`Dear John’ delivers No. 1 debut with $30.5M
`Dear John’ delivers No. 1 debut with $30.5M; `Avatar’ slips to second-place with $22.9M
Jewel’s return to her home state of Alaska sparks resentment
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French philosopher Bernard-Henri Levy duped into citing made-up thinker
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Tony Bennett, Dave Brubeck spin magic in first performance together in 47 years at Newport
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Romanian-born German writer Herta Mueller wins 2009 Nobel literature prize
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Charlie Sheen’s wife tells police he put knife to her throat, threatened to kill her
Ted Turner’s bid to help Yellowstone bison avoid slaughter criticized as move for profit
The top 10 selling singles and albums sold on iTunes
Musicologist HC Robbins Landon, expert on Haydn and Mozart, dies at 83
Elizabeth Taylor tells Twitter followers she’s going to the hospital for a heart procedure
Who guitarist Pete Townshend plans new stage musical about aging
Ricky Gervais tapped as host of Golden Globes, show’s first emcee since mid-’90s
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