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Colin Quinn has fun with the US Constitution

Tue, 14 May 2013 07:28:16 -0400

NEW YORK - There aren't that many jokes in the U.S. Constitution and it's never really been a big generator of belly laughs. Unless, that is, you are Colin Quinn.

Witherspoon pleads no contest, fined after arrest

Fri, 03 May 2013 17:26:14 -0400

ATLANTA - Reese Witherspoon pleaded no contest to a disorderly conduct charge and paid a $100 fine after berating a state trooper in Atlanta while her husband was given a sobriety test, an embarrassing exchange caught on a dashboard camera after the usually squeaky-clean Hollywood star had what she called "one too many" glasses of wine.

Big growth likely for Georgia's film industry

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 16:08:08 -0400

ATLANTA - A few years ago, Georgia was locked in a bidding war with North Carolina over the Disney movie, "The Last Song," starring Miley Cyrus.

SPOTLIGHT: Students show savvy in Capitol tour

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 10:28:08 -0400

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois - Most fourth-graders learn about state government and history in the confines of a classroom, but Wednesday morning, 32 Harristown Elementary School students were able to see state government in action as they toured the Illinois Capitol and participated in a mock news conference.

Witherspoon's clean image should fully recover

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 11:12:51 -0400

LOS ANGELES - Reese Witherspoon's professional image is so squeaky clean that she got laughs on a late-night show earlier this year for pretending to buy bottles of cognac and tequila.

Review: Buble stuck in the middle on 8th album

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 11:40:13 -0400

Michael Buble, "To Be Loved" (Reprise Records)