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Minnesota's Supreme Court has declared Democrat Al Franken the winner of the state's disputed U.S. Senate race.

YEAH..........

MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - The Minnesota Supreme Court on Tuesday declared Democrat Al Franken the winner of a tight U.S. Senate race over Republican Norm Coleman, which should give Democrats the 60-seat majority they need to overcome procedural obstacles and push through their agenda.

Coleman has said in published reports he is unlikely to appeal the state court's decision to the federal courts. Under state law, the court's decision gives Franken the right to occupy the seat, which has been up for grabs since last November's election.

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MICHAEL JACKSON'S BODY to be on View at NEVERLAND RANCH this Friday.

Michael Jackson's body is set to be driven to Neverland Ranch late Thursday morning.

Law enforcement sources say upwards of a 30 car motorcade -- including Jackson's body -- will be traveling from Los Angeles to Neverland at 10 AM on Thursday.

L aw enforcement is currently meeting to discuss security and traffic control. Our sources say plans are in the works for a public viewing to take place on either Friday or Saturday.

The question of where Jackson will be buried remains unanswered.

The singer's hometown of Gary, Indiana, is asking the family to send him there, according to the mayor's spokeswoman.

Gary Mayor Rudy Clay has been in contact with the Jackson family hoping to make that happen, spokeswoman Lalosa Burns said Tuesday.

THE MOB MOVES ONTO WISTERIA LANE Sopranos' vet Drea de Matteo

GOtta love this...........

from E ONLINE

Afraid Desperate Housewives would lose its edge without Nicolette Sheridan's Edie around? You can fuhgettaboutit.

Emmy-winning Sopranos heroine Drea de Matteo is joining the cast as Wisteria Lane's newest vixenish housewife, sources confirm to me exclusively.

De Matteo, who will be a series regular, will play the matriarch of a new Italian family. Casting is underway for her landscape designer husband and their tightly wound son.

Alan Jackson's Mansion for sale 38 million. Way down yonder on the Chattahoochie!!!

I think I"ll start singing country...

It's a 19,000-square-foot house with six bedrooms and nine bathrooms.   There's also a 20-car garage, a gymnasium, a log cabin overlooking a river, a barn with a two-bedroom apartment, and three ponds.

There's also a tricked-out boathouse and a lake stocked with fish.  Interested?  Check it out

CLICK ON THE PIC TO SEE THE LARGER VIEW...DAYUM..think i'll record a courty Album..

THE JACKSON FAMILY..what the hell happened to a showbiz Dynasty?

as the power struggle begins to control Michael Legacy and lucrative holdings...we have to wonder..what happened?

Janet Jackson, 43

The current family breadwinner. She bought her mom a Vegas home in anticipation of losing the family's mansion, Hayvenhurst, to foreclosure. Like their Neverland colleagues, workers at Hayvenhurst had not been paid for months.

Joseph Jackson, 81 and Katherine Jackson, 79

Dad hustles various girl groups in Las Vegas. Mom is still a stay-at-home housewife and the only family member who had contact with Michael. Both have previously filed for bankruptcy

Randy Jackson, 48

Does odd jobs like changing tires to support himself. He was Michael's business manager during the 2005 molestation trial but ran into serious problems with friends after he persuaded three people to take out lines of credits against their homes to help Michael pay his attorney fees and Michael stiffed them.

Marlon Jackson, 53

Lives in San Diego, where he works stocking groceries at a Vons supermarket. He fell on hard times three years ago when he was forced to leave his foreclosed home and move into an Extended Stay America hotel with his wife, Carol.

Jackie Jackson, 58

The oldest son started an Internet clothing business and is trying to produce records by his sons. Nothing has panned out.

Jermaine Jackson, 56

Splits time between the parents' Hayvenhurst mansion and his girlfriend's home in the San Fernando Valley. With more than $5 million in federal, state and other liens against him and a 1995 bankruptcy filing, he doesn't work or have a regular income.

Tito Jackson, 57

Formed a blues band several years ago and plays at small venues for $500 to $1,500 a gig.

La Toya Jackson, 55

Family turncoat who declared Michael guilty during the 1993 molestation case, she earns a living mostly in Europe and in the UAE judging beauty and singing contests. She lives with a wealthy boyfriend in Beverly Hills and has little contact with her siblings.

Rebbie Jackson, 59

The oldest, she's married to successful businessman Nathaniel Brown.