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Pentagon looking for alternatives to GITMO

Pentagon meets Boeing, Northrop on tanker contract Washington, Jan. 14 : The Pentagon is looking at several military bases in the U. S. as possible sites to hold terrorist suspects now at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, including Camp Pendleton in San Diego and Fort Leavenworth in Kansas.

Kansas Republican Senator Sam Brownback told The Washington Times that an internal Pentagon study named Fort Leavenworth among other locations.

Obama’s letter to daughters reveals he wants education for every child

Barack ObamaWashington, January 14 : U. S. President-elect Barack Obama has written a letter to his daughters Sasha, 7, and Malia, 10, revealing what he wants for them and every child in the country.

Obama, who will be sworn in as 44th U. S. President on January 20, has written that he wants every child in the country to go to school.

He has even expressed his desire for college admissions of those whose parents currently do not have enough means to buy them higher education.

Britney to leave ‘paparazzi hounded’ LA for peaceful life

Britney SpearsWashington, Jan 14 : Pop star Britney Spears has decided to leave Los Angeles, as she wants to live a peaceful life away from the hounding paparazzi.

The `Hit Me Baby One More Time' hitmaker is already preparing to move to her new mansion in the Calabasas area of California to leave in tranquility and to be near her children with ex-husband Kevin Federline.

Britney is proud of her decision to shift, as her kids have given green signal to her new mansion.

Katy Perry urges media to stop creating stories out of her on-stage banter

Washington, Jan 14 : Pop star Katy Perry has urged media not to blow her onstage comments out of proportion and create stories out of it.

The `I Kissed A Girl' hitmaker recently talked about her split from Travis McCoy, while performing on stage.

She told the crowd: "It hurts right now. When you break up with someone you move on. You don''t really want to move on... but you have to because they don''t give you any choice. But I''m over it."

Now, Katy has told the media that it should not dig stories out, as she does not prefer publicizing her private life.

Hospitalized Patrick Swayze "doing fine"

Patrick SwayzeWashington, Jan 14 : Cancer-stricken Patrick Swayze, who checked himself into a hospital after being struck down with pneumonia, is now `doing fine'.

Patrick, who is also battling pancreatic cancer, is currently under observation.

Although Patrick is not keeping up to it, he seems to be very composed and positive.

"He sounds really upbeat and positive. We don''t talk about illness when I talk to him. He hasn''t even been there a week," Contactmusic quoted Patrick's mum Patsy, as
saying.

Jennifer Hudson to sing ‘American National Anthem’ at SuperBowl

Jennifer HudsonWashington, Jan 14 : Singer Jennifer Hudson is scheduled to make a triumphant return to the spotlight by singing the American National Anthem at Super Bowl XLIII in Tampa, Florida next month.

The 27-year-old star went into hiding following the brutal murders of her mother, brother and nephew in October last year.

According to reports, Hudson was will also be performing at Barack Obama''s inauguration in Washington, D. C. next week (20Jan09), reports Contactmusic.

However, the rumours were shot down by her publicist.

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