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Steve Jobs, who resigned as CEO of Apple for health reasons in August, has died, the Cupertino, Calif.-based company announced Wednesday. “We are deeply saddened to announce that Steve Jobs passed away today.” “Steve’s brilliance, passion and energy were the source of countless innovations that enrich and improve all of our lives,” Apple said in …
Chaz Bono did well in Week One, landing in the middle of the pack. However, after changing his name, Ron Artest found no one wanted to vote for World Peace. He mentioned heading out to inspire The Chippendales as he left the show. Harry Connick Jr. came on stage to debut the title song from …
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In late May 1994, I was an unemployed actor – again – in NYC. Upon checking the mail on a Wednesday morning, my last unemployment check had arrived and I had no acting job in sight. For years I had worked steadily and supported myself as an actor. It looked like that career was about …
Memory. A 25 year-old gift. I often joke, and get a lot of mileage, out of my line that “I did CATS back when it was a good credit.” I don’t mean to demean anyone who performs in the show today, but to be honest, it’s true. In 1986, I was fortunate to be cast …
Mike Huckabee and I actually agree on something. In an appearance on Fox News this afternoon, the former Governor urged his fellow Republicans to make the deal on budget cuts, drop the social issues riders and move on. The former Arkansas governor replied, quoting The Rolling Stones, “you can’t always get what you want. The …
Pentagon officials told a House subcommittee Friday that training for implementation of repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” has gone “extremely well so far” and that certification to Congress might come by mid-summer. Vice Admiral William Gortney said it was the judgment of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mike Mullen, that …
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