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Just 2 years to go: Let's start missing Oprah!

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Scoop: Pitt passes on millions to trick-or-treat

With so many celebrities willing to attend the opening of an envelope if a paycheck is involved, a recent decision by Brad Pitt is especially impressive.

Tina Brown: Palin Newsweek cover is not sexist

Now that Palin has stopped pretending to be a politician, she’s back to being, uh, whatever she was before.

Scoop: Levi strikes risque pose for Playgirl

Until Sarah Palin’s book comes out next week, it's Bristol’s ex-boyfriend, Levi Johnston, who remains firmly planted at center stage of the Palin family spotlight. Or maybe we should say center ice.

Scoop: ‘Oprah’ staying put for now

Oprah Winfrey has no immediate plans to give up her syndicated talk show and move it to her new cable network, according to a spokesperson for her production company, Harpo.

CBS' Moonves on Oprah: `We're in dialogue'

CBS Corp. on Thursday was faced with rumors about the possible departure of Oprah Winfrey's talk show from broadcast television to her own cable channel, The Oprah Winfrey Network.

Scoop: Emmys don’t need a Kanye West moment

A message to anyone near a live microphone at this Sunday's Emmys: Don't say or do something you'll be embarrassed by later.

'Oprah' making jaunt to Central Park for a day

Oprah Winfrey plans to go to the park — Central Park, that is.

Andrews on Oprah: She thought her career was over

ESPN reporter Erin Andrews thought her career was over after secretly taped nude footage of her began circulating on the Internet.

Scoop: Katherine Jackson didn’t want to attend service

Katherine Jackson apparently had to be coerced into attending the burial service of her late son, Mi

Scoop: Williams won’t don drag to play Boyle

Don't dust off the "Mrs. Doubtfire" garb just yet. Robin Williams will not step back into dress and pantyhose to play “Britain’s Got Talent” sensation Susan Boyle, his reps said.

KFC offers rain checks on coupon Oprah promoted

Memo to KFC: never underestimate the power of Oprah Winfrey.

KFC coupon customers ask: Where's the chicken?

Customers at a New York City KFC hoping to redeem coupons for a free meal were disgruntled when the fast-food restaurant ran out of its new grilled chicken, but Internet rumors of a riot were unfounded, a Kentucky Fried Chicken spokeswoman said Wednesday.

Winfrey defends record of her South African school

Oprah Winfrey acknowledged in a newspaper interview published Saturday that she has made several mistakes at her elite South African school, but said she remains proud of its success.

Scoop: Oprah’s girls’ school isn’t facing sex scandal

Reports claiming that The Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls in South Africa is plagued by a second sex scandal are incorrect, according to Winfrey herself, the school’s spokesperson and other sources with knowledge of the situation.

Michelle Obama to Oprah: I’m ‘not pregnant’

First lady Michelle Obama has put pregnancy rumors to rest, telling Oprah Winfrey, “Here's the scoop: Not pregnant. And not planning on it.”

Oprah receives leadership award from Columbia U

Media mogul Oprah Winfrey has received a leadership award from Columbia University.

Biden tries to shush wife after state-VP slip

Joe Biden's wife said Monday that he had his pick of being Barack Obama's running mate or the secretary of state nomination that eventually went to Hillary Rodham Clinton, a slip that the vice president-elect immediately tried to shush.

Scoop: Oprah (and show) come to Washington

- Oprah Winfrey finally made a public appearance Sunday night. While crews were putting the finishing touches on her set for Monday’s “Oprah Winfrey Show” at the Kennedy Center, Oprah made a brief appearance at a party thrown by the Washington Post.

Atlanta inner-city school gets $365K from Oprah

A letter from Oprah Winfrey last week seemed like the world's best Christmas present — until teacher Ron Clark noticed an extra piece of paper flutter out of the envelope.

HBO, Winfrey's production company reaches deal

Oprah Winfrey is ending a long-term relationship with ABC by taking her production company to HBO for a three-year deal to make movies, documentaries and TV series.

Oprah: I'm not seeking job with Obama

Although Oprah Winfrey worked hard on Barack Obama's presidential election campaign, she never considered going to work for the president-elect's administration, the talk show host said Friday.

Denis Leary: Jesus would guest on ‘Oprah’

From Denis Leary’s book “Why We Suck: A Feel Good Guide to Staying Fat, Loud, Lazy and Stupid,” you could easily get the impression that the comedian doesn’t like anybody or anything.

New will.i.am Obama video delayed; Oprah to debut

Yes it will, but later — and on Oprah.

Oprah sued for defamation by ex-girls school head

The ex-headmistress of Oprah Winfrey's school for girls in South Africa sued the talk show host for defamation, claiming Winfrey falsely suggested she tried to cover up abuse at the school.

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Oprah And Leaving Chicago: "Why Stay, "It's Freezing Here"
Source:

Oprah reportedly explained to insiders, "Why would anybody stay in Chicago? It's freezing here, and I have a mansion in Montecito that I haven't been able to enjoy."

Oprah's show: a new job for Sarah Palin?
Source: Telegraph

the great quandary over what to do next could now be solved: forget the White House, in 2011 an afternoon talk show slot is opening up on ABC, now that Oprah Winfrey is stepping down to manage her modest cable venture.

Oprah Winfrey Decides to End Her Show
Source: tv.yahoo.com

Oprah Winfrey will announce on Friday that her popular daytime talk show, "The Oprah Winfrey Show," will end its run in 2011, Tim Bennett, the President of Harpo, announced in a letter released to ABC affiliates on Thursday . "Tomorrow, Oprah will announce live on 'The Oprah Wi …

Oprah talk show going off the air - thestar.com
Source: Toronto Star

CHICAGO–The Oprah Winfrey Show, an iconic broadcast that began as a local Chicago talk show and grew over two decades into the foundation of a media empire worth billions, will end its run in 2011 after 25 seasons on the air, Winfrey's production company said Thursday night.

Sarah Drops the Act
Source: thedailybeast.com

Now that Palin has stopped pretending to be a politician, she's back to being the appealing bombshell we first met.

Sarah Palin : Love her or Hate her but you can't ignore her.

Sarah Palin struck the American population like a stealth fighter on September 03/ 2008.

Van Susteren, Perino criticize lack of policy questions in released excerpts from Palin's Oprah interview (Video)
Source: Media Matters for America

Watch Dana Perino call Palin "gracious" and make a little dig at the Obama Administration in under 90 seconds.

Palin's Oprah Interview: Pick Your Scooplet
Source: politics.theatlantic.com

The McCain campaign came to her with a press release that conveyed what, Palin suggested to Oprah, was an inappropriate level of glee with her daugher's teenage pregnancy--then she rewrote it with the aide who brought it to her...and then the campaign sent out the original versio …

NPR : Palin Begins Media Blitz
Source: David Gergen's Blog

Discussion on NPR with many including David Gergen about Sarah Palin.

Will you be avoiding or following the Sarah Palin blitz this week?

Most people seem to love or hate Sarah Palin. Regardless of how you feel about her, the former Governor of Alaska and 2008 GOP Vice-Presidential candidate will be hard to miss this week. On Monday her much talked about interview with Oprah will be broadcast.

CBS Releases Preview Clips Of Sarah Palin's Oprah Interview
Source: Talking Points Memo

Ahead of Monday's full broadcast of the Oprah interview with Sarah Palin, CBS has released two preview clips of the chat.

The 6 Craziest Carrie Prejean Moments (Videos)
Source: The Daily Beast

Carrie Prejean's meltdown on Larry King Live Wednesday was only the latest in the dethroned beauty queen's public spectacles. WATCH VIDEO of our favorite Miss California moments, from her first use of "opposite marriage" to her brief stint as a weathergirl.

Rolling Out Sarah Palin's Side of the Story
Source: The New York Times

Despite her disdain for the media, Mrs. Palin spent part of Thursday on the first part of a media blitz for the book, taping an interview to air Monday on the Oprah Winfrey show. On her Web site, Ms.

Sarah Palin to Levi: Stop by for Thanksgiving!
Source: msnbc.com

"I think he needs to know that he is loved and he has the most beautiful child and this can all work out for good," Sarah Palin said of Levi Johnston, the father of her grandchild.

Palin Talks with Oprah About Katie Couric, Levi Johnston (video)
Source: CBS News

Sarah Palin did not believe her 2008 interview with CBS News Anchor Katie Couric would be a defining moment in the presidential election, she tells Oprah Winfrey in an upcoming interview -- but she knew it was bad.

The End of 'Oprah' as We Know Her: Daytime Diva Giving Up Syndie Talk Show & Moving It To Her Cable Network In 2011
Source: Deadline.com

One of the biggest questions in the TV biz has been when, and even if, Oprah Winfrey would give up her daytime syndicated talk show to focus on OWN, her long delayed Oprah Winfrey Network in 70 million homes that was supposed to launch in place of the Discovery Health Channel as  …

For thrillers, Beck is becoming new Oprah
Source: msnbc.com

Virtually every novelist in America fantasizes about being picked to appear on Oprah Winfrey's talk show. But now an increasing number of writers have discovered a new champion: Glenn Beck, the outspoken media darling of populist conservatism.

William Ayers, Jeremiah Wright, and Michael Moore Have All Visited The Obama White House.... But Not *That* William Ayers, Jeremiah Wright, or Michael Moore
Source: The Washington Post

The results are sometimes comical, as people whose names resembled the famous -- and infamous -- forced the West Wing to wave reporters away from the juiciest of apparent visits. Did '60s radical William Ayers, the Rev.

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Oprah, Sarah Palin Need Each Other
Source: AOL

Still, reaction to the news on Oprah's Web site has been largely negative. Many who posted comments expressed disappointment. For example: SAY IT AIN'T SO "O" ! -- bigskyseek Dear Oprah, I sincerely hope you do not give the Quitter Twitter any plug on her book. -- the_auki

A Brilliant, Brutal Film
Source: thedailybeast.com

Nearly 15 years after the novel on which it was based was published, Precious is poised to become a cinematic watershed.

Oprah's Fall Reading List
Source: O! Magazine

Philip Roth! Stephen King! Zadie Smith! Jonathan Lethem! Outrageous opinions and real-life resurrections! Fasten your spectacles—you're in for some wild reads. Ali Eteraz's Children of Dust chosen.

Columbine killer's mom: 'No inkling' on son
Source: msnbc.com

DENVER - In the first detailed public remarks by any parent of the two Columbine killers, Dylan Klebold's mother says she had no idea her son was suicidal until she read his journals after the 1999 high school massacre.

America Needs a Leader the Media Didn't Create
Source:

A bestseller with nothing but a date announcement. Sarah Palin obviously needs help from Oprah Winfrey.

Olympic 'nopes' beat out hope in Chicago
Source: CNN

- The announcement that Chicago, Illinois, will not host the 2016 Olympic Games took the hopeful wind out of many in the Windy City. Dreams of hosting the 2016 Olympics were dashed for many Chicagoans. But for others, the news was welcome.

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