the frivolous (late edition)

John Forsythe dead at 92

LOS ANGELES – John Forsythe, the handsome, smooth-voiced actor who made his fortune as the scheming oil tycoon in TV's "Dynasty" and the voice of the leader of "Charlie's Angels," has died after a yearlong battle with cancer. He was 92.

Forsythe died late Thursday at his home in Santa Ynez from complications of pneumonia, publicist Harlan Boll said Friday.

"He died as he lived his life, with dignity and grace," daughter Brooke Forsythe said.

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*'Lost' star says finale 'perfect'

CoOlDiGgY news (late edition)

VIDEO: Paul Krugman Admits There Are 'Death Panels'

*Obama's New Fuel Standards Will Add Almost $1000 to Auto Prices

*Sell-off in US Treasuries raises sovereign debt fears

*2010 US Census Warning: Authorities Seizing Personal Property, Issuing Code Violations



*Depressions Last HOW LONG?


earlier:

Homeowner Program Favoring White Borrowers

A new survey from the National Community Reinvestment Coalition has raised new questions about the Obama administration’s $75 billion Home Affordable Modification Program. The program is designed to provide financial incentives for mortgage lenders and servicers to reduce monthly payments for struggling homeowners.

The survey found white homeowners are almost 50 percent more likely to receive a loan modification under the mortgage program than African Americans or Latinos. Meanwhile, loan servicers foreclose on delinquent African American borrowers more quickly than white or Latino borrowers.

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*Bill Clinton Apologizes To Haiti For Effects Of Free Trade

*U.S. Foreign Aid May Entice Partners To Stay In Afghanistan

*Obama Appoints Pesticide Lobbyist Gets Posted as Chief Agricultural

*Hook-Up Culture At Boston University Leads To Skepticism About Sexual Assault


*Census 2010: Are you counted?

*Good Guys Win: No DWP rate hike ... for now

*Metrolink workers object to personality testing


*R.I. flooding: 'It makes you want to cry'

*India begins census that will include photos and fingerprints of all adults

*Dagestan suicide bombings have Russia looking to Putin

*US isn't concerned with Iran’s nuclear threat but with its oil power

the frivolous

Sarah Palin to Get Reality Series

(editor's note: because Sarah Palin is more out of style than a leisure suit made out of Crocs, the lovely alt/pop singer Lisa Loeb is CoOlDiGgY's Official "Sarah Palin" avatar)


*VIDEO: Joe Biden drop F bomb



*6,000 trees axed to prevent sex romps in forest