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'Paterno': 8 stories from the biography
Biographer Joe Posnanski charts the life of the late Joe Paterno in his new book.
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American Innovation: 13 Born-in-the-USA inventions
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Top Super Bowl commercials 2011: six winners and losers
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Dick Clark to have Syracuse University studio named for him
Dick Clark studio: Syracuse is in the midst of an $18 million refurbishing of the studio, which is in one of the three buildings that house the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications.
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Google's Eric Schmidt talks WikiLeaks with founder Julian Assange
Google CEO Eric Schmidt and Jared Cohen, who runs Google Ideas, met with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in June 2011, according to a transcript released by WikiLeaks.
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'Veronica Mars': Will other TV shows become movies through fan support?
'Veronica Mars' made the industry sit up and pay attention when it earned the money it needed to become a movie in 11 hours. What will this mean for fans of beloved canceled TV shows?
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How Kickstarter campaigns find success
Having a successful Kickstarter campaign is easier said than done. Some find that hook and go viral -- others flop. But creative and prepared entrepreneurs can find success even in failure.
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Jimmy Fallon faces impossible 'Tonight Show' task (+video)
As 'Tonight Show' host, Jimmy Fallon will try to hold on to Jay Leno's traditional audience while also tempting the social media generation. Analysts say he might not be able to do both.
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'Veronica Mars' online campaign passes $2 million: What's Hollywood thinking?
'Veronica Mars' fans have contributed more than $2 million online in two days in hopes of turning the defunct TV show into a film. The campaign upends Hollywood's business-as-usual model.
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NBC and 'SNL' targeted over Jesus skit. Do such ad boycotts work?
Sears is taking steps to keep its ads off online rebroadcasts of the 'Saturday Night Live' skit, after a conservative Christian group complained. Such ad boycotts do have effects, say media analysts – but not usually the intended one.
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Tina Fey says 'No way' to hosting 2014 Oscars
Tina Fey won't be hosting the Oscars, she says. During the 2013 Oscars, William Shatner asked "Why couldn't they get Tina [Fey] and Amy [Poehler] to host?"
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Focus African heritage in Latin America
Afro-descendants in Latin America have had a different experience from those in the US, experts say. Despite this, social, economic, and cultural discrimination has been historically very strong.
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Culture Cafe Jackie Robinson will be the focus of this spring's new biopic '42'
Jackie Robinson will be played by 'The Express' actor Chadwick Boseman. Robinson is famous as the first African-American player to break the color barrier in major league baseball.
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Gun owner map ricochet: Blogger publishes journalists' personal data
A newspaper published names and addresses of thousands of legal handgun owners, generating widespread criticism. In retaliation, a blogger mapped the names and addresses of the journalists.
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Economist Mom With fiscal cliff, is AARP too firm on Medicare?
Protecting Medicare benefits has to include figuring out a way of actually paying for them, not just lending moral support for them, Rogers writes.
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Superstorm was super-test for state and local leaders
Experts have given New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg good reviews for their performances after hurricane Sandy.
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Opinion Japan, China, South Korea island disputes threaten global economy (+ video)
Island disputes between Japan, China, and South Korea are threatening financial stability in East Asia, and with it, the global economy. The next US administration should push publicly and persistently for a solution.
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The Monitor's View Why Romney, Obama must drop the fear-mongering
In their political ads and presidential debates, Mitt Romney and President Obama worsen economic uncertainty by using fear tactics and pandering to special interests. The economy needs the certainty of a political consensus.
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Vox News Biden-Ryan debate: Already, some are complaining about the moderator (+video)
Biden-Ryan debate moderator is Martha Raddatz. The conservative Daily Caller posted a blog about the ABC News veteran, alleging bias because of her '90s marriage to an Obama appointee.
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Arnold Schwarzenegger: rebuilding a career – and battered reputation (+video)
The former California governor is on a media blitz to promote his memoirs, a second film career, and a new public policy institute with global aspirations. But first, he needs to win back a little respect.
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Cheating at Harvard: probe focuses on plagiarism in era of blurry ethics (+video)
Harvard investigates possible cheating on take-home exams. The publicity could resonate nationwide as colleges grapple with differing generational perceptions of what’s acceptable.
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Is the end of late-night TV as we've known it near?
Two staples of late-night TV – 'The Tonight Show' and 'Nightline' – received bad news this month, suggesting that a recasting of the late-night order might not be far off.
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'Paterno': 8 stories from the biography
Biographer Joe Posnanski charts the life of the late Joe Paterno in his new book.
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Democrats attack Paul Ryan over Social Security privatization
In his 2010 'Road Map for America's Future,' the Wisconsin congressman proposed a plan to allow younger workers to divert more than one-third of their Social Security taxes into personal accounts that they would own and could will to their heirs.
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Modern Parenthood Olympic viewing: The sparks of family bonding can reduce ‘withdrawal’
Olympic viewing, says one expert, is a rollercoaster dream that creates family bonding in the daily date with excitement and 'Olympics withdrawal' when it's all done. This mom says the 2012 London Games have sparked a revelation about one son's dream to compete in Brazilian jiu-jitsu in 2016 – so there will be no withdrawal as the Olympic dream keeps going.
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Biggest loser in DirecTV-Viacom feud? Both. (+video)
The standoff between DirecTV and Viacom risks accelerating the move away from television to iPads and smart phones – and the expectation of access to content anywhere, anytime.
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Nora Ephron had rare, crowd-pleasing ability to mix humor and feminism
Screenwriter and journalist Nora Ephron, who died Tuesday, had a knack for being humorous while tackling controversial, important topics. She broke barriers for women in Hollywood and elsewhere.
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Bullied bus monitor: Case of Karen Klein spotlights problem on school buses
Bus drivers and monitors across the country are being better trained on how to deal with bullying, and after the case of bullied bus monitor Karen Klein, school officials may pay them more heed.
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