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Stevie Wonder seriously considering ‘Dancing With The Stars’ debut

Washington, Feb 7 : American singer songwriter Stevie Wonder has revealed that he is seriously contemplating joining Dancing With The Stars.

Wonder also revealed that it is not the lack of sight that makes him hesitant to compete on the hit U. S. show, but rather his weight.

"Someone asked me the question, `Can you dance?' and I said, `You know, after having had seven children, I guess I can do something'," Contactmusic quoted him as saying.

"It's possible... My challenge is, first of all to lose a little stomach... and then once I feel that I look good enough, then I''ll go on and win," he stated.

Spitzer prostitute ring chief gets 30 months in jail

Eliot SpitzerNew York, February 7 : The chief behind the high-priced prostitution ring, the involvement with which led Eliot Spitzer to resign from his post of New York State Attorney General, has been slapped with a sentence of 30 months in jail.

Mark Brener, founder of the Emperors Club VIP, which went down along with Spitzer's resignation, could have faced a reduced prison term had the former governor not been a customer, according to Brener's lawyer Murray Richman.

"This is obviously collateral damage from the Spitzer situation," the New York Daily News quoted Richman as saying.

Aniston would love to do ‘Friends’ special

Jennifer AnistonWashington, February 7 : Jennifer Aniston would not think twice if it came to starring in a `Friends' reunion show.

The actress, who played Rachel Greene in the hit show, joined Lisa Kudrow and Courteney Cox who have previously hinted about the one-off special.

The `Bruce Almighty' star made the revelation to host Ellen DeGeneres on her talk show while being interviewed at the set of The Central Perk coffee shop from the sitcom.

Bush was punctual because he was a ‘hedgehog’, Obama late because he is a ‘fox’!

Bush was punctual because he was a ‘hedgehog’, Obama late because he is a ‘fox’!Washington, Feb 7 : There are two kinds of US presidents, Foxes and hedgehogs, and `fox' Barack Obama is routinely late to events and news conferences, according to Allan Lichtman, a political history professor at the American University.

Barely two weeks into his presidency, Barack Obama has made a clean break from George W. Bush, by appearing late for official events.

Isla Fisher was once addressed as beau Sacha Baron Cohen’s daughter

Washington, Feb 7 : Hollywood actress Isla Fisher, 33, has revealed that she once had a pretty awkward moment when she was introduced as the daughter of her beau Sacha Baron Cohen, 37, at a Hollywood party.

Fisher, who has been dating Cohen for years, and has a 16 month old daughter Olive with him, is grateful to her youthful looks as she was mistaken for a mere child by the hostess at one of Hollywood''s Oscar parties.

"When we first came to Hollywood we went to one of these Oscar parties held in this prestigious lady''s home and we showed up and she opened the door and said to me, ''Come with me, hello and welcome," Contactmusic quoted her as saying.

‘State of the art’ US military goods openly for sale in Peshawar

PakistanPeshawar, Feb. 6 : US military equipment including Night-Vision Gear, high-power binoculars, boots and camouflage are openly being sold in Pakistan's border town, Peshawar, posing a risk of making the Taliban even more dangerous.

CBS News reported that US weapons on sale in Peshawar could improve Taliban capabilities and pose a great risk to NATO forces.

"This is state-of-the-art military equipment. If you''re going to fight a war these days, you''re much better off fighting at night. If you''ve got the equipment, sniper scopes and night-vision equipment, you can put the enemy off balance," said defense analyst Paul Beaver.

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