emergency landing, CNN has learned.

Steve Jeffrey of Charlotte, North Carolina, told CNN he was flying in first class on January 13 when, about 20 minutes into the flight, "it sounded like the wing was just snapping off."

Fiat, Chrysler discuss partnership

Fiat, Chrysler discuss partnershipNew York/Rome  - The Italian car manufacturer Fiat and US- based Chrysler were discussing a strategic partnership, according to reports Monday in the Wall Street Journal and the trade magazine Automotive News.

Under such a deal, Fiat could gain access to the US market for its small and mid-size cars, fulfilling a long-standing wish by the Italian company to get an affordable foothold in the US, the reports said.

In particular, the Fiat 500 and Alfa Romeo are being singled out in the talks, the Wall Street Journal reported from Rome.

Report: GM to split SAAB into separate unit for easier sale

Report: GM to split SAAB into separate unit for easier sale New York  - The loss-plagued Swedish car manufacturer Saab is to be split off as a separate business by owner General Motors to make it more attractive for a purchaser, the US trade magazine Automotive News reported Monday.

GM has been searching for months in vain for a purchaser for its Saab branch.

Katz & John Denied Entry In NY Nightclub!

Katz & John Denied Entry In NY Nightclub!Forget about ordinary Indian people, it seems that even Bollywood stars
do not have it all easy, as seen from the revelation on how some clubs
are very choosy about the kind of people they let in.

Top Bollywood stars Katrina Kaif and John Abhrahm were denied entry to
a nightclub in New York. The reason: both of them were not carrying any
identification proof with them.

It is believed that after wrapping up the day’s shooting, both John and Kat decided to chill out a at a night club.

But when they arrived at the club, the bouncers demanded their identity

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