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Candidates tussle for media spotlight

Candidates tussle for media spotlightLos Angeles - It was meant to be Barack Obama's big moment - his first speech as his party's official candidate for president.

The preparations had been painstaking - a mass rally at a Denver football field designed to showcase the popular appeal that had allowed Obama to leapfrog the Clinton political machine and become the first black presidential nominee.

But if Obama thought that his opponent John McCain would sit back Thursday night and applaud admiringly he had another think coming.

Barbie company to get 100 million dollars in Bratz case

Barbie company to get 100 million dollars in Bratz caseLos Angeles - Barbie doll maker Mattel was awarded 100 million dollars in damages by a jury Tuesday after it concluded that the designer of the rival Bratz dolls created the popular figures while employed at Mattel.

The decision was seen as a disappointment for Mattel, which had sought up to 2 billion dollars in punitive damages. The company's sales of Barbie have plunged some 
21 per cent since the large-headed, multi-ethnic Bratz line became a hit.

David Blaine plans "batman" stunt

Los Angeles/New York - Endurance artist and magician David Blaine plans to shock audiences in September by hanging over New York's Central Park like a bat.

Electronic Arts rethinks hostile Take Two takeover

Electronic Arts rethinks hostile Take Two takeover Los Angeles  - Electronic Arts, the world's largest maker of video games, said Monday it-was reconsidering its hostile takeover bid for smaller rival Take-Two Interactive because a merger could not be completed in time for the all important holiday season.

Take Two is the publisher of the controversial, but highly successful game series Grand Theft Auto - selling 8.5 million copies of the latest version in the quarter that ended in June.

Pilot killed as car crashes into plane on highway

Pilot killed as car crashes into plane on highwayLos Angeles - The pilot of a home-built aircraft was killed Tuesday when a car crashed into his plane as he was trying to take off after making an emergency landing on a southern California highway, police said.

The pilot managed make an emergency landing on the busy road. As he attempted to take off, the car slammed into the plane, ejecting the pilot. He died instantaneously.

The incident occurred on Interstate 40 in San Bernadino country, said Sheriff's spokeswoman Jodi Miller.

Three occupants in the car suffered minor injuries from a broken windscreen.

Pilot killed as car crashes into plane on highway

Pilot killed as car crashes into plane on highway Los Angeles  - The pilot of a home-built aircraft was killed Tuesday when a car crashed into his plane as he was trying to take off after making an emergency landing on a southern California highway, police said.

The pilot managed make an emergency landing on the busy road. As he attempted to take off, the car slammed into the plane, ejecting the pilot. He died instantaneously.

The incident occurred on Interstate 40 in San Bernadino country, said Sheriff's spokeswoman Jodi Miller.

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