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News is not filling writer strike gap (The Cincinnati Post)
To prepare for a prolonged writers strike, television networks have stockpiled a gladiator battle, a lie-detector game, a remade "Password," a celebrity "Apprentice" and a competition for aspiring Pussycat Dolls.

What to Do With Taboo News When Teenagers Are Your Readers (NYTimes.com via Yahoo! Finance)
The news that Jamie Lynn Spears, the 16-year-old star of Zoey 101 on Nickelodeon and younger sister of Britney, is pregnant presented a dilemma for editors of fan magazines aimed at teenagers.

Daily News Celebrity Football Pool (The Halifax Daily News)
World Trade Centre CEO Fred MacGillivray continues to lead the pack in our Daily News Celebrity Football Pool.

News low on prime-time priority list (The Charlotte Observer)
To prepare for a prolonged writers strike, television networks have stockpiled a gladiator battle, a lie-detector game, a remade "Password," a celebrity "Apprentice" and a competition for aspiring Pussycat Dolls. Among the new shows to roll out in prime-time this winter, what's the one programming genre the broadcasters are virtually ignoring? The news. With the exception of CBS ordering a few …

Colbert wins celebrity of the Year title (AAP via Yahoo!7 News)
US TV comedian, mock political pundit and presidential candidate Stephen Colbert has been chosen as Celebrity of the Year by US newspaper editors.

Girls gone wild dominate celebrity headlines in 2007 (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
A crop of girls gone wild dominated the celebrity headlines this year, but the death of former Playboy playmate Anna-Nicole Smith loomed over them all like a platinum-blonde cautionary tale.

Strike-filler programming doesn t include news (Lawrence Journal-World)
To prepare for a prolonged writers strike, television networks have stockpiled a gladiator battle, a lie-detector game, a remade Password, a celebrity Apprentice and a competition for aspiring Pussycat Dolls. Among the new shows to roll out in prime time this winter, what s the one programming genre the broadcasters are virtually ignoring? The news.

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Girls gone wild dominate celebrity headlines in 2007 (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
A crop of girls gone wild dominated the celebrity headlines this year, but the death of former Playboy playmate Anna-Nicole Smith loomed over them all like a platinum-blonde cautionary tale.

Strike-filler programming doesn t include news (Lawrence Journal-World)
To prepare for a prolonged writers strike, television networks have stockpiled a gladiator battle, a lie-detector game, a remade Password, a celebrity Apprentice and a competition for aspiring Pussycat Dolls. Among the new shows to roll out in prime time this winter, what s the one programming genre the broadcasters are virtually ignoring? The news.

News is not filling writer strike gap (The Cincinnati Post)
To prepare for a prolonged writers strike, television networks have stockpiled a gladiator battle, a lie-detector game, a remade "Password," a celebrity "Apprentice" and a competition for aspiring Pussycat Dolls.

News Low on Prime-Time Priority List (AP via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
To prepare for a prolonged writers strike, television networks have stockpiled a gladiator battle, a lie-detector game, a remade "Password," a celebrity "Apprentice" and a competition for aspiring Pussycat Dolls. Among the new shows to roll out in prime-time this winter, what's the one programming genre the broadcasters are virtually ignoring? The news. With the exception …

Colbert wins celebrity of the Year title (AAP via Yahoo!7 News)
US TV comedian, mock political pundit and presidential candidate Stephen Colbert has been chosen as Celebrity of the Year by US newspaper editors.

Cranberry Shortage Good News For N.J. Farmers (WCBS-TV New York)
It's been tough for shoppers to find fresh cranberries this holiday season. That's bad news for cooks — and eaters — but good news for New Jersey growers.

News low on prime-time priority list (The Charlotte Observer)
To prepare for a prolonged writers strike, television networks have stockpiled a gladiator battle, a lie-detector game, a remade "Password," a celebrity "Apprentice" and a competition for aspiring Pussycat Dolls. Among the new shows to roll out in prime-time this winter, what's the one programming genre the broadcasters are virtually ignoring? The news. With the exception of CBS ordering a few …

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Philippines: Three Wounded In Bomb Explosion In Southern Philippines After Australian Warning (Sin Chew Jit Poh)
MANILA, PHILIPPINES: An improvised bomb exploded Monday (24 Dec) in the southern Philippine city of Cotabato, wounding at least three people including a two-year-old boy, days after Australia warned of a possible terrorist attack in the country over Christmas.

Two Injured In Bomb Attack On Philippines Barber: Police -AFP (Nasdaq)
COTABATO, Philippines (AFP)–An improvised explosive ripped through a barber shop in the southern Philippine city of Cotabato on Monday, wounding two people including a local official, police said.

Singaporeans in Philippines spread cheer to the disabled (Channel NewsAsia)
MANILA: Many Singaporeans working in the Philippines will be celebrating Christmas away from their loved ones. But they are still taking time out to spread holiday cheer to those who need it most.

Bomb wounds 3 in southern Philippines (AlertNet)
Source: Reuters MANILA, Dec 24 (Reuters) - A crude bomb planted outside a popular fast food outlet injured three people in the southern Philippines on Monday, police said. The explosion in Cotabato City in front of …

Philippines 'bomb plotter' Islamic envoy: Egypt cleric (AFP via Yahoo! News)
An Egyptian man held in the Philippines for allegedly plotting a Christmas bomb attack is an envoy of Sunni Islam's highest seat of learning who was arrested by mistake, the insitution's grand imam said on Sunday.

Thailand: Markets Closed Monday In Japan, Indonesia, The Philippines, Thailand (Sin Chew Jit Poh)
BANGKOK, THAILAND: Financial markets in Japan, Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand were closed Monday (24 Dec) for national holidays or ahead of Christmas.

Bomb wounds 3 in southern Philippines (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
A crude bomb planted outside a popular fast food outlet injured three people in the southern Philippines on Monday, police said.

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Philippines: Communist Rebels To Observe 4-day Christmas And New Year Cease-fire (Sin Chew Jit Poh)
MANILA, PHILIPPINES: Philippine communist rebels announced they will observe a four-day cease-fire for Christmas and New Year, but an army chief said Monday (24 Dec) the gesture was insincere.

Philippines 'bomb plotter' Islamic envoy: Egypt cleric (AFP via Yahoo! News)
An Egyptian man held in the Philippines for allegedly plotting a Christmas bomb attack is an envoy of Sunni Islam's highest seat of learning who was arrested by mistake, the insitution's grand imam said on Sunday.

Philippines: Three Wounded In Bomb Explosion In Southern Philippines After Australian Warning (Sin Chew Jit Poh)
MANILA, PHILIPPINES: An improvised bomb exploded Monday (24 Dec) in the southern Philippine city of Cotabato, wounding at least three people including a two-year-old boy, days after Australia warned of a possible terrorist attack in the country over Christmas.

Singaporeans in Philippines spread cheer to the disabled (Channel NewsAsia)
MANILA: Many Singaporeans working in the Philippines will be celebrating Christmas away from their loved ones. But they are still taking time out to spread holiday cheer to those who need it most.

Two Injured In Bomb Attack On Philippines Barber: Police -AFP (Nasdaq)
COTABATO, Philippines (AFP)–An improvised explosive ripped through a barber shop in the southern Philippine city of Cotabato on Monday, wounding two people including a local official, police said.

Radio Host Shot Dead In Southern Philippines: Official - AFP (Nasdaq)
DAVAO (AFP)–Unknown gunmen shot and killed a radio broadcaster in the southern Philippines on Monday, an official said, in the latest attack on members of the media.

Thailand: Markets Closed Monday In Japan, Indonesia, The Philippines, Thailand (Sin Chew Jit Poh)
BANGKOK, THAILAND: Financial markets in Japan, Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand were closed Monday (24 Dec) for national holidays or ahead of Christmas.

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