New York, Jan. 16 : With just four days left for Barack Obama's inauguration as the United States' 44th President, the American fashion industry has started creating inauguration-themed clothing.

They are producing T-shirts, tote bags and scarves range from runway darlings Derek Lam and Narcisco Rodriguez to everyday folks with a good sense of humour.

Washington, January 16 : Oscar-winner Robert Redford has revealed that is eagerly waiting for Barack Obama's presidential inauguration on January 20 because he just can't wait to see "lame-duck" George W. Bush leave the White House.

The Hollywood legend is very excited about Bush's departure, and optimistic about America''s future.

"I''m personally excited just because I''m glad to see the gang that couldn''t shoot straight get out of there. I''m glad to see them gone," Contacmusic quoted him as saying.

Washington, Jan. 16 : People hoping to cash in on the crowds expected to attend next week's presidential inauguration, run the risk of falling prey to scammers

A FOX News report has revealed that online postings for getting a place to stay on rent during the event, are more often than turning out to be a nightmare for those posting it, as they run the risk of being trapped by fakes.

Washington, January 16 : Oscar-winner Tommy Lee Jones and his `No Country For Old Men' co-star Barry Corbin have been inducted into the Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame.

They were honoured at the ceremony in Texas on Thursday in recognition of their cattle-herding credentials.

The honour was bestowed upon them by a committee that celebrates western lifestyle, and pays tribute to those who hail from all-American backgrounds.

Jones is an eighth-generation Texan who raises cattle on his ranch, while Corbin was born in Lamesa, California, but lives and ranches in Fort Worth, Texas.

Washington, Jan 16 : Brad Pitt is the frontrunner to play Steve McQueen in a movie about the late actor''s life.

Hollywood producers Michael Cerenzie and Christine Peters have acquired the rights to Marshall Terrill''s recent biography `Steve McQueen: Portrait of an American Rebel', and are planning to begin shooting a biopic later this year.

And Pitt - who can currently be seen in new movie `The Curious Case of Benjamin Button' - is reportedly in line to star as the `Great Escape' actor.

Washington, Jan 16 : The Hubble Space Telescope has snapped images of a unique planetary nebula, which is nestled inside a star cluster, 10,000 light-years away from Earth.

The Hubble image was taken in November 2008 with the Wide Field Planetary Camera 2.

The colors in the image represent a range of emissions coming from the clouds of the nebula: red represents nitrogen, green represents hydrogen, and blue represents oxygen.

The nebula, known as NGC 2818 is inside the open star cluster NGC 2818A. Both the cluster and the nebula reside over 10,000 light-years away, in the southern constellation Pyxis (the Compass).

NGC 2818 is one of very few planetary nebulae in our galaxy located within an open cluster.