president of turkmenistan. the state department contends he is a dictator with a laundry list of human rights violations. a spokesman for j-lo says she had no idea, would never have performed had she known. she isn't the first celebrity to accept a paid gig with a dictator. hilary swank attended a party from chechnya's president, beyonce admitted to being paid to perform for the gadhafi family. they reportedly donated their paychecks for those gigs to charity. independence day will be quieter this year at several military bases across the country because the fireworks have been furloughed. camp will he jean, fort brag, shaw air force base, and pearl harbor have opted to go a cheaper route july 4th to comply with budget cuts necessary because of the sequester, we're told. the commanding general at camp