Eminem remains undecided on who will get his vote

Eminem remains undecided on who will get his vote
NEW YORK -- Eminem plans to vote for the first time ever this year, and while he's highly critical of President Bush, he hasn't yet settled on Democrat John Kerry.
"Bush is definitely not my homie," the rap superstar said in an interview with Rolling Stone, parts of which were posted Thursday on the magazine's Web site. "But I'm still undecided. Kerry has been known to say some things that's caught my attention, made a few statements I've liked, but I don't know. Whatever my decision, I would like to see Bush out of office."
The 32-year old rapper includes an angry and profanity-laced denunciation of Bush and the war in Iraq on his new album, "Encore," which will be released next month.
"Let the president answer on higher anarchy/Strap him with an AK-47, let him go fight his own war/Let him impress daddy that way ... No more blood for oil," Eminem says in the single "Mosh."
"He's been painted to be this hero and he's got our troops over there dying for no reason," Eminem said in the interview. "He's in a tailspin, running around like a dog chasing his tail. And we got young people over there dyin', kids in their teens, early 20s that should have futures ahead of them. And for what? It seems like Vietnam 2."
A Michigan resident, the rapper said he worries his 18-year old brother could be drafted if Bush remains president. Bush has said flatly he would not reinstate the draft if re-elected.
Bo Diddley calls off show after toe amputation
GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Bo Diddley canceled a concert in California because he needs more time to recover from a toe amputation.
He checked into the North Florida Regional Medical Center about two weeks ago because of a hyperglycemic condition, longtime friend and business partner Scott Free said. Diddley has diabetes and hyperglycemia is often associated with the disease.
Diddley (real name: Ellas Bates McDaniel) was hospitalized for a few nights while doctors made sure they wouldn't have to amputate his foot, Free told The Gainesville Sun.
The musician canceled a Thursday concert at the Lancaster Performing Arts Center in Lancaster, Calif., because he needed more time to recover, according to the arts center's Web site.
Free didn't know whether Diddley would make scheduled performances in Connecticut on Saturday and in Texas on Oct. 31.
U2's stolen briefcasereturned after 23 years
PORTLAND, Ore. -- A long-lost briefcase full of notes and lyrics that were intended for the 1981 U2 album "October" has been returned, 23 years after it was stolen at a Portland concert.
U2 frontman Bono made the announcement Wednesday during an appearance before the World Affairs Council of Oregon, saying the returned notes were "an act of grace."
Bono had to rewrite the "October" lyrics in the studio, and band members called it their worst recording experience. Though the record was generally well-received, it didn't earn the praise of the band's debut album, "Boy," or third album, "War."
The briefcase was returned by Cindy Harris, 44, who said she found it in the attic of a rental home in Tacoma, Wash., in 1981. She said she did not know the notes had been stolen until many years later, and then she had no idea how to reach the band.
Today's birthdays
Former "Tonight Show" host Johnny Carson is 79. Soccer great Pele is 64. Author Michael Crichton is 62. Movie director Ang Lee is 50. Country singer Dwight Yoakam is 48. Movie director Sam Raimi is 45. Parodist "Weird Al" Yankovic is 45.