| NBC says Fallon to succeed O'Brien on 'Late Night'
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AP - NEW YORK (AP) — Jimmy Fallon's eighth-grade yearbook at St. Mary of the Snow in Saugerties, N.Y., listed him as "most likely to take over for David Letterman." Letterman's not going anywhere, but close enough: Fallon is succeeding Conan O'Brien as the host of NBC's "Late Night" sometime in the middle of next year.
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| Brazil heartthrob plays Raul Castro in "Che" film
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Reuters - In his latest film, Brazilian actor
Rodrigo Santoro portrays a man who is very much in the news
himself these days -- Cuban President Raul Castro.
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| Dennis Farina apologizes for arrest with gun
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Reuters - Actor Dennis Farina, who was
arrested on Sunday at Los Angeles International Airport for
carrying a loaded gun on his way to board a plane, has
apologized for the incident.
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| Obama leads field in unsolicited campaign songs
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AP - Barack Obama is closing in on the Democratic nomination for president, but he clinched the race for the best campaign soundtrack long ago — no superdelegates needed.
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| Tornado nearly upset Bush wedding plans: First Lady
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AFP - First Lady Laura Bush said Monday that a sudden tornado nearly swept away preparations for her daughter's wedding this weekend, but despite that one "setback," the event went off without a hitch.
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| Jimmy Fallon formally named next "Late Night" host
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Reuters - "Saturday Night Live" veteran Jimmy
Fallon was officially named on Monday to take Conan O'Brien's
place on NBC next year when O'Brien succeeds Jay Leno as host
of "The Tonight Show."
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| Magician Roy doing well after knee operation in Austria: surgeon
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AFP - Roy Horn, one-half of magician duo Siegried and Roy, underwent a knee operation Monday in Graz, southern Austria, and was doing well, his surgeon Peter Panzenboeck told a press conference.
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| Best-selling book brings back painful memories for Simon
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AP - Carly Simon didn't find it easy reading "Girls Like Us," the nonfiction best-seller which interweaves her life story with those of fellow singer-songwriters Joni Mitchell and Carole King.
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| Sharapova reaches compromise with WTA over photo shoot
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AP - Maria Sharapova reached a compromise with the WTA Tour and completed a promotional photo shoot before the Italian Open began Monday.
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| Father of Malawian boy backs Madonna adoption bid
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Reuters - The father of a Malawian child
that Madonna wants to adopt said on Monday he supported her
case but wanted the U.S. popstar to bring his boy home for
visits.
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