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AT & T, Verizon, Qwest Team Up to Keep Phone Customers
Bloomberg NewsAT&T Inc., Verizon Communications Inc. and Qwest Communications International Inc., the three biggest home-phone companies in the U.S., are working together for the first time to prevent cable rivals from poaching subscribers. When customers move to an...Tags: Comcast Corp., Verizon Communications, Qwest Communications International Incorporated, AT&T Corp., Illinois
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To believe or not to believe, that is the question
I want to believe, I really do. I want, once again, to watch a Promethean performance, athletes stretching to bold and unexpected heights, and be free of the nattering voice in the back of my mind. The one that asks: "Is this exploit born of hard work...Tags: History, Roger Federer, Floyd Landis, Track Cycling, Minority Groups
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Army medic made famous in war photograph dies
The Associated PressA former Army medic made famous by a photograph that showed him carrying an injured Iraqi boy during the first week of the war in March 2003 has died of an apparent overdose, police said. The photograph of Joseph Patrick Dwyer running to a makeshift...Tags: Armed Forces, Hospitals and Clinics, Photography, Television, Television Industry
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National television games give FAU football valuable exposure
South Florida Sun-SentinelFlorida Atlantic's drive for recognition will get a boost this season as four of the Owls' games will be on national television. FAU will be on ESPN or ESPN2 three times and on the Big Ten Network. "We look for competitive matchups, good story lines and...Tags: Football, National Government, Howard Schnellenberger, Government, Florida State University
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TV One to offer extensive Obama coverage
AP Television WriterTV One, the cable network aimed at African-American viewers, will cover Barack Obama's nominating convention but is ignoring John McCain's. The network is telecasting live, prime-time coverage of the Democratic convention in Denver Aug. 25-28, followed...Tags: John McCain, Elections, Barack Obama, National or Ethnic Minorities, Media
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NBC announces intention to cover Olympics thoroughly
WatchdogIf, perchance, you have an interest in the Beijing Olympic Games next month, NBC is prepared to accommodate you, far beyond the capacity of any single human to consume. Click below for 1,850 words or so of details direct from......Tags: Beach Vacations, Pentathlon Swimming, Swimming, Weightlifting, History
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NBC to gauge Olympic viewership on TV, cable and the Internet
Bloomberg NewsNBC Universal, General Electric Co.'s entertainment unit, will use the 2008 Beijing Olympics to measure viewership patterns across television, cable and the Internet. NBC will tap its 3,600 hours of Olympic coverage to issue daily usage patterns to gauge...Tags: NBC, Beijing Games, Multi-Sport Events, General Electric Company
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Comcast clients get digital push
THE Q: Michael Baehr wrote in to say that Comcast informed him last month that if he wants to continue receiving the four Washington-area stations affiliated with major networks - WRC-4, WTTG-5, WJLA-7 and WUSA-9 - he will have to switch to digital....Tags: Consumer Electronics Industry, Marketing, Television Industry, Television
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Larry Harmon, longtime Bozo the Clown, dead at 83
Associated Press WriterLarry Harmon wasn't the original Bozo the Clown, but he was the real one. Harmon, who portrayed the wing-haired clown for more than half a century, died Thursday of congestive heart failure, said his publicist, Jerry Digney. He was 83. As an...Tags: Movies, Los Angeles, Walt Disney, Ohio, Bozo the Clown
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Army medic made famous in Iraq photo dies
A former Army medic made famous by a photograph that showed him carrying an injured Iraqi boy during the first week of the war in March 2003 has died of an apparent overdose, police said. The photograph of Joseph Patrick Dwyer running to a makeshift...Tags: Armed Forces, Hospitals and Clinics, Photography, Television, Television Industry
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