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Conductor Skitch Henderson Dies at Age 87 (AP)
 AP - Skitch Henderson, the Grammy-winning conductor who lent his musical expertise to Frank Sinatra and Bing Crosby before founding the New York Pops and becoming the first "Tonight Show" bandleader, died Tuesday. He was 87.
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Man Who Broke Into Aniston's Home Sentenced (AP)
 AP - A transient who broke into Jennifer Aniston's rented Malibu beach house pleaded no contest to a burglary charge on Tuesday and was sentenced to one year in jail.
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Jessica Simpson Saw Therapist Over Rumors (AP)
 AP - Jessica Simpson says the relentless gossip about her marriage to Nick Lachey drove her to visit a therapist.
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Fireworks Promised on 'West Wing' Debate (AP)
 AP - The powers behind "The West Wing" are making this campaign promise: Sunday's live debate between presidential candidates Arnold Vinick and Matt Santos will be far from politics — or television — as usual.
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Isley Brother faces jail after tax case conviction (Reuters)
 Reuters - Ronald Isley, lead singer of the
legendary R&B band the Isley Brothers, has been convicted of
tax evasion and could face five to 26 years in prison.
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A grim 'Harvest' for Cusack, Thornton (Reuters)
 Reuters - Say what you will
about "hard-R" comedies, few mainstream films in recent years
can compete with "The Ice Harvest" for sheer sleaze.
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Conductor Skitch Henderson Dies at Age 87 (AP)
AP - Skitch Henderson, the Grammy-winning conductor who lent his musical expertise to Frank Sinatra and Bing Crosby before founding the New York Pops and becoming the first "Tonight Show" bandleader, died Tuesday. He was 87.
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Broadcast flag bill writers run drafts up the pole (Reuters)
Reuters - Lawmakers on the House
Judiciary Committee are circulating drafts of three bills that
would give federal agencies the ability to write regulations
preventing digital radio and TV broadcasts from being pirated.
Berlin Cameron Defiant In Loss (AdWeek.com)
AdWeek.com - In a month, one-time hot shop Berlin Cameron United lost two of its top accounts. But chairman Andy Berlin last week said the 8-year-old agency is "still profitable" and "we're not going away."
Broadway Performer Paula Laurence Is Dead at 89 (Playbill)
Playbill - Paula Laurence, who worked with the likes of Orson Welles, Moss Hart, Ethel Merman and Cole Porter during a career that lasted nearly 70 years, died Oct. 29 at St Luke's following a brief decline in health after breaking a hip earlier in October, according to her friend, theatre critic Michael Sommers.
A grim 'Harvest' for Cusack, Thornton (Reuters)
Reuters - Say what you will
about "hard-R" comedies, few mainstream films in recent years
can compete with "The Ice Harvest" for sheer sleaze.
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Man Who Broke Into Aniston's Home Sentenced (AP)
 AP - A transient who broke into Jennifer Aniston's rented Malibu beach house pleaded no contest to a burglary charge on Tuesday and was sentenced to one year in jail.
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Another Ledger on the Books (E! Online)
 E! Online - Heath
Ledger and Michelle Williams became first-time parents Friday, after
welcoming a daughter into the world, according to Us Weekly and
Extra.
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Children's Films Featuring More Violence (AP)
AP - A shotgun-wielding hunter mercilessly pursues his target. Angry space aliens vaporize a defenseless town. A bloodthirsty shark preys on the weak and tiny.
UN accord sparks concern among indie filmmakers (Reuters)
Reuters - A recent move by the U.N. agency,
UNESCO, to preserve cultural diversity against the threat of
globalization has U.S. independent filmmakers worried they
could be frozen out of foreign markets.
'Zorro' sequel leads foreign box office (Reuters)
 Reuters - "The Legend of Zorro"
kicked off its foreign campaign on the same weekend as its
North American launch, selling $28.5 million worth of tickets
from 50 markets, and opening at No. 1 in 34 of them.
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Pitt Narrates PBS Miniseries on Health (AP)
 AP - Brad Pitt's voice is usually identified with movies such as "Troy," "Ocean's Eleven" and "Twelve Monkeys" — not a six-hour documentary on global health.
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Viacom Swings to 3Q Profit, Revenue Up (AP)
AP - Viacom Inc., the media conglomerate that owns MTV, CBS and the Paramount movie studio, swung to a profit of $708.5 million in the third quarter, bouncing back from a loss in the year-ago period when results were hit by a charge for the Blockbuster Inc. video rental business.
Woody Allen says he's no wiser at 70 (Reuters)
 Reuters - Director Woody Allen says the 1992
scandal that shattered his relationship with actress Mia Farrow
and led him to marry her adopted daughter, Soon-Yi Previn, was
one of the luckiest moments of his life.
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Curtis Says She's Passing on Acting Work (AP)
 AP - Jamie Lee Curtis, who got her big break in "John Carpenter's Halloween," says she's replaced acting with creative work that is more conducive to raising a family.
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Conductor Skitch Henderson Dies at Age 87 (AP)
AP - Skitch Henderson, the Grammy-winning conductor who lent his musical expertise to Frank Sinatra and Bing Crosby before founding the New York Pops and becoming the first "Tonight Show" bandleader, died Tuesday. He was 87.
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Latin Grammys returning to roots (Reuters)
 Reuters - After being broadcast in English to
dwindling TV audiences in recent years, the recording
industry's Latin Grammy Awards will be broadcast in Spanish for
the first time on Thursday.
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Lohan, Duff, Crow Added to AMAs (AP)
AP - Lindsay Lohan, Hilary Duff and Sheryl Crow have been added to the lineup of performers for the "2005 American Music Awards."
Depeche Mode scraps Ft. Lauderdale tour opener (Reuters)
Reuters - British synth-pop band Depeche Mode
has canceled its planned North American tour opener scheduled
for Wednesday at Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. due to power outages and
curfew limitations resulting from Hurricane Wilma.
Sprint launches music service, fast network (Reuters)
Reuters - The No. 3 U.S. mobile service, Sprint
Nextel Corp., has introduced a wireless music download service
using phones from Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and Sanyo
Electric Co. Ltd..
Sheryl Crow Will Perform at NFL Halftime (AP)
 AP - Sheryl Crow will perform at halftime of the Thanksgiving game between Denver and Dallas in support of The Salvation Army's Red Kettle Christmas campaign.
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The Strokes settle on 'Earth' songs (Reuters)
Reuters - The Strokes have selected the 14
songs that will be found on their third album, "First
Impressions of Earth."
Kid Rock to Appear on 'Stacked' (AP)
AP - Kid Rock will make a guest appearance on ex-fiancee Pamela Anderson's comedy series, "Stacked."
Jessica Simpson Saw Therapist Over Rumors (AP)
 AP - Jessica Simpson says the relentless gossip about her marriage to Nick Lachey drove her to visit a therapist.
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People En Espanol Names 'Star of the Year' (AP)
 AP - Paulina Rubio, already known as "the golden girl," has been named "Star of the Year" by People en Espanol.
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