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--DESPERATE Housewives has landed itself in a spot of bother as the latest series inches towards TV screens. No less august an organ than the Philippine Daily Inquirer reports that producers of the Wisteria Lane saga are being pursued by the country's government for an apology after an unfortunate passage in the newest script in which desperate housewife Susan Mayer insists on checking the medical certificates of those about to treat her 'to make sure that they're not from some med school in the Philippines'. It would not be the first time East Asians have suffered unhappy typecasting. Watching the procession for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II pass through the streets of London, Noel Coward was asked who was the very small man in the carriage beside the very large Queen of Tonga. 'Her lunch,' he replied.
--BONO never rests and has most recently been spotted in the U.S. capital. My source reports that the U2 singer was dressed in black with standard issue sunglasses, as per usual, but enlivened the appearance by carrying a large bouquet of long stemmed white and pink roses. He was then seen disappearing into the office of House Majority Leader Nancy Pelosi. Aides to the congresswoman confirm that there was no agenda and that Bono's visit was merely a courtesy call.See the full content of this document
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--NOBEL Peace Prize-winning Aung San Suu Kyi, 62, is unquestionably the heroine of the continuing Burm...
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