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Letters Trace Civil War for Writer's Forebears

BOSTON (AP) - Alone in his hotel room after a solemn dinner with his brother, the newly enlisted Army surgeon took up pen and paper to make the first installment on his promise. "I have a few moments," he wrote to his wife, just 10 miles up the coast in Lynn. "I am in such a whirl that I can hardly think much less...

Calif. GOP Leader Says Offensive Obama Email Sender Should Resign

FULLERTON, Calif. -- The head of Orange County's Republican Party is vowing to keep up the pressure on a local GOP official to resign for sending an offensive email about President Barack Obama. "This issue will not go away until she has taken 100 percent responsibility for sending out a racist email that offended...

Webcam Wonder: It's Keenan's World, for Now

ELMHURST, Ill. -- It started innocently enough, with a boy hamming it up in front of a computer webcam. He was doing what teens often do when they stand in front of mirrors: Lip-syncing to a popular song, acting goofy, being himself, as if the world wasn't watching. Except, in this case, the world was watching when...

Leading Advertisers Expanding Family-Friendly TV Movie Initiative

NEW YORK -- Two leading television advertisers say they are producing five new TV movies designed for families to watch together. The first, "Truth Be Told," airs Saturday on Fox. It's a romantic comedy about a relationship expert who fakes her own marriage to help a couple in trouble. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and the...

Old Times Not Forgotten: Civil War at 150

A hush fell over the crowd filling the elegant hall in downtown Richmond, Va. The vote was about to be announced, and a young staffer of the Museum of the Confederacy balanced his laptop across his knees, poised to get out the news as soon as it was official. Who would be chosen "Person of the Year, 1861"? Five...

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06/01/12 TV comedy writers must be paid more, warns veteran... Source: The Guardian - London - UK Jon Plowman, one of the UK's most experienced TV comedy producers, has warned that there can be no sustained "golden age" for the genre, despite Sky, ITV and Channel 4 ramping up their commissions, unless writers are paid more.
06/01/12 Canuck nets set slates Source: Variety Canada's commercial broadcasters CTV, Global and Citytv unveiled their 2012-13 lineups at upfront presentations this week, with potential fall primetime battles echoing the dynamic found south of the border, with a few local twists.
05/31/12 Showtime Renews 'Nurse Jackie' for Fifth Season Source: The Hollywood Reporter Clyde Phillips , who formerly executive produced the network's serial killer series Dexter.
05/31/12 Emmys Upset! The 19 Shows That Could Shake the Status... Source: The Hollywood Reporter This story originally appeared in the June 8 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine.
05/30/12 Local pilot formerly Second City actor Source: CBS - WTHI News 10 - Terre Haute IN TERRE HAUTE, Ind. Jim Fisher spends his time flying through Terre Haute's skies.

Background on comedy

Comedy (from the , kōmōidía), as a popular meaning, is any humorous discourse or work generally intended to amuse by creating laughter, especially in television, film, and stand-up comedy.

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