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"James at 15" star filed false documents to get public assistanceJames at 15 just got five years' probation. Lance Kerwin, the 1970s child star who is now a pastor in Hawaii, pleaded guilty to falsifying documents in order to get state medical help and food stamps. Kerwin, who owns three homes on the mainland, apologized and paid $21,822 in restitution, according to thegardenisland.com. "I'm sorry," said Kerwin, who played the title role on the 1977 NBC series, before being sentenced. "The last thing I want to do is to make a statement to minimize what I have done." Kerwin, 49,...
Published on Friday 30th of July 2010 01:34:15 AM
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Former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin tweeted her opinions of President Barack Obama's interview on "The View" this morning. Palin wrote: "President with no time to visit porous US/Mexican border to offer help to those risking life to secure us, but lotso' (lots of) time to chat on 'The View?'" A later tweet read: "I'm headed to border in near future... let's see how quickly his travel schedule will allow that border visit after all." While on "The View," Obama spoke on a variety of topics ranging from the unemployment rate and the war in Afghanistan, to Lindsay Lohan and...
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President Obama is making history by participating in a daytime talk show. But why "The View"? And why now? Though no sitting president has ever appeared on a daytime talk show, when Barack Obama tapes "The View" on Wednesday, it will actually be his second visit with Barbara Walters & Co. The last time "The View" ladies welcomed him, during his 2008 presidential campaign, their questions weren't entirely soft-ball. So why is Obama returning now? And is it a good idea? Here are five takes: (Watch Whoopi Goldberg's announcement) 1. The president is doing PR repair after the Shirley Sherrod...
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LOS ANGELES — ABC's programming chief Stephen McPherson is abruptly leaving the job. The Disney-ABC Television Group released a statement Tuesday announcing that McPherson had submitted his resignation as president of the ABC Entertainment Group and it was accepted by the company.
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"President Obama`s New York trip this week now includes a unique stop: The View. `This marks the first time in history a sitting United States President has visited a daytime talk show,` says a press release from The View, the morning chatfest featuring Barbara Walters and Whoopi Goldberg. The interview will be taped Wednesday, and broadcast Thursday morning." http://content.usatoday.com/communities/theoval/post/2010/07/obamas-new-media-strategy-the-view/1 Real men don`t eat quiche, they don`t get in touch with their inner child, and they don`t watch "The View." I`d rather undergo a root canal by a dentist on crack, than watch the neurotic and annoying ladies of "The View."...
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President Obama is to become the first sitting U.S. president to take part in a daytime TV talk show. As his popularity among Americans fades he has agreed to appear of popular programme The View, where he will be quizzed by a panel of five women. Obama is appearing as part of the show's 'Red, White & View' series, which has featured prominent American politicians and discussions on current political issues.
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Oprah Winfrey, the ‘queen’ of American TV, has offered the cash-strapped Duchess of York her own prime-time chat show. Billionaire Oprah, 56, is launching her own cable channel, the Oprah Winfrey Network, next January, and last week called the scandal-hit Duchess to offer her a deal. A source close to Sarah Ferguson said last night: ‘Oprah made the call this week. They spoke in person and, for Sarah, the offer is a ray of light at the end of a very dark tunnel. ‘Oprah has known Sarah for some time and the Duchess went on Oprah’s show to explain herself...
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