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McManus Replaces Heyward As CBS News Head (AP)
 AP - CBS on Wednesday appointed its top sports executive, Sean McManus, to replace Andrew Heyward as head of a news division still searching for Dan Rather's replacement and seeking to rebound from last year's discredited report on President Bush's military service.
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Jackson Denies Claim She Has Secret Child (AP)
 AP - Janet Jackson says she is not a mother. In a terse statement released Wednesday, the 39-year-old singer denied a former brother-in-law's claim that she has a "secret" 18-year-old daughter.
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Nicollette Sheridan Splits With Fiance (AP)
 AP - Nicollette Sheridan is keeping the title of "Desperate Housewife," but she's no longer a fiancee. Sheridan, who plays Edie Britt on the hit ABC show, and Swedish actor Niklas Soderblom have called off their engagement, People magazine reported Wednesday.
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Indie Film Features 'Sopranos' Actors (AP)
AP - When it comes to "The Sopranos" cast, partners in crime also are colleagues in film. Sharon Angela, who plays Rosalie Aprile on the HBO mob drama, is joined by several fellow cast members in "Made in Brooklyn," an independent film that marks her debut as a director.
New Bond film aims to explain (USATODAY.com)
 USATODAY.com - The new James Bond film will see the superspy shaken from the world of cartoonish sci-fi action and stirred by a woman who changes him forever. Casino Royale, which begins filming in January with newly named Bond Daniel Craig, will be the first of the 007 movies to reveal the hero's origins.
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Lohan joins Estevez' Bobby Kennedy drama (Reuters)
 Reuters - Lindsay Lohan is joining
the cast of "Bobby," an indie film about the assassination of
Robert F. Kennedy, which Emilio Estevez wrote and is directing.
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Jerry Lee Lewis Rocks Johnny Cash Tribute (AP)
AP - Jerry Lee Lewis stole the show from Norah Jones and Kid Rock when the musicians performed at a taping of a Johnny Cash tribute.
CBS hands top news job to sports veteran (Reuters)
Reuters - CBS Sports president Sean
McManus will add CBS News to his responsibilities next month,
replacing Andrew Heyward, whose decade-long tenure was marred
by fallout from a botched report last fall on U.S. President
George W. Bush's military record.
'Batman Begins' belts week's DVD competition (Reuters)
Reuters - "Batman Begins" scored a
knockout punch in its first week on home video, shooting to No.
1 on both the preliminary national sales and rental charts.
'Born Yesterday' still fresh after six decades (Reuters)
Reuters - Written by Garson Kanin
in 1946, the wisecracking and satiric "Born Yesterday" ran for
an amazing 1,642 performances and introduced the world to the
legendary Judy Holliday as Billie Dawn, the seemingly dumb
blonde whose mantra was "I'm dumb and I like it. And I have two
mink coats to prove it."
Danny Glover joins 'Dreamgirls' chorus line (Reuters)
Reuters - Danny Glover has been
cast in "Dreamgirls," a musical feature based on the stage hit
about a female singing group called the Dreamettes.
Lohan joins Estevez' Bobby Kennedy drama (Reuters)
Reuters - Lindsay Lohan is joining
the cast of "Bobby," an indie film about the assassination of
Robert F. Kennedy, which Emilio Estevez wrote and is directing.
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'Batman Begins' belts week's DVD competition (Reuters)
Reuters - "Batman Begins" scored a
knockout punch in its first week on home video, shooting to No.
1 on both the preliminary national sales and rental charts.
'Dinosaur' director drawn to 'Otter' tale (Reuters)
Reuters - Ralph Zondag
("Dinosaur") has signed on to direct "Ollie the Otter," a
computer-animated feature based on the children's book by Kelly
Alan Williamson.
De Niro going Hollywood as desperate producer (Reuters)
Reuters - Robert De Niro will
channel a real-life Hollywood producer in "What Just Happened,"
an independent film expected to include cameos from Sean Penn
and other stars.
Indie Film Features 'Sopranos' Actors (AP)
AP - When it comes to "The Sopranos" cast, partners in crime also are colleagues in film. Sharon Angela, who plays Rosalie Aprile on the HBO mob drama, is joined by several fellow cast members in "Made in Brooklyn," an independent film that marks her debut as a director.
"Miami Vice" Shooting (E! Online)
 E! Online - Police
in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, are investigating a shooting that
occurred near the film set of the movie version of Miami Vice.
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Harry Potter Growing Up in Latest Film (AP)
 AP - In "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire," the teenage wizard faces new terrors. A face-to-face encounter with his nemesis, the evil Lord Voldemort, for one. Girls, for another. And, still fresh in the mind of 16-year-old star Daniel Radcliffe — ballroom dancing.
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Dueling Wal-Mart documentaries coming to DVD (Reuters)
 Reuters - Dueling documentaries on the world's
biggest retailer, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., are set to be released
in the next few weeks and public relations machines on both
sides are gearing up for a battle.
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Hollywood tests appetite for message movies (Reuters)
 Reuters - For film fans who whined last
summer about boring stories with the same old action, Hollywood
is ushering into cinemas several tales that will test America's
appetite for socially relevant movies.
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Jerry Lee Lewis Rocks Johnny Cash Tribute (AP)
AP - Jerry Lee Lewis stole the show from Norah Jones and Kid Rock when the musicians performed at a taping of a Johnny Cash tribute.
Group Seeks 50 Cent Billboard Ban (E! Online)
 E! Online - A group of Los Angeles activists has 50 Cent in its
crosshairs.
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Counting Crows fail to fly with symphony (Reuters)
Reuters - While a brave attempt,
Counting Crows' collaboration with the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra
at Disney Hall Tuesday rarely achieved its goal of blending the
band's brooding sounds with symphonic coloring.
The Lost Teen Idol (E! Online)
 E! Online - Barry Cowsill has lost his way before. But now he's missing.
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Hip-hop titans bolster B.I.G.'s 'Duets' (Reuters)
 Reuters - Some of the biggest names in
hip-hop, both dead and alive, have contributed to "The
Notorious B.I.G. Duets: The Final Chapter," including Eminem,
Tupac Shakur, Jay-Z, Nas, Snoop Dogg and Missy Elliott.
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Yahoo Doubling Price of Music Service (AP)
AP - Yahoo Inc. is doubling the price of its online music subscription service for portable MP3 players, ending a short-lived promotion that sought to lure consumers from Apple Computer Inc.'s market-leading iTunes store.
Bacharach to test new material in Buffalo (Reuters)
Reuters - Burt Bacharach will get his first
feedback from American audiences when he performs tunes from
his new politically themed album with the Buffalo Philharmonic
Orchestra in Buffalo, N.Y., on Friday and Saturday.
Rod, Martina, Stevie Get Ash-Kicking (E! Online)
 E! Online - Sometimes, art does imitate life: Take this week's album chart,
which finds Rod Stewart chasing after a younger blonde woman--Ashlee
Simpson.
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Jackson Denies Claim She Has Secret Child (AP)
AP - Janet Jackson says she is not a mother. In a terse statement released Wednesday, the 39-year-old singer denied a former brother-in-law's claim that she has a "secret" 18-year-old daughter.
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Houston Rappers Sing Astros' Praises (AP)
 AP - The Houston Astros are much more likely to boot scoot to country music than bob their heads to hip-hop. But that hasn't stopped two rappers from Houston — the new rap hotbed — from putting a baseball twist on their latest hits to pay homage to the Astros' first World Series appearance.
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