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AP – Ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich said Monday that it was stupid for him to tell Esquire magazine that he’s “blacker than Barack Obama” and that he doesn’t believe it anyway.

AP – Television’s late-night drama now shifts to Conan O’Brien’s state of mind: Would he be happy to again have the after-midnight spot on NBC or could he find a comfortable home at Fox an hour earlier?

AP – NBC said Sunday it decided to pull the plug on the Jay Leno experiment when some affiliate stations considered dropping the nightly prime-time show, and the network is waiting to hear if Leno and “Tonight” host Conan O’Brien accept its new late-night TV plans.

AP – Near the end of the hit film “Avatar,” the villain snarls at the hero, “How does it feel to betray your own race?” Both men are white — although the hero is inhabiting a blue-skinned, 9-foot-tall, long-tailed alien.

AP – NBC said Sunday it decided to pull the plug on the Jay Leno experiment when some affiliate stations considered dropping the nightly prime-time show, and the network is waiting to hear if Leno and “Tonight” host Conan O’Brien accept its new late-night TV plans.

AP – “Avatar” remains the top box-office draw for the fourth straight weekend with $48.5 million.

AP – Charlie Sheen is back at work at “Two and a Half Men,” and his producer said Saturday that the audience at the actor’s first show taping since his arrest on felony and other charges was “incredibly supportive.”

AP – Charlie Sheen is back at work at “Two and a Half Men,” and his producer said Saturday that the audience at the actor’s first show taping since his arrest on felony charges was “incredibly supportive.”

AP – Animator Art Clokey, whose bendable creation Gumby became a pop culture phenomenon through decades of toys, revivals and satires, died Friday. He was 88.

AP – If “Tonight Show” host Conan O’Brien decides to leave NBC over its proposed late-night lineup revamp, he might find a warm welcome waiting for him at Fox.

AP – A 911 call released Friday reveals the frantic efforts by Brittany Murphy’s mother and husband to save the actress’ life on the morning she died.

AP – A 911 call released Friday reveals the frantic efforts by Brittany Murphy’s mother and husband to save the actress’ life on the morning she died.

AP – Nearly seven months after Michael Jackson’s death stunned the world, the official investigation of his death is edging toward conclusion with prosecutors prepared to seek an indictment of Jackson’s doctor on a charge of involuntary manslaughter, The Associated Press has learned.

AP – The simple white shotgun shack where Elvis Presley was born is so tiny it could easily fit inside a single room in the opulent Graceland mansion where he spent his final years — maybe in the Jungle Room with its green-carpeted ceiling.

AP – The science-fiction blockbuster “Avatar” has earned James Cameron his latest nomination for the top honor from the Directors Guild of America.

AP – Mariah Carey jokingly blames her loony acceptance speech at the Palm Springs International Film Festival awards on director Lee Daniels.

AP – The people have chosen vampires.

AP – Hanesbrands has ended its advertising campaign featuring Charlie Sheen because of domestic violence charges filed against the actor, a company spokesman said Wednesday.

AP – “Diff’rent Strokes” actor Gary Coleman is in a Los Angeles hospital after suffering what he believes was a slight seizure. Coleman’s agent, Robert Malcolm, says the 41-year-old actor was taken by ambulance to a hospital shortly after 8 a.m. Wednesday after he began feeling “fuzzy” and vomited while resting at a hotel.

AP – “Diff’rent Strokes” actor Gary Coleman is in a Los Angeles hospital after suffering what he believes was a slight seizure. Coleman’s agent, Robert Malcolm, says the 41-year-old actor was taken by ambulance to a hospital shortly after 8 a.m. Wednesday after he began feeling “fuzzy” and vomited while resting at a hotel.

AP – Mariah Carey lived up to her sometimes loopy reputation at the Palm Springs International Film Festival awards as she gave a long, rambling acceptance speech after being named Breakthrough Actress for her performance in “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire.”