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`At the Movies' gets new hosts Lyons, Mankiewicz

AP — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:59:33 +0000

Over the years, TV’s best-known movie review show has gone from hosts Siskel and Ebert to Ebert and Roeper to Roeper and guest critics _ and now it’s Lyons and...

`At the Movies' gets news hosts Lyons, Mankiewicz

AP — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:10:52 +0000

Over the years, TV’s best-known movie review show has gone from hosts Siskel and Ebert to Ebert and Roeper to Roeper and guest critics _ and now it’s Lyons and...

IN THE PITS: Driver movement should heat up

AP — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 20:56:45 +0000

The biggest domino in NASCAR’s free agency season fell when Tony Stewart decided to bolt from Joe Gibbs Racing at the end of the year. It opened up a seat in the coveted No. 20, a ride loaded with a two-time championship winning team that will stay behind crew chief Greg Zipadelli.

Soldier in famous photo never defeated 'demons'

AP — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 16:23:02 +0000

Officers had been to the white ranch house at 560 W. Longleaf many times before over the past year to respond to a “barricade situation.” Each had ended uneventfully, with Joseph Dwyer coming out or telling police in a calm voice through the window that he was OK.

Treasure in the trash: $20K earrings found in NYC

AP — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:09:38 +0000

Diamonds in the rough? Try a $20,000 pair of the glittering gems in a reeking truckload of trash.

Beijing begins massive Olympic shutdown

AP — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 04:56:45 +0000

Beijing’s Olympic shutdown begins Sunday, a drastic plan to lift the Chinese capital’s gray shroud of pollution just three weeks ahead of the games.

Analysis: `The Wire' gets 1 final Emmy snub

AP — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:42:44 +0000

The Emmys said goodbye to “The Wire” with the same lack of respect that it showed the HBO drama during its acclaimed five-season run.

Public defenders make drastic proposals amid cuts

AP — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:09:30 +0000

Citing deep budget cuts and a crushing workload, Miami’s public defender wants to turn away thousands of poor people accused of crimes such as sexual assault and armed robbery because his attorneys can’t properly represent them in...

Political Play of the Day: Obama becomes a gym rat

AP — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 13:32:28 +0000

Sometimes it’s hard to tell if Barack Obama is running for president of the United States or Mr. Universe.

Obama predicts black voter increase, Southern wins

AP — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 17:57:15 +0000

If Barack Obama’s historic campaign to become the first black president boosts black turnout as drastically as he predicts, he could crack decades of Republican dominance across the...