Mackenzie Phillips alleges incestuous affair with her father, Mamas and Papas singer John Phillips – New York Daily News

Mackenzie Phillips alleges incestuous affair with her father, Mamas and Papas singer John Phillips – New York Daily News
Mackenzie Phillips’ new tell-all book tells the story of an alleged incestuous affair with her father, John Phillips. It’s the dark secret she’s kept for decades, a secret shame finally revealed. Former child star Mackenzie Phillips claims in a new explosive tell-all book that she had an incestuous

Fed slows $1.45T program to aid housing market – Boston Globe
WASHINGTON With the economy on the mend, the Federal Reserve on Wednesday said it is slowing the pace of a program to lower mortgage rates and prop up the housing market. The Fed decided to stretch out its goal of buying $1.45 trillion in mortgage-backed securities and debt issued by Fannie Mae

Potato farmer holy grail: McDonald’s french fries – AOL
KIMBERLY, Idaho -From the fields of Idaho to tasting rooms in suburban Chicago, potato farmers, researchers and industry representatives are in the midst of an elusive hunt: finding a new spud for McDonald’s french fries. Seven years have passed since the fast-food giant last added a new U.S. potato

Drugmaker reports shortage of kids’ Tamiflu – PhysOrg
(AP) — The maker of Tamiflu on Wednesday said there’s a shortage of the children’s version of the drug – the first-line treatment for swine flu and seasonal flu. Switzerland-based Roche Holdings sent a notice to doctors and pharmacists about a shortage of the liquid version of Tamiflu for children

Anna Nicole Smith’s lawyer, Howard K. Stern facing more charges – New Orleans Times-Picayune
More charges were filed Wednesday against the lawyer-boyfriend of Anna Nicole Smith, with prosecutors claiming he helped obtain the drugs that killed the former Playboy model. Howard K. Stern was charged with five more felony counts in an amended complaint filed by the Los Angeles County district

White House Pares Its Financial Reform Plan – New York Times
WASHINGTON As a senior House Democrat announced an ambitious schedule to complete legislation overhauling the nation s financial system, the Obama administration on Wednesday abandoned a symbolically significant provision in the face of widespread political and industry opposition. Mr

IRS dumps ACORN – Hotair.com
Bertha Lewis may continue to request that we believe her rather than our eyes and the video produced by Big Government of ACORN staffers repeatedly offering assistance for tax evasion and hiding child prostitution, but the IRS has seen enough. The agency responsible for collecting the nation s

Braves’ Bobby Cox to retire in 2010 – Courier-Post
Bobby Cox will retire as manager of the Atlanta Braves after the 2010 season, ending a career in which he guided the team to 14 consecutive postseason appearances and the 1995 World Series title. The 68-year-old, a four-time Manager of the Year, agreed to a one-year contract extension for 2010, the