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CBS looking good in ratings; network might have a hit in Simon Baker's drama 'The Mentalist'
AP Television WriterNEW YORK (AP) _ CBS is looking good so far this TV season, easily winning last week in the prime-time ratings and perhaps minting a new hit in "The Mentalist." About a man who solves crimes using acute powers of observation, the show was the third most-...Tags: Heroes, Dancing With the Stars, CBS Corp., Dirty Sexy Money, NBC
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Real men don't always have fabs: Bucking founder's boast, struggling AMD spins off factories
AP Technology WriterSAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ For years, Advanced Micro Devices Inc.'s scrappy image was best summed up by an insult that founder Jerry Sanders lobbed against rivals: "Real men have fabs." Sanders meant that while many chip companies design semiconductors and...Tags: Texas, Intel Corp., New York, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Computing and Information Technology
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List of top 20 prime-time programs in the Nielsen ratings for Sept. 29-Oct. 5
Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen Media Research for Sept. 29-Oct. 5. Listings include the week's ranking, with viewership for the week and season-to-date rankings in parentheses. An "X'' in parentheses denotes a one-time-only...Tags: Movies, News Corp., CBS Corp., Walt Disney Co., Desperate Housewives
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FCC investigating TV networks, military analysts
The Associated PressThe Federal Communications Commission today said it is investigating whether five television networks and 19 former military officers violated government disclosure rules in providing on-air analysis of the war in Iraq and other issues. The FCC...Tags: International Military Interventions, CBS Corp., New York, Police, NBC
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Comics poke fun at McCain's Michigan pullout
AP Television WriterYou'd hardly know the Democrats have even chosen a presidential candidate, judging from late-night comedy monologues. It was Republican John McCain and -- oh, by the way -- his vice presidential running mate, Sarah Palin, who claimed most of the...Tags: Joe Biden, Stephen Colbert, CBS Corp., David Letterman, Michigan
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Complications arise in diagnosis, treatment of markets
Everyone is saying the world has caught a cold from the American financial crisis, but a more careful diagnosis shows the U.S. economy is suffering from congestive heart failure instead. That may be what the global markets were telling us Monday with a...
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Judge orders RealNetworks to pull DVD copying software in copyright case
LOS ANGELES (AP) _ RealNetworks Inc. said Monday it had temporarily stopped distributing its DVD copying software, RealDVD, at a federal judge's request in a copyright case brought by Hollywood studios. "We temporarily suspended distribution of the...Tags: Sony Corp., New Products, Time Warner Inc., Hollywood (Los Angeles, California), Viacom Inc.
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Investors gird for volatile week on Wall Street as markets await implementation of bailout
AP Business WriterNEW YORK (AP) _ The world's financial markets face an uncertain and possibly volatile week as investors await details about how the Treasury will implement the government's financial rescue package — and watch for any further fallout from the credit...Tags: Ben Bernanke, Safeway Inc., Stock Activities, Business Institutions, Money and Monetary Policy
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The new NBC Universal HQ is too big for a parking lot
In The Times' Sept. 28 article, "Battle rages over studio-office project near Universal Studios," you paint a picture of developer Jim Thomas as a misunderstood hero who is single-handedly trying to save the entertainment industry and revive our local...Tags: Road Transportation, Burbank (Los Angeles, California), New York, NBC, Transportation
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WALL STREET TURMOIL: THE WEEK AHEAD
STRONG DOUBTS. Financial markets face an uncertain and possibly volatile week as investors await details about how the Treasury will implement the government's financial rescue package. NEW WORLDVIEW. The markets have switched focus to the world economy...Tags: Ben Bernanke, Safeway Inc., Kentucky Fried Chicken, Financial Markets
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A shocking discovery on G.E. toasters
About 210,000 General Electric toasters, manufactured in China and imported by Wal-Mart Stores Inc., have been recalled because they can short circuit and pose a fire or shock hazard. The company has received 140 reports of incidents, but no reports of...Tags: Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
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The week ahead
Tuesday •Federal Reserve meeting minutes •August consumer credit •Earnings: Acuity Brands Inc.; Alcoa Inc.; Sealy Corp.; Yum Brands Inc. Wednesday •August pending home sales •Earnings: Costco Wholesale Corp.; Monsanto...Tags: Alcoa Incorporated, Earnings, Federal Reserve, Monsanto Company, Robbins & Myers Incorporated
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