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NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 12: (L-R) TV personality Barbara Walters, Chef Tom Colicchio, former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani and editor of O Magazine Gayle King speak at the TIME's 2009 Person of the Year at the Time & Life Building on November 12, 2009 in New York City. (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Time Inc)
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TOKYO - NOVEMBER 13: U.S. President Barack Obama arrives at Tokyo International Airport on November 13, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan. Obama is in Japan for two days prior to attending the 17th APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting in Singapore. (Photo by Junko Kimura/Getty Images)
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Obamameter Forecast is not a scientific forecast. We're just judging the look on the Presidents face as he faces the nation.
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NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 12: The historic Cyclone roller coaster stands at the Coney Island amusement park November 12, 2009 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. After years of blight, city officials have agreed to purchase seven acres of real estate in Coney Island for around $96 million in order to expand and modernize the amusement area. The area has been deteriorating for decades following an earlier heralded era with seaside luxury hotels where the roller coaster and hot dog were invented. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
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LINCOLN, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 12: The Red Arrows go through one of their aerobatic displays as Flight Lieutenant Kirsty Moore, the first ever female Red Arrows pilot takes to the air for the media during the launch of the 2010 team line-up at RAF Scampton on November 12, 2009 in Lincoln, England. Flight Lieutenant Moore, from Lincolnshire, makes history by becoming the first female Red Arrow pilot. Earlier in her RAF career, the 31-year-old served as a Qualified Flying Instructor, teaching students to fly the advanced fast jet trainer at RAF Valley, before flying the Tornado GR4 on operations in Iraq. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
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CNN reporter John King will replace controversial departing host Lou Dobbs in a new weeknight political program on the 24-hour cable news network, CNN said on Thursday.
The appointment of King, currently the chief national political correspondent and host of Sunday political show "State of the Union," follows the abrupt resignation one day earlier of Dobbs before the end of his contract in 2011.
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Military prosecutors have charged Maj. Nadil Malik Hasan with 13 counts of premeditated murder in last week’s shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Tex., a spokesman for the Army criminal investigation division said Thursday.
Major Hasan, 39, an Army psychiatrist, is accused of opening fire with two handguns in a Soldier Medical Readiness Center, where troops receive medical attention before being deployed or after returning from overseas.
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LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 12: Martine McCutcheon attends book signing for her new novel The Mistress
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The Cut -- Landing Louis Gossett Jr. to star in the movie is front-page-news in Memphis and a huge leap for faith-based features. Until recently, most Christian movies relied heavily on unknown actors or amateurs, and typically could best be described as "preaching to the choir." The Grace Card's creator, David Evans wanted to change that. And he started with the script. "I've been writing and producing live Christian events for nearly twenty years," Evans says. "But I'm an optometrist by trade. I've never made a feature film before. I knew I needed to surround myself with a team that could best bring this vision to life."
"Love and forgiveness, that's what it's about." This is how Academy Award winner Louis Gossett, Jr. describes "The Grace Card," a movie currently filming in Memphis. Gossett plays George Wright, a civil rights pioneer and long-time activist minister who provides wisdom and advice to his grandson Sam, who's chosen to follow in George's ministry footsteps. Problem is, Sam Wright's church is too small and budget-challenged. Sam's a full-time cop on the tough streets of inner city Memphis, preaching on Sunday.
"The Grace Card" doesn't feel benign, safe, or "preaching to the choir." This is a tough and gritty story of racial reconciliation wrapped in a police and family drama. A personal tragedy has left officer Mac McDonald, played by veteran screen actor Michael Joiner, a bitter, angry soul. He blames his downward spiral on minorities, "the system" and God Himself. All comes to a boil when Mac is paired with new a new partner -- African-American pastor-cop Sam Wright, played by Memphis' own Michael Higgenbottom. When the unthinkable happens to Mac, his only lifeline is Grace, offered by the God he's abandoned, through the gift of a man he can barely stand.
"People want to see name actors, quality production values and good stories," says veteran screenwriter Howie Klausner. "And despite conventional Hollywood 'wisdom', the gospel and grace is just as real and relevant as a movie theme as it was 2000 years ago." Evans enlisted Klausner to rewrite his first draft, and come on board to produce the film with him.
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Taylor Swift Wins Four, Including Entertainer of the Year, at 'The 43rd Annual CMA Awards. Accepting the Female Vocalist Award, Swift poked fun at her famed Kanye West interruption experience: "I want to thank every single person here tonight for not running up on stage during this speech."
Winning the coveted New Artist of the Year, Darius Rucker thanked the people who "took a chance on a pop singer from Charleston, S.C. God bless y'all for that." Earlier, Rucker performed "Alright," his third consecutive No. 1 hit from his debut Country album Learn to Live.
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It's been a while since our President has rolled up his sleeves and shared a punchline or two with us fellow Americans. We've been in hard hitting crisis. Today's forecast is "reluctant."
As I've said from the start of this crisis, hiring often takes time to catch up to economic growth. And given the magnitude of the economic turmoil that we've experienced, employers are reluctant to hire. President Barack Obama, November 12, 2009
WhiteHouse.gov -- As the President was preparing to leave for his trip to Asia this morning, he took a moment to discuss the economy, which will of course have a central role in his discussions with leaders throughout the trip. He made clear that while we have come back from the brink of what many predicted would be a depression, he will not be satisfied until robust job growth returns. Towards that end, he announced that in December he will bring minds and stakeholders together for an intensive jobs forum.
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