"Marley & Me" needs more than just pet tricks

By Kirk Honeycutt LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) ...

Fox's Christmas Day release, starring Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston, is all emotional rush from cute puppy goofs to Marley's final (and seemingly endless) death scene. Yet seldom does a studio release feature so little drama -- and not much comedy either other than when the dog clowns around.

Obama ups jobs promise to nearly three million

By MIKE ALLEN | 12/20/08 9:37 PM EST

With the economic picture blackening, President-elect Barack Obama set a new goal this week of creating or saving 3 million jobs over the next two years, up from 2.5 million just a month ago, Democratic officials said Saturday.

"I will fight, I will fight, I will fight until I take my last breath," Blagojevich said.