Jon Stewart shares conventional
Jon Stewart shares conventional wisdom(Reuters)
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Reuters - As he gets ready to presideover his third set of political conventions,"Daily Show"hostJon Stewart said that from the show's standpoint, it doesn'tmatter who wins the presidency in November.
`Idol'alum Ace Young to make Broadway debut(AP)
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AP - Another"American Idol"alum is heading to"Grease"on Broadway.
mtvU to launch U.S. campus guides online network(Reuters)
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Reuters - Viacom Inc's mtvU college cablenetwork will launch an online network of campus guides, aimingto be the"Citysearch"of university life.
British Invasion: Small-Screen Pseudo-Americans(E! Online)
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E! Online - The Emmy awards and fall season premieres are just around the corner, so it's time to recognize some of America's great television thespians. Or better yet, the actors pretending to be Americans. You thought we hadn't noticed the influx of Brits infiltrating our airwaves?
5 new fall TV shows you shouldn't miss(AP)
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AP - A critic making TV picks this fall is obliged to play prophet more than usual. That's because previews for many of the new shows still aren't ready to see. (Blame last winter's writers strike for throwing things off schedule; everybody else does.)
Thousands of protesters besiege Thai PM's offices(Reuters)
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Reuters - Thousands of royalist protestersstormed the compound of Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej, aTV station and several ministries on Tuesday in a coordinatedbid to unseat his elected seven-month-old coalition government.
Cloris Leachman, 82, joins"Dancing with Stars"(Reuters)
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Reuters - Octogenarian actress ClorisLeachman has joined the cast of celebrities who will grace theballroom floor on the next edition of ABC television hit"Dancing With the Stars,"the network said on Monday.
The Hills: Spencer&Lauren, Just Like Israel&Iran(E! Online)
E! Online - Stephanie Pratt celebrated her 22nd birthday on The Hills last night. Gotta say we'd much rather have been at last week's B-day party for Audrina, with all her punk friends making Lo skittish.