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A canine TV star hits the streets to reunite with his human co-star in this animated comedy.

Starring: John Travolta and Miley Cyrus (Yahoo! Movies)
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Obama returns calls to global leaders

CHICAGO (AP) _ President-elect Barack Obama called U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and four foreign leaders Wednesday to respond to their congratulatory calls after his election victory. Obama's transition office said the president-elect expressed his appreciation for their congratulations. In addition to Ban, Obama called...

CBO chief likely pick as budget director

WASHINGTON (AP) _ Congressional Budget Office chief Peter Orszag is the front-runner to be President-elect Barack Obama's budget director, Capitol Hill Democrats say. The 39-year-old CBO director has been reluctant to leave Capitol Hill's budget agency in the middle of his four-year term, but Democratic aides said Tuesday that...

On Capitol Hill, campaign rivals take orientation

WASHINGTON (AP) _ After the typical congressional campaign, the winner goes to Washington and the loser goes home. Not so with two undecided open-seat House races. Instead, both the eventual winners and the eventual losers from the contests in California and Ohio came to Washington this week for new-lawmaker...

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90210 Recap: Hollywood Forever

Ok, 90210 took it up a few notches last night and there is much to discuss. First off, we love how in this still, Naomi is getting arrested but the girl to the left applies her lip gloss as if nothing out of the ordinary was taking place: Let's get the Annie and Ethan storyline out of the way since right now they aren't incredibly interesting...

90210 Recap: Model Behavior

Exclusive! 90210's Dustin Milligan on relationships, lacrosse and great guest roles

You think bad-boy Ethan is charming on 90210? Wait 'til you get a load of his real-life counterpart, Dustin Milligan! Dustin is at his captivating best when he sits down with Jason C. and talks about love triangles, what it takes to get into shirtless shape, the "physicality" of the Ethan/Naomi relationship (so that's what the kids are calling it...

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Actress Jodi Foster is blowing out her candles tonight. (Photo by Gregg DeGuire/WireImage)
Eww, gross! (But will it make you sick?)

-- By Julie Deardorff | Chicago Tribune

Several experts assess the risk of some everyday germ encounters. The advice can be summed up in three sentences: "Germs are everywhere. Live your life. And wash your hands."

For example, you sit on a public seat or lean your head on a headrest in an airplane. As long as the germs aren't on your hands—and then the hands go to the mouth, eyes or nose—you're fine.

THE VERDICT: Minimal risk.