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Take Five: Election shows that get our vote

By Andy Edelstein, Newsday – As Election Day beckons Tuesday, we’re looking back today at five of TV’s most memorable (fictitious) political contests. Batman vs. the Penguin (“Batman,” Nov. 11-12, 1966) —

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What’s opening in theaters next week

By Rene Rodriguez, The Miami Herald – SKYFALL (PG-13): The 007 series takes a huge leap in quality under the director of Sam Mendes (“American Beauty,” “The Road to Perdition”), who pays

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Animators zip about in video game realms

By Rebecca Keegan and Ben Fritz, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — It was when he cast Bowser, the fire-breathing turtle from Nintendo’s Super Mario Bros. games, that Rich Moore first grasped

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How private are your phone calls?

The following editorial appeared in the Los Angeles Times- ——— In the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, the Bush administration monitored the international phone calls and emails of hundreds, perhaps thousands, of

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Iowa sets record for early voting

Rod Boshart, CR Gazette – Iowa already has set an early voting record, Chad Olsen of the Iowa Secretary of State’s office said Friday. So far, 557,432 voters have cast ballots, eclipsing

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Decorah eagles building second nest

Orlan Love, CR Gazette – The world-famous Decorah eagles may be taking a year’s hiatus from their highly acclaimed reality show. “They’re building a new nest about 300 feet from the old

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RZA suffers for his splatter-film art

By Roger Moore, McClatchy-Tribune News Service – The WuTang Clan rapper RZA, aka Robert Fitzgerald Diggs, takes on acting, writing, directing, composing and rapping duties on his film, “The Man with the

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