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Filling Obama's seat becomes test of 'authentic' blackness
What does it mean to be authentically black? When Democratic U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush said last week that an African-American should fill President-elect Barack Obama's U.S. Senate seat, he didn't mean just any black person. He meant an "authentic" black...Tags: Al Sharpton, Condoleezza Rice, Jesse Jackson, Will Smith, Republican Party
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TV Today for Dec. 30
Barbra Streisand will be feted at The 31st Annual Kennedy Center Honors (9 p.m., WFOR-Ch. 4, WPEC-Ch. 12) for her "contributions to American culture." (Apparently, they overlooked Yentl.) Other honorees include Morgan Freeman, George Jones, Twyla Tharp,...Tags: Roger Daltrey, NASA, Barbra Streisand, Pete Townshend, Twyla Tharp
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The Year In Celebdom: From Beyonce To Tina 'Sarah Palin' Fey
The Philadelphia Inquirer/MCTThe year fades away (last ember in fireplace, puff of smoke), but, like an itch at the back of the throat that's driving you mad, the celebrity memories linger. We hope this review of the year in celebdom will exorcise their ghosts. At least until next...Tags: Jay-Z, Ellen DeGeneres, Heidi Montag, Miami Heat, Jennifer Hudson
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TV Ratings: CBS Takes Tuesday Honors
Zap2It.comFast National ratings for Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2008 The 31st annual Kennedy Center Honors helped CBS score a ratings victory on Tuesday. CBS averaged a 7.1 rating/12 share in primetime, beating out No. 2 NBC's 5.2/9. FOX came in third with a 3.4/6. ABC, 2....Tags: Privileged (tv program), Movies, Fringe (tv program), Television Industry, Law & Order (tv program)
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Kennedy hosts 'Honors'
It is only fitting in a year when politics so dominated television that the networks' new fall season was largely ignored in favor of presidential coverage that the last big prime-time entertainment special of the season is steeped in politics. I am...Tags: CBS Corp., Caroline Kennedy, Craig Ferguson, Hillary Clinton, Daniel Radcliffe
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quick view: Kennedy Center Honors
THE SHOW The 31st Annual Kennedy Center Honors WHEN|WHERE Tonight at 9 on CBS/2 THE DEAL The annual event, taped Dec. 7 in Washington, D.C., recognizes recipients for their lifetime contributions to American culture through the performing arts....Tags: Clint Eastwood, Condoleezza Rice, Caroline Kennedy, National Government, George Bush
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STAYINGIN?
The artistic contributions of Twyla Tharp, Morgan Freeman, Barbra Streisand, George Jones and the two surviving members of The Who — Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey — are all celebrated in the 31st Annual Kennedy Center Honors (CBS, Tuesday,...Tags: Caroline Kennedy, Roger Daltrey, Movies, New Year's Day, Pete Townshend
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Make sure you watch, or at least record, these TV shows
Tonight • The "100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs" is a five-night countdown of the most awesome guitar-scorching, amp-blowing, head-banging jams in rock history — from AC/DC to Led Zeppelin. And, no, Clay Aiken did not make the cut. 10 p.m., VH1. •...Tags: CBS Corp., Taylor Swift, Miley Cyrus, Movies, Dick Clark
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tv talk
DAYTIME Early Show (7 a.m., CBS/2) - Morgan Freeman Today (7 a.m., NBC/4) - New Year's resolutions Good Morning America (7 a.m., ABC/7) - Tax-return preparation Regis & Kelly (9 a.m., WABC/7) - Corbin Bleu, Calista Flockhart (repeat) Rachael Ray...Tags: Harry Connick Jr., Patrick Dempsey, Ray Davies, Ellen DeGeneres, New Year's Day
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'Kennedy Center Honors' honors The Who, George Jones, Barbra Streisand
Sentinel ColumnistThey've saved Barbra Streisand for last, but another woman may gain more scrutiny when the Kennedy Center Honors are broadcast. Caroline Kennedy hosted the event, which taped Dec. 7 -- before she made headlines by announcing her political ambitions....Tags: Clint Eastwood, Garth Brooks, CBS Corp., Caroline Kennedy, Awards and Prizes
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Kennedy Center performance caps off a great year for Detroit-bred R&B star Bettye LaVette
The Detroit NewsBettye LaVette's year started with a Grammy nomination and ended with the girl from Detroit's North End decked out in a sleek red gown, riding in a limo to perform for the president of the United States. LaVette didn't win the Grammy (more on that below)...Tags: CBS Corp., Condoleezza Rice, National Government, Aretha Franklin, Music
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'From Hitler To Hollywood' Best New Year's Offering
With the end of the year comes the flowering of the cinematic arts (or at least the films that want to win Oscars). So it's fitting that some of the biggest specials on TV this week also concern film. The most splendid of them is the New Year's Day...Tags: Wrigley Field, New Year's Day, Pete Townshend, Music Theater, Life on Mars (tv program)
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