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SHOW BITS: It's after-party time

SHOW BITS: It's after-party time
By The Associated Press BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) - Show Bits brings you the 70th annual Golden Globes awards through the eyes of Associated Press journalists. Follow them on Twitter where available with the handles listed after each item. ___ Jodie Foster's acceptance speech drew warm praise

Questions and answers about upcoming inauguration

Questions and answers about upcoming inauguration
By JENNIFER C. KERRAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - With his wife and two daughters at his side, President Barack Obama will raise his right hand and place his left on two stacked Bibles as he takes the oath of office for another four-year term. His second inauguration promises the pageantry of

PHOTOS: Miss America winners, yesterday and today

PHOTOS: Miss America winners, yesterday and today
By The Associated Press Miss America is in a New York state of mind. Mallory Hagan of New York City won the beauty pageant Saturday night after tap dancing to James Brown's "Get Up Off of That Thing" and answering a question about whether armed guards belong in grade schools by saying we should

About 40,000 expected for Obama's inaugural balls

About 40,000 expected for Obama's inaugural balls
By NEDRA PICKLERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Inaugural revelers hoping to get close to President Barack Obama at a ball are going to have a lot of competition, with around 40,000 expected to pack the pair of parties. While Obama has cut the number of inauguration night balls lower than any

Ex-Okla. teacher pleads no contest to child porn

Ex-Okla. teacher pleads no contest to child porn
By TIM TALLEYAssociated Press SHAWNEE, Okla. (AP) - A retired college professor pleaded guilty to child exploitation charges Wednesday and a former third-grade teacher pleaded no contest to exploitation and pornography charges after prosecutors said the Oklahoma teacher took photos of her students

Theater festivals fire up a cold New York

Theater festivals fire up a cold New York
By MARK KENNEDYAP Drama Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Listening to Supreme Court justices question lawyers doesn't sound like the stuff of great theater. But somehow it is - in the hands of one of the city's most acclaimed companies. Elevator Repair Service - the group that performed F. Scott

Target ad campaign puts food in the spotlight

Target ad campaign puts food in the spotlight
By MAE ANDERSONAP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Is Target's grocery aisle ready for its close up? Target is pushing its food, laundry detergent and other groceries in a national ad campaign that pokes fun at high-fashion advertising by featuring models interacting with everyday products. In one

Fatah rally in Gaza looks toward unity with Hamas

Fatah rally in Gaza looks toward unity with Hamas
By IBRAHIM BARZAKAssociated Press GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - Tens of thousands of Fatah supporters rallied in the Hamas stronghold of Gaza on Friday for the first time since they were routed from power in the territory by the Islamist militants in 2007. The rally, approved by Gaza's Hamas

NKorea's Kim wants better living standards, arms

NKorea's Kim wants better living standards, arms
By FOSTER KLUG and SAM KIMAssociated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Tuesday called for improving the economy and living standards of his impoverished nation with the same urgency that scientists showed in successfully testing a long-range rocket recently. Kim

NKorea's Kim wants better living standards, arms

NKorea's Kim wants better living standards, arms
By FOSTER KLUG and SAM KIMAssociated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Tuesday called for improving the economy and living standards of his impoverished nation with the same urgency that scientists showed in successfully testing a long-range rocket recently. Kim