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Palin's book tour to include stop at Fort Hood
Sarah Palin's tour to promote her new memoir will include a stop at Fort Hood to benefit the victims of the shooting rampage ...
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Sarah Palin
Spears' ex-boyfriend sentenced to jail
Britney Spears' ex-boyfriend Adnan Ghalib is being sent to jail for 45 days for leaving the scene of an accident.
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Britney Spears
Adnan Ghalib
'New Moon' midnight showings earn record $26.3 million
The Twilight Saga: New Moon has set a box-office record for midnight screenings.
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Twilight
New Moon
Twilight
Jennifer Lopez, Adam Lambert ready for AMA stage
Jennifer Lopez plans to include fireworks and an on-stage costume change in her performance at the American Music Awards. American ...
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Jennifer Lopez
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Adam Lambert
Defendant testifies in Parker-Broderick case
An eastern Ohio police chief accused of breaking into the home of the woman who carried twins for Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew ...
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Sarah Jessica Parker
In Oprah's own words: Nov. 20 show transcript
Read the transcript from The Oprah Winfrey show in which the talk-show queen dicusses her decision to end the show in 2011.
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Oprah Winfrey
Nicolas Cage is such a 'Bad Lieutenant,' he's good
The cop in Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans is completely vile. He's also gone rogue, and Nicolas Cage is just the guy ...
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Nicolas Cage
Penelope Cruz steers her own course in 'Broken Embraces'
Penelope Cruz might be have trouble navigating the streets of L.A., but the Oscar winner has finally found her way in Hollywood.
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Penelope Cruz
Strong acting can't outrun shallow tale in 'The Blind Side'
The Blind Side, while inspiring, is a little myopic.
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Victoria's Secret fashion show: Where angels dare to bare
Leave it to Heidi Klum to steal the show. Five weeks after giving birth, the supermodel walked the runway at the Victoria's Secret ...
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Victoria's Secret
Heidi Klum
Critic's Corner Weekend: 'Sit Down, Shut Up,' 'American Music Awards'
Most weeks there isn't much call, or desire, to watch Sit Down, Shut Up (Saturday, midnight ET/PT), which is why Fox has buried ...
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Sit Down, Shut Up
American Music Awards
New on DVD: 'Gone With the Wind' looks great at 70
The 1939 classic celebrates its 70th birthday in Blu-Ray style. Plus, this year's update of Star Trek.
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Star Trek
Gone with the Wind
CD, film about fathers, sons converge for Tim McGraw
Tim McGraw hadn't intended for his latest album and newest movie to come out so close together.
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Tim McGraw
'Broken Embraces' has a lot to embrace: Its style, its stars
Broken Embraces is stylish and arresting, with powerful performances and a compelling, if at times contrived, story.
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James Caan files for divorce
James Caan is seeking a divorce from his wife of 14 years.
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James Caan
'The Messenger' delivers a poignant tale
Though most know better than to shoot the messenger, violent reactions to the news relayed in The Messenger makes tragic sense.
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'Planet 51,' funny? Only if you're on Planet Denial
When space adventure Planet 51 resorts to silly bathroom humor 15 minutes after the opening credits, we know we're in for a ...
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A lot to embrace in 'Broken Embraces': Its style, its stars
Broken Embraces is stylish and arresting, with powerful performances and a compelling, if at times contrived, story.
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Nicolas Cage is such a 'Bad Lieutenant,' he's good
The cop in Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans is completely vile. He's also gone rogue, and Nicolas Cage is just the guy ...
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Nicolas Cage
James Van Der Beek files for divorce
Court records show James Van Der Beek has filed for divorce from his wife of nearly six years.
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Winfrey to announce Friday show will end in 2011
Oprah Winfrey's production company says Winfrey will announce Friday that her talk show will end in 2011 after its 25th season ...
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Oprah Winfrey
Ricky Martin raises money in Germany for kids
Latin superstar Ricky Martin said Thursday he is teaming up with a German broadcaster to support his foundation and build a youth ...
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Ricky Martin
'Jon & Kate Plus 8' to end its stormy run Monday
You might say our national nightmare is over. Or is it just a TV series?
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'Sweet Tooth' like Mad Max with antlers
What if a post-pandemic world devolved into a population of human/animal hybrid children being hunted by paranoid humans? That's ...
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Max Payne
Red carpet report: 'Us Weekly' Hot in Hollywood party
Jenna Fischer, Leona Lewis, Joel McHale, Kristin Cavallari and Adam Lambert turned out for Us Weekly's Hot in Hollywood bash.
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Jenna Fischer
Leona Lewis
Kristin Cavallari
Adam Lambert
'Simpsons' character contest winner is the Bomba
Ladies' man Ricardo Bomba is bringing his charms to The Simpsons, and it's all the doing of a hospital operations manager with ...
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The Simpsons
Werewolves inject life into 'New Moon' but the sequel still sputters
What bogs down this tale of teenage Bella (Kristen Stewart), her vampire beau Edward (Robert Pattinson) and werewolf buddy Jacob ...
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Kristen Stewart
Robert Pattinson
New Moon
Laurence Fishburne and 'CSI': The evidence is weak
There's no question that Laurence Fishburne. is a fine actor, but it may be time to admit that Fishburne's stint on CSI simply ...
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Laurence Fishburne
CSI
Evidence
'Let the Great World Spin' rolls to the National Book Award
Colum McCann's Let the Great World Spin, a portrait of a decaying 1974 New York, won the National Book Award for fiction Wednesday ...
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These snarly dudes dazzle as 'New Moon' werewolves
Twilight fans have been howling over the Wolf Pack introduced in New Moon ever since photos revealed the actors striking bare-chested ...
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Twilight
New Moon
Twilight
Critic's Corner Thursday: 'Fringe,' 'The Mentalist'
After last week's letdown, Fringe (Fox, tonight, 9 ET/PT) gets back on track with a fun outing focused on the Observers. Only ...
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Fringe
The Mentalist
Movie theater popcorn: You'll laugh! You'll cry! You'll get fat!
Here's some news that may send moviegoers reeling: Theater popcorn is often loaded with calories and artery-clogging saturated ...
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Websites selling Beatles songs to remain shut down
Two websites that sold songs by The Beatles for 25 cents apiece should remain shut down indefinitely, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.
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The Beatles
Barbara Kingsolver's 'Lacuna' lacks traction
Sprawling, ambitious but often somewhat impersonal, Barbara Kingsolver's new novel The Lacuna is a solid book that feels a little ...
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Mercado: Too Broadway for 'Idol,' perfect for 'Dreamgirls'
Season 7's third-place finisher on American Idol, Syesha Mercado, is taking the stage as Deena Jones in the national tour of ...
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American Idol
Syesha Mercado
Tracking the twosome of Taylor Swift and Taylor Lautner
The tale of two Taylors heats up this weekend when Taylor Lautner bounds into theaters as Jacob the werewolf in New Moon.
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Taylor Lautner
New Moon
Taylor Swift
Book roundup: Four women of considerable influence
New biographies explore the lives of four very different women: Louisa May Alcott, Madame Chiang Kai-Shek, Ayn Rand and Dorothea ...
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Nielsens: Gamble on three-way 'CSI' pays off for CBS
Crossover with Laurence Fishburne boosted ratings for all three CSIs, while the CMA Awards lassoed 17.2 million viewers.
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Laurence Fishburne
CMA Awards
Michael Cerveris of 'Fringe' relishes role of the Observer
Michael Cerveris been lurking somewhere in the background of every episode of Fox's freaky Fringe: Mysterious, quiet, fond of ...
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Fringe
Nicole Richie is hospitalized for pneumonia
Nicole Richie has been admitted to a Los Angeles hospital and is being treated for pneumonia. Her representative says she's doing ...
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Nicole Richie
L.A. police ask judge to keep Jackson records sealed
A police detective asked a judge Wednesday to keep warrant documents in the Michael Jackson death investigation sealed until ...
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Music
Michael Jackson
Paul McCartney biography is a 'Life' less special
Most people see the life of Paul McCartney as two distinct chapters ?? one with the Beatles and one without. But not Peter Ames ...
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Music
Paul McCartney
The Beatles
Writers know the 'Truth' about Austen's appeal
Jane Austen remains a hot literary property. In "A Truth Universally Acknowledged," other writers explain why.
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Book Buzz: What's new on the list and in publishing
Stephen King is at No. 1 again; Andre Agassi's "Open" follows other memoirs to the top 10; and Anthony Horowitz is winding down ...
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Stephen King
The List
Police ask judge to keep Jackson records sealed
A police detective asked a Nevada judge Wednesday to keep warrant documents in the Michael Jackson death investigation sealed ...
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Music
Michael Jackson
Optimus Prime Quits!
In a move that will certainly stir things up in the comic-book universe, the editors and writers at IDW Publishing have thrown ...
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3 celebs head to 'Dancing With the Stars' final
See who just missed the cut and which three stars will leave it all on the dance floor in next week's finale.
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Television
Dancing With The Stars
Adam Lambert shares style, savvy 'For Your Entertainment'
An animated bundle of confidence, humility and whimsy, Adam Lambert chats excitedly about debut album 'For Your Entertainment', ...
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American Idol
Adam Lambert
Law firm sues Rod Stewart for $3.3 million
A prominent entertainment law firm is suing Rod Stewart for $3.3 million in legal fees it claims he owes.
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Rod Stewart
The Law Firm
Dugard spokeswoman blasts plans for film on case
A spokeswoman for Jaycee Dugard says only Dugard and her family should decide when and if a film is made based on the 18 years ...
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