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Church Launches 'Da Vinci Code' Campaign
(AP)
 AP - An Australian church group has launched a Web site and a series of cinema advertisements challenging theories in the blockbuster book "The Da Vinci Code" to coincide with the release of the movie version.
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Famed Author Pramoedya Ananta Toer Dies
(AP)
 AP - Indonesian author Pramoedya Ananta Toer, who overcame imprisonment and censorship to publish dozens of stories and novels about his country, died at home Sunday among family, his daughter said. He was 81.
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Thousands Pack Second Day of Jazz Fest
(AP)
 AP - The Franklin Avenue Baptist Choir, from one of this city's more devastated areas, had already whipped fans at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival into a frothing frenzy — but the choir's leader didn't think the crowd was excited enough.
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Stones Guitarist Richards Injured in Fiji
(AP)
 AP - Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards was hospitalized for a mild concussion he suffered while vacationing in Fiji, reportedly after falling out of a palm tree.
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Report: Chinese Adviser Slams TV Show
(AP)
AP - A senior Chinese government adviser criticized the country's "Super Girls" singing contest, an "American Idol"-style TV show, saying Saturday it wrongly preached the concept of instant riches and fame, a newspaper reported.
Church Launches 'Da Vinci Code' Campaign
(AP)
AP - An Australian church group has launched a Web site and a series of cinema advertisements challenging theories in the blockbuster book "The Da Vinci Code" to coincide with the release of the movie version.
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Stones Guitarist Richards Injured in Fiji
(AP)
AP - Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards was hospitalized for a mild concussion he suffered while vacationing in Fiji, reportedly after falling out of a palm tree.
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Bush Lampoons Self at Press Corp Dinner
(AP)
 AP - It was twice the fun for members of the White House Correspondents' Association and guests Saturday night when President Bush invited a look-alike, sound-alike sidekick to poke fun at himself and fellow politicians.
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Judge Allows Racial Bias Suit to Proceed
(AP)
AP - The first racial discrimination case brought by the government against a movie studio can proceed to trial, a federal judge ruled.
First, they need to learn to act standing up...
(Reuters)
Reuters - A new television reality show invites
porn stars to test their serious acting abilities in London's
theater district, raising the question: Debbie can do Dallas,
but can she take on Chekhov's "The Cherry Orchard?"
Church Launches 'Da Vinci Code' Campaign
(AP)
AP - An Australian church group has launched a Web site and a series of cinema advertisements challenging theories in the blockbuster book "The Da Vinci Code" to coincide with the release of the movie version.
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Movie Promotion Confused With Bomb in L.A.
(AP)
 AP - A newspaper promotion for Tom Cruise's upcoming "Mission: Impossible III" got off to an explosive start when a county arson squad blew up a news rack, thinking it contained a bomb.
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Vatican Tries to Break "Da Vinci Code"
(E! Online)
 E! Online - Guess we know whose top 10 movie list won't be including The Da
Vinci Code this year.
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With Movie Due, 'Da Vinci' Debate Persists
(AP)
 AP - A line from Dan Brown's "The Da Vinci Code" tells you why it's easily the most disputed religious novel of all time: "Almost everything our fathers taught us about Christ is false."
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Herzog nourishes rural Bavarian roots
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Werner Herzog, the German film
director whose subjects include a man eaten by a grizzly bear,
is fascinated by the interaction between humans and animals.
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Report: 'Da Vinci' Boycott Urged
(AP)
AP - A Vatican official reportedly called for a boycott of the upcoming "The Da Vinci Code" film Friday, saying it contained "slanderous" offenses against Christianity that would have provoked a worldwide revolt had they been directed against Islam or the Holocaust.
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Daniel Baldwin Won't Face Felony Charges
(AP)
AP - Actor Daniel Baldwin will not face felony charges after his arrest for investigation of cocaine possession, authorities said Friday.
'Enron,' 'Bubble' among new films on high-def DVD
(Reuters)
 Reuters - The meager library of HD
DVDs nearly doubled in size with Magnolia Home Entertainment's
announcement that it will soon release five films in the
high-definition optical disc format.
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Documentary on Bridge Suicides Opens
(AP)
 AP - Always alone, they pace, hang their heads, linger just a bit too long. Some cry, jam hands into pockets, pull jackets tighter around them. They remove sunglasses, backpacks and purses.
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Bird Flu Hitting TV Screens May 9
(AP)
 AP - Bodies piling up so quickly it takes dump trucks to haul them away. Barbed wire to keep whole neighborhoods quarantined. It's Hollywood's version of bird flu, a blur of fact and fiction that some scientists say could confuse the public.
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Stones Guitarist Richards Injured in Fiji
(AP)
AP - Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards was hospitalized for a mild concussion he suffered while vacationing in Fiji, reportedly after falling out of a palm tree.
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Thousands Pack Second Day of Jazz Fest
(AP)
AP - The Franklin Avenue Baptist Choir, from one of this city's more devastated areas, had already whipped fans at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival into a frothing frenzy — but the choir's leader didn't think the crowd was excited enough.
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Rocker Doherty Nabbed for Drug Photos
(AP)
 AP - Troubled rocker Pete Doherty was arrested Saturday as part of a police investigation into tabloid newspaper photos allegedly showing him injecting himself and a woman with drugs, police said.
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Rocker Doherty arrested after drugs photos
(Reuters)
 Reuters - British rock singer Pete Doherty was
arrested on Saturday after a police investigation into a
tabloid photo which the paper said showed him injecting drugs
into a female fan's arm as she lay unconscious.
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Pickler Not Surprised by 'Idol' Vote
(AP)
 AP - Kellie Pickler isn't surprised she was voted off "American Idol" this week. The 19-year-old waitress from Albemarle says she did feel stung by people making fun of her accent, her malaprops, and her inexperience.
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Sweden Seeks Back Taxes From Ex-ABBA Star
(AP)
 AP - The Swedish tax authority is demanding nearly $11.6 million in back taxes, fees and interest from Bjorn Ulvaeus on royalties from ABBA's hits.
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Half of Phish to Play Sanders' Fundraiser
(AP)
 AP - Half of the jam band Phish plan a Vermont-style reunion for a political cause: Rep. Bernie Sanders' bid for the Senate.
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Dylan leads off post-Katrina Jazz Fest
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Bob Dylan treated thousands of
sun-baked fans to a rocking set of classics like "All Along the
Watchtower" and "Like a Rolling Stone" to open New Orleans'
first post-Katrina music festival, one the city hopes will
kick-start its recovery.
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'Nuestro Himno' Elicits Mixed Reactions
(AP)
 AP - Shopkeepers at one of the city's busiest tourist destinations had mixed reactions Friday to the release of a Spanish-language version of "The Star Spangled Banner."
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50 Cent Sounds Off About Oprah Winfrey
(AP)
AP - He usually saves his beefs for other rappers; this time, 50 Cent is going after Oprah Winfrey.
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