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10.14.09...WHAT FOLKS ARE "SEARCHING FOR" THIS MORNING:

  "divorcing a narcissist" - Christie Brinkley told reporters to Google "Divorcing a narcissist" and "that will give you an insight to what I've been going through for the past three and a half years."  The two finally came to an agreement at 2 a.m. Tuesday morning on custody issues involving their two children.  The agreement worked out passport issues and gave Cook 50% more time with the children over the summer.  The former couple have two children, Jack, 14, and Sailor, 11.  

So what do you get when you Google "divorcing a narcissist?"  You get this page, which defines the basic traits of a narcissist:

-Preoccupation with hiding real or perceived flaws

-Overestimation of  importance, achievements, talents and skills

-Maladaptive attention seeking behavior

-Inability to empathize with others

-Excessive anger and shame in response to criticism often resulting in rage  


   "ford recall" - one of the most massive recalls in the history of the Ford Company has been issued. 4.5 million Ford vehicles in the U.S. are being called back because of a faulty switch in the cruise control which can prove to be a fire hazard. This brings the total up to 16-million vehicles from Ford that have been recalled because of cruise control issues. The recall, starting October 26th, will affect the following vehicles: 

• Windstars 1995-2003
• Excursion Diesels 2000-2003
• F-Super Duty Diesels 1993-2003 (excluding 1998
• Econolines 1992-2003
• Explorers 1995-2002

   "halo cloud" - What do you think, real or fake (video)? There's a strange halo cloud over Moscow which has UFO believers going crazy this morning. A spokesman for the city's weather department claims it's just an optical effect caused by the sun. Really? Do we have a real District 9 on our hands?     

"Most Popular" 

The Nobel committee is surprise that President Barack Obama "didn't look particularly happy when he was named Nobel Peace Prize laureate. In a rare comment after the fact, a Nobel jury judge defended the committees actions saying the prize for Obama didn't come too soon saying he got the prize for "what he has done." Thorbjorn Jagland pointed out his efforts to heal the divide between the West and the Muslim world, along with cancelling plans for a Bush-era anti-missile shield in Europe. Of course, this again gives critics ammo to say the committee gave the prize to our president for "not being Bush." Political? Noooo..." Read more... 

Maria Shriver's in t-r-o-u-b-l-e! TMZ.com posted photos of Shriver driving while chatting on her cell phone. That's a big no-no after her hubby, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a law which banned holding a cell phone while driving. On his Twitter page, the Gov thanked the site:  "Thanks for bringing her violations to my attention. There's going to be swift action."  Um, no there won't.  For every one thing a man has against his wife, she has 90 against him...  More...