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Box Office: 'G.I. Joe' Could Do $60M
Published: Saturday 8th of August 2009 07:50:57 AM

Paramount's policy of restricting advance screenings of "G.I. Joe: Rise of the Cobra'' to friendly fanboy reviewers seems to have worked on opening day yesterday. Early estimates indicate it took in around $22 million and appears to be headed for a $55-$60 million weekend. The second weekend, of course, will tell whether Paramount and its financial partners have a prayer of

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G.I. Joe's opening weekend is looking real (American hero) big!

Paramount's policy of restricting advance screenings of "G.I. Joe: Rise of the Cobra" to friendly fanboy reviewers seems to have worked on opening day yesterday. Early estimates indicate


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Judge approves deals to reprint 'Moonwalk'
Published: Sunday 26th of July 2009 07:42:44 PM

By Anthony McCartney Associated Press LOS ANGELES -- A judge on Thursday cleared the way for Michael Jackson's autobiography, "Moonwalk," to return to store shelves in the United States, Canada and Europe. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Mitchell Beckloff approved......

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Think this Michael Jackson's autobiography will do big business?
A judge on Thursday cleared the way for Michael Jackson's autobiography, "Moonwalk," to return to store shelves in the United States, Canada and Europe.

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Reading the Tea Leaves on Health Care
Published: Tuesday 21st of July 2009 12:50:51 PM

Since the inauguration, President Barack Obama has pretty much kept his hands off the pharmaceutical industry. But on Monday, during a speech at the National Children’s Medical Center in Washington, D.C., he took a swipe at drug makers that shocked some Big Pharma lobbyists....

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Will major health care legislation pass this summer, this fall, at all?

Since the inauguration, President Barack Obama has pretty much kept his hands off the pharmaceutical industry, the same folks he maligned during his presidential campaign. In June,


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Jersey City shooting aftermath: Comprehensive coverage
Published: Saturday 18th of July 2009 08:38:48 AM

Reena Rose Sibayan/The Jersey JournalThe shotgun blast that set into motion the events leading to a shootout between cops and a couple wanted for an armed robbery and assault is seen in the windshield of an unmarked Jersey City police......

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Comprehensive coverage of "a shootout between cops and a couple wanted for an armed robbery and assault" in Jersey City from Hudson County Now.

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John Munson/The Star-LedgerJason Giambi, who played seven seasons for the Yankees, bought his old locker from Yankee Stadium for $50,000. As memorabilia from the old Yankee Stadium begins to hit the market, Yankees fans and those with nostalgic memories of......

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$50,000 is a lot of scratch to pay for a locker, even a Yankee Stadium one...

As memorabilia from the old Yankee Stadium begins to hit the market, Yankees fans and those with nostalgic memories of the House That Ruth Built are scrambling to buy up


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Cyber-warfare: WMD redux?
Published: Tuesday 14th of July 2009 05:20:02 PM

On NPR the other day, I heard a reporter, citing defense experts, compare cyber-warfare to a nuclear attack. The comparison struck me as outlandish: which kind of assault would you rather be on the receiving end of? In the latest Boston Review, Evgeny Morozov, a fellow at the Open Society Institute, suggests that significant skepticism about the threat posed by cyber-warfare is ...

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How serious is the threat of "cyber warfare"?

Official reports on cyber-warfare and cyber-terrorism, he writes, "are usually richer in vivid metaphor -- with fears of 'digital Pearl Harbors' and 'cyber-Katrinas' -- than in factual foundation."

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Hutchison: $12.5 million in the bank
Published: Monday 13th of July 2009 03:15:10 PM

U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison just said she will formally announce as a Republican gubernatorial candidate next month, and said she has $12.5 million in the bank to take on Gov. Rick Perry....

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High profile Republican primary is brewing up deep in the heart of Texas...

U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison just said she will formally announce as a Republican gubernatorial candidate next month, and said she has $12.5 million in the bank to take on


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New York to San Francisco in a 100-Year-Old Car
Published: Sunday 12th of July 2009 01:00:02 AM

Emily Anderson and her rebuilt 1909 Maxwell DA arrived in San Francisco last Thursday, completing her re-enactment of Alice Ramsey's groundbreaking journey a century earlier....

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Who can't get behind a cross-country trip in a 100-year-old car? Actually taking the trip though, that's probably a different story!

Mountain passes were particularly tricky, said Ms. Anderson, who called Carson Pass, near Lake Tahoe, the most


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Michael Jackson's death won't affect release of Rock Band Beatles
Published: Thursday 9th of July 2009 02:47:47 PM

As some of you may know, MJ still owned 50 percent of the publishing rights to most of the Beatles catalog. Apparently some people - between their fits of crying and dancing to Thriller - wondered if the King of...

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For those of you wondering how Michael Jackson's death will affect The Beatles' catalog rights and Rock Band...

As some of you may know, MJ still owned 50 percent of the publishing rights to most of the Beatles catalog. Apparently some people - between


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Bruce Springsteen's Wednesday Denmark setlist
Published: Wednesday 8th of July 2009 04:23:57 PM

Solid setlist by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band at their Wednesday show at the MHC Messecenter in Herning, Denmark.......

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Bruce Springsteen in Denmark, yes!

Solid setlist by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band at their Wednesday show at the MHC Messecenter in Herning, Denmark.

Show began at 8:20 p.m. local time:

1. Badlands
2. No Surrender
3. My Lucky Day
4. Out In








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Romo: Vikings would be dangerous with Favre
Published: Tuesday 7th of July 2009 10:55:13 PM

As we wait for Brett Favre to officially tell the world that he is going to play for the Vikings, it seems that someone new each day gives their opinion on the quarterback playing in Minnesota. Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo was the latest to weigh in on this subject Tuesday as he returned home to [...]...

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Would Brett Favre improve the Vikings' chances this season?

As we wait for Brett Favre to officially tell the world that he is going to play for the Vikings, it seems that someone new each day gives their opinion on the quarterback playing in


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The GOP sacrificed Sarah Palin’s future
Published: Monday 6th of July 2009 04:31:15 PM

Bill Kristol just won’t let Sarah Palin go quietly. In a new column at the Washington Post, he makes a number of startling claims about the soon-to-be ex-governor, including the following comparison to Barack Obama:

“He gave a good speech at the 2004 Democratic convention, was elected to the Senate that fall, and immediately started running for president. He

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Is the GOP saying buh-bye to Sarah Palin?

Bill Kristol just won't let Sarah Palin go quietly. In a new column at the Washington Post, he makes a number of startling claims about the soon-to-be ex-governor, including the following comparison to Barack


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Lois Kazakoff: Coast Guard prepares for global warming
Published: Sunday 5th of July 2009 07:22:49 PM

When a Russian sub planted a titanium flag at the North Pole, a gold rush of sorts was launched to claim and extract the rich minerals now within reach. Global warming is melting the Arctic ice, opening up the possibility of a Northwest Passage that would shorten the passage from the Atlantic to... ...

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Using global warming as an opportunity for a new maritime "gold rush"?

When a Russian sub planted a titanium flag at the North Pole, a gold rush of sorts was launched to claim and extract the rich minerals now within reach. Global warming is melting


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Stability ball as office chair
Published: Saturday 13th of June 2009 04:38:11 PM

Friday's Get Active section featured a story on office workers who have found that using stability balls in place of their chair provides fitness benefits. "Roger Johnson, 56, an accountant at Oak Ridge Associated Universities, has been using a stability......

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New trends in office culture... the stability ball as office chair?

Friday's Get Active section featured a story on office workers who have found that using stability balls in place of their chair provides fitness benefits. "Roger Johnson, 56, an


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"The Mentalist" co-star Robin Tunney talked to Choire Sicha in this Sunday's Calendar. One of this season's unqualified hits for CBS, Tunney was asked why the network hasn't officially announced a second season. Her answer: You know, in Vegas, I......

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Will hit CBS show The Mentalist get renewed for a second season?

"The Mentalist" co-star Robin Tunney talked to Choire Sicha in this Sunday's Calendar. One of this season's unqualified hits for CBS, Tunney was asked why the network hasn't officially


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Breaking Bad, "Down": Lies and the lying liars who tell them
Published: Sunday 29th of March 2009 08:00:00 PM

Spoilers for episode four of "Breaking Bad" season two coming up just as soon as I signal for a left-hand turn.........

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Do you break good or bad for AMC's intensely dark and unique Breaking Bad?


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If you break obsessive, check out some spoiler action for Season Two, Episode Four!
Vince Gilligan likes to talk about how "Breaking Bad" is a show about





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Lower mortgage rates ahead?
Published: Wednesday 18th of March 2009 06:51:44 PM

If you've been waiting for home loan interest rates to drop, it's time to start paying attention again. From "Mortgage rates expected to slide with Fed's new moves" by Tom Petruno at The Times' Money & Co. blog: Home loan......

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Home loan rates should fall further with the Federal Reserve's latest moves to pull down long-term interest rates -- offering new hope to home buyers and to


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OK, so Jack White has another new band
Published: Thursday 12th of March 2009 12:31:40 AM

Introducing The Dead Weather. Members are White, Alison Mosshart of The Kills, Detroiter Dean Fertita (of Queens of the Stone Age, ex- of the Waxwings and a touring member of the Raconteurs) and Jack Lawrence of The Greenhornes and the Raconteurs. Debut album, "Horehound," will be out in...

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The White Stripe's Jack White joins yet another band, the Detroit News' Pop Culture blog reports!

Introducing The Dead Weather. Members are White, Alison Mosshart of The Kills, Detroiter Dean Fertita (of Queens of the Stone Age, ex- of the Waxwings


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What to make of UFL
Published: Monday 9th of March 2009 12:36:40 PM

Let’s just say I’m skeptical anytime I see a press release wildly promoting yet another attempt at creating another professional football league. It’s usually followed months later by a tamer and shorter release saying, “Um, due to blah, blah, blah, everything we said we were going to do, we, um, can’t really afford to do.”  Well, here are ...

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The UFL, another new go at a professional football league in the United States?



Well, maybe, according to Mark Craig of the Star Tribune's Around the NFL Blog:
Let's just say I'm skeptical anytime I see a press release wildly promoting yet another



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USocial CEO: 'We're gaming Digg'
Published: Thursday 5th of March 2009 07:39:10 PM

USocial lets advertisers buy votes on popular social bookmarking to catapult their links to sections of Digg, StumbleUpon or AOL's Propeller services that get the most visibility....

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The gaming of Digg is big business, says USocial CEO.

USocial lets advertisers buy votes on popular social bookmarking sites to catapult their links to sections of Digg, StumbleUpon or AOL's Propeller services that get the most visibility.

In Digg's



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