Emily Blunt has revealed she was “watched like a hawk” to ensure she didn’t over-eat while making The Devil Wears Prada.
The 25-year-old British actress – who was playing a skinny, diet-obsessed fashion assistant in the film – told Harper’s Bazaar magazine she was shocked by the strict diet and decided to rebel.
Emily said: “I understand why I was asked to be like that for that role, my character was surviving on cubes of cheese at one point in Read the rest of this entry »

WASHINGTON — Rep. Pete Stark, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee’s health panel, will be an important player as Washington tackles health care next year. But his blunt criticism of opponents and his positions to the left of many other Democrats promise to make the process bumpier.
The California Democrat delivered his latest zinger last week, saying he wouldn’t negotiate with insurance companies on a health-care overhaul. “I think their Read the rest of this entry »

Falling casino revenue and the proposal’s language could stop funding from reaching Missouri’s colleges.
The team finished in third place.
MU football’s best senior class played together for the last time.
Program leaders hope to inspire similar programs at other schools.
Diversity groups were not notified of a transfer of $30,771 for the equipment reserve fund.
The committee recommended a decrease of 25 cents to $1.70.
Officials cite Read the rest of this entry »

- November 2004: Blunt defeats Democrat Claire McCaskill by about 80,000 votes in a close race for the governorship.
– January 2005: Blunt plans an inaugural celebration that would cost less than $250,000 — barely one-quarter of what Gov. Bob Holden spent.
– January 2005: On the eve of his inauguration, Blunt, a Baptist, prays with family and friends for God’s guidance during the next four years. The occasion and its setting — a chapel on the Read the rest of this entry »