Polish President Lech Kaczynski was killed early Saturday along with his wife, several top military officials, and the head of the national bank when their plane crashed at a western Russian airport, officials said.

“There are no survivors,” said Sergey Antufyev, the governor of Smolensk, where the plane was trying to land when it crashed.

The president, 60, had been traveling with the Polish delegation to Russia for the 70th anniversary of the massacre of Polish prisoners of war in the village of Katyn. Some 20,000 Polish officers were executed there during World War II.

The Polish military plane originated in Warsaw, the Polish Defense Ministry said. It was approaching the airport at Smolensk — just a few miles east of Katyn — and probably hit some trees at the end of the runway, Paszkowski said.

The Investigation Committee of the Russian prosecutor’s office said the plane, a Tupolev-154, was trying to land in heavy fog.

Kaczynski’s Law and Justice Party released a list of some of those it said were killed in the crash. They included Aleksander Szczyglo, the head of the National Security Office; Jerzy Szmajdzinski, the deputy parliament speaker; Andrzej Kremer, the deputy foreign minister; and Gen. Franciszek Gagor, the army chief of staff, according to the party.

“The entire top military brass, including the chief of defense and all the services, were on the plane,” said Tomas Valasek, of the Center for European Reform. “If that is true, then you’re looking at a situation, in effect, of the decapitation of the military services.”

Pictures from the scene showed parts of the airplane charred and strewn through a wooded area. Some pieces, including one of the wheel wells, were upside down.

The crash happened around 10:50 a.m. (2:50 a.m. ET) on the outskirts of the town of Pechorsk, just outside of Smolensk, the Investigation Committee said.

“This is a time of great national tragedy,” Komorowski told reporters. “At this time there are no political differences, left or right. This is a time of national mourning.”

Kaczynski had been president since December 2005 after he defeated rival Donald Tusk in the second round of voting. Tusk is currently prime minister.

Crowds gathered at the presidential palace in Warsaw to lay flowers and light candles for the president, whose death raises questions for Poland’s government.

“Everything has changed today,” said Jan Mikruta, a reporter for TV Polsat.

“There is going to be a huge gap in public life in Poland,” said resident Magdalena Hendrysiak. “The most important people are dead.”

Source: CNN.com

I am deeply shocked and saddened by this terrible crash which happened this morning. Still can’t really believe it… RIP

Here are more photos from Marie Claire!

“I don’t have anything to prove anymore. What other people think of me is not my business.”

“People think updos are so hard, but they’re not. Your hair should look tousled and undone.”

“If I’m in a mood to go out and feel hot and sexy, I want long hair that I can feel on my back. But I also like bed head.”

“I’ll usually wash my hair and let it air-dry wavy, but if I’m just in a hang-out mood, I won’t even wash it. I’ll wait until it smells.”

Source: MarieClaire.com

Jessica Simpson shows her true self as she goes without make-up on the cover of Marie Claire’s May issue.

In the magazine, the singer/actress/reality show star says she no longer thinks twice about what others are saying about her.

“I don’t have anything to prove anymore,” she says. “What other people think of me is not my business.”

Check out more with Jessica in Marie Claire when it hits newsstands April 13.

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Thanks to Samantha!

My favorite part is Jessica fighting with the bugs in her tent Haha! Enjoy!!

Thanks to: Samantha!

Jessica graces the cover of Marie Claire’s May 2010 issue

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Happy Easter to everyone who celebrate

She’s been described as “sexual napalm” by ex-boyfriend John Mayer. Her relationship with Tony Romo broke up the night before her 29th birthday. And her marriage to Nick Lachey played out before millions on national TV.

All that experience has given Jessica Simpson some strong advice for women looking for love: Don’t look to a man to build your own confidence.

“I think you really have to know who you are before you can truly fall in love and give your all, and I don’t think a man can define you,” Simpson told FOXNEWS.com. “You have to own that.”

Simpson, who hosts VH1 reality show The Price of Beauty, also said: “So, if you’re ever with anyone who says you should change something about yourself, then they should never fall in love with you in the first place.”

Not that Simpson still isn’t hopeful about finding the right guy. “[In] 10 years I would love to be a mom, I would love just to be in love and be a mom,” she said. “It sounds simple, but it’s a lot harder [than you think]. I’m pretty picky.”

Source: People.com

Jessica Simpson is taking her Price of Beauty message to heart.

The VH1 reality star, 29, has been tapped to present the “Goddess” category at Good Housekeeping’s 125th anniversary celebration in New York City April 12. The award goes to women who have changed lives through their sheer beauty, glamour and grace.

“While traveling for my show The Price of Beauty, I’ve seen the different ways that beauty is defined around the world,” Simpson says in a statement to UsMagazine.com. “I believe that true beauty comes from within a woman’s spirit, mind, and inner strength. I am thrilled to be celebrating some of the greatest and most beautiful women of our time at Good Housekeeping’s 125th Anniversary benefit for the National Women’s History Museum.”

Other stars slated to attend are Brooke Shields, Meryl Streep, Kristen Bell, Aretha Franklin, Candice Bergen and Fran Drescher.

Simpson traveled the world to film her show, which premiered to just 1 million viewers on March 15.

Source: UsMagazine.com

I love my BF

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