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Alert Name: Alert2 Bachmann, Palin and a new season for sexism 07/01/11 05:58 PM, EDT Yes, it has already begun: The comparisons between Rep. Michele Bachmann and Sarah Palin: one declared as a presidential candidate at this point, the other in a prolonged state of suspension. Their hair. Their jackets. The fashion face-off. FULL STORY Alert Name: Alert1 Ex-PM Thaksin haunts Thai election from afar 07/01/11 02:58 PM, EDT Yingluck Shinawatra is a successful business woman and the younger sister of the polarizing former prime minister and billionaire Thaksin Shinawatra who was ousted in a 2006 military coup. FULL STORY Alert Name: Alert2 Andrew Lloyd Webber: Michael Jackson wanted to play Phantom 07/01/11 01:43 PM, EDT Andrew Lloyd Webber told CNN's Piers Morgan that Michael Jackson wanted to play the title role in the film version of "The Phantom of the Opera." According to Webber, the King of Pop came to see the Broadway show multiple times -- years before the film came out -- and he and Jackson had spoken about a potential "Phantom" movie role. FULL STORY Alert Name: Alert1 Why there's no messing with Texas 07/01/11 01:20 PM, EDT What does it mean to be a Texan? FULL STORY Alert Name: Alert1 Review: A less-than-perfect "Host" 07/01/11 12:31 PM, EDT A dark comedy cum thriller that swings between manic and straightforward with the occasional dreamy, explanatory romantic flashback, "The Perfect Host" is a mixed bag that veers from inspired lunacy with deft thriller touches to over-the-top madness and occasionally lazy writing. FULL STORY Alert Name: Alert1 Film aims to show football's culture of playing despite concussions 07/01/11 11:29 AM, EDT Ellis Hobbs likened his spine to a jelly doughnut, saying that one of his vertebrae "squeezed out the back end" when he took a jolt to the head during a kick return in 2009. FULL STORY Alert Name: Alert1 Thailand timeline 2001-2011 07/01/11 08:27 AM, EDT Thailand's general election on Sunday pits the Democrats, led by Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, against the opposition Pheu Thai party, led by Yingluck Shinawatra, youngest sister of Thaksin Shinawatra, who was ousted in a bloodless coup in 2006. FULL STORY You have agreed to receive this email from CNN.com as a result of your CNN.com preference settings. To manage your settings click here. To alter alert criteria or frequency or to unsubscribe from receiving custom email alerts, click here. Cable News Network. One CNN Center, Atlanta, Georgia 30303 © 2011 Cable News Network. A Time Warner Company All Rights Reserved. View our privacy policy and terms.