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‘The American’ tops weekend box office (AP)


In this film publicity image released by Focus Features, George Clooney, left, and Violante Placido are shown in a scene from, 'The American.' (AP Photo/Focus Features, Giles Keyte)AP – George Clooney’s hitman tale “The American” took down Robert Rodriguez’s revenge romp “Machete” at the box office over the long U.S. Labor Day holiday weekend.


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Review: George Clooney in the bleak `The American’ (AP)


In this film publicity image released by Focus Features, George Clooney, left, and Violante Placido are shown in a scene from, 'The American.' (AP Photo/Focus Features, Giles Keyte)AP – Hidden from critics until just before its release, the dirty secret about “The American” turns out to be that it’s an “art film.” Heavens, no!


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Mexico says drug lord ‘the Barbie’ captured (AP)


In this image released by Mexico's Public Safety Department on Monday Aug. 30, 2010, Edgar Valdez Villarreal, alias 'the Barbie,'' is escorted by police officers in the state of Mexico, which borders the capital, Mexico City. Federal police on Monday, Aug. 30, 2010, captured Valdez Villarreal, a Texas-born alleged drug kingpin, who faces trafficking charges in the U.S. and has been blamed for a vicious turf war that has included bodies hung from bridges and shootouts in central Mexico. (AP Photo/Mexico's Public Safety Department)AP – Federal police on Monday captured a long-sought, alleged Texas-born gang kingpin who faces drug trafficking charges in the U.S. and has been blamed for a vicious turf war that has included bodies hung from bridges and shootouts in central Mexico.


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Gervais may open branch of ‘The Office’ in China (AP)


AP – “The Office” is up for a transfer to China.

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Obama supports ‘the right’ for ground zero mosque (AP)


Construction workers take a lunch break from the World Trade Center site, Friday, Aug. 13, 2010 in New York. President Barack Obama on Friday will speak up for religious freedom at a dinner celebrating the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, emphasizing that point just as New York City is immersed in a deeply sensitive debate about whether a mosque should be built near ground zero. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)AP – President Barack Obama says Muslims have the right to build a mosque near ground zero in New York, but he’s not saying whether he thinks it’s a good idea to do so.


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Review: Stallone’s nostalgia, ‘The Expendables’ (AP)


In this film publicity image released by Lionsgate Entertainment, from left, Jason Statham, Sylvester Stallone and Randy Couture are shown in a scene from 'The Expendables.' (AP Photo/Lionsgate Entertainment, Karen Ballard)AP – “The Expendables” is an exercise in nostalgia for the bygone era of muscly, macho action films. It’s willfully out of date, like an aging hair band that can’t pack away the spandex.


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‘The Other Guys’ takes over box office with $35.5M (AP)


AP – The dream is over for “Inception,” which finally lost the No. 1 spot at the box office to “The Other Guys” after three weeks on top.

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CBS daytime show aims to be ‘The Talk’ of the town (AP)


Sara Gilbert, left, a co-host and executive producer of new CBS show 'The Talk,' participates in a panel discussion with fellow co-host Sharon Osbourne at the CBS, Showtime and The CW Television Critics Association summer press tour in Beverly Hills, Calif., Wednesday, July 28, 2010. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)AP – Sara Gilbert, producer and co-host of the new CBS daytime show “The Talk,” said she will share her life as a lesbian partner and mom on the air when it seems right.


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NBC affirms Carell’s ‘The Office’ exit next season (AP)


FILE - In this July 19, 2010 file photo, actor Steve Carell attends the premiere of 'Dinner For Schmucks' at The Ziegfeld Theater, in New York. (AP Photo/Peter Kramer, file)AP – NBC may wish Steve Carell was just joking, but a network executive said “The Office” star has consistently told NBC he’s leaving after this coming season.


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Obama to appear on ABC’s ‘The View’ on Thursday (AP)


AP – ABC’s “The View” has welcomed many notable guests, but none more prominent than President Barack Obama, who is scheduled to visit for Thursday’s edition.

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