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C-SPAN asks congressional leaders to open health talks to cameras
By Associated Press - January 5, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) The C-SPAN television network is calling on congressional leaders to open health care talks to cameras something President Barack Obama promised as a candidate. Instead the most critical negotiations on Obama's health plan have taken place behind closed doors, as...
Sci-fi tales 'Avatar,' 'Trek,' 'District 9' among Producers Guild nominees
DAVID GERMAIN - January 5, 2010
LOS ANGELES (AP) Science-fiction scored big with the Producers Guild of America, with "Avatar," ''Star Trek" and "District 9" taking three of the 10 nominations Tuesday for the group's top film honors. The group representing Hollywood producers also handed best-picture nominations to...
Taylor Swift, Sacha Baron Cohen among the stars expected at People's Choice Awards
SANDY COHEN - January 5, 2010
LOS ANGELES (AP) The people who watch TV shows, buy movie tickets and follow their favorite artists online get to call the shots during the first show of Hollywood's awards season: the People's Choice Awards. The awards will be presented Wednesday at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles...
Kevin Bacon to be recognized for philanthropy at the Critics' Choice Awards
By Associated Press - January 5, 2010
LOS ANGELES (AP) Hollywood's awards season is just beginning, and Kevin Bacon has already won. The 51-year-old actor, nominated for Screen Actors Guild and Golden Globe awards for his starring turn in the TV movie "Taking Chance," will receive the Joel Siegel Award from the Broadcast...
Michael Jackson's former personal physician makes Las Vegas court date in child support case
By Associated Press - January 5, 2010
LAS VEGAS (AP) The physician being investigated in pop superstar Michael Jackson's death has appeared in a Las Vegas courtroom to make a payment in a separate child support case. A court official said Dr. Conrad Murray personally made a $1,003 payment Monday in open court for a...
'Couples Retreat' actor Vince Vaughn marries real estate agent outside Chicago
By Associated Press - January 4, 2010
LOS ANGELES (AP) "Wedding Crashers" actor Vince Vaughn is a groom. Vaughn's spokesman, Alan Nierob, said Monday the 39-year-old "Couples Retreat" and "Swingers" actor wed 31-year-old real estate agent Kyla Weber in a small private ceremony Saturday outside Chicago. He said the...
Singer Sandro, the 'Argentine Elvis,' dies at 64; first Latin to sing at Madison Square Garden
MAYRA PERTOSSI - January 5, 2010
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) Argentine singer Sandro, whose gyrating pelvis and romantic ballads brought comparisons to Elvis Presley and made him the first Latin American to sing in Madison Square Garden, died Monday of complications from heart and lung transplant surgery. He was 64....
Los Angeles judge sets hearing in Roman Polanksi's long-delayed sex case
ANTHONY McCARTNEY - January 4, 2010
LOS ANGELES (AP) A court spokesman says a Los Angeles judge has scheduled a hearing Wednesday in Roman Polanksi's criminal case. Superior Court spokesman Allan Parachini says Judge Peter Espinoza will convene a status conference at 3 p.m. PST. It's the first time the...
Mexican rocker Alejandra Guzman gets into onboard argument with fan, pilot turns plane around
ISTRA PACHECO - January 5, 2010
MEXICO CITY (AP) Mexican rock singer Alejandra Guzman's plans for a Pacific beach vacation were reversed when she got into an argument with a fan during an airline flight, prompting the pilots to return the plane to Mexico City. Guzman's spokesman, Jose Zepeda, confirmed Monday that...
Tracking the awards: A list of movie awards leading up to the Oscars
The Associated Press - January 4, 2010
With movie awards season now in full swing, the Iraq war film "The Hurt Locker" is an early frontrunner, according to an award tracking survey by The Associated Press. But honors have been spread around to a number of movies as well. Jason Reitman's uber-relevant "Up in the Air," in particular,...
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