Latest News For 05-Nov-2008
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Stewart, Colbert parody election in real-time
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05-Nov-2008
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AP - Culminating their satirical coverage of the campaign, Comedy Central's Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert teamed up for a live one-hour comedy special — though Stewart had his Cronkite moment, too.
Historic, but calm Election Night for TV networks
(AP)
05-Nov-2008
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AP - After successive harrowing Election Nights in 2000 and 2004, there were no muffed calls by TV networks, no screwy exit polls, no real twists and turns — only the sense of history as Barack Obama became the first black man elected president.
Julianne Hough: "You Don't Have to Ignore Pain"
(E! Online)
05-Nov-2008
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E! Online - Julianne Hough would love to just get up and dance. Alas, she still has a bit of recovering to do, from a condition that she says was much more serious than anyone previously thought.
Betty Sprays on Nikki Blonsky
(E! Online)
05-Nov-2008
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E! Online - As you know, Ugly Betty hasn't shied away from guest stars who have hit a few bumps in the road.
SNL Is NBC's Hero—and the Top 10 Things to Know About This Week's TV Ratings
(E! Online)
05-Nov-2008
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E! Online - Question for the retooling Heroes: Ever given any thought to writing in a flying Sarah Palin?
Sony Classics buys "Soul Power" rockumentary
(Reuters)
05-Nov-2008
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Reuters - Sony Pictures Classics has acquired North American rights to the R&B star-filled rockumentary "Soul Power," which features performances from James Brown, B.B. King, Bill Withers, Celia Cruz and others at the historic "Zaire '74" concert in Africa.
Spears, Coldplay, Duffy vie for MTV Europe awards
(Reuters)
05-Nov-2008
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Reuters - Liverpool hosts the MTV Europe Music Awards on Thursday, and U.S. stars Beyonce and Kanye West will perform alongside British stalwarts Take That and Duffy.
Inside the studios of Fox News on Election Night
(Reuters)
05-Nov-2008
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Reuters - When Fox News Channel forecast the election for Barack Obama at exactly 11 p.m. EST, it was the culmination of a series of events that began when the exit polls were released a little less than six hours earlier.
Biography of priest-poet shows strength of verse
(AP)
05-Nov-2008
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AP - "Gerard Manley Hopkins: A Life" (Viking . 496 pages. $34.95), by Paul Mariani: Readers moved by religion, poetry and their effects on people's lives may be fascinated by this almost day-to-day account of English priest-poet Gerard Manley Hopkins. It's by an American poet who is also a biographer of American poets.
Ex-Motown CEO Jheryl Busby dies at 59
(AP)
05-Nov-2008
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AP - Jheryl Busby, the former president and chief executive of Motown Records who helped foster the careers of Boyz II Men and Johnny Gill, has died. He was 59.