Monday, September 20, 2004

'Sopranos' Gets Its Due at Emmys Awards LOS ANGELES (AP) -- "The Sopranos" finally whacked its competitors in the best drama category at the Emmy Awards, and a comedy series victory for ratings-starved "Arrested Development" proved SOMEBODY was watching - but it was HBO and its record-breaking "Angels in America" that fluttered away with the most trophies....   Stars Celebrate Emmy Awards in Style LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The buzzwords on the red carpet at the Emmy Awards Sunday were "festive" and "glamorous," with many celebrities opting for sleek, 1940s-style looks, right down to the Rita Hayworth-style peekaboo hairstyle favored by Debra Messing and Portia de Rossi....   'Real People' Read Emmy Nominee List LOS ANGELES (AP) -- With reality shows taking over TV, it was only natural that the Emmy Awards show would go unscripted - at least for a moment....   Spears Weds Fiance in Surprise Ceremony LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Pop singer Britney Spears married her fiance, dancer Kevin Federline, in a surprise ceremony, her record label said Sunday....   Divorce Lawyer Marvin Mitchelson Dies LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Marvin M. Mitchelson, a divorce attorney to the stars, often joked that he was a poor example for his clients: He was happily married for 45 years....   Madonna Addresses'Kabbalah' Conference TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) -- Pop star Madonna called for world peace Sunday at a conference on Jewish mysticism, a highlight of her five-day pilgrimage to the Holy Land....   'Sky Captain' Tops Box Office With $16.2M LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The debut flight of "Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow" landed the No. 1 weekend box office spot with an estimated $16.2 million amid an overall lackluster turnout at theaters....   Photographer of Viet Cong Execution Dies NEW YORK (AP) -- Photojournalist Eddie Adams took careful portraits of U.S. presidents and world figures. But his best known work is one that was sudden and unglamorous: the 1968 killing of a Viet Cong captive in Vietnam....   Miss America Aims to Aid Kids With Cancer ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) -- Deidre Downs passed up medical school so she could compete for Miss America. Now she plans to spend her reign advocating for pediatric cancer victims....   Station Denies Firing Host Over Rather SEATTLE (AP) -- A radio station Sunday denied a talk show host's claim that he was fired because he criticized CBS newsman Dan Rather's handling of challenges to the authenticity of memos about President Bush's National Guard service....

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