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05/17/2008 08:07 AM
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Nintendo Wii Still Hot: April Sales Dwarf Competitors
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Nintendo's Wii video-game console remained the red-hot choice of U.S. consumers in April, posting sales that dwarfed the competition from two machines, Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3, that had been expected to get big lifts from their tie-ins with the "Grand Theft Auto IV" game....
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05/17/2008 08:07 AM
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Univision Crowns Second Winner of ''Nuestra Belleza Latina''-Melissa Marty from Caguas, Puerto Wins the Coveted Title in Grand Finale
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Last night, the Univision Television Network celebrated the grand finale
of the second hit season of "Nuestra Belleza Latina" (Our Latin Beauty),
a show that combines the glamour of a beauty competition with the
excitement of reality television....
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05/17/2008 08:07 AM
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New Clinton Ad Questions Obama Lock
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Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton is airing ads in Kentucky and Oregon, with one ad challenging the notion that she is all but out of the race.
The Kentucky ads focus on the New York senator as a champion of blue-collar voters, The Hill reported....
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05/17/2008 08:07 AM
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California Wine Patriarch Robert Mondavi Dies at 94
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Robert Mondavi, the vintner who built his career and helped an iconic Northern California industry blossom by insisting that Napa Valley wines can compete with the best in the world, died in the valley Friday....
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05/17/2008 08:07 AM
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Mondavi Put California Wine on the Map
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To say Robert Mondavi was to American wine what Julia Child was to French food would not be an exaggeration. Over his long life, especially after opening his eponymous winery in 1966, he did as much as anyone could do to put American wine on the international stage....
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05/16/2008 05:20 PM
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With 'Idol,' Less Could Equal More
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Fox's AMERICAN IDOL which wraps up its seventh go-round next week, has become an aging tenor. It's still a far bigger draw than anything that's come along but not hitting the high notes quite the way it once did....
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05/16/2008 05:20 PM
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European Union Opposition to Google Maps
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BRUSSELS (UPI via COMTEX) -- The "Street View" feature of the Google Maps service could prompt a privacy controversy in the European Union, the EU data protection chief says....
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05/16/2008 05:20 PM
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Campaign Teaching Moment for Journalists
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NASHVILLE, Tenn.--In journalism, people of color are still a minority. And, among journalists of color, those who are opinion writers are a minority within a minority.
According to the American Society of Newspaper Editors' 2008 diversity index, Latinos, African-Americans, Asian-Americans and Native Americans collectively make up just 13.5 percent of newsrooms....
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05/16/2008 05:13 PM
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Firefight! Nielsen Ratings Say Hispanic Viewers Dug 'Fuego', 'Idol', and 'Dancing'
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Like a pair of worn-out presidential candidates gasping for breath as they fight for their party's nomination, AMERICAN IDOL and DANCING WITH THE STARS continued to battle for the prize of most-watched program in America....
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05/16/2008 01:53 PM
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Fannie Mae Scraps Higher Downpayment Requirements
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Fannie Mae is doing away with higher minimum down-payment requirements for borrowers in parts of the country where home prices are dropping....
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05/16/2008 01:53 PM
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Homebuilders Rally Fizzles After Dismal Consumer Sentiment Number
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NEW YORK (Thomson Financial) -- Shares of homebuilders did an about-face Friday after positive housing data and word of Fannie Mae's new lending rules raised spirits which were later damped by consumer sentiment data at nearly a three-decade low....
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05/16/2008 01:53 PM
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Derby Victor's Owners are a Wall Street Winner
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GARDEN CITY, N.Y. -- It's all about risk and reward for Michael Iavarone.
First as an investment banker on Wall Street, now as a millionaire owner in the high-stakes world of thoroughbred racing.
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05/16/2008 01:53 PM
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Five Frugal Fun Tips for the Vacationer
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The Jersey Shore may be a convenient beach vacation destination for area locals, and it's certainly easier to reach than flying off somewhere, but with rising gas prices and other expenses, it still isn't cheap. The Automobile Association of America estimates that the average family of four drops more than $320 a day vacationing in New Jersey....
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05/16/2008 01:53 PM
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Yahoo Rejects Icahn Ultimatum--Signs Deal with Ad Giant
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SAN FRANCISCO (dpa) -- Yahoo chairman Roy Bostock has stridently rejected Carl Icahn's attack on the company, charging the corporate raider with "significantly misunderstanding the facts" of Microsoft's spurned takeover proposal....
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05/16/2008 10:59 AM
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'Grand Theft Auto' Can't Hijack the Wii
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Nintendo's Wii video-game console dominated U.S. sales in April despite the release of the blockbuster "Grand Theft Auto IV" for Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3, according to data released Thursday....
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