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Marc Jacobs Returns to Edgy Roots (AP)
 AP - It was an uptown-downtown day at New York Fashion Week on Monday, with the bellwether designers for uptown girls — Carolina Herrera and Oscar de la Renta — showing their fall collections along with edgier offerings from Betsey Johnson and Marc Jacobs.
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B.B. King Offers Guitar As Reward for Dog (AP)
 AP - B.B. King's dog, Lucille, has disappeared, and the legendary bluesman is offering an autographed copy of one of his signature "Lucille" guitars in an effort to get her back.
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Boca Raton Authorities May Charge Pesci (AP)
 AP - Police have confirmed that Oscar-winning actor Joe Pesci is being investigated after a fan said the star punched him in the mouth because he snapped a photo of him in a shopping center parking lot.
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Madonna Jokes About Her Diva Reputation (AP)
 AP - Madonna says she's more stubborn than a terrorist — at least when it comes to her music career.
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Robert Blake Bankrupt (E! Online)
 E! Online - Robert Blake filed for bankruptcy
Friday, just two and a half months after a civil jury ordered the actor
to pay $30 million in damages for the wrongful death of his slain wife,
Bonnie Lee Bakley.
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"Brokeback" scribe's friends reluctant to see film (Reuters)
 Reuters - A few nights before
their union handed out its annual awards, seven Writers Guild
Award nominees adopted tones in keeping with the spirit of
their respective films as they gathered at a panel session in
Beverly Hills Thursday.
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Italian Priest Wants Michael Jackson on CD (AP)
 AP - An Italian priest who runs a music label specializing in religious songs said on Monday that Michael Jackson could be one of several artists to sing on a CD of Pope John Paul II's prayers, but cautioned that the project is "only a small idea" that has yet to be run by the Vatican for approval.
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Roethlisberger Gets Shave From Letterman (AP)
 AP - Ben Roethlisberger was happy to get rid of his good-luck beard.
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Disney top of the class with 'High School Musical' (Reuters)
Reuters - Tweens stocked up on iPods and
iTunes gift cards during Christmas. Now the 14-and-under set is
making its presence felt in digital music sales.
Actress Hartley on memorable trip to 'Bethlehem' (Reuters)
Reuters - Written and performed by
Emmy-winning actress Mariette Hartley ("The Incredible Hulk"),
"If You Get to Bethlehem, You've Gone Too Far" -- a solo,
90-minute world premiere performance based on her best-selling
1990 memoir "Breaking the Silence" -- is bittersweet,
thoughtful, playful and compelling.
"Brokeback" scribe's friends reluctant to see film (Reuters)
Reuters - A few nights before
their union handed out its annual awards, seven Writers Guild
Award nominees adopted tones in keeping with the spirit of
their respective films as they gathered at a panel session in
Beverly Hills Thursday.
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"Stranger Calls" Rings Up Big Bucks (E! Online)
 E! Online - The few moviegoers who ventured out on Super Bowl weekend were
dialed in to When a Stranger Calls.
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'When a Stranger Calls' Rings Up $21.6M (AP)
 AP - "When a Stranger Calls," the fright-film remake about a baby sitter menaced by a telephone stalker, dialed in as the top weekend movie with a $21.6 million debut.
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Did You Hear the One About 'Brokeback'? (AP)
 AP - Some of the "Top Ten Signs You're a Gay Cowboy," courtesy of David Letterman:
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Disney expects to release Pixar rat film in 2007 (Reuters)
Reuters - The Walt Disney Co. expects to
release Pixar Animation Studios Inc.'s film, "Ratatouille" in
the summer of 2007, Disney Chief Executive Robert Iger said on
Monday.
"Brokeback," "Crash" Do It Write (E! Online)
 E! Online - A couple of major Oscar contenders had the write stuff
Saturday night.
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Gay Groups Hope to Capitalize on Oscars (AP)
 AP - Jim Gilbert gets goosebumps just thinking about Oscar night.
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Boca Raton Authorities May Charge Pesci (AP)
AP - Police have confirmed that Oscar-winning actor Joe Pesci is being investigated after a fan said the star punched him in the mouth because he snapped a photo of him in a shopping center parking lot.
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Father's day for Cromwell in "Spidey 3" (Reuters)
 Reuters - James Cromwell is set to
walk the beat in "Spider-Man 3" as Captain Stacy, the father of
Bryce Dallas Howard's character.
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'Wallace' sweeps animated film awards (Reuters)
 Reuters - It was a 10-carrot win
for "Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit" over the
weekend, as the Oscar-nominated claymatian comedy swept the
33rd annual Annie Awards, which honor animated works.
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Italian Priest Wants Michael Jackson on CD (AP)
AP - An Italian priest who runs a music label specializing in religious songs said on Monday that Michael Jackson could be one of several artists to sing on a CD of Pope John Paul II's prayers, but cautioned that the project is "only a small idea" that has yet to be run by the Vatican for approval.
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Busta Rhymes May Be Questioned As Witness (AP)
 AP - Detectives want to question Busta Rhymes about the fatal shooting of the rapper's bodyguard outside a Brooklyn warehouse where a star-studded video was being taped, officials said Monday.
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B.B. King Offers Guitar As Reward for Dog (AP)
AP - B.B. King's dog, Lucille, has disappeared, and the legendary bluesman is offering an autographed copy of one of his signature "Lucille" guitars in an effort to get her back.
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Disney top of the class with 'High School Musical' (Reuters)
Reuters - Tweens stocked up on iPods and
iTunes gift cards during Christmas. Now the 14-and-under set is
making its presence felt in digital music sales.
Busta's Bodyguard Killed During Video Shoot (E! Online)
 E! Online - Busta Rhymes' security guard was fatally shot in Brooklyn
Saturday night as the rapper and several A-list pals gathered to make a
music video.
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Stern's Shock Radio Hits Canadian Airwaves (AP)
AP - Shock jock Howard Stern's Sirius satellite radio show made its belated Canadian debut Monday, with a lengthy discussion about the Super Bowl followed by the usual raunchy fare and his assertion that the Canadian government is no fan of his brand of entertainment.
Madonna Jokes About Her Diva Reputation (AP)
AP - Madonna says she's more stubborn than a terrorist — at least when it comes to her music career.
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NFL Edits Out Explicit Stones Lyrics (AP)
 AP - They may not have flashed any body parts — except for Mick Jagger's well-toned stomach — but the Rolling Stones made ABC glad editors were on duty for the Super Bowl halftime show.
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Love: "Gnarly" Drug Problem Beat (E! Online)
 E! Online - A clean and sober Courtney Love is ready to roll. And rock.
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Mariah Carey has visions of love from the Grammys (Reuters)
 Reuters - The last time Mariah Carey received
a batch of Grammy nominations, she endured one of the most
humiliating experiences of her career as she was shut out all
six times while a worldwide television audience watched her
mood darken throughout the ceremony.
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