Republican VP candidate Sarah Palin took a prank telephone call from someone posing as the president of France on Saturday, discussing several topics in her conversation without recognizing the caller was an imposter, the Associated Press reports. Click to see who the prankster was! During the call from a Canadian comedian posing as French President Nicolas Sarkozy, the prankser tells Palin she would make a good president someday. "Maybe in eight years," replies Palin, with a laugh. The six-minute conversation includes Palin discussing politics, the perils of hunting with Vice President Dick Cheney, and Sarkozy's "beautiful wife." The call is set to air Monday on a Quebec radio station, the AP said. A Palin campaign spokeswoman confirmed the prank call was received. "Governor Palin was mildly amused to learn that she had joined the ranks of heads of state, including President Sarkozy and other celebrities, in being targeted by these pranksters. C'est la vie," she said. The call was made by the well-known Montreal comedy duo Marc-Antoine Audette and Sebastien Trudel, who are notorious for  making prank calls to celebrities and heads of state. Audette speaks in an exaggerated French accent during the call and drops ample hints that the conversation is a joke. Playing off the governor's much-publicized in an early television interview that she had insights into foreign policy because "you can actually see Russia from land here in Alaska," the caller tells her: "You know we have a lot in common also, because ... from my house I can see Belgium." She replies: "Well, see, we're right next door to different countries that we all need to be working with, yes."

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Just days before Election Day, Republican presidential candidate John McCain appeared on "Saturday Night Live" to poke fun at himself while Tina Fey once again provided big laughs portraying VP candidate Sarah Palin. In a skit mocking the shopping channel QVC, McCain stood side-by-side with Fey and urged viewers to remember the campaign by purchasing a special line of "collectible products." Fey's Palin hawks a group of "Joe" action figures that include prominent figures from the campaign: Joe the Plumber, Joe Six Pack and "my personal favorite," she says, "Joe Biden." "If you pull this cord, he talks for 45 minutes." "It's great if you want to clear out a party," McCain quips. "Or keep elk out of your yard," Fey adds. Products for sale included a complete set of "pork knives – they cut the pork out," McCain declared. McCain's wife Cindy helped show off another item for sale, McCain fine-gold jewelry, a reference to the McCain-Feingold bipartisan campaign reform act of 2002. At one point during the segment, Fey turns away where McCain can't hear her and whispers to the audience that she is going "rogue." She displays a "Palin in 2012" T shirt and tells the audience: "Just try and wait till after Tuesday to wear 'em." Later during the show's Weekend Update segment, McCain offers some last-minute campaign strategies. He said he might become a "reverse maverick," someone he says does everything he's told; or a "double maverick," where "I'd go totally berserk and freak everybody out, even the regular mavericks." "I'm a true Maverick: a Republican without money!" McCain joked. "My only showbiz connections are Jon Voight and Heidi (Montag) from "The Hills.'" Photo: Getty Images

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AP - New York City-based Def Jam Recordings says that the executive that succeeded Jay-Z as the head of the legendary hip hop music label has died.
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Howard Stern's leggy new wife, model Beth Ostrosky is singing the praises of the self-proclaimed "King of All Media" as he helps her get ready to run the NYC marathon this Sunday! "The greatest thing is that he's a runner and he's been running most of the mileage with me," Beth tells People magazine. Beth says she's been training for the marathon ever since tying the knot with Howard at their star-studded wedding on Oct. 3, and adds that he is "supportive" of her intense running regimen. "Every week with Howard is a honeymoon," she says. "But I think he's ready to get me back. He says I'm not a lot of fun lately because I need my sleep."

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AP - Sarah Palin unwittingly took a prank call Saturday from a Canadian comedian posing as French President Nicolas Sarkozy and telling her she would make a good president someday.
Simon Cowell and his girlfriend of six years, Terri Seymour have broken up, says a report. “Terri phoned Simon and finished it in September, about six weeks ago,” Cowell's rep tells People magazine. "They are going to remain close friends. Simon thinks the world of Terri and that isn't going to change. He also understands her reason for ending it." The mag says Cowell, 48, met Seymour, 34, when she was 18 -- but romance didn’t bloom until 2002, when she interviewed him for a program. "In the past Terri has said that she wants kids but that just isn't Simon," Cowell’s rep adds to People. "Nobody else is involved, certainly not on Simon's side."

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Howard Stern's leggy new wife, model Beth Ostrosky is singing the praises of the self-proclaimed "King of All Media" as he helps her get ready to run the NYC marathon this Sunday! "The greatest thing is that he's a runner and he's been running most of the mileage with me," Beth tells People magazine. Beth says she's been training for the marathon ever since tying the knot with Howard at their star-studded wedding on Oct. 3, and adds that he is "supportive" of her intense running regimen. "Every week with Howard is a honeymoon," she says. "But I think he's ready to get me back. He says I'm not a lot of fun lately because I need my sleep."

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