Thugs bunny hooked on TV Source: austriantimes.at
A pet rabbit has become so hooked on a late night soap she attacks her owners if they try to change the channel.

"The Death of a Soap Opera"
By Michael Aaron Gallagher of StayFamous.Net
'Guiding Light' Canceled After 72 YearsSource: The Huffington Post
CBS is pulling the plug on the soap opera "Guiding Light" after a 72-year run that predates television, the show a victim of the economy and changed viewing habits. The drama's final episode will air on Sept. 18.
Meet Alison Sweeney's new baby!Source: msnbc.com
Alison Sweeney wasn't expecting to give birth on Jan. 12. The actress and host of "The Biggest Loser" went to the hospital for a checkup after a long day on the set of the TV reality show and came home with new baby, Megan Hope Snaov.
Like sands through the hourglassSource: NewsObserver.com
Excerpt: Call me thickheaded, but even with all the signs -- escalating unemployment, frozen credit, unprecedented numbers of home foreclosures, a stock market in free fall and all the rest of it -- I have to admit I didn't believe we were in a Depression until John and Marlena g …
Hillbilly heroin' arrest hits Palin familySource: The Times
THE rambunctious extended family of Sarah Palin, the Republican governor of Alaska who ran for US vice-president, produced a fresh scandal this weekend when the mother of her daughter's fiancé was arrested on drug charges.
Are Daytime Soaps Doomed?Source: tv.yahoo.com
Excerpt: On Wednesday, "Days of Our Lives" announced that it was firing two of the soap's biggest stars: Deidre Hall and Drake Hogestyn. I was shocked and saddened by the news. Can you imagine the town of Salem without Marlena (aka "Doc") and John?
Days of our Lives Casting ShockerSource: soapdom.com
Excerpt: This day and age of our failing economy, shifts in viewing habits of the daytime audience, and advertisers pulling dollars from the revenue stream pie, can only mean financial cuts for the soaps. Sounds like Days is caught in the quagmire.
End of 'days' For Hall and Hogestyn Source: New York Post
The sands in the hourglass have run out for longtime "Days of Our Lives" stars, Deidre Hall and Drake Hogestyn -- both have been fired from the 43-year-old soap.
Hugo Chavez faces toughest political test ... against his ex-wifeSource: The Times
They used to be lovers, but now they are bitter political rivals.
As Hugo Chavez prepares for regional elections next Sunday which will prove the biggest test yet for the Venezuelan President, he faces opposition from an unexpected corner - his former wife.
Palin pre-empts state report, clears self in probe Source: The Seattle Times
Trying to head off a potentially embarrassing state ethics report on GOP vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin, campaign officials released their own report Thursday that clears her of any wrongdoing.
Radio Soap Opera Raises Health AwarenessSource: The L.A. Times
The doctors had been after Loretta Ragland for years to keep her diabetes in check. Eat right. Exercise. Lose weight. She'd heard it all time and again.
And ignored it all -- until she heard about Rosalyn.

Vesuvias waited until the seatbelt sign in the 1st Class cabin turned off before she allowed herself to relax. She could finally be herself for a couple of hours……at least until they landed at LAX.
The Science of a Soap Opera Plot TwistSource: inklingmagazine.com
Let's take a closer look at the children of "All My Children." We might even learn something.Me: Did you watch "One Life to Live" today?
Kristina (my sister): Yeah, can you believe that Nicki claimed that her twins were fathered by two different men?
Me: And I'm supposed …