Media-Whore D'Oevres



(image via thisislondon)

"Miss Ferrera was photographed for the latest British edition of Marie Claire magazine. She even graces the front cover - following in the footsteps of some of the world's most glamorous women such as Angelina Jolie and Denise Van Outen ... Miss Ferrera, 23, has found fame with the popular U.S. series, which is now in its second season here in the UK. She plays the good-hearted but dowdy Latina who lands a job as secretary at the fictional Mode. Betty soon proves herself to be very efficient and is determined to succeed in the fashion world - but is a little hampered by her looks and dress sense." (Thisislondon)

"So, who wants to kill Benazir Bhutto? Not Musharraf, who is astute enough to know his complicity in her death would be devastating for him ... Al-Qaida and the Taliban, who do not want Bhutto to lead Pakistan's government a third time, are behind the suicide bombing but do not appear to have acted alone. In addition to the bombing that took at least 136 lives, it is unpublicized that snipers fired on her convoy. Not al-Qaida's style, that points to Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence, or at least rogue elements within it. Musharraf, though still military commander, does not exercise complete control over ISI, which is considered a state within a state and gave birth to the Taliban in Afghanistan." (RobertNovak)

"COLBERT STAYS TOP OF BOOKSALES WITH 48,645 FOR WEEK [213,994 TOTAL], PUBLISHING SOURCES TELL DRUDGE... CLAPTON HOLDS #2 WITH 30,159 [122,742].. GREENSPAN AT SHOW WITH 17,386 [301,528].. PLAME OPENS WITH 14,557 SOLD... JUSTICE THOMAS SCANS 13,584 [84,796] ROSIE FADES WITH 5,498 [40,558 TOTAL]... DEVELOPING..." (Drudgereport)

"Speaking to reporters at a briefing, Sen. Charles Schumer (N.Y.), the two-cycle chairman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, said the 2008 election could be 'a seminal election.' He said the results could 'change the tectonic plates of Congress.' Schumer said he expects to hold all 12 seats that Senate Democrats have to defend in 2008 and to pick up a share of the 22 that Republicans are trying to hold, expanding on his party’s slim 51-49 majority." (TheHill)


"We know how Diddy loves his models! At Monday Night's Angel Ball, the music mogul was spotted cozying up with Danish stunner May Andersen, who was sitting at his table. 'He kept his arm around the model for most of the evening - whispering into her ear,' says our spy. 'The two left together while Patti LaBelle was taking down the house singing 'Somewhere Over the Rainbow.'" (Gatecrasher)

"Rep. Rahm Emanuel, the House Democratic Caucus chairman, dissented from Speaker Nancy Pelosi's support of a resolution condemning the 92-year-old Armenian genocide that has proved to be the big blunder of her tenure." (Novak)

"Police questioned Britain's Prince Harry as part of an investigation into the killing of two rare hen harriers last week at the royal family's Sandringham Estate in Norfolk, England a spokesperson at Clarence House confirmed Wednesday. The prince, an avid outdoorsman, and an unidentified friend were nearby when the birds were shot, and press reports have suggested the two were the only hunters on the estate at the time." (Time)

"Iran, China and Russia may have reached agreement for the supply of Chengdu J-10 advanced combat aircraft to Iran, according to Russian media reports. The Russian business daily Kommersant published the story on 23 October but it was picked up and translated into English by the state-controlled Novosti news agency the following day. Kommersant has an acknowledged track record for monitoring Russia's dealings with Iran and Novosti's involvement gives the story an official seal of approval. China, perhaps surprised by the extent of the Russian reports, has moved quickly to deny them. According to the state-controlled Xinhua news agency, Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao told a regular press conference: 'The report is false and irresponsible. China has not conducted any negotiation on the so-called fighter issue. We hope the Russian newspaper could clarify its report.'" (Janes)