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Chicago Sun-Times – MOVIE UPDATES: Oprah and Oscar winner Denzel Washington have been busy filming “The Great Debaters” primarily in Mansfield, La., since June. Washington is directing and starring along with another Oscar winner, Forest Whitaker, as well as Kimberly
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Capaha Arrow – Sagan explaining his work: http://youtube.com/watch?v=0JHEqBLG650 . ( This link directs to YouTube and is outside the Web site of Southeast Missouri State University .) For more information on the activity at Southeast, contact Dr. Peggy Hill at phill
Abortion doctor faces misdemeanors
Topeka Capitol-Journal – Morrison, speaking at a Topeka news conference amid heavy security, said Dr. George Tiller has been charged in Sedgwick Morrison’s legal strike against Tiller surprised anti-abortion activists, but the attorney general’s criticism of Phill Kline
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KCTV 5 – video began with a woman singing “God Bless America” reverently, over photos and titles about former Attorney General Phill Agreeing with Kline was Dr. Paul McHugh, the former director of the psychiatric department at Johns Hopkins University in
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Yugmarg Daily – Tom Cruise has just added to his real-estate portfolio by snapping up a 3.5 million estate in one of the most posh areas of California, a move that will now see him and wife Katie Holmes calling talk show queen Oprah Winfrey their neighbour. Cruise
TomKat to be Oprah s neighbours
Zee News – Washington, July 20: Tom Cruise has just added to his real-estate portfolio by snapping up a 3.5 million estate in one of the most posh areas of California, a move that will now see him and wife Katie Holmes calling talk show queen Oprah Winfrey
Oprah to host Barack fund-raiser
Advocate – Oprah Winfrey will host a $2,300-a-person fund-raiser for Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama at her home in Montecito, Calif, on September 8, Variety reports. This marks the first time Winfrey has publicly backed a candidate. The
Fantasia Proves Broadway Isn’t Just Dumping Ground For Failed
MTV – Oprah Winfrey had tapped her to star in the Broadway production of “The Color Purple.” Uh, excuse me? Broadway? True, the Great White Way had already established itself as a dumping ground for tossed “American Idol” finalists looking for work
Appeal rejected for convicted molester caught after Oprah show
Herald Times – INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – A man arrested on child sex abuse charges after Oprah Winfrey profiled him on her show and offered a reward for his capture has lost an appeal to have his conviction overturned. The Indiana Court of Appeals this week upheld
DNA gives African-Americans a stronger link to the past
AccessAtlanta – Celebrities such as Oprah Winfrey, Whoopi Goldberg and Forrest Whitaker have been public about using DNA testing to fill gaps in their family trees. That publicity has helped create a booming business for African Ancestry, which has been offering
Dog’s death taught Oprah a life lesson
Indianapolis Star – Looking for a Price Quote? Maybe You Need to Schedule a Service Appointment or Test Drive? Tom Wood Volkswagen, Indiana’s Premier VW Dealer Can Do It All “Weeks have passed,” Winfrey says in the August issue of O, the Oprah Magazine. “And the pain
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Observer – Last year a TV show called African American Lives, hosted by Harvard Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr, explored the genealogy and DNA of nine black Americans, including Oprah Winfrey, comedian Chris Tucker and actress Whoopi Goldberg. It ended up
In Europe, God Is (Not) Dead
Wall Street Journal – British rock star, was raised a Catholic, turned away from organized religion but has often talked about faith. On “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” he said:
Maryland twirler helps foster kids, one stuffed animal at a time
Post-Bulletin – She has been featured on the Oprah Winfrey Show, the Rosie O’Donnell Show, and the NBC Today Show. Snyder has no plans of slowing down. “I want to continue the program until I have helped all 530,000 foster kids in the U.S.,” she said. “No matter how
Stargazing | Baio revisits past lovers in VH1 show; TV hiring picks up
Kansas City Star – Laura Vandervoort as Supergirl on Smallville ; Andre Braugher, Christa Miller, Rick Schroder, Eric McCormack and Benjamin Bratt in a remake of The Andromeda Strain for A&E; Ellen Burstyn and Michael Imperioli for Oprah Winfrey Presents
Harry Potter and the Death of Reading
Washington Post – True, Oprah Winfrey can turn serious works of fiction such as Jeffrey Eugenides’s “Middlesex” or Cormac McCarthy ’s “The Road” into megasellers. But among the top 20 best-selling books on Amazon.com this week, only six are novels — and that includes
The high cost of loving a pet
Philadelphia Inquirer – In the lobby, I sat on a leather sofa (”No cat carriers on the furniture please,” a sign read) and watched HDTV (a little Oprah to take my mind off of Jack’s sudden weight loss). A cappuccino machine drew me to the corner (saving me a Dunkin Donuts
Environmentalists Find Being Green Is Getting Easier Al Gore’s Film
Washington Post – They’ll say, ‘Oh, I saw that on Oprah ,’ ” he said. Government bureaucrats such as Morrill who have spent their careers trying to sell the public on energy conservation are enjoying their rock-star moment. Thanks in part to “An Inconvenient Truth,” the
Music: Bubl charm
Minneapolis Star Tribune – it’s Italian, not French) will tell you it’s because of career momentum. Adams told us in an e-mail it’s because Bubl is a good singer. Music marketing experts will tell you it’s because of a one-two punch: appearing on “American Idol” and “Oprah.”I
Washington DC TV Station ‘Hijacked’ By Mystery Photo
TVPredictions.com – However, after TVPredictions.com reported the appearance of the strange photo this morning, Hubert called back to say the photo was part of a promo for an upcoming Oprah show. She did not know the content of the show, but Oprah today
Valerie Bertinelli’s Lifetime Battle Revealed
extra tv – Valerie also has a new outlook on her body image she recently lost weight courtesy of Jenny Craig. But don’t expect her to flaunt her new body in a bikini on Oprah, like pal Kirstie Alley. No! she laughed. Kirstie did that and she
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Dallas Morning News – It’s a constant hot topic,” said Phill Martin, deputy CEO of the Richardson-based National Association of Church Dr. Hudnut-Beumler notes that envelopes were controversial when churches began to use them in the 1890s. He argues
Late-Abortions Given so Women Could Go to Rock Concerts
ChristianNewsWire – He was asked to review the abortion records by former Attorney General Phill Kline to determine if the mental health diagnoses were psychiatrically justified. Dr. McHugh stated that the records “highlighted certain kinds of things, which were
Pro-Life Leaders Ask For Federal Investigation Into Tiller Case
ChristianNewsWire – Pat Mahoney, director of the Christian Defense Coalition of Washington, DC and Dr. Gary Cass, Executive Director of Coral Tiller was charged in December with thirty counts related to illegal late-term abortions by then Attorney General Phill Kline
Kansas: Some of case against Tiller flawed, AG s spokeswoman says
Joplin Globe – Spokeswoman Ashley Anstaett disclosed that Attorney General Paul Morrison is not pursuing 15 of the 30 charges filed against Dr. George Tiller, of Wichita, by Morrison s predecessor, Phill Kline. She wouldn t discuss the other 15 charges. Tiller
Sharpton Challenges Black Homophobia
Black Press USA – But Phill Wilson, the executive director of the Los Angeles-based Black AIDS Institute, said that Sharpton, who remains day, he remains troubled by the way that his mentor, Bayard Rustin, a civil rights activist and a close confidant to Dr
During the Panorama interview, Nick Griffin proudly spoke of the BNP’s
BBC News – Its press officer is Dr Stuart Russell, but he goes by the name of Dr Phill Edwards. The Party neither has the membership nor the finance to mount an effective national campaign of publicity. It places considerable importance on using the internet as a
Medical Opinion Leaders Reveal Nominations For Unsung Medical Heroes
Medical News Today – The BMJ, Lancet, Dr David Bull and Claire Rayner are amongst a plethora of well known and respected medical representatives Phill Jamieson, Head of Marketing, Blackwell, comments: “Blackwell is renowned in the medical community for being an expert
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AccessAtlanta – TALK TV Pamela Anderson visits “Live With Regis & Kelly” (9 a.m. WSB). “Childhood Interrupted” is the topic on “The Oprah Winfrey Show” (repeat, 4 p.m. WSB). Teri Hatcher stops by “Late Show With David Letterman” (11:35 p.m. CBS). George Clooney
Sideshow | Oprah has a new . . . store?
Philiy.com – Beyonc and Mo’Nique performed at the seventh annual BET Awards Tuesday. Beyonc also took home two awards (she was nominated for six). More images She’s the biggest TV personality since the boob tube was invented. The populace adores her
Diplomacy is important, too
AZCentral.com – We cannot underestimate the goodwill that such U.S. celebrities as Oprah Winfrey, George Clooney, Angelina Jolie and Don Cheadle engender on their visits to Africa. Global warming and pollution worry people around the world. By comparison, five
Actress is back, hoping to “Burn” up the small screen
Seattle Times – I’ve had a great time at ‘The View,”‘ and honestly, had I not done ‘The View,’ I don’t know that I would be able to do the kinds of stories that I’m able to do for Oxygen and on ‘Oprah,”‘ says Ling. “But it’s just a very different kind of job. And a
Surgeon drops plans for health institute
Palm Beach Post – In January, the telegenic surgeon and frequent Oprah guest announced plans to open a center that combined alternative and traditional medicine. The center would have been operated by Oz’s Foundation for the Advancement of Cardiac Therapies. Oz is a
Youthful advice
Dallas Morning News – When you’re young, it’s easy to think, “Hey, I’m cute, why not work that for all it’s worth?” But in the long run, it could backfire. “Oprah Winfrey certainly didn’t get where she is today because she used her sexuality, and
Parker: ‘Big Give’ is back for another look
Rocky Mountain News – Producers from Oprah Winfrey’s Harpo Productions were back in town Thursday shooting more footage for the ABC series debuting either in October or January. Big Givers descended on Denver in April to compete in a Survivor -meets- The Apprentice
Who s Your Daddy?
Egypt Today – I really think that with all that money and fame comes responsibility, so I like Oprah. I just think that the way she organizes her money sends out really good morals to people. With all that money, still she doesn t use it all for herself. She
DVD Insider
USA Weekend – He recently helped Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. guide Oprah Winfrey toward her genetic heritage among the Kpelle people in Liberia. OVERVIEW “The miniseries has held up exceptionally well; everything from the screenwriting to the acting is
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Go Fug Yourself – Oprah Winfrey finally lost her mind and went to clown college, and now she’s homeless.” And then I realized that this is actually Lauryn Hill, who had dropped off the face of the Earth for a while, only to re-emerge as a Macy Gray impersonator
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dBusinessNews.com – Her company has placed her clients on top programs including “Oprah,” “The Today Show,” “20/20,” “The Tyra Banks Show,” Discovery TV and TV guide Channel. She has also secured print promotions in the following publications: Elle, Harper’s Bazaar
Syndie Upfront Almost Over; Market to Take In $2.26 Bil.
Mediaweek – Cost-per-thousand increases paid by advertisers vary from flat for some of the lower-rated, off-network sitcoms, to high single-digit increases for the more popular daytime talk shows Oprah, Dr. Phil, Live with Regis and Kelly and Ellen, among
Actress is back, hoping to “Burn” up the small screen
Seattle Times – I’ve had a great time at ‘The View,”‘ and honestly, had I not done ‘The View,’ I don’t know that I would be able to do the kinds of stories that I’m able to do for Oxygen and on ‘Oprah,”‘ says Ling. “But it’s just a very different kind of job. And a
Faker pays back town $9,000
Chicago Sun-Times – In the year after Seiler turned up in a marsh near the university, she was mocked on morning radio, parodied in a local play and featured on an Oprah Winfrey show on pathological liars. Randy Hopper, Seiler’s attorney, said in 2005 that she was
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FOX News – Nearly 20 percent of respondents named Oprah Winfrey as the celebrity from whom they would most like to receive a call. The online survey was conducted March 29-April 2 among more than 4,100 adults in the U.S. Copyright 2007 The Associated Press. All
Hunt for space in Streeterville
Chicago Sun-Times – DOING THE DEALS: Oprah Winfrey, known to be opening a store at 57 N. Carpenter, has completed another real estate venture. Her Harpo Studios bought the 6,000-square-foot 118 N. Aberdeen for extra office space. Debra Mitchell & Co. and Camins Tomasz
Dave on Demand | Oprah Inc.
Philadelphia Inquirer – It’s become pretty obvious that in this place and time, there is but one Queen Bee. And her name is Oprah. The rest of us are just drones. So when it was announced this week that an Oprah-themed gift shop is being built across the street from the
Michael Jackson’s flightless home
Boston Globe – (BANG) – Michael Jackson, Julia Roberts and Oprah Winfrey are all looking to buy homes in St. Michaels, Maryland, after it was made a “no-fly zone”. The US seaside town has become a property hotspot for stars wanting to escape paparazzi helicopters
The Psyche Behind Ambition: Driven or a Little Crazy?
ABC News – If it’s got Oprah’s name on it, it’s got to be good. At least that’s the consensus of most Americans, who tune into her hit talk show, snatch up her magazine and click more than 68 million page views a month on her Web site. And she’s charitable too
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American Reporter – It’s Oprah and Martha Stewart, and I believe they’re trading gardeners.” “Is that a Hermes agenda Oprah’s writing in?” “Look over there, Jimmy – it’s Rush Limbaugh, tapping his fingers and bobbing his head to the music!” “Hey, Diana, no one’s
Alabama Free Militia Member Pleads Guilty in Federal Court
Magic City Morning Star – He’s appeared as on-air commentator for over 100 TV and radio news and talk shows including Oprah, McLaughlin Report, CNN Headline News, MTV, Fox News, etc. His book Assume The Position is available at Amazon.Com. Kouri’s own website is located at
Mercy Ships sail with hope
Dallas Morning News – While U.S. celebrities from Angelina Jolie to Oprah Winfrey are putting the spotlight on the world’s neediest people, a Texas organization has been providing free health care from hospital ships for decades. J.C. Penney Co. chairman and CEO Mike
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Kansas City Star – Oprah Winfrey plans to open her own store near Harpo Studios in Chicago, where her talk show is taped. It wasn t disclosed when the store would open or what merchandise it would carry. Forecasts for a larger orange harvest may lead to lower juice
Conyers Couple Helps First-Time Inventors
WSB-TV Atlanta – Anderson’s invention has brought him and his wife — Raquel Lett-Anderson — to the Oprah Winfrey Show, into Babies-R-Us stores and — they’re hoping — soon onto the shelvs of Wal-mart. Success didn’t come easy for the Conyers family, though. The
Premji is all-time biz great: Business Week
Deccan Herald – Mayer Amschel Rothschild, John Jacob Astor, Milton Hershey, W K Kellogg, Joseph Horn and Frank Hardart Ray Kroc, Madam C J Walker, Estie Lauder, Ernest Gallo, Thomas Watson Sr, Thomas Watson Jr, Ralph Lauren, Martha Stewart, Richard Branson, Oprah
Gore, Winfrey, Annan seen as climate leaders: poll
Reuters – OSLO (Reuters) – Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, talk show host Oprah Winfrey and ex-U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan are best suited to champion work to fight climate change, a 47-nation opinion poll said on Monday. The three were most picked
Rosie’s Cost To ‘The Price’
MediaPost – O’Donnell, meanwhile, has called U.S. soldiers terrorists, defended Imus, questioned Oprah’s sexual leanings, compared fundamentalist Christianity to radical Islam, and advocated the impeachment of President Bush — stances that helped “The View
CBB Exclusive: Inside D’Lila and Jessie Combs’ nursery
Celebrity Baby Blog – One set of bedding was a gift from Gail King (aka Oprah ’s best friend). (Note that the first photo is the crib the babies have and the second photo shows the bedding.) In Diddy and Kim’s bedroom, the girls sleep in this beautiful wrought iron
Pauly’s Excellent African Adventure
TMZ.com – Pauly Shore, international traveler, is taking a page from Madonna and Brangelina . He’s headed to South Africa next week for a few shows and says that he’s going to be “adopting a black baby” while he’s down there. That, along with “going to Oprah’s
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AOL Black Voices – This was the first time that I liked Monique-I thought that all the black artist (even the rappers)kept it at a higher level and classy mostly due to the fact that Sharpton, Oprah and black college girls are pissed at em but leave it the white
Inventor Couple Helps First-Time Inventors
WTLV – Anderson’s invention has brought him and his wife — Raquel Lett-Anderson — to the Oprah Winfrey Show, into Babies-R-Us stores and — they’re hoping — soon onto the shelves of Wal-mart. Success didn’t come easy for the Conyers family, though. The
The 20th century will be remembered as the “Century of _____”?
CNN – The man who rules cyberspace is not a geek, not a “visionary,” and not even living in California. In fact, Steve Case, the co-founder of America Online, considers himself nothing more than a savvy marketer. More Profiles: Steve Case Hilary Clinton
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CNET News – Whether you long to listen to Oprah Winfrey, Major League Baseball and Howard Stern all on the same satellite radio network or couldn’t care less, federal regulators want to hear your thoughts on the proposed merger of XM and Sirius Satellite Radio
The ticker
MetroMix – dead at 38 – Bears boot Tank Johnson – Immigration bill dies in Senate – Pro wrestler Chris Benoit kills wife, son, self – Chicago Spire construction to begin “within weeks” – Joey Fatone to host karaoke reality TV show “The Singing Bee” – Oprah
