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The Kim Kardashian/Kris Humphries Wedding: How Huge Will It Be?

Is it possible the April 29 wedding between Kate Middleton and Prince William was merely a warm-up act? Might the world need to brace itself for nuptials that receive even more attention?
Pretty much, Khloe Kardashian says.

"It's going to be royal wedding number two," she told E! News soon after the announcement was made that her sister had agreed to wed NBA forward Kris Humphries. "I could only imagine Kim having the hugest wedding."
The proposal itself was captured on camera and, naturally the ceremony will air on E!; Kourtney admitted this week that her family does "sell our souls" to the network.

How much money will Kim make off it? Marco Gonzalez, a senior reporter for photo site X17 Online, sees almost no limit, comparing it with the Royal Wedding.

"Kim's wedding photos will be more valuable than pictures of Prince William and Kate Middleton's wedding simply because hundreds of photographers had almost the same photos of the royal couple and, of course, there were official photos released by the palace. Kim will likely do a deal with a major magazine for the exclusive coverage of her big day, but candid shots of her could launch a huge bidding war between the other magazines that aren't getting the 'official' shots."

We're getting sick just thinking about it.

Pakistan continues to support terrorism: Chidambaram

New Delhi: The first US-India Homeland Security dialogue began here on Friday during which Union Home Minister P Chidambaram told his American counterpart Janet Napolitano that Pakistan continues to support terrorism despite growing international pressure on it.

Chidambaram, while seeking the support of Barack Obama’s administration in countering terrorism said, “Pakistan continues to support terrorism. Terror in Pakistan is an instrument of its state policy and it remains the principal challenge to both India and the US.”

During the discussion the two sides deliberated on issues of mutual interest including coastal security, mega city policing, countering illicit financing and trans-national crime, cyber security, accessing and sharing of data relating to terrorism, transfer of counter-terrorism and homeland security equipment to each other.

The Indian delegation is being led by Chidambaram, while the US side is being represented by US Secretary of Homeland Security Department Janet Napolitano, who arrived in India, Wednesday, on a four-day tour.

Chidambaram and Napolitano will later hold a joint press briefing on Friday evening at Hotel Ashoka here.

As the day-long talks coincide with the ongoing trial in Chicago of November 2008 terror strike accused Tahawwur Rana, the two sides are also expected to exchange views on ‘capacity building and mutual assistance in investigations including in the Mumbai attack’.
During the trial in Chicago, Pakistani-born American terrorist David Coleman Headley has linked Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) to the Lashkar-e-Toiba terrorist group that planned and executed the attack which left 166 people, including six Americans, dead.

The agenda for talks is expected to include the recent killing of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden by elite American commandos in a hideout in Pakistan’s garrison town of Abbottabad.

According to political analysts, today’s meeting is critical in the US-India strategic dialogue and is expected to further their communication and information-sharing ties on counterterrorism and security issues.

Napolitano in a press conference before her visit said the US and India would also concentrate on cyber security.

The threat assessment in the region from various terror groups will also be on the agenda, as per reports.

With Agency Inputs

Real culprit wasn't arrested, handcuffed: Krittika

New York:  Krittika Biswas, the daughter of an Indian diplomat hit out at the New York City administration for behaving in a highly prejudiced manner in arresting her in an alleged case of obscene emails sent to two teachers in her school.

Ms Biswas said the real culprit was not even arrested or handcuffed.

Krittika who was wrongly arrested and subsequently cleared of any wrongdoing is suing New York City for $1.5 million.

She said here is security camera footage proof that she was at a mall when the incident happened.
"I wasn't even at the computer when the mail was sent," said Ms Biswas.

She is the daughter of Debashish Biswas, vice consul (administration) at the Indian Consulate General in New York.

Krittika said her claims of diplomatic immunity were ignored when she was handcuffed and locked up for more than 24 hours on February 8.

The US government has, however, said that family members of the diplomat don't enjoy diplomatic immunity.

"My understanding is that as a family member of consular officer, rather, she does not enjoy immunity from jurisdiction or inviolability," State Department spokesman Mark Toner told reporters on Wednesday.

Toner acknowledged that diplomats' family members carry a diplomatic passport, "but again, our understanding is that these provisions, however, don't apply to their family members and that this is different for consular officers versus those in the embassy".

The spokesman insisted that the incident would not affect US ties with New Delhi saying, "The US-Indian relationship, I would counter, has never been stronger."

Did Scotty McCreery Deserve to Win American Idol?

122 million. That's the number of people who crowned the newest American Idol this week.

Not exactly a small sample size. We could keep playing the numbers game - how many songs, how many aspirants he bested - but you get the idea.

Some will say Pia Toscano was ousted too soon, and she probably was. Ditto James Durbin. But can anyone really dispute Scotty McCreery's worthiness?

Many of this year's eliminations were controversial, but only relative to some of the contestants who outlasted them - not to Scotty specifically.

He's got an outstanding voice perfectly suited for country, and he proved it time and again. What he lacks in flair, he makes up for with talent.

Slow, smooth and steady won this race, and deservedly so.
Scotty McCreery is a fantastic singer. If I were going purely by voice, he'd have earned my vote as American Idol champion after his first audition.

But forget what the judges say: This is not purely a singing competition.

There are, and there should be, other factors at work. The legitimacy of Idol itself is at stake, especially with new competition such as The Voice and The X-Factor.

It really needs to crank out a successful winner, and Lauren Alaina stands a better chance at sustained success than Scotty does.

For whatever reason, male victors simply don't do well on the charts. Kris Allen? David Cook? Lee DeWyze? Can anyone name a top 10 single by any of them?

As evidenced by her duet with Carrie Underwood, Alaina has a long way to go. But she's tough. She overcame a sprained throat to compete in the finals.

She clearly wants this and I have no doubt she has more potential to be the next Carrie than Scotty has to be more than a one-month wonder.