Jane Pitt Criticized, Threatened Over Anti-Gay Letter


Brad Pitt's mother, Jane Pitt, has been targeted by critics and even with death threats after a letter she wrote last week to her local Missouri newspaper.

Jane Pitt's letter expressed support for GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney, citing his opposition to same-sex marriage and abortion as two reasons.

Given Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's staunch support of gay rights, the letter came as a surprise to many, and subjected Jane to a firestorm of criticism.

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Brad's brother Doug Pitt defended their mom, if not her political views, while Jane said she would no longer be commenting to the media on the letter.

Others were not so diplomatic, to say the least.

Reaction was swift on Twitter, where one user, I Bleed Gaga wrote, "BRAD PITT'S MOM WROTE AN ANTI-GAY PRO-ROMNEY EDITORIAL. KILL THE B***H."

Another named Sandy Kownacka wrote, "Brad Pitt's mom, die."

Others stiil wrote: "F**k you, brad pitt's mom, the gay community made your kid a star, you whacko," and, "Brad Pitt's mom is a dumb c***."

Okay, people. Chill. As Doug said, it's alright to disagree, but can't we keep things civil? No need to threaten a senior citizen's life over this.

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Jason Bateman Plans Directorial Debut

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Jason Bateman (Arrested Development) is in negotiations to direct the indie picture Bad Words for Darko Entertainment.? The spelling bee comedy, from a? script by Andrew Dodge (Tyro), made the 2011 Black List.? Bateman would not only direct, but star in the picture as well.? Bad Words centers on a bitter thirty-something man who uses a technicality in the rules to enter a national spelling competition for children.? The picture follows the relationships he forms with a female reporter and a young Indian contestant, who he shows lighter side of life.? Sources at Variety place Bateman in the director?s chair for the first time for a feature film.? He previously directed episodes of television shows Arrested Development and Family Matters. Bateman can next be seen in new episodes of Arrested Development and is currently filming with Horrible Bosses director Seth Gordon for the comedy Identity Thief.


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Debt crisis: live

14.23 A banking union is achievable, says Mr Draghi. "I think some of the skepticism is unwarranted, I think a banking union can and will be achieved," he says.

14.16 While Mr Draghi continues to speak in parliament, a bit of news from the bond markets, where France has sold six month debt at a negative yield for the first time.

The country sold ?2bn of Treasury bills at an average yield of -0.006pc, compared with 0.096pc at an auction last week.

Demand was also strong, with 3.2 bidders for every bond on offer (vs 2.79).

14.05 Following a question that lasts at least three minutes from one MP, Mr Draghi responds:

Opinion When are we going to put action into words? This is key question. We have started. Many governments in EMU have started implementing reforms. Compare today with six months ago when we were near several major credit accidents, it's a different world. So why aren't we seeing the benefits of this?

These reforms have just started after many years of misguided policy making. The burst of action has been relatively recent.

Countries are sliding into recession because they have focused on raising taxes and not making cuts.

13.59 Mr Draghi praises the work of Portugal and Spain, and adds that the Irish authorities have maintained a strong track record for keeping momentum in their programmes. The euro is here to stay, he adds, but countries must move further towards fiscal union:

Opinion Why do we still have tensions in a number of market segments? Let me first stress that a lot has been done at country as well as euro area level in terms of economic reforms and governance. But we still need full implementation. We have to make clear that EMU is a union based on stability at national and aggregate levels.

The central message of that vision is this: the euro is here to stay and the euro area will take the necessary steps to ensure that.

13.53 Mr Draghi repeats much of what he said at last week's press conference when the ECB cut interest rates.

He says that indicators for the second quarter point to weakened growth and heightened uncertainty. Effective crisis resolution means bold action by central banks, but also by governments, he adds.

13.42 Mario Draghi, the head of the ECB, is addressing the European Parliament. You can watch it live here:

13.21 More on the rumours that Spain's deficit targets could be relaxed (see 10.43). Reuters is reporting that the European Commission will set the country a new target of 6.3pc this year if EU finance ministers including George Osborne agree on Tuesday (compared with the "unconditional" target of 5.3pc it agreed in March).

12.25 And another one bites the dust. Two weeks after Greece's finance minister resigned due to ill health, Nikos Nikolopoulos, the deputy labour minister, has also quit over the government's weak stance on renegotiating its bail-out. Greek channel NET TV quoted him as saying:

Opinion The sole reason of my resignation is my personal conviction that the issue of renegotiating with the troika, as well as the correction of significant distortions in labour, pension, social security and welfare issues, should have been emphatically put on the table from the start.

12.12 Spanish stocks have been heading south this afternoon. The IBEX 35 in Madrid is down 1pc, while other European markets have remained broadly flat.

11.38 The amount Portuguese banks borrowed from the European Central Bank (ECB) rose to a record in June. Financing hit ?60.5bn last month, compared with ?58.7bn in May, according to the Bank of Portugal.

11.23 Germany is still the eurozone's safest haven. In fact, the country is perceived to be so safe that for the second time this year, investors have been willing to pay for the privilege of lending to it.

Germany paid an average yield of -0.0344pc to get an auction of six-month debt away this morning. This compares with a yield of 0.007pc at a similar auction in June.

In January, it sold six month debt at an average yield of -0.00122pc.

11.00 Cutting France's debt ?is not a choice of austerity but of sovereignity,? Francois Hollande has declared.

At a conference in Paris, the French president described returning to growth as an "obligation," but added that debt and deficit cutting measures also needed to be met, and that the country must correct its rigid spending habits in order to get public spending down.

Francois Hollande (centre), speaks at a social conference with unions and employers on Monday in Paris (Photo: AFP).

10.43 Spain will be given an extra year to meet the EU's new 3pc deficit target, according to reports.

EU diplomats told Reuters that Spain will be given until 2014 to meet the target. One said:

Opinion Spain's budget consolidation targets will be adjusted to give it an extra year [...] This is not a unilateral move. Spain needs to make the necessary cuts to reach that goal and this will be discussed on Tuesday at the Ecofin [meeting of EU finance ministers]. I expect the extra year to be granted.

25 EU leaders signed the fiskalpakt in March (Britain and the Czech Republic didn't), enshrining tough budget rules into national law.

In the same month, Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy succeeded in getting the country's 2012 target relaxed from 4.4pc of GDP to 5.3pc.

Back then, Mr Rajoy described the 2012 target as "unconditional".

10.17 But I thought France was binning austerity and getting ready for a spending splurge? After all, Mr Hollande has already lowered the retirement age for some workers and raised the minimum wage.

More from Mr Weisenthal:

Opinion ...the reality is, when it comes to these countries, is that fiscal soundness is much more about perception than reality. After all, Spain has put forth a decent effort on reforms so far. And Italy's deficit isn't that huge (though it's debt is). Nothing that either country is doing is saving them from the sovereign debt collapse vortex.

At this point, the market is rendering a judgment on the Eurozone itself, and it's figuring out who's really in the club of those who are too big to fail and who isn't. For now the market believes that France is in the club with Germany, of countries who absolutely are too big to fail, and would be saved to the penny come hell or high water. The market is not convinced of that with respect to Spain or Italy, and that's why you have the divergence.

10.10 So, investors are pulling money out of Spain. But where are they putting it? As Joe Weisenthal at Business Insider highlights, money is being piled into France at such a rate that short term borrowing costs could soon turn negative.

Two-year borrowing costs have dropped from 0.52pc less than two weeks ago to 0.1409pc today.

French borrowing costs on two year debt have plunged in recent weeks (Source: Bloomberg)

09.57 Italian and Spanish borrowing costs are now higher than Ireland's, which is funding itself via an ?85bn bail-out agreed in 2010.

Irish benchmark 10-year yields are currently at 5.95pc, compared with 7.019pc in Spain, and 6.128pc in Italy. The country dipped its toe back into the debt market last week, selling ?500m of three-month debt at average rates of 1.8pc. Two weeks ago, Spain was forced to pay 2.362pc to sell three-month debt.

09.30 Commenting on the rise in Spanish borrowing costs, one trader told Reuters:

QuoteIn the absence of new news or further details on the agreed measures from today's meeting, the path of least resistance is for higher peripheral yields and Spain is back at fairly crucial levels [...] The periphery will give us the lead today but it looks like the market is just going to keep going after Spain until it cracks.

09.13 Spanish bond yields have climbed above 7pc, the highest level since last month's EU summit. This is the "unsustainable" level at which Greece, Ireland and Portugal asked for international bail-outs.

Spain will receive up to a ?100bn bail-out to recapitalise its battered banks.

09.01 German exports jumped more than expected in May, reversing April's 1.7pc decline, official data showed.

However, a rise in imports saw Germany's trade surplus narrow by ?1.2bn to ?15bn.

Stefan Schilbe at HSBC Trinkhaus, said:

QuoteThe drop (in trade data) in the previous month was significant, so now we are seeing a considerable rebound. The rise in imports shows that the domestic economy is performing better. We expect that imports to Germany will remain strong. There are factors weighing on the export side - the euro debt crisis and the economic weakness in other regions of the world such as the United States.

08.44 Alexis Tsipras, leader of the SYRIZA party, was his usual vociferous self, and accused the government over the weekend of selling off state entities "like an estate agent".

But conservative PM Mr Samaras retorted:

QuoteYou are trying to intimidate us into doing nothing...you play the same game as those who want to push Greece out of the euro. You are a stalking horse for the drachma lobby [...]Look, Mr. Tsipras. You better drop your threats.

Radical left SYRIZA party leader Alexis Tsipras addresses MPs during a session at the parliament in Athens on Sunday (Photo: Reuters).

08.36 Those late nights in Greece continue. The new coalition government passed a confidence vote yesterday, following a three-day debate in which politicians pledged to push through long-planned structural reforms and privatisation measures.

All 179 ruling coalition MPs in the 300-seat parliament backed the motion.

Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras is congratulated by his MPs after a vote of confidence in the Greek Parliament in Athens on Sunday evening (Photo: EPA)

08.26 It looks like German Chancellor Angela Merkel has already forgotten about former French president Nicolas Sarkozy, as she celebrated 50 years of French and German reconciliation yesterday with her new political husband, Francois Hollande:

Out with the old, in with the new...Europe's new power couple, Angela Merkel and Francois Hollande, embrace in Reims, France, on Sunday (Photo: Reuters)

08.21 European markets have opened flat this morning. The FTSE 100 in London is trading at 5,661.85, while the CAC 40 in Paris is down 0.1pc at 3,164.12 and Frankfurt's DAX 30 is flat at 6,409.41.

08.15 Commenting on the data, Klaus Baader at Societe Generale said:

QuoteOverall, the decline in inflation is clearly beneficial for consumption in the near term and was undoubtedly a key ingredient in motivating the PBoC to cut interest rates for the second time in one month last Thursday. With such moderate rates of inflation, further easing is likely, although the next step is in our view more likely to be a reduction in the Required Reserve Ratio rather than in lending and deposit rates.

08.13 In Asia, Chinese inflation slowed to its lowest rate in more than two years in June. Consumer prices rose by 2.2pc on an annual basis, according to the National Bureau of Statistics, from 3pc in May. This was mainly driven by food prices, which slowed to a 3.8pc rise, from 6.4pc.

07.59 France's economy is expected to have contracted in the second quarter, according to the country's central bank.

The Bank of France predicts the economy contracted by 0.1pc between April and June, confirming inital forecasts. The mild contraction would be the first since early 2009.

Preliminary GDP figures are out next month.

07.55 So how long this time? Economist Wolfgang M?nchau argues in today's FT that it could be 20 years before we solve the eurozone crisis:

QuoteThe consensus among observers had been that the EU had taken an important step in the right direction by agreeing a pathway towards a banking union, but that they did not do enough on crisis resolution. I disagree with that statement. I think it was a very large step ? in the wrong direction. The summit made a concrete crisis resolution decision contingent on a future decision, which will be even harder to reach, and thus even more likely to fail.

They agreed that there shall be no common bank recapitalisation until a full banking union is established. And the Bundesbank has reminded us that the latter is not possible without a political union. The logical implication is that we won?t solve the crisis for the next 20 years.

What we know now is that Germany will not agree to mutualised deposit insurance. It cannot even agree to give the European Stability Mechanism a banking licence so that it can leverage itself. If Germany cannot do the minimum necessary now, why should anybody think it can agree a political union? This is less credible than the promise by an alcoholic to give up drinking in five years.

07.48 Eurozone finance ministers will meet this afternoon to flesh out details from last month's summit in Brussels. But there could be little to finalise. Decisions on Cyprus and Spain's bail-outs, and whether to grant Greece latitude on its rescue terms will take months to complete.

Meanwhile, Spanish and Italian borrowing costs have continued to rise. Italian borrowing costs have climbed back above 6pc this morning, while Spanish benchmark 10-year yields are close to hitting 7pc again.

07.45 Good morning and welcome back to our live coverage of the European debt crisis.

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US EQUITIES OPENING HEADLINES INCLUDING: Facebook is planning to launch its own job board later this summer which could pose a threat to other professional networking sites such as LinkedIn

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US equities look to open slightly lower following disappointing Chinese economic data, some focus on dovish comments overnight from Fed's Evans and Fed's Rosengren repaired some of the damage in US stock futures, the start of US corporate earnings season is likely to catch more of today's attention.

FTSE (-0.30%), CAC (+0.04%), DAX (+0.10%), SMI (-0.06%), IBEX (-0.17%), EURO STOXX (+0.10%) prices taken at 1343BST

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United Technologies ? Co. unit Sikorsky has signed a five year USD 7.3bln deal with US Army, Navy and Air Force. (Newswires)

Microsoft ? Co.?s ability to mass produce its new Surface tablet PCs is being affected by the low yield rate of its magnesium-aluminium chassis. (DigiTimes)

McDonald's - Top Olympics officials questioned whether it was appropriate to allow the co. to continue sponsoring the games amid mounting concern about the global obesity crisis, the International Olympic Committee president has admitted. (FT-More)?

Boeing - Co.'is set to overtake Airbus sales'. Co. boss Jim McNerney has claimed that the aircraft builder will outsell fierce rival Airbus for "a number of years" having been No 2 to the pan-European giant for nearly a decade. In other news, both Airbus and Boeing are pushing their large suppliers to buy smaller ones due to fears that weaknesses in the supply chain could undermine the company's plans to increase production of passenger jets. (Independent/Newswires) In related news Boeing's commercial chief Conner said there is no timeline on the 777 upgrade decision and sees 737NG aircraft phased out later this decade. (WSJ) Finally the co. announced it has received a firm order for 75 737 Maxs with a list value of USD 7.2bln. (Newswires)

Johnson & Johnson - Co.'s Janssen unit said the US FDA has granted a priority review for Xarelto. (Newswires)

Companies paying dividend: Merck (USD 0.4200)

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Eli Lilly/Bristol-Myers ? Co. announced that ERBITUX in combination with the chemotherapy regimen FOLFIRI has been granted full approval by the US FDA for the first-line treatment of patients with KRAS mutation-negative epidermal growth factor receptor expressing metastatic colo-rectal cancer as determined by FDA-approved tests for this use. (Newswires)

Wellpoint ? Co. announced they are to acquire Amerigroup for USD 92 per share or USD 4.9bln in cash, deal is expected to close in Q1 2013 subject to state regulatory approvals. (Newswires)

Anadarko Petroleum ? Co. shares may be poised to rise as its share price is yet to reflect the value of its recently-discovered oil reserves. (Barron?s)

Las Vegas Sands/MGM Resorts - A vote in a small island group, opens the door for Taiwan's first casino which may allow companies like Las Vegas Sands and MGM Resorts to pursue expansion there. (theflyonthewall.com)

Chesapeake ? Co. has filed an agreement with Carl Icahn confirming the appointment or election of Vincent Intrieri to the Board of Directors of Chesapeake Energy. (theflyonthewall.com)

Campbell Soup ? Co. announced they are to acquire Bolthouse Farms for USD 1.55bln, they see the deal adding to 2013 adjusted EPS USD 0.05-0.07 and the co. are to fund the purchase with short- and long-term borrowing. (Newswires)

Celgene ? Co. is one of two companies discussing whether to bid for Human Genome Sciences, which seeks an alternative to a hostile bid by according to sources. (Newswires)

NiSource ? Co. and Hilcorp report a major Utica shale joint-venture for approximately USD 300mln. (Newswires)

Textron ? Co. selected to build US Navy ship-to-shore connector, USD 213mln pact has a possible full value of USD 570mln. (Newswires)

Companies going ex-dividend: Lennar (USD 0.0400), Marsh & Mclennan (USD 0.2300), Patterson (USD 0.1400)?

Companies paying dividend: Coventry Health (USD 0.1250), Legg Mason (USD 0.1100)

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- According to Japanese language website MacOtakara, a source says the production of the rumored 7-inch iPad will take place at Foxconn's Brazli plant in September. ( Insider) In other news a UK ruling has said Samsung?s Galaxy tablet does not infringe patents. (Newswires)

Amazon - High-speed trading tools are increasingly driving price movements on the Co.'s products as sellers use them to undercut and outwit each other. The 'robo-pricing' has become a source of tension as the Co. competes with its clients. (FT-More) In other news the co. will ship out its next Kindle Fire in Q3 with an improved display, the co. has been approaching developers to bring them up to speed with the new hardware. (All Things Digital)

? Co. decision to delay the launch of its new Blackberry 10 operating system, along with upbeat remarks by the company's CEO and a large quarterly loss reported by the company last month, could leave the smartphone maker open to lawsuits by shareholders. (NY Times)

? Co. will likely get its US regulatory approval for its USD 1bln Instgram purchase by mid-August. (NY Post)

/ ? is planning to launch its own job board later this summer which will aggregate the job postings of third-party providers, and could pose a threat to other professional networking sites such as . (Newswires)

Yahoo! - Co.'s Alibaba unit are said to have boosted 6-month revenue to more than USD 1.8bln. (Newswires)

Yahoo!/ ? Co.'s confirmed that they have entered into definitive agreements that launch a new advertising partnership, extend and expand distribution arrangements, and settle all pending patent claims between the companies. (WSJ)

Broker Moves

Upgrades

Weyerhaeuser ? Co. upgraded to Buy from Neutral at , firm raised its price target for shares to USD 28 from USD 22.50

Coach ? Co. upgraded to Overweight from Neutral at Atlantic Equities, Price target raised to USD 71 from USD 68

Westlake Chemical ? Co. upgraded to Outperform from Neutral at Macquarie, Price target is USD 64

Downgrades

Archer Daniels ? Co. downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform at BMO Capital, Price target lowered to USD 32 from USD 36

Dollar Tree ? Co. downgraded to Underweight from Equal Weight at , Price target is USD 45

Visa ? Co. downgraded to Sell from Neutral at UBS, Price target lowered to USD 113 from USD 127

MasterCard ? Co. downgraded to Sell from Neutral at UBS, Price target lowered to USD 403 from USD 457

PetSmart ? Co. downgraded to Hold from Buy at Needham

State Street ? Co. downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Goldman, Price target remains USD 47

Tyson Foods ? Co. downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform at BMO Capital, Price target lowered to USD 20 from USD 32

Other News

US Defence Companies - The looming USD 500bln US defence budget cut is already paralysing company investment and hiring decisions and would have a devastating effect if it came into force at the start of next year, defence industry executives warned on Sunday. (FT-More)?

US Manufacturers - Co.'s are set to report their slowest growth in earnings since 2009, hit by the European crisis and slowdown in emerging economies, according to the latest analyst reports at S&P Capital IQ. (FT-More)?

SiriusXM - Co. reaffirmed their forecast for year adjusted EBITA and free cash flow; sees year revenue approaching USD 3.4bln, saw USD 3.3bln, vs. Exp. USD 3.37bln. (Newswires)

Arena Pharmaceuticals ? Co.?s newly approved obesity treatment has made the company a potential M&A candidate and could draw takeover interest from according to WBB Securities. (theflyonthewall.com)

Youku ? Co. has entered into a multiple-year agreement with NBCUniversal International Television Distribution for the video-on-demand rights in China to a broad collection of current, library and upcoming NBCUniversal feature films. (Newswires)

US Banks ? The Treasury department said it plans to sell-off stakes it holds in a dozen banks that received rescue funds at the height of the financial crisis and continue to wind down the TARP bailout launched in 2008. (Newswires)

Baltic Dry Index rises 0.4% to 1,162 points

USD Index down 0.20% at 1345BST (0745CDT)

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Serena Williams: Two Wimbledon championships in a day

Serena Williams won the women's singles title, then won the Wimbledon doubles championship with her sister, Venus. For Serena and Venus it was their fifth Wimbledon doubles title.

By Pritha Sarkar,?Reuters / July 8, 2012

Serena Williams of the United States celebrates with the trophy after defeating Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland to win the women's final match at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships at Wimbledon, England, Saturday, July 7, 2012. Later the same day, Serena and Venus Williams won their fifth doubles title at Wimbledon.

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Serena Williams capped off yet another successful day at Wimbledon for America's premier tennis family as she followed up her singles triumph by winning the doubles title with sister Venus on Saturday.

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Six and a half hours after lifting the Venus Rosewater Dish for the fifth time, Serena teamed up with her 32-year-old sibling to down Czech sixth seeds Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka 7-5 6-4.

Venus, a first-round loser in singles, fired an ace to complete the 78-minute victory on a floodlit arena just 10 minutes before the 11pm (2200 GMT) cut-off time for Centre Court play.

IN PICTURES: Wimbledon's heroes

It was a fifth All England Club doubles title for the duo, and 13th overall.

After watching Serena, 30, win her three-set battle against Agnieszka Radwanska in the singles, Venus was delighted to play an active role on court and at one point produced a stunning volley despite falling on to her bottom.

"I felt I played a match with her earlier so I felt like it was my second match too," a beaming Venus said after accepting the doubles trophy in the Royal Box. "It was a great day for all of us."

"If anyone knows what that (winning the singles and doubles here on the same day) feels like, it's me. It's an amazing feeling."

?She was born a fighter and on Saturday Serena Williams proved she is the ultimate survivor as she completed her "unbelievable journey" from a pit of despair to win a fifth Wimbledon crown.

Seventeen months after a being diagnosed with a blood clot in her lungs which almost ended her glittering tennis career, Williams blotted out the mental and physical scars to climb back into the grand slam winner's circle by snuffing out Agnieszka Radwanska 6-1 5-7 6-2.

Almost everyone but those closest to her thought the days when Williams would be holding aloft one of the four major trophies were all but over.

But at the age of 30, the American, who grew up practicing on cracked public courts in Compton surrounded by drug dealers and drive-by shootings, showed the world what she was still capable of as she blazed a backhand winner to win her 14th grand slam trophy.

It was little wonder she collapsed on to her back in her moment of glory and still lying on the ground, she covered her face for several seconds, no doubt thinking about all the injuries, illnesses and surgery she has had to endure in the past two years.

"I can't even describe it. I almost didn't make it a few years ago. I was in hospital but now I'm here again and it was so worth it. I'm so happy," a beaming Williams, with her voice quivering, told the crowd as she hugged the Venus Rosewater Dish.

"I never dreamt of being here again, being so down," added the American, whose tale of woe started when she sliced her foot on a piece of glass in a Munich restaurant soon after winning her 13th slam at Wimbledon in July 2010.
"I didn't give up (even when I had the clot). I was just so tired at that point.
"Gosh, right before that I had the blood clot, I had lung problems.... I had two foot surgeries. It was a lot. I just felt down, the lowest of lows."

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Keane scores twice in Los Angeles' win

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updated 4:31 p.m. ET July 8, 2012

BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. (AP) - Robbie Keane scored two goals on his 32nd birthday and the Los Angeles Galaxy beat the Chicago Fire 2-0 on Sunday.

Keane's second multigoal game of the season helped the Galaxy (7-10-2) snap a two-match losing streak, and extended the Fire's winless streak to two games (0-1-1).

Keane scored on a penalty kick in the 24th minute after Chicago defender Jalil Anibaba blocked a pass with his right hand at the edge of the penalty area.

He beat goalkeeper Sean Johnson again in the 78th minute, making the most of midfielder Landon Donovan's pinpoint pass. Donovan's feed allowed Keane to break open on the left side.

Keane celebrated the second score with a pair of somersaults.

The Fire (8-6-4) managed only three shots, all in the second half, as Galaxy goalkeeper Josh Saunders collected his third shutout of the season. Saunders made his best save on Chris Rolfe's low shot about a minute before Keane's last goal.

Los Angeles star David Beckham served a one-game suspension, imposed by the league office for kicking two balls at San Jose's Sam Cronin and subsequent involvement in a postgame scuffle with Cronin and other San Jose players on June 30. He also missed the Galaxy's match with Philadelphia on Wednesday because of the yellow cards awarded on the play.

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FILE - In this Jan. 13, 2012 file photo, actress Claire Danes arrives at the AFI Awards in Los Angeles. Danes has some busy months ahead. Not only is her hit TV series ?Homeland? returning for its second season in September but she's also announcing she's pregnant. Her rep Jodi Gottlieb confirms the actress is expecting her first child with husband Hugh Dancy. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg, File)

FILE - In this Jan. 13, 2012 file photo, actress Claire Danes arrives at the AFI Awards in Los Angeles. Danes has some busy months ahead. Not only is her hit TV series ?Homeland? returning for its second season in September but she's also announcing she's pregnant. Her rep Jodi Gottlieb confirms the actress is expecting her first child with husband Hugh Dancy. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg, File)

NEW YORK (AP) ? Claire Danes has some busy months ahead: Not only is her hit TV series "Homeland" returning for its second season in September, but she's pregnant as well.

Danes' rep, Jodi Gottlieb, confirms the actress is expecting her first child with husband Hugh Dancy.

The news was first reported on People.com.

The 33-year-old Danes and 37-year-old Dancy met on the set of the film "Evening" and were married in 2009 in France.

The actress first became famous as a teenager on the television drama "My So Called Life," where she won a Golden Globe Award and was nominated for an Emmy. The show was canceled after its first season but developed a cult following.

Dancy will star in the upcoming NBC series "Hannibal," adapted from the novel "Red Dragon" by Thomas Harris.

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