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Plans for Sexy Dolls Scrapped

The Pussycat Dolls won't be real dolls for kids. A group called Dads and Daughters objected because the musical group is known for its risque lyrics and skimpy outfits.

Toymaker Hasbro released a statement to The Associated Press that says the company has decided the dolls were "inappropriate" to market and that the Pussycat Dolls appealed to a more mature audience.

Gilbert Gottfried Is World's Unsexiest Man
Gilbert Gottfried Is World's Unsexiest Man

According to a Global Sex Survey, comedian Gilbert Gottfried, the voice of the Aflac Inc. duck, was crowned "unsexiest man in the world."

The Boston Phoenix reports that next to Gottfried, was New York Yankees' pitcher Randy Johnson who came in second place, followed by film critic Roger Ebert, television psychologist Dr. Phil McGraw and Fox television co-host Alan Colmes. Even actor Brad Pitt made the list, as the newspaper's 100th-least sexy man.

Bono, Melinda and Bill Gates Hailed as Time Magazine's Persons of the Year

Time Magazine has named its Persons of the Year and the three people on this year's cover are honored for being good Samaritans. The magazine says the trio is changing the way people feel about charity. Bill Gates, and his wife, Melinda, were named Time magazine's "Persons of the Year" along with Irish rocker Bono for making a difference in different ways.

Managing Editor James Kelly said the three had been chosen as the people most effective at finding ways to eradicate such calamities as malaria in Africa, HIV and AIDS and the grinding poverty that kills 8 million people a year. Time also named former Presidents George Bush and Bill Clinton as "Partners of the Year" for their humanitarian efforts after the Asian tsunami and Hurricane Katrina, and the unlikely friendship that developed from that work.