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CLEM'S CHRONICLES: MICHAEL JACKSON/OBESITY/SANFORD


Howdy-Clem Lane here with tonight's editorial doings......... MICHAEL JACKSON- --THE WILL-Michael Jackson’s will was filed today in a Los Angeles court. The 2002 document, gives his entire estate to a family trust and names his 79-year-old mother Katherine and his...

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A Quick Programming Note From Us


We promoted a piece by Neal Karlinsky for tonight about a teen on an unbelievable sailing mission. But the news today of the passing of a Hollywood legend made us change plans. We'll bring you the piece about the sailor...

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July 1, 2009 | Permalink | User Comments (2)

America's Most Popular Painkiller: New Safety Guidelines


Yesterday government health experts recommended sweeping new regulations on Tylenol and other drugs containing acetaminophen. Every year, acetaminophen overdoses send 56,000 people to the emergency room, cause 26,000 hospitalizations, and take more than 450 lives from liver damage, according to...

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Landing an Interview with the New 'President' of Honduras


From Jeffrey Kofman in Tegucigalpa, Honduras: How do you land an interview with the man claiming to be President of a country just days after a coup? If you're in Honduras, the answer is stunningly simple: you go to the...

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Expenses: The Most Frustrating Thing at Work


Checkout John Berman's highly entertaining webcast piece today about expense reports and his old Atari:

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Michael Jackson 'Woodstock' at Neverland Not Happening


Local officials were preparing for a flood of tens of thousands of Jackson fans to the remote ranch in Santa Barbara County. But the Associated Press is reporting that a Neverland burial wasn't meant to be. There was speculation that...

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Will Governor Sanford Step Down?


The chorus calling for South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford to resign appears to be growing. Yesterday the Governor gave an interview to the Associated Press in which he said the women from Argentina with whom he had an affair was...

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UPDATE: More Details on Karcher's Attack and Rescue


ABC’s Martha Raddatz reports with an update on Lieutenant Colonel Tim Karcher: LTC Tim Karcher is still in intensive care at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany, but his vital signs remain stable. I have learned more about the events...

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Still Feuding Over Sarah Palin


Here is the deal. Vanity Fair is out with a not so flattering piece about Sarah Palin. It has opened up some not so old wounds. William Kristol posted a blog slamming the article calling it a "hit piece", saying...

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