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Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen didn't come up short on the blarney during his visit to the White House Wednesday. "We decided to come on a quiet week," Cowen told President Barack Obama, "We knew there wasn't much going on." No, not much, just a critical juncture for health care reform and passage of an $18 billion jobs bill.

We decided to come on a quiet week   -Brian Cowen

 

A woman and her husband got in to a heated argument as they drove on a busy Illinois interstate. An out-of-control discussion about taxes and an alleged affair ended in a beating, then shooting. Yolanda L. Morris-Sheegog , and her husband (whose name has been withheld) were driving along the heavily traveled Illinois Interstate 57 over the weekend.  

What makes a standout cookbook, at least for me, is cracking it open and being so tempted by everything that you don't know what to make first. The book never makes it to the coffee table because you can't get it out of the kitchen. In record time, it's spattered and dog-eared.  

TV News DailyEver since 'The Wendy Williams Show' first debuted last summer, regular joes and celebrities alike have kicked off each episode by asking the eponymous star, "How you doin'?" Now we know the answer: pretty darn good. That's because, according to the Hollywood Reporter, 'The Wendy Williams Show' has been renewed -- again.  

Little Man, Big News. Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) voted against the House health care bill last November because he said it wasn't liberal enough for him. But he'll announce this morning how he's voting this time around. Democratic leaders, led by President O'Bama, have been leaning hard on the petite populist to change his mind, so we'll soon see how well they did their job. -  

There aren't a lot of film properties that sort of crack through the veneer of my professionalism as a journalist – that tap into the fanboy hidden behind the film critic - but Tron is one of them. Since Tron: Legacy was announced two years ago, Joe Kosinski 's follow-up to Steven Lisberger 's groundbreaking 1982 computer-generated adventure has become the film whose release I've anticipated most, and as each new image, clip or piece of viral marketing was unveiled, my excitement continues to grow. The fa  

Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter holds an 11 point lead over Rep. Joe Sestak, his challenger for the Democratic nomination, but it is the smallest margin over Sestak since December, according to a Rasmussen Reports poll conducted March 15. Specter is ahead 48 percent to 37 percent with 5 percent preferring another choice and 9 percent undecided. In January and February, Specter was over the 50 percent mark, leading Sestak by 11 points and 15 points respectively.  

FORT WAYNE, Ind. The Aboite New Trails Initiative has reached a milestone, and the celebrations are just getting started. Jeff bowman joins us live at noon from the event where Vera Bradley pledges $300,000 to complete a section of trails. The Vera Bradley donation helps expand the trail system to 50 miles.  

Fans who were hoping to see all four members of the Swedish pop group ABBA -- known for hits such as 'Dancing Queen" and 'Waterloo' -- at the ceremony got half their wish when only Benny Andersson and Anni-Frid Lyngstad were in attendance. After being introduced by the Bee Gees ' Barry and Robin Gibb, Andersson then went over to the piano to perform with Faith Hill on the Abba song 'The Winner Takes It All.' "I'm very honored, happy and grateful to [be] inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and to

Dancing Queen" and 'Waterloo' -- at the ceremony got half their wish when only Benny Andersson and Anni-Frid Lyngstad were in attendance. After being introduced by the Bee Gees   -Jeff Barry

 

Is Ohio still important politically? Important enough that President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden both visited the Buckeye State on Monday. Biden, who did double duty with stops in Cincinnati and Cleveland, even joked about it.