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Survey: Ronald Reagan would beat Obama in modern election
If presidential politics ever involved time travel, President Obama might be in a little trouble. If an election between Ronald Reagan and Barack Obama were held today, 58% would vote for Reagan over Obama, according to a survey of 1,000 Americans age...
Tags: Politics, Barack Obama, Music, Christina Aguilera, Elections
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Oscars stage manager braces for his final cues to the stars
He delivered a forgotten harmonica to Stevie Wonder onstage at the Grammy Awards, supplied a shoulder to lean on for a post-hip-surgery Gregory Peck at the Oscars and served as a human Xanax for hundreds of other stars in the most terrifying and...
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Shakespeare, now starring at Geffen Playhouse
As he watched the World Trade Center towers implode, Bill Cain, playwright and native New Yorker, felt a surge of fury pass through him. But as an ordained Jesuit priest, he was able to tap into another, equally powerful emotion. "I knew the only way to...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Christianity, Woodside, Rituals, Hospitals and Clinics
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'ER' calls its time of death
With its technical innovations and reliance on realism, "ER" changed dramatic television. And when NBC pulls the plug on the show Thursday after 15 seasons, "ER" will leave behind a splintered prime-time landscape as the networks struggle to compete in...Tags: The West Wing (tv program), Death, George Clooney, Crimes, Arts and Culture
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Actors, actresses and entertainers
Actors, actresses and entertainers Maila Nurmi, 85; actress created the character Vampira as hostess of late-night TV horror show (Jan. 10) Jack Eagle, 81; a comedian and actor who played Brother Dominic in a Xerox ad during the 1977 Super Bowl (Jan....Tags: MGM Inc., Music Industry, Death, Ingmar Bergman, Arts and Culture
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Robert Prosky dies at 77; stage, TV and film actor appeared in 'Hill Street Blues'
Robert Prosky, a character actor with hundreds of film, TV and stage credits, and whose roles included an avuncular sergeant on the NBC police drama "Hill Street Blues" and a desperate real estate salesman in David Mamet's play "Glengarry Glen Ross,"...Tags: Kirstie Alley, Michael Mann, Obituaries, Death, Tony Awards
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Movie musicals are whistling a happy tune
"You Can't Stop the Beat." That's the title of the song that brings down the curtain on the musical "Hairspray." Five years into its Broadway run, Scott Wittman and Marc Shaiman's lyrics have taken on a greater meaning. This summer, New Line Cinema's...Tags: Albert Brooks, MGM Inc., Nine (movie), Death, Mamma Mia! (movie)
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A SAG strike won't cripple TV
If an actors strike really does come to pass, don't worry. You won't have to do without "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart" or "Saturday Night Live." Even certain scripted series, such as CW's "90210" and CBS' "Gary Unmarried," would be safe. And thank...Tags: David Letterman, Til Death (tv program), 90210 (tv program), Career and Workplace, Death
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Los Angeles Times to Launch 'West' Magazine Feb. 5
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 12, 2006 The Los Angeles Times on Feb. 5 will launch West, a new Sunday magazine offering readers an eclectic, insightful and entertaining view of the many faces of California. West magazine, which will replace the weekly Los...Tags: Sidney Poitier, Arts and Culture, Crimes, Gang Activity, Ted Turner
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If You're Out by Monday, Never Ask Why
Times Staff WriterIn 1987 I set out by car from Washington, D.C., for a new career in Hollywood, a place I knew very little about. I had a job waiting there as a staff writer on "Hill Street Blues," and what I didn't know I was sure I could find out. I had heard that the...Tags: Comedy (genre), Crimes, Assault, Jeff Lewis, William Goldman
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Carla Shapreau ("Lost and Found," page 16) is a violin maker and lawyer. She is the coauthor of "Violin Fraud: Deception, Forgery, Theft, and Lawsuits in England and America." * Pornchai Mittongtare (Cover, "Lost and Found" photos) has contributed to...Tags: Periodicals, Crimes, Newspaper and Magazine, Crime, Law and Justice
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