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Disney takes 'High School Musical' to China (AP)
AP - How do you say school's out in Chinese?
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Michael Jackson wins 4 at AMAs; Swift top artist (AP)
AP - Michael Jackson was made history by winning four American Music Awards on Sunday night, but he couldn't beat Taylor Swift as the year's favorite artist and the evening's top winner.
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Taylor Swift wins five American Music Awards (Reuters)
Reuters - Country crossover star Taylor Swift overshadowed the late Michael Jackson at the American Music Awards on Sunday, winning five awards including artist of the year.
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Michael Jackson wins big at American Music Awards (AP)
AP - Michael Jackson was honored with four American Music Awards on Sunday night, making history by collecting more AMAs during his career than any other artist and becoming the show's winningest posthumous artist.
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Palin dines, prays with Rev. Billy Graham in NC (AP)
AP - Sarah Palin on Sunday dined and prayed with the Rev. Billy Graham, who has counseled presidents and other politicians for decades.
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Taylor Swift wins early American Music Awards (Reuters)
Reuters - Country starlet Taylor Swift won two early prizes at the American Music Awards on Sunday, and accepted her honors live via satellite from backstage at London's Wembley Arena.
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Michael Jackson's glove sells for $350,000 at auction (Reuters)
Reuters - Michael Jackson's famous white glove sold for $350,000 at a memorabilia auction on Saturday, soaring far past pre-sale estimates, while a black jacket he wore during a 1989 world tour fetched $225,000.
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Sarah Palin dines with Rev. Billy Graham in NC (AP)
AP - Sarah Palin arrived for Sunday dinner with the Rev. Billy Graham a day before a planned stop on her book tour in eastern North Carolina.
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Hero pilot jokes about marital boost in NBC show (AP)
AP - Pilot Chesley Sullenberger jokes that his heroic handling of a disabled jetliner brought him "rock star sex" in an interview for "NBC's People of the Year" special.
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Attorney: Jackson's doctor returning to work (AP)
AP - A lawyer for Michael Jackson's former personal physician says the doctor is returning to work at his Houston clinic.
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Bulls escape on set of film starring Cruise, Diaz (AP)
AP - Seven bulls being used on the set of a film starring Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz have broken free in Spain and slightly injured two people.
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Roger Daltrey gives voice a workout on solo tour (Reuters)
Reuters - Roger Daltrey has dubbed his current solo jaunt the "Use It or Lose It" tour, but his show at the Nokia Theater on Friday demonstrated that sometimes you can use it and lose it as well.
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TV retailer QVC joins `Black Friday' frenzy (AP)
AP - Television retailer QVC has made aggressive plans to keep shoppers watching — instead of mall-hopping — on Black Friday, an event it has traditionally ignored.
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'New Moon' wolfs down $140.7M in opening weekend (AP)
AP - The vampire romance "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" sucked up $140.7 million in its first three days and pulled in a total of $258.8 million worldwide, according to studio estimates Sunday.
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Two hurt as bulls flee Tom Cruise film set (AFP)
AFP - Two women were slightly hurt on Sunday when they were struck by bulls that escaped the set of a new film that stars Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz, local police and officials said.
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Smash "Twilight" sequel enters record books (Reuters)
Reuters - The "Twilight" sequel scored the third-biggest opening weekend of all time at the North American box office on Sunday, as millions of young women swooned over the complex love triangle involving a high school girl, a vampire and a werewolf.
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"Twilight" sequel smashes box office forecasts (Reuters)
Reuters - "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" scored the third-highest opening weekend of all time at the North American box office, earning an estimated $140.7 million during its first three days, its distributor said on Sunday.
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Racette's Angelica a triumph at Met Opera (AP)
AP - Patricia Racette had just sung her moving final notes in "Suor Angelica" and fallen to the stage.
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Brazil should hear Amazon Indians on dam: Sting (Reuters)
Reuters - Brazil's government should hear native Indians before deciding on the construction of a controversial $17.3 billion hydroelectric dam in the heart of the Amazon rainforest, rock star and environmental activist Sting said on Sunday.
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Jackson, Swift face off at American Music Awards (AP)
AP - It's the country cutie versus the King of Pop at this year's American Music Awards.

