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Wild Bunch Nixes Strauss-Kahn Film Reports

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December 28, 2011 Wild Bunch Shoots Down Reports of Dominique Strauss-Kahn Film in the Works Awards Box Office: 'Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy,' 'The Artist' Make Gains The Sultan of Brunei Comes to Los Angeles Sky Deutschland Shares Fall After News Corp.-Owned Networks Drops Paramount Films Justin Bieber's Grandparents Flip SUV in Ontario MOVIES Box Office Report: 'M:I 4' Zooms Past $250 Mil Worldwide, 'Sherlock' Hits $100 Mil Stateside 'Torrente 4' Becomes First Spanish Film to Lead Year-End Box Office Receipts Focus Features, KCRW Co-Hosting Retrospective of Gary Oldman's Films 'Amazing Spider-Man' Stills: Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone Head to Midtown High (Photos) FEINBERG & FRIENDS, Ep. 10: Scott & Ben Lyons Discuss Their Top 10 Lists (Audio) 'Hangover II' Overtakes Top Spot on DVDs Chart for Christmas TV Chris Lilley Offers 5 Things to Know About HBO's 'Angry Boys' What Former SNL Writer Joe Bodolai's Death Reveals About Canadian Comedy 11 Worst Twitter Gaffes of 2011: THR Year in Review

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Podcast: Feinberg and Ben Lyons Reveal Their Top 10 Films

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December 28, 2011   Podcast: Feinberg and Ben Lyons Reveal Their Top 10 Films   More news: Top Stories | Movies | TV | Music | Tech | Style | Awards | Business

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Box Office Report: 'M:I 4' Zooms Past $250 Mil Worldwide, 'Sherlock' Hits $100 Mil Stateside

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December 28, 2011 Box Office Report: 'M:I 4' Zooms Past $250 Mil Worldwide, 'Sherlock' Hits $100 Mil Stateside The Christmas-New Year's stretch is the busiest week of the year for moviegoing, and this year is no different as traffic returns to somewhat normal levels. More news: Top Stories | Movies | TV | Music | Tech | Style | The Business | Awards

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Politics: A Christmas Gift for the Pentagon

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Politics A Christmas Gift for the Pentagon Remember how it turned retired generals into media shills? Lax oversight means it could happen again. By Bruce Ackerman Posted Wednesday, Dec 28, 2011, at 05:58 PM ET This is a time of good cheer at the Pentagon—its watchdog, the inspector general, has just ruled that its Bush-era campaign to manipulate the media was entirely acceptable under Defense Department regulations. The report, dated Nov. 11, was held back until Christmas Eve, when it was released at the happiest time of the year. But we should not allow it to slip into oblivion. In response to Sept. 11, the Pentagon's publicity department organized at least 161 "outreach" meetings with retired military officers serving as television commentators on the war effort. The Pentagon provided this select group with high level briefings, showering them with talking points and otherwise equipping them to be media defenders of administration policy. The meetings were suspended in 2008 amid a first wave of reports alleging improprieties. The inspector general responded with a defense of the outreach program in 2009, but his initial report was so full of errors that he retracted it and went back to the drawing board. The inspector general's office has now returned with a much more comprehensive effort, aiming to determine whether the program's purpose was to provide a "free flow of news and information" and "to benefit a broadly representational community." It had a tough time coming up with an answer, since its investigators found that the Pentagon's effort was a seat-of-the-pants operation. It never produced serious guidelines on how "outreach" should proceed; nor did it keep serious records of what actually occurred. The inspector ... To continue reading, click here. Join the Fray: our reader discussion forum What did you think of this article? POST A MESSAGE | READ MESSAGES Also In Slate South Hadley Reveals How Much It Paid Phoebe Prince's Family in Settlement Why Was There So Much Whistling in Pop This Year? The Incredibly Vicious Dishwasher Wars of 2011	Advertisement
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Arts: The Music Club, 2011

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The Music Club The Music Club, 2011 Is the worst poet in the history of pop music the guy from Bon Iver? By Jody Rosen Posted Wednesday, Dec 28, 2011, at 10:33 PM ET Jonah, Ann, Nitsuh, Carl, I'd planned to spend some time this entry taking a whack at Bon Iver, but Carl has done the dirty work for me. I'll simply second what Carl said: Justin Vernon can obviously make pretty sounds, but his marble-mouthed singing, and the drooping-wet-sock formlessness of his songs, are maddening. As for the lyrics, they're gibberish: Christmas night, it clutched the light, the hallow bright above my brother, I and tangled spines we smoked the screen to make it what it was to be now to know it in my memory: … and at once I knew I was not magnificent high above the highway aisle (jagged vacance, thick with ice) I could see for miles, miles, miles When I hear that song—and I do, most mornings, at my local espresso joint—I wonder: Is Vernon the worst poetaster in the history of popular music? Is he simply incapable of writing a lyric that makes sense—that tells a story, conveys a recognizable human emotion, in English or Elvish or any other language? Maybe, but you have to hand it to the guy: He's gobbeldygooked his way to glory. I don't understand, though, how critics can give Vernon a pass—can fail to demand a semblance of meaning from songs delivered with such shuddering self-importance. Not everyone can be Jay-Z or Rhymin' Simon. But at a certain point we need to stick up for the Five Ws, or we may as well ... To continue reading, click here. Join the Fray: our reader discussion forum What did you think of this article? POST A MESSAGE | READ MESSAGES Also In Slate South Hadley Reveals How Much It Paid Phoebe Prince's Family in Settlement Why Was There So Much Whistling in Pop This Year? The Incredibly Vicious Dishwasher Wars of 2011	Advertisement
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Moneybox: The Year?s Top Stocks

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Moneybox The Year's Top Stocks Warning: It's a depressing list. By Matthew Yglesias Posted Wednesday, Dec 28, 2011, at 06:52 PM ET What better way to while away the waning days of 2011 than to look back at the investment opportunities you missed? Even in a generally flat year for the big S&P 500 index, a handful of firms did much better than average. A look at the standout business success stories behind the 10 stocks with the highest percentage price increase on the index helps us understand how the American economy has evolved. (We'll look exclusively at firms that started and ended the year as S&P components.) 1. Cabot Oil & Gas Opening price: $38.46. Current price: $76.41. Growth: 107 percent Success for the energy industry will be a theme of this list, and, as you can tell from the name, the good people of Cabot are involved in the oil and gas industry. Specifically onshore drilling right here in the United States of America. With facilities in Texas, Louisiana, Pennsylvania, and the Rocky Mountains, they've ridden the hydrofracking boom to more than double the value of their stock. 2. El Paso Corporation Opening price: $13.75. Current price: $26.20. Growth: 90.41 percent Currently based in Houston rather than its original hometown, the El Paso Corporation is primarily in the business of owning and operating regulated interstate natural gas pipelines, another industry getting a boost from frack-mania. On Oct. 16 they announced they would be acquired by Kinder Morgan, driving stock prices even higher. 3. MasterCard Opening price: $220.85. Current price: $372.59 ... To continue reading, click here. Join the Fray: our reader discussion forum What did you think of this article? POST A MESSAGE | READ MESSAGES Also In Slate South Hadley Reveals How Much It Paid Phoebe Prince's Family in Settlement Why Was There So Much Whistling in Pop This Year? The Incredibly Vicious Dishwasher Wars of 2011	Advertisement
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Pentagon: Iranian Disruption of Oil Route 'Will Not Be Tolerated'

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Good evening LATEST NEWS Mead Johnson confirms FDA visits in Enfamil probe NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. health inspectors have visited facilities operated by Mead Johnson Nutrition Co as part of their investigation into the cause of a bacterial infection that killed an infant in Missouri, a company spokesman said on Wednesday. | Full Article Parents show modest gains after smoking programs December 28, 2011 12:56 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - About one out of every four parents with small children responds to interventions to help them quit smoking, which is slightly better than the one in five parents who would quit without any special help, according to a new study. | Full Article Exercise doesn't prevent pregnancy-related diabetes December 28, 2011 02:23 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Pregnant women who exercised regularly during the second half of their pregnancies did not lower their odds of developing pregnancy-related diabetes in a new clinical trial. | Full Article Targeting school and home helps cut risky behaviors December 28, 2011 04:35 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Many interventions aimed at preventing drug use and risky sexual behavior in young people haven't worked so well, suggests a new report which also highlights helpful elements of successful programs. | Full Article FDA warns docs on wart remover and eye salve mix-ups December 28, 2011 03:18 PM ET (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned healthcare workers on Wednesday to be careful when using two similarly named but very different drugs, saying a recent mix-up involving the two medications had injured a patient. | Full Article US TOP NEWS Snow and tears mark funeral for North Korean leader December 28, 2011 02:46 PM ET SEOUL (Reuters) - The world watched anxiously on Wednesday as North Korea staged a huge funeral in the capital, Pyongyang, for former leader Kim Jong-il, searching for signs of what to expect from the isolated nation that may be close to attaining nuclear weapons capacity. | Full Article Retail sales resilient in final holiday stretch December 28, 2011 05:30 PM ET (Reuters) - Retail sales look poised for a solid finish to the holiday season as warm weather and deep discounts encouraged shoppers to hit stores or go online to snap up last-minute gifts, according to data released on Wednesday. | Full Article Arab monitors face crowds, blasts in second Syria tour December 28, 2011 04:23 PM ET BEIRUT, Dec 28, Reuters - - Arab League monitors in Syria faced angry crowds, gunfire and explosions during their second visit to Homs, the heart of a nine-month revolt against President Bashar al-Assad, online videos appeared to show on Wednesday. | Full Article Whistleblower documents illuminate case against BNY Mellon December 28, 2011 05:27 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Confidential whistleblower documents that helped spark a massive state and federal investigation into how Bank of New York Mellon Corp charged pension funds for currency exchange, provide a rare window into how a bank insider aided a lawsuit against the bank. | Full Article More trouble for Gingrich as Iowa campaign quickens December 28, 2011 05:31 PM ET DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich's campaign struggled to fend off more bad news on Tuesday after he was quoted supporting main rival Mitt Romney's healthcare reform in Massachusetts. | Full Article BUSINESS NEWS Wall Street ends 5-day rally on renewed euro-zone Italy short-term debt costs halve at auction New U.S. tactic for suspected Swiss bank tax cheats Deutsche Boerse, NYSE extend merger deadline to sway Europe No trial delay for accused Ponzi schemer Stanford RELATED VIDEO Spanish police release mafia arrest video Monitors and violence in Syria Syria military defectors target government convoy A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today. Your daily briefing on the latest tech developments from around the world from Reuters expert tech correspondents. Register Today. The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day.. Register Today. » MORE NEWSLETTERS ODDLY ENOUGH Venezuela's Chavez: did U.S. give Latin American leaders cancer? Full Article For the not-so-serious drinker: Marshmallow vodka Now or never for workers as "Elvis" the croc strikes again Whale sperm, orgasmic feet top 2011 bad science list Crime scene cleanup ad lifts Handel's Messiah Stressed Chinese fight back - with pillows - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend