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Biden, the master gasbag
Last Thursday's vice presidential debate was the most revealing, and depressing, event of the entire campaign because it showed how irredeemably fraudulent America's political class is and how superficial the voters who will decide this election are....Tags: Sarah Palin, Scranton, Newspapers, Heads of State, Joe Biden
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WEEKEND WATCH
TOMORROW WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION (8 p.m., TCM) (Drama, 1957) - An aging barrister (Charles Laughton) defends a man (Tyrone Power) on a murder charge, despite damaging testimony from the accused's wife (Marlene Dietrich). From the Agatha Christie...Tags: Heidi Klum, Emmy Awards, Murder, Crimes, Howie Mandel
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TODAY'S PICKS
MOVIES CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER (8 p.m., AMC) (Thriller, 1994) - A CIA chief (Harrison Ford) learns the president has triggered a war with Colombian drug gangs. Based on the Tom Clancy book. AMERICAN GANGSTER (8p.m., HBO) (Drama, 2007) - A Harlem...Tags: Bruce Willis, Clubs and Associations, Central Intelligence Agency, Chicago Cubs, Football
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Dana Carvey back in saddle
San Jose Mercury NewsSAN JOSE, Calif.—For more than a decade, Dana Carvey, the man who saved "Saturday Night Live," the guy who was tagged to become the next great talk-show host, has cruised like a stealth bomber. The man responsible for the Church Lady, Garth Algar...Tags: Television Industry, CBS Corp., Beverly Hills, Tom Sawyer, Conan O'Brien
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Dana Carvey's back to pump you up with laughter
McClatchy-TribuneFor more than a decade, Dana Carvey, the man who saved Saturday Night Live, the guy who was tagged to become the next great talk-show host, has cruised like a stealth bomber. The man responsible for the Church Lady, Garth Algar and skewed...Tags: CBS Corp., Arnold Schwarzenegger, Political Candidates, Theater, Bill Murray
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'Tropic Thunder' is a battle of wit
Sun movie critic(B) As he showed in his short-lived comedy-sketch TV series, Ben Stiller has a gift for crafting show-biz lampoons that explode the boundaries between burlesque and satire, low and high culture, clowning and parody. One of the funniest things ever put...Tags: Tropic Thunder, Celebrity, Movies, Nick Nolte, Eddie Murphy
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The Costner art: make it look natural
Sun movie criticThe late director Sydney Pollack said the ability to relax in front of the camera is a key to great film acting. Nobody chills out for the lens better than Kevin Costner, especially when he's playing a character he calls "the American rascal," in movies...Tags: Hunting, Interior Policy, Susan Sarandon, Movies, Iraq War
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On this day in history
On July 24, 1783, Latin American revolutionary Simon Bolivar was born in Caracas, Venezuela. In 1847 Mormon leader Brigham Young and his followers arrived in the valley of the Great Salt Lake in present-day Utah. In 1866 Tennessee became the first state...Tags: Cycling, The White House, Christianity, Local Authority, Amelia Earhart
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Wilmer Valderrama Returning to FOX
Zap2It.comWilmer Valderrama is expected to return to his FOX roots as the star of the one-hour comedy pilot "The Emancipation of Ernesto." According to the industry trades, FOX has ordered a pilot for "Emancipation," which was written by "Emily's Reasons Why Not"...Tags: Hollywood (Los Angeles, California), Movies, Los Angeles
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'Love Guru' A Throwback In Age Of Apatow
ORLANDO SENTINELMike Myers goofs it old-school with "The Love Guru," his first non-"Shrek" role in ages, a film that flies in the face of all that is Apatow in today's screen comedy. It's vintage Myers, with an outrageous, broadly played character borrowed from Peter...Tags: Toronto Maple Leafs, Mariska Hargitay, Jessica Alba, Movies, Music
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Walter Mirisch, his memoir and memories
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterOscar-winning producer Walter Mirisch has lived the American dream. He grew up in a poor immigrant family, and despite suffering hardships during the Great Depression, he found his way to Harvard. He later went on to a storied career producing some of the...Tags: Hollywood (Los Angeles, California), Movies, Blake Edwards, Universal Orlando, Norman Jewison
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'The Love Guru' is a comeback of sorts, for Mike Myers and silly comedy
Sentinel Movie CriticMike Myers goofs it old school with The Love Guru, his first non-Shrek role in ages, a film that flies in the face of all that is Apatow in today's screen comedy. It's vintage Myers, with an outrageous, broadly played character borrowed from Peter...Tags: Toronto Maple Leafs, Mariska Hargitay, Jessica Alba, Movies, Music
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