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"Homeland Security" borders on the mundane (Reuters)

Sun, 04 Jan 2009 20:24:18 -0500

Reuters - ABC's "Homeland Security USA" tracks the cops who save our nation from illegal aliens, drug smugglers and the occasional scofflaw belly dancer.by team

Book on elderly wisdom offers few real insights (AP)

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 09:14:47 -0500

AP - "How to Live: A Search for Wisdom From Old People (While They Are Still on This Earth)" (Twelve, 262 pages, $23.99), by Henry Alford: Actor and writer Henry Alford had a simple yet captivating idea: People must learn something in seven or more decades on Earth, and the younger set could probably benefit from what their elders have learned.

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North American box office sets record in 2008 (Reuters)

Sun, 04 Jan 2009 20:38:31 -0500

Reuters - It was a photo finish, but North American movie-ticket sales hit the wire in a furious gallop to post an annual gain of almost 2%, with a record haul of $9.78 billion in estimated grosses.by team

Universal sells Rogue Pictures to Relativity: report (Reuters)

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 01:06:39 -0500

Reuters - Universal Pictures, the unit of General Electric Co's NBC Universal, has completed the sale of Rogue Pictures to Relativity Media for about $150 million, the New York Times said.by team

New York Times to sell front-page display ads (Reuters)

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 03:58:21 -0500

Reuters - The New York Times said it would sell display advertising on its front page, its latest step to seek new ways to make money as it deals with a prolonged ad revenue downturn.

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What to Watch: 10 Most Exciting Winter TV Premieres (E! Online)

Sun, 04 Jan 2009 11:07:31 -0500

E! Online - Winter TV starts next week, and there's such an embarrassment of riches this season that it's hard to know where to start. Lucky for you, we've got a countdown of the top 10 winter series most worth your attention. Is your favorite show included? Find out...

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Dr Who? BBC chooses newcomer (Reuters)

Sun, 04 Jan 2009 18:50:53 -0500

Reuters - A relative unknown will take over the title role of Doctor Who in the British science fiction television show, making him the 11th time lord in 45 years to travel across the universe in the Tardis time-ship.

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The Curious Case of Sheridan and Spade Continues (E! Online)

Sun, 04 Jan 2009 19:12:55 -0500

E! Online - Are Nicollette Sheridan and David Spade actually becoming a couple?

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"Scrubs" brings hospital hijinks to ABC (Reuters)

Sun, 04 Jan 2009 19:58:07 -0500

Reuters - Here it is, Season eight of "Scrubs" -- the one that never was supposed to happen. Like "Diff'rent Strokes" more than 20 years ago, the hospital sitcom has defected from NBC to ABC for what is presumed to be its final season. Or maybe not.

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David E. Kelley goes "Mad" for English actress (Reuters)

Sun, 04 Jan 2009 21:34:18 -0500

Reuters - Meet David E. Kelley's newest discovery -- Charity Wakefield.

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