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Singer Don Ho Says Procedure Saved Him (AP)
 AP - Legendary Hawaiian crooner Don Ho says he could barely walk, let alone sing, and would have been a "goner" without an experimental stem cell procedure on his ailing heart earlier this month in Thailand.
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Widows of Slain Israeli Athletes Back Film (AP)
 AP - Steven Spielberg's controversial new movie, "Munich," about the 1972 Olympic massacre and its aftermath, got an unlikely endorsement Wednesday — the widows of two of the 11 slain Israeli athletes said the film neither dishonored their husbands' memories nor tarnished their country's image.
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Newspaper Hands Kate Moss Video to Police (AP)
 AP - The tabloid that printed images allegedly showing Kate Moss snorting cocaine has turned over the videotape to police, a senior staffer at the newspaper said Thursday.
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Gwen Stefani Announces She Is Pregnant (AP)
 AP - Gwen Stefani announced that she's pregnant at a concert in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., on Wednesday evening, People magazine reported on its Web site.
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Mariah ties Elvis with 17th No. 1 single (Reuters)
 Reuters - Mariah Carey moved a step closer to
the Beatles' record of 20 No. 1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100
Thursday as "Don't Forget About Us" ascended one rung to the
top of the singles chart in its 11th week.
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Allen hits Hollywood to play 'Match Point' (Reuters)
Reuters - Almost as unlikely a
combination as Dostoevsky at Disneyland, Woody Allen seems
strikingly out of place in Hollywood, where he has been making
the rounds to promote his latest film, the London-set carnal
thriller "Match Point."
Singer Don Ho Says Procedure Saved Him (AP)
AP - Legendary Hawaiian crooner Don Ho says he could barely walk, let alone sing, and would have been a "goner" without an experimental stem cell procedure on his ailing heart earlier this month in Thailand.
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'Monday Night Football' on ABC: One last drive (Reuters)
Reuters - Turn out the lights, the
party's over.
Wynton, Willie help enliven Kennedy Center Honors (Reuters)
Reuters - Just when the
self-congratulating orgy that is the annual Kennedy Centers
Honor presentation makes you wish that the Monty Python gang
would jump out of the audience and pillory the nonsense, there
is a magical moment onstage that makes you forget the
celebrity-driven pomp and get lost in the power and beauty.
Lauren Ambrose, Ben Gazzara, Zoe Wanamaker to Star in Lincoln Center's 'Awake and Sing!' (Playbill)
Playbill - Lincoln Center Theater's spring 2006 revival of Clifford Odets' Awake and Sing! will star Lauren Ambrose, Ned Eisenberg, Ben Gazzara, Jonathan Hadary, Peter Kybart, Pablo Schreiber, Richard Topol and Zoe Wanamaker.
Allen hits Hollywood to play 'Match Point' (Reuters)
Reuters - Almost as unlikely a
combination as Dostoevsky at Disneyland, Woody Allen seems
strikingly out of place in Hollywood, where he has been making
the rounds to promote his latest film, the London-set carnal
thriller "Match Point."
Year of the comeback for enduring MacLaine (Reuters)
Reuters - She's still here.
Generations of ingenues, leading ladies and character actresses
have come and gone since Shirley MacLaine made her film debut
at age 21 in Alfred Hitchcock's "The Trouble With Harry.
Widows of Slain Israeli Athletes Back Film (AP)
AP - Steven Spielberg's controversial new movie, "Munich," about the 1972 Olympic massacre and its aftermath, got an unlikely endorsement Wednesday — the widows of two of the 11 slain Israeli athletes said the film neither dishonored their husbands' memories nor tarnished their country's image.
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Fox releases 'Kingdom' director's cut in L.A (Reuters)
Reuters - Not many people saw
"Kingdom of Heaven" the first time around.
Tsunami poster child prepares for film debut (Reuters)
 Reuters - An Indonesian boy, found wandering
delirious on a beach in ruined Aceh province three weeks after
last December's tsunami, made headlines around the world with
his miraculous story of survival.
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Rights group Witness puts media tools to good use (Reuters)
Reuters - Indentured servitude in
Saipan. Murder of indigenous people in the Philippines. Abuse
of psychiatric patients in Paraguay and around the world.
'Narnia' may beat ape at Christmas box office (Reuters)
 Reuters - While seven new wide
releases will jostle for the attention of moviegoers on
Christmas weekend, reigning champ "King Kong" and former
chart-topper "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch &
the Wardrobe" will for the No. 1 spot.
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The other 'Munich': Israeli spies tell their side (Reuters)
 Reuters - A pocketful of receipts helped blow
the lid off Israel's most notorious intelligence bungle.
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'Narnia' to be released in China (Reuters)
 Reuters - The Walt Disney Co said on Thursday
that the Chinese government has approved the release of
Disney's hit fantasy film "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion,
the Witch and the Wardrobe" in China in spring 2006.
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Joaquin Booked at Folsom State (E! Online)
 E! Online - Joaquin Phoenix is headed for the slammer. Voluntarily, mind
you.
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Singer Don Ho Says Procedure Saved Him (AP)
AP - Legendary Hawaiian crooner Don Ho says he could barely walk, let alone sing, and would have been a "goner" without an experimental stem cell procedure on his ailing heart earlier this month in Thailand.
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"Idol" Rerun: Bo Battles Carrie on Charts (E! Online)
 E! Online - Nothing quite captures the holiday spirit like American
Idol stars fighting for stocking-stuffer supremacy.
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Nickel Creek gives classics a bluegrass tinge (Reuters)
Reuters - One measure of an
artist's merit is the ability to take a song originated
elsewhere and give it a unique and identifiable stamp. It's
been a hallmark of such artists as Ray Charles, Willie Nelson
and Eric Clapton, and Nickel Creek demonstrated a similar knack
during its show Saturday at the Wiltern.
Mariah ties Elvis with 17th No. 1 single (Reuters)
Reuters - Mariah Carey moved a step closer to
the Beatles' record of 20 No. 1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100
Thursday as "Don't Forget About Us" ascended one rung to the
top of the singles chart in its 11th week.
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Love's Historic Home Up for Public Auction (AP)
AP - A historic home bought by rocker Courtney Love about eight years ago is up for public auction to satisfy debts in a foreclosure case, the Thurston County sheriff's office has announced.
Gwen Stefani Announces She Is Pregnant (AP)
AP - Gwen Stefani announced that she's pregnant at a concert in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., on Wednesday evening, People magazine reported on its Web site.
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France Lawmakers Endorse File-Sharing (AP)
 AP - A French government crackdown on digital piracy backfired Thursday as lawmakers rebelled by endorsing amendments to legalize the online sharing of music and movies instead of punishing it.
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Zellweger, Chesney Union Annulled in L.A. (AP)
 AP - Renee Zellweger's marriage to country crooner Kenny Chesney never existed — at least in the eyes of the law.
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Hey, Baby: Gwen Preggers! (E! Online)
 E! Online - The Hollaback Girl is pregnant with her very own Love.Angel.Music
baby.
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Soprano Cancels Carnegie Recital Debut (AP)
 AP - Anna Netrebko, the glamorous young Russian soprano, has canceled her debut recital at Carnegie Hall, saying she's not ready to perform a solo concert there.
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