NICKI MINAJ
HAS A INTERVIEW WITH E! HERES A PART OF IT
"Growing up in Trinidad, I didn't know that we were poor, ten people living in a three-bedroom home and all the dogs and cats my grandmother had, none of the seemed really abnormal." - Nicki Minaj
"She used to steal the car all of the time. And she didn't have her license yet." - Robert Maraj, Nicki's father
"I just had to give this [rap] one try because I had never given anything my all. I was like you know what, I don't care if I end up in a shelter. I am not going back to work." - Nicki Minaj
"I was like, this female here is amazing. She'd be amazing for my label as well, and so that's when I knew I wanted to sign her, as soon as I heard her, as soon as I saw her. Get me in contact with some girl named Nicki!" - Lil Wayne
"I was with her the day the album dropped. And, I was just amazed. I was like my best friend, that I knew since we was seven or eight years old walking around the street has a freaking album out!" - Minaj's childhood friend,Tyesha Kollore
"It's very hard to travel with those wigs!" - Minaj's hairstylist, Terrence Davidson
The E! Entertainment Special: Nicki Minaj premieres on July 13 at 10:00 PM only on E!.
HAS A INTERVIEW WITH E! HERES A PART OF IT
"Growing up in Trinidad, I didn't know that we were poor, ten people living in a three-bedroom home and all the dogs and cats my grandmother had, none of the seemed really abnormal." - Nicki Minaj
"She used to steal the car all of the time. And she didn't have her license yet." - Robert Maraj, Nicki's father
"I just had to give this [rap] one try because I had never given anything my all. I was like you know what, I don't care if I end up in a shelter. I am not going back to work." - Nicki Minaj
"I was like, this female here is amazing. She'd be amazing for my label as well, and so that's when I knew I wanted to sign her, as soon as I heard her, as soon as I saw her. Get me in contact with some girl named Nicki!" - Lil Wayne
"I was with her the day the album dropped. And, I was just amazed. I was like my best friend, that I knew since we was seven or eight years old walking around the street has a freaking album out!" - Minaj's childhood friend,Tyesha Kollore
"It's very hard to travel with those wigs!" - Minaj's hairstylist, Terrence Davidson
The E! Entertainment Special: Nicki Minaj premieres on July 13 at 10:00 PM only on E!.
US leave 10,000 troops in Iraq past year's end, officials say
By David S. Cloud and Ned Parker, Los Angeles Times
July 6, 2011
Reporting from Washington and Baghdad—
The White House is prepared to keep as many as 10,000 U.S. troops in Iraq after the end of the year, amid growing concern that the planned pullout of virtually all remaining American forces would lead to intensified militant attacks, according to U.S. officials.
Keeping troops in Iraq after the deadline for their departure at the end of December would require agreement of Iraq's deeply divided government, which is far from certain. The Iraqis so far have not made a formal request for U.S. troops to remain, according to the officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the matter publicly.
Some powerful Iraqi political forces are staunchly opposed to a continued U.S. presence.
The Obama administration has been debating how large a force to propose leaving in Iraq. It made its proposal now in hopes of spurring a request from Prime Minister Nouri Maliki's government, and to give the Pentagon time to plan, the officials said.
The troops would be based around Baghdad and in a small number of other strategic locations around the country, the officials said.
Noting that Iraq had not asked yet for troops to stay, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said: "There's only so much time here available for the Iraqi government to make such a request. If they do, we will consider it. Otherwise, we are keeping on schedule."
Unless Iraq asks for a change in its 2008 agreement with theGeorge W. Bush administration, only about 200 active-duty troops would remain as advisors after December, the officials said. More than 166,000 American troops were in Iraq in 2007 when the U.S. military presence there peaked. There are about 46,000 remaining.
The idea of keeping any U.S. forces in Iraq remains deeply controversial, both in Iraq and the United States. Maliki faces pressure from hard-line members of his governing coalition not to extend the U.S. presence, and some American lawmakers strongly favor bringing all the remaining troops out on schedule.
July 6, 2011
Reporting from Washington and Baghdad—
The White House is prepared to keep as many as 10,000 U.S. troops in Iraq after the end of the year, amid growing concern that the planned pullout of virtually all remaining American forces would lead to intensified militant attacks, according to U.S. officials.
Keeping troops in Iraq after the deadline for their departure at the end of December would require agreement of Iraq's deeply divided government, which is far from certain. The Iraqis so far have not made a formal request for U.S. troops to remain, according to the officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the matter publicly.
Some powerful Iraqi political forces are staunchly opposed to a continued U.S. presence.
The Obama administration has been debating how large a force to propose leaving in Iraq. It made its proposal now in hopes of spurring a request from Prime Minister Nouri Maliki's government, and to give the Pentagon time to plan, the officials said.
The troops would be based around Baghdad and in a small number of other strategic locations around the country, the officials said.
Noting that Iraq had not asked yet for troops to stay, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said: "There's only so much time here available for the Iraqi government to make such a request. If they do, we will consider it. Otherwise, we are keeping on schedule."
Unless Iraq asks for a change in its 2008 agreement with theGeorge W. Bush administration, only about 200 active-duty troops would remain as advisors after December, the officials said. More than 166,000 American troops were in Iraq in 2007 when the U.S. military presence there peaked. There are about 46,000 remaining.
The idea of keeping any U.S. forces in Iraq remains deeply controversial, both in Iraq and the United States. Maliki faces pressure from hard-line members of his governing coalition not to extend the U.S. presence, and some American lawmakers strongly favor bringing all the remaining troops out on schedule.
Gay teen killed
Oxnard student Larry King died from two gunshots to the back of his head, although a Ventura County medical examiner Wednesday morning could not say which shot came first.
As a second day of testimony got underway in the trial of King's classmate, Brandon McInerney, Chief Examiner Ronald O’Halloran demonstrated to jurors how the bullets penetrated King's skull and entered the back of his head.
A lack of gunpowder or smoke residue indicates the shooter was at least 1 1/2 feet away, he said.
Under cross examination the medical examiner added a few more details: 15-year-old King had nail polish on his fingers and his toes and had recently shaved a small mustache.
McInerney, 17, is charged with gunning down King in an Oxnard computer lab in February 2008. The defendant is being tried as an adult in a Chatsworth courtroom.
In opening statements Tuesday, prosecutor Maeve Fox talked of King as a shy, effeminate student who had recently come out of his shell to assert his sexuality and paid a price for it at the hands of a classmate with white supremacist tendencies.
Defense attorney Scott Wippert portrayed King as the aggressor, flirting and taunting McInerney so relentlessly that it triggered their fatal clash.
As a second day of testimony got underway in the trial of King's classmate, Brandon McInerney, Chief Examiner Ronald O’Halloran demonstrated to jurors how the bullets penetrated King's skull and entered the back of his head.
A lack of gunpowder or smoke residue indicates the shooter was at least 1 1/2 feet away, he said.
Under cross examination the medical examiner added a few more details: 15-year-old King had nail polish on his fingers and his toes and had recently shaved a small mustache.
McInerney, 17, is charged with gunning down King in an Oxnard computer lab in February 2008. The defendant is being tried as an adult in a Chatsworth courtroom.
In opening statements Tuesday, prosecutor Maeve Fox talked of King as a shy, effeminate student who had recently come out of his shell to assert his sexuality and paid a price for it at the hands of a classmate with white supremacist tendencies.
Defense attorney Scott Wippert portrayed King as the aggressor, flirting and taunting McInerney so relentlessly that it triggered their fatal clash.
CASEY ANTHOnY PREGO??
America’s most infamous mom dropped that bombshell on inmate pals while on trial for the brutal slaying of her adorable 2-year-old daughter Caylee.
In an incredible new twist in the case that has gripped America, insiders at Orlando’s Orange County Jail say the hard-partying 25-year-old is saying she’s having a baby, in the belief that that may save her from the death penalty.
What’s more, twisted Casey claims a new child will help heal the hole left in her heartby Caylee’s death.
“The creepy thing is how Casey wants another sweet little girl to make up for dear Caylee,” says a prison insider. “She’s making a big deal about being a few weekspregnant, but only among a few people close to her in the jailhouse.
“She still isn’t showing, but she says the pregnancy is in the very early stages and is hoping to start showing soon so the people in the courtroom will notice.
“Months ago, Casey told her jailhouse friends that she wanted to get pregnant – and recently said she missed her period. Then she said she was starting to get feelings in her body that reminded her of when she was in the early stages of carrying Caylee. Soon after missing her period, Casey started getting sick – throwing up in the morning. She said that all this convinced her she was pregnant.”
While it wasn’t easy, Casey told pals she found opportunities to have sex behind bars, say sources.
There’s also another chilling possibility. WOW HOPE SHES LYING!!!!!!
In an incredible new twist in the case that has gripped America, insiders at Orlando’s Orange County Jail say the hard-partying 25-year-old is saying she’s having a baby, in the belief that that may save her from the death penalty.
What’s more, twisted Casey claims a new child will help heal the hole left in her heartby Caylee’s death.
“The creepy thing is how Casey wants another sweet little girl to make up for dear Caylee,” says a prison insider. “She’s making a big deal about being a few weekspregnant, but only among a few people close to her in the jailhouse.
“She still isn’t showing, but she says the pregnancy is in the very early stages and is hoping to start showing soon so the people in the courtroom will notice.
“Months ago, Casey told her jailhouse friends that she wanted to get pregnant – and recently said she missed her period. Then she said she was starting to get feelings in her body that reminded her of when she was in the early stages of carrying Caylee. Soon after missing her period, Casey started getting sick – throwing up in the morning. She said that all this convinced her she was pregnant.”
While it wasn’t easy, Casey told pals she found opportunities to have sex behind bars, say sources.
There’s also another chilling possibility. WOW HOPE SHES LYING!!!!!!
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