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Blast hits Damascus, Turkey sends troops to border
BEIRUT/ISKENDERUN, Turkey (Reuters) - Rebel forces attacked Syria's main court in central Damascus on Thursday, state television said, while Turkey deployed troops and anti-aircraft rocket launchers to the Syrian border, building pressure on President Bashar al-Assad. A loud explosion echoed through the streets and a column of black smoke ...?more

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    Friday, June 29, 2012

    Beckham fails to make Britain's Olympic team

    FILE This Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009 file photo shows England's David Beckham applauding the crowd after their World Cup group 6 qualifying soccer match against Belarus at Wembley Stadium, London. Former England captain David Beckham has failed to make the British football team for the London Olympics. The Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder made Britain coach Stuart Pearce's shortlist of 35 but wasn't selected for the final 18-man squad as one of three players over the age of 23 allowed to compete in the games. "Everyone knows how much playing for my country has always meant to me, so I would have been honored to have been part of this unique Team GB squad," the 37-year-old Beckham said Thursday June 28, 2012 in a statement to The Associated Press.(AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

    FILE This Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009 file photo shows England's David Beckham applauding the crowd after their World Cup group 6 qualifying soccer match against Belarus at Wembley Stadium, London. Former England captain David Beckham has failed to make the British football team for the London Olympics. The Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder made Britain coach Stuart Pearce's shortlist of 35 but wasn't selected for the final 18-man squad as one of three players over the age of 23 allowed to compete in the games. "Everyone knows how much playing for my country has always meant to me, so I would have been honored to have been part of this unique Team GB squad," the 37-year-old Beckham said Thursday June 28, 2012 in a statement to The Associated Press.(AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

    FILE This file photo of Friday May 18, 2012 shows Britain's David Beckham holding the Olympic torch during the ceremony to mark the arrival of the Olympic flame to Britain from Greece, at RNAS Culdrose, in Cornwall, England. Former England captain David Beckham has failed to make the British football team for the London Olympics. The Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder made Britain coach Stuart Pearce's shortlist of 35 but wasn't selected for the final 18-man squad as one of three players over the age of 23 allowed to compete in the games. "Everyone knows how much playing for my country has always meant to me, so I would have been honored to have been part of this unique Team GB squad," the 37-year-old Beckham said Thursday June 28, 2012 in a statement to The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

    FILE This Saturday, June 2, 2012 file photo shows England's David Beckham in a special half-time ceremony to honor the five players that have played for England over 100 times each during the international friendly soccer match between England and Belgium at Wembley Stadium in London. Former England captain David Beckham has failed to make the British football team for the London Olympics. The Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder made Britain coach Stuart Pearce's shortlist of 35 but wasn't selected for the final 18-man squad as one of three players over the age of 23 allowed to compete in the games. "Everyone knows how much playing for my country has always meant to me, so I would have been honored to have been part of this unique Team GB squad," the 37-year-old Beckham said Thursday June 28, 2012 in a statement to The Associated Press.(AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

    LONDON (AP) ? Bending free kicks. Hollywood looks. National hero.

    David Beckham ? Britain's most famous sportsman ? seemed destined to be a headliner at the London Olympics.

    Not on the soccer field.

    The former England captain failed to make the British Olympic team, a surprise snub for a local lad who helped secure the games for his city and worked tirelessly to promote them.

    "Naturally, I am very disappointed," Beckham said Thursday after being notified that he hadn't been selected for the final 18-man squad. "But there will be no bigger supporter of the team than me."

    The Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder had made Britain's 35-man preliminary shortlist and seemed certain to win one of the three places allowed for players over the age of 23. Instead, he was informed by coach Stuart Pearce that he hadn't made the final squad.

    "Everyone knows how much playing for my country has always meant to me, so I would have been honored to have been part of this unique Team GB squad," the 37-year-old Beckham said in a statement Thursday.

    Beckham's ties to the Olympics go back to 2005 when he joined the bid team run by Sebastian Coe for the competition against Paris, Madrid, New York and Moscow. He was with the team in Singapore when London beat Paris in the final round of voting, adding credibility not just as a celebrity but as an east London native.

    Since then, Beckham has taken part in countless Olympic activities. He even accompanied the Olympic flame on a flight from Greece to England last month and lit a cauldron signaling the start of the British torch relay.

    "David has been an extraordinary supporter, probably our No. 1 supporter, of the games from the very beginning and is keen to continue his enthusiastic support right to the end," Coe said.

    He indicated there could still be a role for Beckham, though not in a sporting capacity.

    "He really gets this," Coe said. "He is from east London and knows how important the games and sport are to young people. He is a great role model and we are lucky to have such an advocate. I will be talking to him about a games-time role."

    British bookmaker Ladbrokes slashed the odds on Beckham being given the honor of lighting the Olympic flame at the July 27 opening ceremony, making him 5-1. Five-time rowing gold medalist Steve Redgrave is the 1-2 favorite. The Olympic Stadium is located near Leytonstone, where Beckham was born.

    For his part, Beckham has so far only said he hopes to attend the Olympics and support Britain's athletes.

    "As a Londoner, I will have been really proud to have played a small part in bringing the Olympics to my home town as part of Seb's team, and I can't wait for the games to begin and enjoy every moment along with the rest of Great Britain," Beckham said.

    Beckham's absence from the team will come as a big disappointment to his fans around the world.

    Laura Robson, who lost a first-round doubles match at Wimbledon on Thursday with fellow British partner Heather Watson, said: "Obviously, I'm disappointed that he's not going to be joining myself and Heather in the Olympic Village."

    Then she jokingly added: "Won't be able to stalk him."

    The decision by Pearce to omit Beckham almost certainly spells the end of his career representing his country. He has made 115 England appearances, with the last coming in 2009.

    Former England goalkeeper Peter Shilton, who made a record 125 appearances for the national team, backed Pearce's decision to omit Beckham.

    "He's been a fantastic player over the years, certainly when he was at his peak, but he's nowhere the player he was," Shilton said on British television. "It would have been great from a publicity point of view, but Stuart Pearce obviously feels he'd struggle in that type of tournament."

    The Olympics would have provided Beckham with a last chance to win an international trophy, the only triumph to elude a player who has won domestic league titles in England and Spain, the Champions League and the MLS Cup.

    Despite Beckham's best efforts, including a prolonged spell as captain, England remains without a trophy since winning the 1966 World Cup on home soil.

    Being dropped from the team means Beckham won't get a chance to reunite with former Manchester United teammate Ryan Giggs on the international stage when Britain fields its first Olympic soccer team since 1960.

    Giggs, fellow Welshman Craig Bellamy and English defender Micah Richards will be the overage players in the squad, a person familiar with the situation said. He spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because details of the squad haven't been publicly released.

    It appears that Beckham lost his place to the 24-year-old Richards, who plays for Manchester City and will provide extra defensive cover after missing out on England's European Championship squad.

    The 32-year-old Bellamy is a forward at Liverpool who, like Giggs and Richards, has never appeared at a major international soccer tournament.

    The British Olympic Association said it had not yet been informed by the English Football Association, which is running the team, that Beckham had been overlooked by Pearce. The coach had traveled to the United States to assess Beckham's form and fitness in Major League Soccer.

    "We are expecting the list no later than the early part of next week," the BOA said in a statement.

    Britain plays its opening match on July 26 against Senegal at Old Trafford, where Beckham spent his 10-year career with United before joining Real Madrid in 2003. He moved to the Galaxy four years later.

    Britain then faces the United Arab Emirates three days later at Wembley and Uruguay on Aug. 1 at the Millennium Stadium.

    Britain has not fielded an Olympic soccer team since 1960 because Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland feared losing their independence within FIFA. The world body has assured the federations that their status won't be affected by participating in the 16-team competition at the London Games.

    ___

    Huggins reported from Warsaw, Poland. AP Sports Writers Steve Douglas and Howard Fendrich in Wimbledon, England, contributed to this report.

    Associated Press

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    SERVICE SALUTE: Parade To Honor Veterans

    You can honor those who have served our country this weekend. The ?Salute to Our Veterans and Service Members Parade? takes off at 10 a.m. Saturday.

    Veterans from across the state will gather at the Iowa State Capitol for the parade in their honor. The parade will start when four F-16 fighter jets from the 132nd Fighter Wing fly over the capitol. A riderless horse will lead the parade in memory of fallen soldiers.

    The parade will head west on Grand Avenue, then north on 2nd Avenue. It will end at Veterans Auditorium. Organizer Col. Bob King says about 100 entries will take part, including veterans groups and businesses like the Budweiser Clydesdales and Wells Fargo stage coach.

    Col. King says the Governor?s office worked with the Iowa National Guard and Office of Veterans Affairs to help honor service members with this event. He says, ?Celebrate and honor our veterans of all services, all branches, all conflicts, all periods of peace time, everybody that?s wearing a uniform, whether you?re an Iowan, or a citizen of this country. This is to honor them and to celebrate the service they gave to this country.?

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    Flat consumer spending weakest in 6 months

    By Lucia Mutikani, Reuters

    WASHINGTON - U.S. consumer spending was flat in May for the first time in six months as demand for motor vehicles waned, but weak inflation pressures should ease the burden on cash-strapped households.

    The Commerce Department said on Friday April's consumer spending was revised down to show only a 0.1 percent rise instead of the previously reported 0.3 percent gain.

    Consumer spending, which accounts for more than two-thirds of U.S. economic activity, was also held back by weak sales at service stations as the pump price of gasoline fell from lofty levels early in the year.

    "We're seeing consumer spending come off the boil a bit over the last few months. That's to be expected, given uncertainty across the board and the troubling headlines we've seen," said Omer Esiner, chief analyst at Commonwealth Foreign Exchange in Washington.

    U.S. stock index futures held onto sharp gains after the data, while Treasury debt prices maintained earlier losses. The dollar held onto losses versus the euro.

    Spending rose 0.1 percent after adjustment for inflation. The small rise could cause economists to tweak their second-quarter forecasts for real consumer spending - currently in a range of 2 percent to 2.3 percent.

    Spending grew at a 2.5 percent annual rate in the first quarter, with the overall economy expanding at a modest 1.9 percent rate.

    Weak gasoline prices put downward pressure on inflation last month. A price index for personal spending fell 0.2 percent in May, the first decline in a year. The index was flat in April.

    In the 12 months through May, the PCE index was up 1.5 percent, the smallest increase since January last year. It increased 1.9 percent in April.

    CNBC's Rick Santelli reports monthly data on personal income and consumer prices.

    A core measure that strips out food and energy costs advanced 0.1 percent last month after rising by the same margin in April. In the 12 months through May, the core PCE rose 1.8 percent, slowing from 2.0 percent the prior month.

    Last month, spending on long lasting goods, like autos, fell 0.4 percent after dipping 0.2 percent in April. Auto sales had been boosted by pent-up demand after last year's earthquake and tsunami in Japan left showrooms bereft of popular models.

    Automakers reported unit sales declined in May.

    Spending on nondurable goods fell 0.8 percent, with services advancing 0.3 percent.

    Weak income growth as the economy struggles to generate enough jobs to cut into high unemployment is also curbing spending. Income rose 0.2 percent after a similar gain in April. The increase was in line with economists' expectations.

    The amount of income available to households after accounting for taxes and inflation, rose 0.3 percent. That followed a 0.1 percent gain in April.

    With spending less than income, the saving rate rose to 3.9 percent from 3.7 percent the prior month.

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    Thursday, June 28, 2012

    Fabregas delivers again with penalty for Spain

    By PAUL LOGOTHETIS

    AP Sports Writer

    Associated Press Sports

    updated 7:54 p.m. ET June 27, 2012

    DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) -Four years after delivering the penalty credited with starting Spain's era of dominance, Cesc Fabregas has ensured the country's golden run lives on.

    Fabregas scored the decisive spot kick against Portugal on Wednesday to send Spain back to the European Championship final. Spain will play either Germany or Italy in Sunday's final in Kiev, where it can become the first team to win three straight major championships.

    "I had this intuition that we could advance if we went to penalties and that's what we did," Fabregas said. "I was going up to take the fifth penalty and I already felt that I would do it. There's a lot of emotions (when stepping up to take a penalty)."

    At Euro 2008, it was also Fabregas who converted the winning penalty in a shootout victory over Italy in the quarterfinals, which Spain's players have said put the team on course for trophy success.

    Fabregas' penalty against Italy four years ago secured Spain's passage into the semifinals, where it beat Russia before a 1-0 win over Germany in the final for its first title in 44 years. In the 2010 World Cup final, Fabregas delivered the pass for Andres Iniesta to score the extra-time winner to beat the Netherlands and win the tournament in South Africa.

    Spain's players have often credited Fabregas' penalty as lifting the fog of underachievement at major tournaments, where it always arrived with talent but never lived up to expectations.

    Now, Spain has a chance to become the first team to win three straight major titles.

    "I played poorly, but the team worked really hard," said Fabregas, who replaced striker Alvaro Negredo in the 54th minute. "Being in another final is a miracle. It's really incredible."

    Coach Vicente del Bosque said Fabregas indicated he wanted to take the decisive spot kick.

    "All five of them offered to shoot the penalties," Del Bosque said. "Cesc told me 'I want to do the fifth one, to be the victorious one."'

    Left back Jordi Alba gave Fabregas some inspiration before the Barcelona forward stepped up to the penalty spot.

    "When Cesc was going to take the fifth penalty, I told him, 'Look, you have another opportunity to do the same thing as in the previous Euro,"' Alba said.

    Fabregas, who has scored two goals in the tournament, hoped his deciding shot delivered some joy to Spanish supporters, who numbered a few thousand in the Donbass Arena.

    "I hope they will all go to party," said Fabregas, whose penalty just came off the inside the left post and stayed in.

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    Paul Logothetis can be reached at: www.twitter.com/PaulLogoAP

    ? 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.


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    Wednesday, June 27, 2012

    Duplass brothers explain their early VOD release

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    Elderly denied sex life in care homes | News | Healthcare Today UK

    26th June 2012

    Researchers in Australia say that the rights of elderly people in care homes to a sex life are frequently disregarded, often needlessly.

    Old Hands

    Scientists from the Australian Centre for Evidence Based Aged Care said that concerns over the safety of people with dementia and ageist attitudes frequently led staff to deny the possibility of consensual sex to residents, unnecessarily.

    Writing in the Journal of Medical Ethics, the researchers said that elderly people often still enjoy a sexual relationship when they are living in their own homes, even when they are in the early stages of dementia.

    Staff in care homes often frown upon sexual activity among residents, however.

    Often, there is not enough privacy for a sex life. And the study found that many care-home staff are concerned that people with dementia are too vulnerable to sexual exploitation or coercion to be allowed to risk intimacy at all.

    Staff often worry that they would be failing in their duty of care if they allowed care-home residents to have a sexual relationship, and fear that the relatives of the elderly person might complain.

    However, the team writes, sexual self-determination is considered a fundamental human right by most of us living in Western societies, and that we expect to be able to have a sexual relationship with whomever, whenever we want to, as long as it is legal and consensual.

    The article also pointed to negative attitudes towards older people's sexuality, which can lead to residents' sexual expression being overlooked, ignored, or even discouraged.

    Staff also found the complex issue of whether care-home residents with dementia were capable of consenting to sex or intimacy very challenging, the report said.

    It called on care-home staff to respect the rights of residents with dementia to make their own decisions about sexual contact, intimacy and physical relationships, within a framework of ensuring no harm came to them.

    It said care-home staff should not take away people's "basic human right" to their sexuality, nor stand in the way of what it said was "a normal and healthy part of ageing."

    Residents of care-homes who took part in the study said they wanted acknowledgement of the fact that they might be sexually active, and said their sexual needs should be part of their healthcare assessment.

    The study found that many care homes lack staff with the appropriate levels of training and formal policies on intimate relationships.

    Existing frameworks used to assess residents' mental capacity were often designed to address issues of consent to therapies and power of attorney, making them unsuitable for assessing an individual's capacity to make decisions about their love life.

    Even people who had a very low score on cognitive impairment tests were still capable of expressing preferences for a friend or lover.

    Sabrina Murphy

    Wednesday 27th June 2012 @ 5:00

    Elderly couple, even those that are in home cares should be given the opportunity to have a sex life of their own.

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    Tuesday, June 26, 2012

    Apple Releases Standalone Podcasts App

    Apple quietly introduced its own Podcasts app on Tuesday morning. Simply titled "Podcasts," the new app for iOS touts itself as the "easiest way to discover, subscribe to and play your favorite podcasts."

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    Why Is It Easier For White Gay Celebrities To Come Out Of The ...

    Entertainment Weekly?s new ?issue this week is about celebrities coming out of the closet. The pop culture magazine examines the changing attitudes society has about gay and lesbian stars coming out of the closet. Is this really progress? A quick glance at the cover of Entertainment Weekly and the majority of gay stars on the cover ?are white gay males. Only two lesbians are on the cover Wanda Sykes and Jane Lynch.?The only non white person on the cover of this week?s?Entertainment Weekly?is comedian Wanda Sykes.

    Fifteen years ago, when Ellen Degeneres came out she was on the cover of?Time Magazine. ?It is true that North American culture is more accepting of celebrities coming out but only if they are white.? Now Ellen Degeneres has a hit talk show and has made millions of dollars after coming out. Can anyone imagine an A list black gay or lesbian celebrity come out of the closet and actually acquire more fame just like Degeneres after coming out?

    Degeneres received support from the mainstream white heterosexual and gay media after she decided to come out in 1997. Degeneres white skin privilege allowed her to navigate the terrain of coming out as a lesbian. ?Degeneres whiteness was her bargining chip to minimize?the collateral damage of coming out. Since the white image is still viewed as natural in society, Degeneres whiteness made it easier for her to declare she is a lesbian. Degeneres didn?t have to deal with any racial issues when she came out of the closet. Since whiteness is still constructed out of dominance in North America Degeneres being gay wasn?t seen as ?a threat to mainstream white American society. ?The paucity of black gay and lesbian stars coming out is because being gay in North American generally means being white not black.

    The television shows such as Modern Family, Will & Grace, ?movies such as Brokeback Mountain and The Kids Are All Right all have the same white image about homosexuality. Entertainment Weekly?s cover about coming out reinforces the white gay image.

    Hollywood just like mainstream society is still racially stratified. ?Heterosexual black actors complain about not obtaining decent film roles like their white counterparts. The entertainment industry does not have a level playing field for people of colour. Black gay actors probably fear coming out will destroy their careers.

    It is easier for a white gay celebrity to come out than a black gay and lesbian star. There is a paucity of African American stars coming out of the closet.

    Although the mainstream media promotes coming out as a magical, wonderful, moment in a gay person?s life this is not always the case.

    In the black community, black gay stars fear criticism by the black media and their fans if they come out.

    The black media also has a propensity to ignore queer black stars for a number of reasons. There is an attitude in the black community ?that homosexuality is a white issue and not a concern to blacks. There is also a don?t ask don?t tell attitude in the black community ?about homosexuality. Of course, black people already are cognizant Wanda Sykes is a lesbian but homosexuality is considered a private matter. Homosexuality is still a taboo topic to discuss in the African Diaspora.

    Sykes was courageous in coming out because she is one of the few black celebrities to declare she is a lesbian. ?However, the mainstream white culture reinforces the ?subliminal message is gay people are generally white not black, Asian, Native American, or Hispanic. Of course, there are people of colour who are gay the question is why are most lesbian and gay stars of colour still in the closet?

    Gay people of colour are marginalized not just because they are gay but also due to race and identity politics.?Last year, the only high profile black celebrity to come out of the closet was?CNN?journalist Don Lemon. However, most black people yawned and didn?t care that Lemon came out because he?s not a real star he?s a journalist.

    The black media only briefly mentioned Don Lemon?s decision to come out but he was generally ignored. The real big black gay and lesbian celebrities are unwilling to come out because they have already built their brand and audiences. ?If or when a higher profile black queer star comes out of the closet then the black press will pay attention.

    There is a reason Queen Latifah, Tyler Perry, Tracy Chapman, Missy Elliott and the rest of the ? high profile black gay and lesbian stars are not out. Tracy Chapman is a multi platinum and Grammy award winning artist she chooses to not announce she is a lesbian because she believes it is a private matter. Chapman probably wants the general public to focus on her music and not on her sexual orientation.

    Queen Latifah has high profile endorsements with Cover Girl cosmetics, Tyler Perry has a huge following in the African American Christian community, and Missy Elliott is a well respected rapper.?Tyler Perry?s new movie?Madea Witness Protection?comes out this week Friday. Perry?s core audience are black Christians he can?t just come out of the closet and declare he is a gay black man. Perry is fearful if he does come out he will lose the audience he has worked so hard to reach.

    For an A list black star to come out as gay and lesbian is still considered a form of career suicide. After coming out of the closet who will support the openly gay or lesbian black star?

    One of the dilemmas some queers of colour experience is the struggle between coming out of the closet and losing respect from their race and cultural community. It might be difficult for a person that is not of colour to truly understand this point. We live in a white centered world despite the progress of the civil rights, feminist, and gay movements. The mainstream white culture is the dominant culture, but for people of colour there is a private sphere beyond the public realm.

    Another issue that tends to be ignored is the fact that the gay media in North America is controlled by white people. Remember four years ago the controversy over proposition 8 in the state of California? Dan Savage the white gay activist blamed the black community for voting in favour of banning gay marriage. Even though, blacks account for about 4% of California?s total population.

    Dan Savage?s racism and anger towards blacks underscored the racial tension and friction between white gays and blacks. Savage was condemned by black gay activists for his anti black racism.

    On this blog, I have discussed numerous times the issue of racism within the gay and lesbian community. In North America there are even separate gay pride events for blacks and whites. In major American cities such as Washington DC, Chicago, Atlanta, Los Angeles, and New York City, black gay pride is popular among black gays and lesbians. The reason African Americans decided to create black gay pride is due to the fact blacks wanted to claim their own space. Black gays and lesbians were aware that the mainstream gay community did not provide a safe space for them.

    Across North American the lesbian communities have created their own Dyke March because they are cognizant of the sexism of gay men. Lesbians realized they needed their own space separate from male homosexuals to celebrate being lesbian.

    Some black gay stars are reticent to come out to the ?gay media because they don?t trust the mainstream white gay media.

    Some black gay stars don?t ?see any benefit in coming out. The mainstream white gay publications Out Magazine, Instinct, ?and Advocate, are geared towards a white queer audience. The white gay media?s attention is focused on white queer culture not black queer culture.

    More must be done in the mainstream society and queer communities so that real progress can take place and that black gay stars can come out and be successful.

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    S&P's procedures under SEC review - WSJ

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    Monday, June 25, 2012

    Frankie G: Dating Octomom For Some Reason!


    Why any person with half a brain (or dollar to his name) would even entertain the idea of dating Octomom, we have no earthly idea, but apparently Frankie G is.

    Yes ... Nadya Suleman has a boyfriend.

    Sound the cougar alarm, too. The 36-year-old mom of 14 arrived at LAX earlier today - returning from doing some PR for her new adult film in NYC (and presumably not flying Virgin America) - and her 23-year-old man picked her up outside.

    Here's a photo of the cute couple:

    Octomom, Boyfriend

    Frankie G is an amateur bodybuilder. Shocking, we know.

    No word if he's seen the Octomom porn, but when asked by TMZ how they met, good ol' Nads replied, "Through church." So ... maybe he hasn't seen the thing.

    She also said in March that she's been celibate for 13 years - all 14 of her kids were conceived via IVF - and plans to remain so until her kids are 18.

    Yeah right. Just use protection Frankie. PLEASE.

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    Islamist leader declared president of Egypt

    CAIRO (AP) ? The Muslim Brotherhood's Mohammed Morsi was declared the winner of Egypt's first free presidential election Sunday, and he proclaimed himself a leader "for all Egyptians," although he faces a struggle for power with the country's still-dominant military rulers.

    The announcement by election officials touched off a joyous celebration of chanting and dancing in the sweltering heat by tens of thousands of Morsi's supporters jamming Tahrir Square, the birthplace of the uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak 16 months ago.

    It also capped a week of growing political tension in the streets after authorities delayed announcing the results of the June 16-17 runoff election between Morsi and Mubarak's former prime minister, Ahmed Shafiq.

    Tanks and other signs of heavy security had been deployed around the country, especially outside state institutions, in anticipation of possible violence reminiscent of the first days of last year's revolution.

    President Barack Obama telephoned the U.S.-educated Morsi to congratulate him on his victory and offer continued support for Egypt's transition to democracy. The White House said Morsi expressed appreciation for Obama's call and "welcomed U.S. support for Egypt's transition."

    The reaction from Israel was subdued, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu saying he respected the results of Egypt's democratic process and hoped the peace agreement between the two countries would remain intact. Ecstatic residents in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip filled the streets, fired guns in the air and handed out candy.

    Speaking on Egyptian television Sunday evening, Morsi declared he had a "message of peace. We will respect all international agreements." He did not mention Israel but the remark seemed to be a reassuring nod to respecting the peace treaty.

    The election commission said Morsi won 51.7 percent in the runoff ? a margin of only 800,000 votes ? over Shafiq, a former air force colonel who was perceived to be the favorite of the military council that took over from Mubarak.

    "I tell everybody in this memorable day, that because of your choice, your will, and after God's favor, I am a president for all Egyptians," the 60-year-old engineer, professor and former lawmaker said in his speech, delivered stiffly as he read from notes.

    Monday's editions of Freedom and Justice, the Muslim Brotherhood's newspaper that bears the same name as the group's political party, bannered the headline: "The street explodes with joy, the people write history: Morsi President of Egypt."

    It was a stunning victory for the Muslim Brotherhood, a group that was outlawed under Mubarak. But the liberal and secular youth groups that drove the uprising were left wondering whether Egypt has taken a step toward becoming a repressive Islamist state, or a new power sharing agreement between Morsi and the military ? the traditional power brokers.

    "This is not the best scenario I anticipated," said Sarah Kamal, a liberal activist who was in Tahrir Square when Morsi's victory was announced. She ululated and cheered for him despite criticism from many of her friends that Morsi would endanger a secular Egypt.

    "I know they have sold the revolution short before. But they are better than the 'felool,'" she said, referring to the remnants of the old regime. "I will stand with the Brotherhood against the military for now, and later I will fight off the Brotherhood's hold," she added.

    In his speech, Morsi sought to reach out to the activists by paying tribute to the nearly 900 protesters killed in the uprising. "I wouldn't have been here between your hands as the first elected president without ... the blood, the tears, and sacrifices of the martyrs," he said.

    A week ago, when the polls were closing in the runoff election, the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) issued constitutional amendments that stripped the president's office of most of its major powers. The ruling generals made themselves the final arbiters over the most pressing issues still complicating the transition? such as writing the constitution, legislating, passing the state budget? and granted military police broad powers to detain civilians.

    A court earlier dissolved the freely elected parliament, which was dominated by the Muslim Brotherhood, leaving the military also in charge of legislating.

    According to the constitutional declaration, the new president won't appoint the defense minister and will lose the title of "Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces."

    Tens of thousands of Morsi's supporters vowed to stay in the square, pressing for the reversal of those actions by the generals. Mohammed el-Beltagy, a leading member of the Brotherhood and former lawmaker, said the protesters would not leave until the military fulfills its promises to hand over power to a civilian president by July 1.

    "The military council must live up to these demands or it would be reneging on its promises, he told Misr 25, the Brotherhood's TV station. "We are against any confrontation, or violence, or clashes or obstruction of state institutions. We are a peaceful revolution that will insist on meeting its demands."

    The defiant tone of el-Beltagy highlighted the fine line the 84-year-old Muslim Brotherhood group has had to tread amid high expectations from a president with little authority and a powerful adversary.

    Ahmed Abdel-Attie, a Morsi campaign manager, told state TV that Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, the head of the military council, called Morsi to congratulate him and that the two will meet Monday.

    The military's moves had drawn international condemnation from human rights groups and the U.S., raising fears that the generals wanted to undercut Egypt's democratic experience and entrench military rule.

    The ultra-conservative Salafi party Al-Nour has mediated between the Brotherhood and the military to ensure a "smooth gradual transition," said Youssri Hamad, a spokesman for the group. Hamad didn't discuss details of the mediation but he said this was in part behind the delay in announcing the election results.

    The armed forces have been the source of power in Egypt since a military coup in 1952. Since then, it has acquired vast economic interests ? giant construction companies, farms, water-bottling facilities and a nationwide chain of gas stations? as well as leading government posts. Civilian oversight has been one of the demands of the revolutionary groups.

    The Brotherhood still controls the panel that has been given the task of writing the constitution, although the military-drafted declaration allows the generals to object to any article in it or form a new panel altogether if the panel is unable to continue its work. Liberals and secular activists have accused the Islamists of trying to dominate the writing of the new charter. There are also concerns the new constitution may try to limit the political role of the military.

    Morsi also faces enormous challenges of improving the economy and maintaining law and order ? both of which deteriorated in the post-Mubarak period.

    Pro-democracy leader Mohammed ElBaradei urged unity after the results were announced.

    "It is time we work all as Egyptians as part of a national consensus to build Egypt that is based on freedom and social justice," he wrote on his Twitter account.

    Naguib Sawiris, a Coptic Christian business tycoon who joined a liberal bloc in voicing opposition to the Muslim Brotherhood on Saturday, said he expects Morsi to send a reassuring message to Egypt's Christian minority who represent around 10 percent of the population of 85 million.

    "There are fears of imposing an Islamic state ... where Christians don't have same rights," Sawiris told the private TV station CBC. Morsi "is required to prove the opposite. ... We don't want speeches or promises, but in the coming period, it is about taking action. ... He was not our choice but we are accepting it is a democratic choice."

    This is the first time modern Egypt will be headed by an Islamist and by a freely elected civilian. The last four presidents in the past six decades have all come from the ranks of the military.

    "Before the revolution, we were forced to choose between Mubarak's ruling party and the Muslim Brotherhood (as the opposition). The revolution was about creating a third power, the people ... who are not seeking power but are seeking real change in the dynamics of power in Egypt," said Lobna Darwish, an activist who boycotted the elections.

    "I am happy the Brotherhood won because now the revolution will continue on the street against both of them, the Brotherhood and the SCAF," she said.

    Khaled Abdel-Hamid, a leading leftist politician, said Morsi also needs to address the issue of meting out justice to former regime officials implicated in the killings of protesters in the uprising. Mubarak, 84 and in ill health, is serving a life sentence in prison for his role.

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    AP writers Maggie Michael in Cairo, Robert Burns in Washington, Josef Federman in Jerusalem, and Ibrahim Barzak in Gaza City, Gaza Strip, contributed to this story.

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