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'Twilight' among People's Choice Awards nominees

Nominees for the People's Choice Awards are out, and the people choose vampires.

Michael Jackson earns American Music Awards nod

Michael Jackson has a chance to win artist of the year posthumously at the American Music Awards.

Kansas senators drop roadblock of Obama nominees

Two senators who have been blocking confirmation of Obama administration nominees, including the man put forward for secretary of the Army, say they'll back off and let the approval process go forward.

List of CMA nominations

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Swift, Rucker add diversity to CMA Awards

While Brad Paisley snagged a leading six Country Music Association Awards on Wednesday, country's breakout stars like Taylor Swift and Darius Rucker could prove to be tough competition.

Finalists for CMA Awards to be announced

Singers Darius Rucker and Lee Ann Womack will reveal the finalists for the County Music Association awards.

`Friday Night Lights,' `True Blood' top Emmy snubs

"Friday Night Lights" just can't quite push the ball into the end zone.

TV comedy is Tina Fey's world

Television comedy is Tina Fey's world these days. Is there room for anybody else?

'30 Rock' Emmy nominations at a glance

The 22 Emmy nominations for "30 Rock" was a record for a comedy series, a feat aided by the fact that a show can be nominated multiple times in a category that honors single episodes.

Emmy streakers looking to stay alive

GOING FOR SEVEN:

Emmy voters thumb their noses at mass appeal

When cult cable series "Flight of the Conchords" snags a best series Emmy nomination and the most-watched comedy in America, CBS' "Two and Half Men," loses out, TV academy voters are willfully thumbing their noses at mass appeal.

Toony 'Family Guy' vies with live-action sitcoms

More than most other Emmy categories, the nominations for best comedy series emerge as a clash of disparate contenders.

Reaction to 61st annual Emmy Award nominations

Quotes from some of the Emmy Award nominees:

Primetime Emmy Awards nods in major categories

Nominees in major categories for the 61st annual Primetime Emmy Awards announced Thursday by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.

`30 Rock' leads Emmy nominations with 22 bids

Tina Fey's urbane sitcom "30 Rock" received a leading 22 Emmy Award nominations Thursday, while the '60s retro series "Mad Men" led the drama pack with 16 bids.

`30 Rock' leads Emmy nominations with 22 bids

Tina Fey's satire-rich sitcom, "30 Rock," has a leading 22 Emmy nominations, while the '60s retro series, "Mad Men," leads the drama pack with 16 bids.

`30 Rock' goes for third Emmy in a row

NBC's "30 Rock" will try to make it three years in a row as the Emmy winner for best comedy.

`Mad Men' tries to repeat as drama winner

The tiny AMC network has two Emmy nominees for best drama, including the 2008 winner "Mad Men."

Daytime Emmy nominations snub Lucci, `The View'

Often snubbed for a Daytime Emmy in the past, Susan Lucci has been jilted as a nominee this year.

Reactions to the 2009 Tony Award nominations

Reactions to the 2009 Tony Award nominations, announced Tuesday in New York:

'Billy Elliot' lads not alone in sharing Tony noms

It's rare but other actors beside the boys in "Billy Elliot" have shared Tony Award nominations, although not for playing the same role.

List of nominees for 2009 Tony Award

Nominations for the 2009 American Theatre Wing's Tony Awards, announced Tuesday.

'Billy Elliot' scores 15 Tony noms

"Billy Elliot," the tale of a British coal miner's son who dreams of becoming a dancer, has the potential of winning a record number of 2009 Tony Awards, honoring the best of a star-driven Broadway season.

`Twilight,' `Slumdog' lead MTV award nominees

It's "Twilight" versus "Slumdog Millionaire" at this year's MTV Movie Awards.

'9 to 5' snags a record 15 Drama Desk nominations

"9 to 5" has set a Drama Desk record and it hasn't even won any awards yet.

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Is There an Obama Nominee Who Doesn't Have Tax Problems?
Source: Blogs for Victory

The tax problems are (1) twelve late payments of real estate and personal property taxes, and late payment of unemployment taxes; (2) failure to timely file employment eligibility verification forms for her household help; and (3) failure to substantiate home office deductions.

Who's next into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?
Source: ABC Action News

You can rip the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for a lot of things: thin archives, a staid treatment of a wild art form, the fact that it's in Cleveland.

Some of the Choices For Supreme Court As White House Hunts For Replacement
Source: CNN

"The [Obama] White House and the Justice Department certainly have people there already thinking about the issues, compiling lists, starting to vet the backgrounds of those candidates," said Edward Lazarus, a Supreme Court legal expert and a legal adviser during the Obama transit …

Cuba Lunacy
Source: MotherJones.com

Barack Obama supports a provision in the spending bill before Congress that would allow Cuban-Americans to visit relatives on the island once a year and end limits on the sale of American food and medicines in Cuba. New Jersey Sen.

Disabled Iraq vet tapped for position in VA
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Disabled Iraq war veteran Tammy Duckworth soon will be nominated to be part of President Obama's team at the Veterans Affairs Department. Duckworth, a major in the Illinois National Guard who lost both legs in 2004 after the helicopter she was flying was struck by a rocket-pro …

GOP Links Nomination to Torture Prosecutions
Source: t r u t h o u t

Republicans on the Judiciary Committee have asked Eric Holder to make a commitment, before he is even confirmed, that he will not prosecute any Bush Administration officials for their involvement in acts of torture during the last administration.

Predictions for the 2009 Academy Award Nominations

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is prepared to reveal their nominations for the 81st Annual Academy Awards in less than 10 hours, honoring the best achievements in motion pictures for the 2008 calendar year.

Banned words list offers offenders no 'bailout'
Source: msnbc.com

A movie about a "maverick," his journey "from Wall Street to Main Street," his "desperate search" for a "monkey" and a "game-changing" revelation about his "carbon footprint" probably would make the nation's word-watchers physically ill.

Banned words list offers offenders no 'bailout'
Source: msnbc.com

A movie about a "maverick," his journey "from Wall Street to Main Street," his "desperate search" for a "monkey" and a "game-changing" revelation about his "carbon footprint" probably would make the nation's word-watchers physically ill.

Annual 'Banished Words' List Unveiled
Source: ClickOrlando.com

DETROIT -- You can finally call it a "recession," thanks to President George W. Bush's recent use of the term to describe the fragile state of the U.S. economy. But word-watchers far and wide forbid you to say the pain has spread from "Wall Street to Main Street."

Grammys Turning Nominations Into TV Special
Source: billboard.biz

The Grammy special will include nominations for at least six categories and feature performances by past winners at the Nokia Theatre, CBS said. It also will mark the opening of the Grammy Museum in the adjacent L.A. Live complex.

Clinton, Obama working on roll call deal
Source: msnbc.com

A deal between the two former rival candidates could give her some votes in the presidential nomination roll call, but end the divided balloting quickly with a unanimous consent for Obama.

Clinton, Obama working on roll call deal
Source: msnbc.com

A deal between the two former rival candidates could give her some votes in the presidential nomination roll call, but end the divided balloting quickly with a unanimous consent for Obama.

Joe Says R. Kelly Tried To Sabotage His Career
Source: eurweb.com

"R. Kelly was very instrumental in making a lot of decisions when it came to my records being played on the radio," ... "He would make a call to the radio station or to the label and say, 'Hey, this Joe record is too hot right now.

Gadget Geeks Make Loyal Consumers
Source: foxbusiness.com

The Wii. Microsoft's latest operating system. The next-generation iPhone.What stirs your passions such that you'd be willing to wait overnight in a long line of likeminded consumers in order to plunk down hundreds of dollars just to say, "I got it first."

Global warming, sea acidification & "frightening" plight of world's corals facing extinction
Source: BBC News

A big study in top journal Science says one third of the world's reef-building coral species are facing extinction due to CO2 pollution, global warming, ocean acidification and other human impacts.

Italy seeks indictment of U.S. student, 2 others
Source: msnbc.com

Prosecutors on Friday requested the indictments of an American and two other suspects on charges of murdering a British college student in Italy.

Reforming the Nominating Process
Source: thetexasblue.com

Use double-margin proportional representation In this system, if you won a state 51-49, you'd get 52% of the delegates. If you won 60-40, you'd get 70%. Mathematically, this is easy to implement.

Obama claims Democratic nomination
Source: msnbc.com

Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois claimed the Democratic presidential nomination, NBC News said based on its tally of convention delegates.

AP: Obama has delegates to clinch nomination
Source: msnbc.com

Barack Obama clinched the Democratic presidential nomination Tuesday, based on an Associated Press tally of convention delegates.

AP: Obama has delegates to clinch nomination
Source: msnbc.com

Barack Obama effectively clinched the Democratic presidential nomination Tuesday, based on an Associated Press tally of convention delegates.

Clinton to say Obama has enough delegates
Source: msnbc.com

The New York senator  will concede Tuesday night that her Illinois rival has the delegates to secure the Democratic nomination, campaign officials said, effectively ending her bid to be the nation's first female president.

Exhaustive Dem primary season draws to close
Source: msnbc.com

Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton heaved toward the finish line in their exhausting Democratic presidential odyssey with Obama poised to claim victory and Clinton facing the prospects of having to abandon a quest that once seemed a sure shot.

They Don't Always Get it Wrong: The Best (And Worst) of Oscar
Source: CC2K.us

What are the worst movies to ever get nominated for an Oscar? What are the best? Read this article to find out.

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