BartCop Entertainment Archives - Friday, 29 April, 2011

Friday

29 April, 2011

(Updated Daily)

[1374 days in a row]



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Right Wingers' Latest Double Standard REALLY Seeks to Expose Obama


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Recommended Reading

from Bruce

Tom Danehy: The word 'hypocrite' applies to most Arizona GOP lawmakers (Tucson Weekly)
My favorite athlete of all time is Muhammad Ali. I had friends who couldn't stand him, claiming that he "bragged too much." I always figured that if he said what he was going to do and then went out and did it, it wasn't bragging. I considered it a rather manly way to live one's life. The corollary to that is that after doing something, one should have the testicular (and/or ovarian) capacity to own up to what one did. It shouldn't be that hard, even for politicians. I'm sorry, but claiming to look out for the middle class and then giving tax breaks to corporations is hypocritical.


Susan Estrich: In Search of Neuter Judges (Creators Syndicate)
Many years ago, the late and great U.S. District Court Judge Constance Baker Motley of the Southern District of New York was assigned to hear a case alleging sex discrimination by one of New York's top law firms.


Jim Hightower: OHIO'S HIGH-FLYING BUDGET SLASHER
One morning in March, Ohio's pious, anti-spending governor, John Kasich, got up, brushed his teeth, and went to the capitol to announce that he was slashing spending on schools, teachers, and other public employees.


Connie Schultz: Honor Thy Children, Too (Creators Syndicate)
This latest Code Blue is brought to you by Michigan, where state elected officials are debating whether foster children deserve to wear new clothes State Sen. Bruce Caswell wants the government to pay only for used clothes, insisting that the retreads of thrift shops are just fine for children who already have lost their homes and the parents who were supposed to love them.


Progress: Moving America Forward
PROGRESS is designed to show the real effects of the steps President Obama and Democrats have taken to rebuild our economy. Behind these numbers are stories about people whose lives and communities have been positively affected by the change Democrats have made.


Really Really Really Big Government (Rachel Maddow Show)
"If you have five minutes (or a uterus), watch this censored Florida legislator make his case for choice. He calls out his state legislative colleagues for espousing small, hand s-off government for corporations but big, intrusive government for average citizens like his wife." - Andrew Tobias


Bay Area Moms: Proof that Barbie's dimensions are out of whack (SF Gate)
If Barbie were human-size, she'd stand 6 feet tall with a 36-inch [or 39-inch] chest, an 18-inch waist, and 33-inch hips. Galia Slayen, who once battled an eating disorder, wanted to know what a person with these dimensions would look like so she built a life-size Barbie. The result is a freakish-looking woman with spindly legs, a disturbingly skinny waist, and big boobs.


Keith Thursby: "Phoebe Snow dies at 60; singer of 1974 hit 'Poetry Man'" (Los Angeles Times)
Phoebe Snow received wide acclaim for her self-titled album, which showed off her multi-octave range and musical versatility. She had suffered a brain hemorrhage in January 2010.


Rosie Swash: Poly Styrene dies aged 53 (Guardian)
The punk icon and singer with X-Ray Spex has died from an advanced form of breast cancer.


Adam Sweeting: Poly Styrene obituary (Guardian)
One of the punk era's original talents, she fronted the band X-Ray Spex.


Henry Rollins: Henry on Why Music Makes Us Lusty (Los Angeles Weekly)
In the '80s and '90s, artists like Bikini Kill, Babes in Toyland, Die Cheerleader, 7 Year Bitch, Frightwig, the Lunachicks, L7, Skunk Anansie, Fire Party, PJ Harvey and the Insaints permanently obliterated any notion that females couldn't rock like hell.


Jim Fusilli: Who Will Remember Paul Simon? (Wall Street Journal)
By any sensible standard, he's a great American composer. But the next generation of fans and musicians haven't embraced him with the same gusto as his peers.



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Trivia Question of the Day


What do Randall Terry, Lana Turner, Oscar Wilde, Ernest Hemingway, and Lee Atwater all have in common?

                                  



Send your answer to Marty








Trivia Question from Yesterday


Who appeared on the cover of TV Guide more than any other person?

   Lucille Ball                                                      Source



On August 6, 2001, on what would have been her ninetieth birthday, the United States Postal Service honored her with a commemorative postage stamp as part of its Legends of Hollywood series. Ball appeared on the cover of TV Guide more than any other person; she appeared on thirty-nine covers, including the very first cover in 1953, with her baby son Desi Arnaz, Jr.         Source





Alan J was first, and correct, with:
   Lucille Ball



Jim from CA, retired to ID, replied:
   Lucille Ball appeared on the cover of TV Guide more than any other person (thirty-nine times), including the very first cover in 1953, with her baby son Desi Arnaz, Jr..



BttbB replied:
   OK, time to go out on a limb here and take a wild ass guess... No lookin' it up...
  Pure intuition... Hows 'bout... Bob Barker!... No, wait... Carol Burnett! Yeah!
  Ol' Carol... Gotta be her... (If'n it's Susan Lucci, I'll barf, I'm tellin' ya!)




Adam responded:
   Hey, Lucille Ball. Good for her.



Marian said:
   I love Lucy!! Lucille Ball



Charlie wrote:
   The once registered Communist, Lucille Ball, had the most appearances, 40 or so, on the cover of that right-wing magazine.
  This isn't one of the covers.




Sally said:
   I believe that Lucille Ball holds the record for TV Guide covers to date.

  This is the one I best remember - Lucy and Little Ricky!
  PS: Professor Charlie, perhaps it's time for a new computer/iphone/other device for you?? We miss you when you don't show...
  (Love ya, Professor!)
  PPS: We venture to the ocean tomorrow...




MAM   wrote:
   Liucille Ball, who was on the first issue cover, April 3, 1953, with a photo of Lucy's baby (Desi Arnez IV) on the cover. Going collector's rate for the first issue: $2,000. And she is on about 33 more issue's covers.

  April 3, 1953




And, Joe S     answered:
   According to Answers.com none other than Lucille Ball, with a record breaking 39 times! I didn't know that and had a hard time finding it so it better be right. If not, I'm coming after you Jason! (Jason is the 14 year old kid that runs the Internet.)

  Brother-in-law and whole family in Alabama, mother-in-law in Georgia all safe, sound and undamaged.



  


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Reader Suggestion

Michelle in AZ


Paul Helmke: NRA Fairy Tale Exposed: Many Fewer U.S. Gun Owners



U.S. Budget: Is Paul Ryan Budget Cut Plan Delusional? - The Daily Beast



Trimming the Times: Devastating Storms; Stress of the Track - Business - The Atlantic Wire



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Clarence B. Jones: April 27, 2011: A Day of National Shame



Arpaio's top aide lied, tried to influence election, documents reveal



Michael Shermer: Why Liberals Should See (and Like) Atlas Shrugged Part 1




Thanks, Michelle!

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Sick Days


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From The Creator of 'Avery Ant'


"The Problem With Young People Today"

(Crabby Old Fart)



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BadtotheboneBob

Detroit Zoo


Detroit Zoo introduces newborn zebra


The Detroit Zoo is welcoming the newest addition to the family, a Grevy's zebra just born at the Royal Oak park. Jimmy was born April 17 to his 19-year-old mother Elvira, the zoo announced today. "We're happy to welcome another important little individual to the global conservation program for Grevy's zebras," said Scott Carter, Detroit Zoological Society Chief Life Sciences Officer. "He's a very cute but also very important ambassador for his species, and reminds us that Grevy's zebras still face significant threats to their survival in East Africa."

Detroit Zoo introduces newborn zebra | Detroit Free Press | freep.com


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Selected Readings

from that Mad Cat, JD

JOSEPH STALIN WOULD BE PROUD!

VERMONT LEADS THE WAY!

SICK FUCKING CONSERVATIVES!

TEXASS!

YOU CAN'T ARGUE WITH CRAZY!

"TAKE YOUR GOVERNMENT HANDS OFF MY MEDICARE!"

"FIRST, DO NO HARM..." I GUESS THESE ASSHOLES MISSED THAT CLASS

THE REPUG "KEEP THE NIGGER DOWN" POLICY!

THE RISE OF FASCIST AMERICA!

THE MIGHTY WIND!

THE RISE AND RISE OF THE BANKSTERS!

THEY'RE NOT PLAYIN BY THE BANKSTER RULES. WAAAH!

A PIG IN A POKE

"KILLING THE CHICKEN TO SCARE THE MONKEY."

CHINESE TAKEOUT

IT'S A BIRD, IT'S A PLANE, IT'S A TANNING BED!

SHE GOES OFF THE DEEP END

"KILLING THE CHICKEN TO SCARE THE MONKEY."



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Ark Of Darkness

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In The Chaos Household

Last Night

Sunny with a pleasant breeze.



Tonight, Friday:

CBS begins the night with the FRESH 'The Royal Wedding: Modern Majesty', followed by a FRESH 'CSI: The 3rd One', then a FRESH 'Blue Bloods'.
Scheduled on a FRESH Dave are John Krasinski, Brian Kiley, and Steve Earle.
Scheduled on a FRESH Craig are Bob Saget and Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings.



NBC starts the night with a FRESH 'Friday Night Lights', followed by 'Dateline'.
Scheduled on a FRESH Leno are Rob Lowe, Susan Lucci, and Moby.
Scheduled on a FRESH Jimmy Fallon are Eva Mendes and Aretha Franklin.
Scheduled on a FRESH Carson 'The Scab' Daly are David Sirota, Exporting Raymond, and Mona.



ABC opens the night with a FRESH 'Shark Tank', followed by '20/20'.
On a RERUN Jimmy Kimmel (from 4/20/11) are Robert Pattinson, Shailene Woodley, and Lenka.



The CW offers a FRESH 'Smallville', followed by a FRESH 'Supernatural'.



Faux has a FRESH 'Kitchen Nightmares', followed by a FRESH 'Fringe'.



MY has an old 'Monk', followed by another old 'Monk'.



A&E has all 'Criminal Minds' all night.



AMC offers the movie 'Death Wish 4: The Crackdown', followed by the movie 'Death Wish 5: The Face Of Death'.



BBC  -   
 [6:00 AM]   The Royal Wedding (LIVE) - Episode 2
 [8:30 AM]   The Royal Wedding
 [3:30 PM]   Royal Wedding Highlights
 [5:00 PM]   The Royal Wedding
 [7:00 PM]   Royal Wedding Highlights
 [9:00 PM]   Royal Wedding Highlights
 [11:00 PM]   Royal Wedding Highlights
 [1:00 AM]   Royal Wedding Highlights
 [3:00 AM]   Royal Wedding Highlights
 [5:00 AM]   William & Kate: A Fairytale Romance    (ALL TIMES EST)



Bravo has 'Top Chef Masters', 'Real Housewives Of NYC', followed by the movie 'Inside Man'.



Comedy Central has last night's 'Jon Stewart', last night's 'Colbert Report', 'Tosh.0', another 'Tosh.0', 'Larry The Cable Guy: Tailgate Party', 'Comedy Central Presents' (Billy Gardell), and another 'Comedy Central Presents' (Kirk Fox).



FX has '2½ Men', another '2½ Men', followed by the movie 'Role Models'.



HBO offers a FRESH Bill Maher - guests include:
Top-of-show is Gov. Deval Patrick (D-MA).
Mid-show is director and author, John Waters.
Panel:  Laura Flanders (R-Queen Of The Tea-Baggers), Andrew Breitbart (R-Certified Liar), and Mark McKinnon (R-Full of Shit). .



History has 'The Doomsday Clock', 'American Pickers', 'Pawn Stars', another 'Pawn Stars', followed by a FRESH 'American Restoration', and another FRESH 'American Restoration'.



IFC  -   
 [6:00 AM]   Benny & Joon
 [8:15 AM]   Watching the Detectives
 [10:15 AM]   The Whitest Kids U'Know
 [10:45 AM]   The Grid
 [11:00 AM]   Jackie Chan's Project A
 [1:00 PM]   Benny & Joon
 [3:15 PM]   Watching the Detectives
 [5:15 PM]   Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl
 [7:00 PM]   Monty Python's Flying Circus
 [7:35 PM]   Monty Python's Flying Circus
 [8:10 PM]   Monty Python's Flying Circus
 [8:45 PM]   The Three Stooges
 [9:10 PM]   The Three Stooges
 [9:35 PM]   The Three Stooges
 [10:00 PM]   Onion News Network
 [10:30 PM]   The Whitest Kids U'Know
 [11:00 PM]   Mr. Show With Bob and David
 [11:35 PM]   28 Days Later
 [2:05 AM]   Onion News Network
 [2:35 AM]   The Whitest Kids U'Know
 [3:05 AM]   The Larry Sanders Show
 [3:40 AM]   The Larry Sanders Show
 [4:15 AM]   The Larry Sanders Show
 [4:50 AM]   Mr. Show With Bob and David
 [5:25 AM]   The Ben Stiller Show
 [5:55 AM]   The Making Of: Transformation     (ALL TIMES EST)



Sundance  -   
 [6:45 AM]   When a Man Comes Home
 [8:20 AM]   Flame & Citron
 [10:40 AM]   One Last Thing
 [12:20 PM]   When a Man Comes Home
 [1:55 PM]   Flame & Citron
 [4:15 PM]   One Last Thing
 [6:00 PM]   ALL ON THE LINE - Dana-Maxx: It's Time to Grow Up (Episode 5, Season 1)
 [7:00 PM]   ALL ON THE LINE - Gemma Kahng: I Want a Woman to Look a Little Mad Max and a Little Princess (Episode 4, Season 1)
 [8:00 PM]   Love Lust & Makeup
 [9:00 PM]   ALL ON THE LINE - Dana-Maxx: It's Time to Grow Up (Episode 5, Season 1)
 [10:00 PM]   Adulthood
 [11:45 PM]   A Home at the End of the World
 [1:30 AM]   SHAMELESS (Episode 8, Season 5)
 [2:30 AM]   THE COMEBACK - Valerie Gets a Very Special Episode (Episode 7, Season 1)
 [3:00 AM]   THE COMEBACK - Valerie Relaxes in Palm Springs (Episode 8, Season 1)
 [3:30 AM]   Adulthood
 [5:15 AM]   A Home at the End of the World     (ALL TIMES EST)



SyFy has the movie 'Splinter', followed by a FRESH 'WWE Steroid SmackDown!', then a FRESH 'Sanctuary'.



TCM:
 [6:00 AM]      One Million Years, B.C. (1966)
 [8:00 AM]      Them! (1954)
 [10:00 AM]      The Phenix City Story (1955)
 [12:00 PM]      Good-Bye, My Lady (1956)
 [2:00 PM]      April In Paris (1952)
 [4:00 PM]      Dear Heart (1964)
 [6:00 PM]      Pretty Baby (1950)
 [8:00 PM]      Royal Wedding (1951)
 [10:00 PM]      Roman Holiday (1953)
 [12:15 AM]      The Glass Slipper (1955)
 [2:00 AM]      The Swan (1956)
 [4:00 AM]      The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg (1927)     SILENT     (ALL TIMES EST)



Saturday  -  04/30/11

TCM:
 [6:00 AM]      Murder On A Bridle Path (1936)
 [7:30 AM]      Dark Journey (1937)
 [9:00 AM]      Scarface (1932)
 [12:00 PM]      Tarzan's Secret Treasure (1941)
 [1:30 PM]      Helen of Troy (1956)
 [3:45 PM]      The Bad Seed (1956)
 [6:00 PM]      Never Cry Wolf (1983)
 [8:00 PM]      An American In Paris (1951)
 [10:15 PM]      Girl Crazy (1943)
 [12:00 AM]      Rhapsody in Blue (1945)
 [2:30 AM]      Shall We Dance (1937)
 [4:30 AM]      Give a Girl a Break (1953)     (ALL TIMES EST)







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Voice actress June Foray, best known as the voice of animated character "Rocky the Flying Squirrel", poses at the premiere of a digital restorationof the 1963 film musical comedy "Bye Bye Birdie" at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences in Beverly Hills, California April 27, 2011.
Photo by Fred Prouser

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Vidiot Speak

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Says NBC Knows Trump's Plans

Lawrence O'Donnell

NBC was not responding to a challenge by talk-show host Lawrence O'Donnell to disclose whether Donald Trump will return next fall with "The Celebrity Apprentice."

"NBC has created a monster and it is called Donald Trump," O'Donnell said in a blistering 15-minute rant on Wednesday's edition of his show, "The Last Word," which airs on MSNBC, a sister network of NBC.

If a deal is in place for another "Apprentice" season, Trump's attention-grabbing flirtation with a presidential bid is nothing more than a publicity stunt, O'Donnell declared.

"If Donald Trump has committed to do ('Celebrity Apprentice'), he is obviously not running for president," O'Donnell said, "and all of this, every bit of it, is as fake as Donald's reality show."

NBC, which will formally announce its 2011-12 season schedule on May 16, must already know if more "Celebrity Apprentice" is in the cards, O'Donnell said. He insisted that NBC settle the question right away and avoid being part of what he called Trump's "campaign to legitimize hatred and racism."

Lawrence O'Donnell

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Actress Ann-Margret (R) poses at the premiere of a digital restoration of her 1963 film musical comedy "Bye Bye Birdie" with actress Mary Badhamwho starred as character "Scout" in the 1962 film "To Kill a Mockingbird", at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences in Beverly Hills, California April 27, 2011.
Photo by Fred Prouser

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Pick Mid-January Date

Golden Globes

The 2012 Golden Globe Awards will be presented on Jan. 15, but which network will air the star-studded presentation is still an open question for a federal judge to decide.

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced the date on Thursday without mentioning a specific broadcaster.

The group is locked in a battle with longtime producer Dick Clark Productions over whether the show will air on NBC as it has for nearly two decades. Last year the press association sued the production company, which is now under new ownership, claiming that it negotiated a new broadcast deal without permission.

A trial to resolve the broadcast rights is scheduled for September.

Golden Globes

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Wake-up Call


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Returns To CNN For One Night

Larry King

In his first CNN special since stepping down from his nightly talk show, Larry King visits a Las Vegas clinic where Alzheimer's disease is studied. He is accompanied by former President Ronald Reagan's son Ron.

One of the men takes a brain scan to reveal whether he is at risk of developing Alzheimer's or other memory disorders. The other declines.

King, trying to pump up interest for the show, won't say in advance which is which. Reagan and King had visited the Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health at the Cleveland Clinic to learn about advances in treating the incurable memory disorder.

King's special, "Unthinkable: The Alzheimer's Epidemic," airs Sunday at 8 p.m. EDT/PDT on CNN. It features interviews with several celebrities touched by the disease, including Maria Shriver, whose father Sargent Shriver had it, and actor Seth Rogen. The mother of Rogen's fiancée was diagnosed with Alzheimer's at age 55, and he wanted to talk about it to make clear that not only old people are affected.

Larry King

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The family of actor Gregory Peck arrives for a U.S. Postal Service first-day-of-issue dedication ceremony for the Gregory Peck forever stamp at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Beverly Hills, Calif., Thursday, April 28, 2011. From left: Anthony Peck, son, Veronique Peck, widow of Peck, and Cecilia Peck, daughter of Peck with children: Cecilia and son Carey.
Photo by Damian Dovarganes

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Leaves Bon Jovi Tour

Richie Sambora

Bon Jovi announced that Richie Sambora will miss dates on its current tour amid reports that the guitarist is heading to rehab.

In a statement released Thursday, the group said its support for Sambora was "absolute" and that he remained a member of the band. But it also said he would miss an undetermined number of concerts and that it looked forward to his "healthy return."

Neither the band nor its publicist would confirm or deny reports that Sambora planned to enter rehab. He went to rehab a few years ago.

Richie Sambora

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The Sideshow - by Avedon Carol


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Media Tour Prison

Bradley Manning

The Army opened the doors of a Kansas military prison to reporters on Thursday in an unusual attempt to combat allegations that the military has been mistreating a private accused of passing U.S. government secrets to the website WikiLeaks.

Army Pfc. Bradley Manning was moved last week from the Marine Corps brig in Quantico, Va., to the Joint Regional Correctional Facility at Fort Leavenworth amid criticism over his treatment and confinement. At Quantico, Manning was held in solitary confinement for 23 hours a day, stripped naked each night and given a suicide-proof smock in which to sleep.

Senior Pentagon officials insist those conditions met basic standards of confinement and were appropriate given the seriousness of the charges against Manning. They say Manning was transferred because Fort Leavenworth is better suited to long-term detainment, which Manning likely faces as his complex case unfolds.

Thursday's tour, which barred the taking of photos or video, was intended to show the conditions inmates live in at the medium-security prison, which opened late last year and houses about 150 other inmates, including several awaiting trial. It was built near the U.S. Disciplinary Barracks, the military's maximum-security prison for inmates sentenced to at least five years' confinement or death.

Bradley Manning

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Actor Alec Baldwin speaks with guests at a reception following 'Poetry & The Creative Mind' at the ninth annual benefit for the Academy of American Poetsin New York, Wednesday, April 27, 2011. Leading names from different artistic fields read from American poetry during the earlier program demonstrating that poetry influences all the arts.
Photo by Craig Ruttle

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Money Talks In Malibu

The Edge

A California agency has agreed not to oppose U2 guitarist The Edge's plan to build five mansions overlooking Malibu in exchange for more than $1 million in funding and other services.

The Los Angeles Times reports Thursday that the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy board voted 3-2 for the agreement this week. In return, the musician and his partners would pay $750,000 to help pay for trail easements and up to $250,000 for consulting services.

The payments will depend on whether the project gets final approval and survives any legal challenges.

The Edge wants to build the mansions on a ridgeline and has said the homes will be environmentally sensitive.

The Edge

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Actor Roger Smith, husband of actress Ann-Margret is seen at the premiere of a digital restoration of her 1963 film musical comedy "Bye Bye Birdie"at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences in Beverly Hills, California April 27, 2011.
Photo by Fred Prouser

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Racist Language In Constitution

Alabama

The Alabama Senate approved a measure on Wednesday that would eliminate references to "Jim Crow" or segregationist laws as well as all mentions of race from the state constitution.

The legislation passed in a 22-9 vote, with all Republicans voting in favor after an all-night session, said Republican Senator Jabo Waggoner.

The proposed amendment would eliminate language that calls for separate schools for black and white students and poll taxes, the latter generally viewed as instituted to keep black residents from voting.

Written in 1901, the document has 827 amendments and 340,000 words, making it 40 times longer than the U.S. Constitution.

Alabama

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Singer Bobby Rydell poses at the premiere of a digital restoration of his 1963 film musical comedy "Bye Bye Birdie" at the Academy of MotionPicture Arts & Sciences in Beverly Hills, California April 27, 2011.
Photo by Fred Prouser

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Looking For Publicity

Superman

Superman has started a stir with a bold declaration he intends to renounce his U.S. citizenship in a move aimed at giving him more global clout and authority.

The decision is made in a short story in "Action Comics" No. 900. It has caused consternation online among readers who liken the Man of Steel's declaration to go before the United Nations and "inform them I am renouncing my citizenship" to abandoning the ideals of truth, justice and the American way.

DC Comics said Thursday the Kryptonian superhero isn't abandoning his adopted country. It says he's putting a global focus on his never-ending battle against evil and trying to keep a world that's not his safe.

Superman

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Songwriter Randy Bachman, recipient of the Global Impact Award, addresses the crowd during the 28th Annual ASCAP Pop Music Awards, Wednesday, April 27,2011, in Los Angeles.
Photo by Chris Pizzello

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Says Girl Manipulated Him

Convicted Assassin

Convicted assassin Sirhan Sirhan was manipulated by a seductive girl in a mind control plot to shoot Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, and his bullets did not kill the presidential candidate, lawyers for Sirhan said in new legal papers.

The documents filed this week in federal court and obtained by The Associated Press detail extensive interviews with Sirhan during the past three years, some done while he was under hypnosis.

The papers point to a mysterious girl in a polka-dot dress as the controller who led Sirhan to fire a gun in the pantry of the Ambassador Hotel. But the documents suggest a second person shot and killed Kennedy while using Sirhan as a diversion.

For the first time, Sirhan said under hypnosis that on a cue from the girl he went into "range mode" believing he was at a firing range and seeing circles with targets in front of his eyes.

Convicted Assassin

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Singer Rod Stewart, left, recipient of the ASCAP Founders Award, poses with ASCAP President and Chairman of the Board Paul Williams during the 28th AnnualASCAP Pop Music Awards, Wednesday, April 27, 2011, in Los Angeles.
Photo by Chris Pizzello

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Make Donations

Charlie Sheen

Charlie Sheen's tour is taking a softer approach when it arrives in San Francisco later this week, with a donation planned for a Giants fan severely beaten during the Los Angeles Dodgers' home opener.

Sheen's publicist announced Thursday that the actor will donate the profits made from merchandise sold at Saturday's show to benefit the fan, Bryan Stow.

Stow is a paramedic who had to be placed into a medically induced coma after being beaten on March 31 outside Dodgers Stadium.

The "Major League" star is an avid baseball fan, and has drawn cheers for sporting the hometown ball club's jersey in cities on his "Violent Torpedo of Truth" tour.

Charlie Sheen

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Singer Cyndi Lauper attends the DKMS fifth annual 'Linked Against Leukemia' gala at Cipriani Wall Street on Thursday, April 28, 2011 in New York.
Photo by Evan Agostini

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Hunt Begins

Mona Lisa

Researchers have begun their hunt for the remains of the woman who might have been the model for Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa, hoping to unravel a mystery that has baffled art historians for over five centuries.

A team of experts armed with a special radar device descended this week on a dilapidated convent in Florence where they believe the body of the woman who modeled for da Vinci back in the 16th century is buried.

The real Mona Lisa, Italian art historians say, was Lisa Gherardini, the wife of a rich Florentine silk merchant named Francesco del Giocondo who is thought to have commissioned the portrait -- although there is no definitive proof of this.

The researchers say that if they can find her skull, they will be able to reconstruct her face and compare it with the painting.

Mona Lisa

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From left, Southern California radio host Eddie 'Piolin' Sotelo, Lili Estefan, the Cuban-American host of 'El Gordo y la Flaca' on Univision, and ChileanDon Francisco, host of 'Sabado Gigante' on Univision speak at the White House after meeting President Obama to discuss immigration reform, in Washington, Thursday, April 28, 2011.
Photo by J. Scott Applewhite

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NYC Webcam

Hawk Fans

Thousands of viewers who have been watching a live video stream of two hawks incubating eggs in a nest on a New York building were waiting the birth on Tuesday, when the eggs appeared to be hatching.

The red-tailed hawks became Internet stars after making their home on a window ledge of New York University's Bobst Library, outside the office of President John Sexton.

For months, only Sexton and visitors to his office paid much attention to the hawks, named Bobby and Violet, until in late March Sexton noticed three eggs in the nest.

The New York Times installed a Hawk-Cam trained on the nest and has provided updates on its City Room blog, where the nesting birds can be seen in a live video stream.

Hawk Fans


NYT Hawk Cam - live streaming video powered by Livestream

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This March 11, 2011 photo shows Ralph Stanley backstage at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, Tenn. At 84 and approaching his 65th year on the road,few things have slowed down for Ralph Stanley, especially his recording style.
Photo by Ed Rode

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Cable Nielsens

Ratings

Rankings for the top 15 programs on cable networks as compiled by the Nielsen Co. for the week of April 18-24. Day and start time (EDT) are in parentheses:

    1. "Pawn Stars" (Monday, 10:30 p.m.), History, 4.477 million homes, 6.3 million viewers.
    2. NBA Playoffs: L.A. Lakers vs. New Orleans (Sunday, 9:47 p.m.), TNT, 4.471 million homes, 6.28 million viewers.
    3. "Pawn Stars" (Monday, 10 p.m.), History, 4.09 million homes, 5.9 million viewers.
    4. NBA Playoffs: New Orleans vs. L.A. Lakers (Wednesday, 10:45 p.m.), TNT, 3.88 million homes, 5.35 million viewers.
    5. NBA Playoffs: New York vs. Boston (Monday, 9:39 p.m.), TNT, 3.71 million homes, 4.9 million viewers.
    6. NBA Playoffs: Indiana vs. Chicago (Tuesday, 7:09 p.m.), TNT, 3.42 million homes, 4.73 million viewers.
    7. "NCIS" (Sunday, 10 p.m.), USA, 3.32 million homes, 4.55 million viewers.
    8. NBA Playoffs: Orlando vs. Atlanta (Friday, 9:39 p.m.), ESPN, 3.29 million homes, 4.57 million viewers.
    9. "SpongeBob SquarePants" (Saturday, 10:30 a.m.), Nickelodeon, 3.24 million homes, 4.54 million viewers.
   10. "WWE Raw" (Monday, 9 p.m.), USA, 3.207 million homes, 4.82 million viewers.
   11. "NCIS" (Sunday, 9 p.m.), USA, 3.204 million homes, 4.34 million viewers.
   12. "SpongeBob SquarePants" (Saturday, 10 a.m.), Nickelodeon, 3.13 million homes, 4.26 million viewers.
   13. NBA Playoffs: Orlando vs. Atlanta (Sunday, 7:09 p.m.), TNT, 3.12 million homes, 4.5 million viewers.
   14. "NCIS" (Sunday, 8 p.m.), USA, 3.11 million homes, 4.27 million viewers.
   15. "WWE Raw" (Monday, 10 p.m.), USA, 3.07 million homes, 4.64 million viewers.

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Memers of the state ballet perform during a dress rehearsal at the State Opera in Vienna, on Thursday, April 28, 2011. The Vienna State Ballet is preparingto pay tribute to Jerome Robbins, one of modern ballet's master choreographers. In an interview ahead of the May 3 premiere of an evening in his honor, ballet director Manuel Legris called him a genius.
Photo by Ronald Zak

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In Memory

Roger Gimbel

Emmy Award-winning TV producer Roger Gimbel, who worked with stars including Bing Crosby and Sophia Loren, has died. He was 86.

Spokesman Dale Olson said Thursday that Gimbel died of pneumonia at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles on Tuesday. Gimbel's wife, actress Jennifer Warren, was at his side.

Gimbel's 500-plus productions received 18 Emmys, including one for 1973's "A War of Children," about Irish and Protestant friends engulfed by strife in Belfast.

He worked on TV movies including "The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman" and "In This House of Brede" and produced specials with Crosby, Loren, Dean Martin and others.

Gimbel, a Philadelphia native, was a member of the Gimbels department store family. Besides his wife, Roger Gimbel's survivors include four children.

Roger Gimbel

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A month-old ring tailed lemur, left, receives a lick from it's one-year-old sister 'Safina,' right, in an exhibit at the Franklin Park Zoo, in Boston, Wednesday, April 27, 2011. The month-old lemur, one of a set of twins born March 31, 2011, has yet to receive a name or have its sex determined. Lemurs, endemic to Madagascar, are social animals that live in female dominated groups in the wild.
Photo by Steven Senne

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