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ABC's Diane Sawyer spurs jokes from Twitterverse

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By FRAZIER MOOREAP Television Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Diane Sawyer's Election Night performance left some viewers asking if she had begun celebrating Tuesday's election a bit early. Co-anchoring ABC News' coverage, the veteran journalist struck a different manner from her practiced,

What financial reports reveal about TV networks

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By The Associated Press Companies with television networks have begun releasing their earnings reports for the latest quarter. Here's a look at reports for selected television network companies. - Oct. 26: Comcast Corp., which owns NBC, got a boost from being the official broadcaster of the

US futures reverse course, fall on European crisis

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NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stock futures reversed course and declined sharply Wednesday after dire warnings from Europe of a broad recession there is now all but certain. Dow Jones industrial futures slid 120 points to 13,081. The broader S&P futures have given up 12.4 points to 1,412.80. Nasdaq

Time Warner 3Q earnings up on cable TV strength

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By ANICK JESDANUNAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Time Warner said Wednesday that its third-quarter earnings grew 2 percent, as a strong performance in its cable television channels offset declines in the Warner Bros. movie business following the final Harry Potter movie last summer. Net income

Re-elected, Obama heads back to divided government

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By DAVID ESPOAP Special Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) - One day after a bruising, mixed-verdict election, President Barack Obama and Republican House Speaker John Boehner both pledged Wednesday to seek a compromise to avert looming spending cuts and tax increases that threaten to plunge the

Re-elected, Obama heads back to divided government

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A LINCOLN INTERLUDE

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By The Associated Press On election night, when it came to presidents on television, Barack Obama had some competition. Abraham Lincoln gave him a real run for his money. More than once on Tuesday night, movie trailers featuring Daniel Day-Lewis inhabiting the title role of Steven Spielberg

PASTA AND SALAD

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By The Associated Press A low-key meal on a high-stakes night. Campaign aides brought in pasta and Caesar salad as Paul Ryan - and what aides characterized as "tons of family" - monitored election results on television at a hotel near the Romney election party. Many of Ryan's family members

Republicans renew their control of House

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By ALAN FRAMAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Republicans recaptured control of the House early Wednesday, besting Democrats in a billion-dollar battle and ensuring that the chamber will be dominated by their conservative agenda. Reacting to President Barack Obama's re-election, House

Republicans renew their control of House

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