| Ashley Tisdale's New Nose No Longer On Show
Pop singer Ashley Tisdale has issued a public apology for canceling two concerts over the weekend because she's yet to "fully recover" from a recent rhinoplasty. The High School Musical star debuted her new nose at a gig in New York on Friday night, just two weeks after going under the knife to fix her severely deviated septum. But she then pulled out of two subsequent shows - one in Miami, Florida, and one in Philadelphia - fueling fears for her health following the procedure. Now the 22-year-old has confirmed the reason for her no-shows - but reassured fans she's on the road to recovery. She writes on her website: "I'm so sorry I wasn't able to be at the holiday shows this weekend. I haven't fully recovered from my surgery and had to make the difficult decision to cancel the appearances.
Ted Kennedy To Endorse Obama Today
Clinton Has Lead In Two Florida Polls Clinton does appear to be in good shape going into tomorrow's contest, although two new poll disagree on the size of her lead. An American Research Group survey of Florida Democrats that was released yesterday shows Clinton leading the Democratic presidential field with 58%, followed by Obama with 20% and Edwards with 15%. The poll surveyed 600 likely Florida Democratic primary voters from January 25-26. A Strategic Vision poll shows the race significantly tighter. The poll shows Clinton leading with 49%, followed by Obama with 36% and Edwards will 11%. Strategic Vision polled 600 likely Democratic primary voters from January 25-27. Sign up here to get the US News Political Bulletin emailed to you each morning at 8 a.m. Clinton Campaign Looks To Rein In Bill The New York Times reports that in the wake of the South Carolina loss, the Clinton campaign team "will try to shift the former president back into the sunnier, supportive-spouse role that he played before Mrs.
Letters: Bush stimulus plan is voodoo economics
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Volunteer State Health Plan, a wholly owned subsidiary of BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, said it earned the 36th and 43rd spots in the U.S. News & World Report/NCQA America's Best Health Plan 2007 rankings for Medicaid plans. It was among the top three performing plans statewide. The rankings are based on clinical quality and member satisfaction surveys. Chattanooga-based Volunteer State said BlueCare and TennCareSelects serve more than 300,000 members of TennCare, Tennessee's Medicaid program. .
Will Tisdale Survive Jennifer Grey Syndrome?
A nose job may have fixed her deviated septum, but it has rendered Ashley Tisdale (even more) unrecognizable. Who's that girl? Mira Sorvino?! Sarah Michelle Gellar?! Known mostly as the chick from "High School Musical" who isn't dating Zac Efron, Ash showed off her new beak on Wednesday, after canceling concerts last weekend due to her surgery. Tisdale may have recovered from rhinoplasty, but will her career?! Ashlee Simpson's never did!In the early '90s, "Dirty Dancing" star Jennifer Grey's face-altering nose job went so well -- she barely worked again! .
Ashley Tisdale's Nose Nipped
There's something about blond singer-actresses named Ashley and surgical procedures of the nasal variety. This time around, however, Ashley Tisdale is seeking to preempt tabloidal before-and-after schnoz shots, admitting that she underwent a rhinoplasty procedure in Los Angeles on Friday. But the 22-year-old High School Musical star is adamant the procedure was not done for cosmetic purposes. "Growing up, I always knew I had a deviated septum on the right side of my nose, which caused trouble breathing," she told People. "The older I got, the worse it got. I went to get it checked out, and the doctor told me the septum was 80 percent deviated and that I had two small fractures on my nose." Still in bandages from the five-hour procedure, Tisdale took care to assure fans she hadn't gone under the knife for a more photogenic profile and should not be looked to as an advocate of the plasticizing of Hollywood.
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