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'Lost' Actress Rodriguez Sentenced Again
(AP)
 AP - Actress Michelle Rodriguez, who served five days in jail in Hawaii last month for drunk driving, must serve 60 days for violating her probation with that arrest, a spokesman for the city attorney said Monday.
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ASCAP Awards Honor Green Day, 50 Cent
(AP)
 AP - Songwriters turned out to honor their own Monday as the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers presented its top Pop Music Awards.
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Jack Bauer Saves Day on Finale of '24'
(AP)
AP - At the end of the day, Jack Bauer's job was clear.
Reality Star's Daughter Dies in SUV Crash
(AP)
 AP - The daughter of a cable television reality show star, died when the stolen SUV she was in rolled and crashed into some trees, authorities said.
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Madonna Blasted for Concert Crucifixion
(AP)
 AP - Less than 12 hours after Madonna crucified herself on a mirrored cross, the Catholic League expressed its discontent with the concert stunt.
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"Sophie Scholl" director will sex up "Pornorama"
(Reuters)
Reuters - Oscar-nominated director Marc
Rothemund, whose last film offered a dark look at Nazi terror
in Munich, is returning to his comic roots with a light-hearted
look at the German city's sex film industry in the 1970s.
Madonna: Like a Veteran
(E! Online)
 E! Online - What do you get when you mix a mock crucifixion, Kabbalah,
political diatribes and a plea for AIDS relief with a giant
crystal-covered disco ball?
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Jack Bauer Saves Day on Finale of '24'
(AP)
AP - At the end of the day, Jack Bauer's job was clear.
Google reinvents TV ads with pay-per-click video
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Google Inc. said on Monday the
company is ready to help Web sites run video advertisements,
putting the Web search leader into competition with television
for the biggest chunk of ad spending.
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Arnaz back on Broadway with "Scoundrels"
(Reuters)
Reuters - This week, Lucie Arnaz
joins Jonathan Price and last year's Tony winner Norbert Leo
Butz in "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" at the Imperial (welcome back
to Broadway, Lucie). That happens Tuesday night, while previews
also begin on Theresa Rebeck's new play "The Water's Edge" with
Tony Goldwyn and this year's Tony nominee (for "The Constant
Wife") Kate Burton, off-Broadway at the Second Stage.
"Sophie Scholl" director will sex up "Pornorama"
(Reuters)
Reuters - Oscar-nominated director Marc
Rothemund, whose last film offered a dark look at Nazi terror
in Munich, is returning to his comic roots with a light-hearted
look at the German city's sex film industry in the 1970s.
Stone takes "Center" stage at Cannes
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Oliver Stone's past and
future were on display at the Cannes Film Festival, as
organizers screened the director's Oscar-winning war drama
"Platoon" as well as 20 minutes of footage from his new film
"World Trade Center."
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Stone denies directing Venezuela coup film
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Oscar-winning director
Oliver Stone said on Monday that he was not directing a movie
about the 2002 coup in Venezuela despite an announcement to the
contrary by President Hugo Chavez.
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'Da Vinci Code' Finds Box-Office Treasure
(AP)
 AP - Despite lukewarm reviews and controversial content, the Tom Hanks religious thriller "The Da Vinci Code" reaped treasure at the box office this weekend, selling $232 million worth of tickets worldwide, including $77 million domestically.
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Al Gore Takes Global Warming to Cannes
(AP)
 AP - Michael Moore has been the American on a mission at the Cannes Film Festival the last few years. This time it's Al Gore, with the documentary "An Inconvenient Truth."
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Secrets of X-Womanhood Disclosed
(AP)
 AP - The women of "X-Men: The Last Stand" can kick your butt. The Associated Press sat down with Halle Berry, Famke Janssen, Rebecca Romijn and Anna Paquin at the Cannes Film Festival, where the movie premiered.
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Heavy Metal From Anthropologist's View
(AP)
AP - When Sam Dunn attended the University of Victoria in British Columbia, he wanted to study the culture of heavy metal music. Since "metal studies" wasn't part of the curriculum, he majored in anthropology.
'World Trade Center' Offers View of Heroes
(AP)
 AP - Oliver Stone presented a 25-minute preview at the Cannes Film Festival of his upcoming "World Trade Center," promising an agonizing portrait of courage, camaraderie and perseverance.
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"Da Vinci Code" Unlocks Millions
(E! Online)
 E! Online - After all the mystery and controversy, The Da Vinci Code was
finally unlocked for the public.
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Blood and Tenderness Reign on 'Sopranos'
(AP)
AP - "The Sopranos" has always been a curious hybrid — a drama that mixes the bloodiest violence with achingly tender moments. This week was no exception: While Carmela contemplated the meaning of life on a trip to Paris with Rosalie Aprile, brutal murders took place back home.
Madonna: Like a Veteran
(E! Online)
E! Online - What do you get when you mix a mock crucifixion, Kabbalah,
political diatribes and a plea for AIDS relief with a giant
crystal-covered disco ball?
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ASCAP Awards Honor Green Day, 50 Cent
(AP)
AP - Songwriters turned out to honor their own Monday as the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers presented its top Pop Music Awards.
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A Dixie Chick Takes It Back
(E! Online)
 E! Online - Natalie Maines isn't kidding when she sings, "I'm not ready to
make nice."
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Madonna Blasted for Concert Crucifixion
(AP)
AP - Less than 12 hours after Madonna crucified herself on a mirrored cross, the Catholic League expressed its discontent with the concert stunt.
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'American Idol' Proves Global Reach
(AP)
 AP - Rohit Sarang of Bombay, India, was a Chris Daughtry fan but is eager to see if Katharine McPhee or Taylor Hicks is crowned the latest "American Idol." Leong Ai Syn of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, shares the anticipation.
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Keith Richards Rolls Home
(E! Online)
 E! Online - Keith Richards is all but over his big bang--now he's getting
ready for A Bigger Bang.
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Brooks & Dunn Announce Vegas Hilton Deal
(AP)
 AP - They won't just be showing up for rodeo week in Las Vegas any more. Country music duo Brooks & Dunn announced a two-year contract Monday with the Las Vegas Hilton.
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Gnarls Barkley won't budge on UK singles chart
(Reuters)
Reuters - Beginning an eighth week at No. 1 on
the U.K. pop singles chart, Gnarls Barkley's "Crazy" now ranks
as the longest-running chart-topper since Wet Wet Wet's "Love
Is All Around" spent 15 weeks at the peak in 1994, according to
sales data issued by the Official UK Charts Co.
Man Charged in 'Babyface' Extortion Case
(AP)
 AP - A man claiming to be Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds' illegitimate son allegedly tried to extort $9 million from the Grammy-winning singer-producer by threatening to go public with the story, authorities said Monday.
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Mariah Carey touring for first time since 2003
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Pop singer Mariah Carey will hit the
road this summer, three years after her last arena tour was
downsized to theaters.
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