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Bob Saget books "Strange" reality series (Reuters)
Reuters - Bob Saget will travel the country exploring strange American subcultures in a new reality series on A&E.
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Gretchen Mol strolls onto HBO's "Boardwalk Empire" (Reuters)
Reuters - Gretchen Mol has joined HBO's upcoming period drama series "Boardwalk Empire" in the recurring role of a showgirl.
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MTV nabs rights to Michael Jackson documentary (Reuters)
Reuters - The network that introduced millions to Michael Jackson will air his final performance. MTV Networks has acquired the exclusive U.S. television rights to the posthumous documentary "Michael Jackson's This Is It."
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A model dancer gone: 3 stars advance to finals (AP)
AP - Model Joanna Krupa is leaving "Dancing With the Stars."
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Edward Woodward, British Stage Actor and Star of "The Equalizer," Dies at 79 (Playbill)
Playbill - Edward Woodward, a British actor whose long career as a respected stage actor was accented by two famous television turns playing spies, as the star of both "Callan" and "The Equalizer," died on Nov. 16 in Truro, Cornwall, England. He was 79 and lived in London and Cornwall.
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Fox's Major Garrett gets Obama interview (AP)
AP - President Barack Obama will give an interview to Fox News Channel's Major Garrett, perhaps signaling a thaw in relations between the network and administration.
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China calls for return of art treasures from abroad (Reuters)
Reuters - China is ratcheting up pressure for imperial treasures to be repatriated, condemning overseas auctions of its relics and demanding they come home.
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NY paparazzo testifies in Parker-Broderick case (AP)
AP - A paparazzo has testified that an Ohio police chief told him he had access to ultrasound photographs belonging to the woman who carried twins for Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick.
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Ryan Seacrest granted restraining order (AP)
AP - A judge has granted a civil restraining order against a man accused of stalking Ryan Seacrest.
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NY photographer testifies in Parker-Broderick case (AP)
AP - A freelance celebrity photographer says an Ohio police chief showed him a cell phone photo of a plaster cast of the stomach of the woman who carried twins for Hollywood couple Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick.
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'Remote Control' gameshow host Ken Ober dies at 52 (AP)
AP - Ken Ober, who hosted the 1980s MTV game show "Remote Control" and helped produce the shows "Mind of Mencia" and "The New Adventures of Old Christine," has died. He was 52.
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Prostitutes on display at venerable London gallery (Reuters)
Reuters - The National Gallery in London, one of the world's great public collections, has put on display a seedy reconstruction of Amsterdam's Red Light District in a rare foray into contemporary installation art.
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Sarah Palin says presidency "not on my radar screen" (Reuters)
Reuters - Sarah Palin said a run for the White House in 2012 is "not on my radar screen right now" as the Republican carefully did not close the door to a possible candidacy in an interview that launched her big book tour.
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Sarah Palin coy about 2012 run, but door is open (AP)
AP - Sarah Palin said in an interview broadcast Tuesday that a 2012 presidential bid is "not on my radar," but wouldn't rule out playing some role in the next presidential election.
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Palin rules out 2012 run, but keeps door open (AP)
AP - Sarah Palin said in an interview broadcast Tuesday that a 2012 presidential bid is "not on my radar," but wouldn't rule out playing some role in the next presidential election.
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A growing TV cover-up: Obnoxious pop-up promos (AP)
AP - Somewhere in the universe of TV viewers, there's got to be a person who actually likes those pop-up, on-screen promotions.
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YouTube launches channel for citizen journalists (Reuters)
Reuters - Celebrities beware: YouTube is making it even easier for anyone with a camera phone to turn your behavior -- be it mundane or sensational -- into news.
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Nickelodeon orders "Summer Camp" pilot (Reuters)
Reuters - Nickelodeon is going to "Summer Camp."
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Chris Elliott to star in Cartoon Net pilot (Reuters)
Reuters - Chris Elliott will play the lead in "Eagleheart," a live-action comedy pilot for Adult Swim, the late-night programing block on Cartoon Network.
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NBC pacing behind in Winter Olympics ad sales (Reuters)
Reuters - With fewer than 90 days left before the Winter Olympics launch in Vancouver, NBC Universal still has a solid chunk of commercial spots left to sell.
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