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HBO brings WWII veterans to memorial in DC (AP)

March 11, 2010

AP - Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg and Elizabeth Dole are joining 250 veterans at the World War II memorial in Washington to honor their service.

Pro Football Hall of Famer Merlin Olsen dies at 69 (AP)

March 11, 2010

AP - Merlin Olsen, a Hall of Fame defensive lineman and member of the Los Angeles Rams' "Fearsome Foursome" who followed up football with a successful television career in "Little House on the Prairie," NFL broadcasts and commercials, has died. He was 69.

O'Brien shakes off "Tonight Show," hits the road (Reuters)

March 11, 2010

Reuters - Former late-night talk show host Conan O'Brien on Thursday unveiled plans to poke fun at being barred from television in a live comedy show that will tour U.S. and Canadian theaters starting next month.

Conan O'Brien will take his show to theaters (AP)

March 11, 2010

AP - Without a TV show to do every night, Conan O'Brien is taking his act on the road.

List of top 15 cable shows in Nielsen ratings (AP)

March 11, 2010

AP - Rankings for the top 15 programs on cable networks as compiled by the Nielsen Co. for the week of March 1-7. Day and start time (EST) are in parentheses:

2-second video causes headache for ABC News (AP)

March 11, 2010

AP - For the want of a better two-second picture of a tachometer, ABC News has called into question its reporting on acceleration problems with Toyota vehicles.

'Top Secret' Moves From Courtroom to Classroom to Off-Broadway (Playbill)

March 11, 2010

Playbill - The fact-based drama Top Secret: The Battle for the Pentagon Papers is a reminder of how bold American journalism used to be - and can be again.

'Big Mike' draws tears, cheers on 'American Idol' (AP)

March 11, 2010

AP - Michael "Big Mike" Lynche made Kara DioGuardi cry and turned the rest of the "American Idol" judges giddy with a moving performance of "This Woman's Work."

Charlie Sheen due back on `Two and a Half Men' (AP)

March 11, 2010

AP - A spokesman for Charlie Sheen says the actor will soon be back at "Two and a Half Men" after undergoing rehab that temporarily halted production of CBS' top-rated sitcom.