UPDATE: Hostages released unharmed

Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean announced that because of the developments, Hillary Clinton canceled her speech before the DNC.

Man takes hostages at Clinton campaign office in N.H.

A man is holding two hostages at the Rochester, N.H. campaign office of Hillary Clinton, who was not there. The man claims to have a bomb strapped to his chest.

The Associated Press reported that the man released a mother and her baby.

Protesters say “no, no, no” to Hugo

A referendum that would eliminate term limits for Venezuela President Hugo Chavez prompted more than 100,000 people to protest in the nation’s capital. Should the referendum pass, it would help Chavez establish a socialist state.

Painful Betrayal On Survivor

He thought his original tribe members would stick with him, but when it came down to it James was not sitting pretty. Last night’s tribal council was pure agony when Probst read the votes!!!  To make matters worse, James had both immunity idols but decided not to play them. James, you should have won this game, you’ve been feeding these punks fish for weeks!!

Bostonian Translation: Rab & Amba: Agenst De Adds

  Survivor couple Rob and Amber Mariano will return to TV in January in the new reality show Rob & Amber: Against the Odds, which chronicles Rob’s quest to become a professional gambler. This cartoon is supposed to give us some idea what the show will be like but the most I could get from it is that together Rob and Amber share one brain cell.

Bronx Bummer

Any Yankees fan who rooted for the Red Sox to win the World Series in 2004 is not a Yankees fan. Rudy Giuliani not only lost favor with the folks in the Bronx, there isn’t a Red Sox fan alive who was swayed by this shameful pandering.

Romney won’t say it’s torture, but Jermaine Jackson will

John McCain explains what waterboarding is to Mitt Romney, who refused to classify it as torture. However, the Jacksons — Michael, Jermaine, Tito, et al — made their opinion very clear in 1984.

Edwards wins a vote at GOP debate

The GOP debate went so well that this Republican voter says she’ll vote for Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards, if he wins his party’s nomination. She said she also gave some thought to “Giuliano,” Mitt Romney and Fred Thompson, even though she doesn’t like his TV shows. What’s not to love about “Law & Order” and”Matlock”? Someone buy her the “Sex and the City” box set.

Ashley Tisdale Caught Lip-Synching

Transgression number one: she did a cover of “Last Christmas” by Wham. Transgression number two: she lip-synched the freakin’ song on live television and didn’t even try to cover it up. Another Ashley bites the dust. 

Borderline … feels like Im going to lose my mind

Republican presidential candidates Mitt Romney and Rudy Giuliani clashed at last night’s debate. Both landed solid blows.

Mitt slapped Rudy in the face with: New York was a sanctuary city. Rudy gave Mitt a wedgy with: Well, your own home was a sanctuary.

Ouch. Where’s Madonna when you need her?