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• NBC to air live episode of Tina Fey's '30 Rock' in October; East, West Coast versions
  NBC says "30 Rock" is going live this fall. The network said Friday a live episode of the comedy will air Oct. […]
• Andy Griffith pitches health care law to seniors in Obama administration's new TV ad
  Actor Andy Griffith has a new role: pitching President Barack Obama's health care law to seniors in a cable television ad paid for by Medicare. […]
• Peas 'I Gotta Feeling' hits milestone
  The Black Eyed Peas have more proof of the ubiquity of "I Gotta Feeling." Their No. […]
• Attorneys prepare for Anna Nicole Smith trial
  FILE ** Anna Nicole Smith, leaves the U.S. Supreme Court, in this Feb. 28, 2006, file photo taken in Washington. […]
• Bullock Wants Out Of Gulf Restoration Video
  A spokeswoman for Sandra Bullock says the actress wants her parts of a video promoting Gulf Coast restoration removed until she learns whether oil companies influenced it. […]
• Source: J-Lo close to 'Idol' deal
  Former "Fly Girl" Jennifer Lopez is poised to return to television - this time as a judge on "American Idol." The singer-dancer-actor was close to signing a deal to join Fox TV's hit singing contest, a person familiar with the negotiations said late Thursday. […]
• Lebanese family dispute over royalties threatens to silence beloved Arab singer Fairouz
  Across four decades, Fairouz's songs of freedom, justice and love transfixed Arab audiences, moved millions to tears and gave hope to the Lebanese during the darkest days of their 15-year civil war. […]
• Jill Biden in a Army Wivesa episode
  It isn't much of a stretch for Jill Biden when she takes an acting turn in an episode of Lifetime network's "Army Wives." The second lady, playing herself, visits the show's Fort Marshall to hear about the challenges facing military families and offer them words of encouragement. […]
• Novelist Anne Rice says she's leaving Christianity
  Anne Rice has had a religious conversion: She's no longer a Christian. "In the name of Christ, I refuse to be anti-gay. I refuse to be anti-feminist. I refuse to be anti-artificial birth control," the author wrote Wednesday on her Facebook page. […]
• Ellen DeGeneres out as 'American Idol' judge
  Ellen DeGeneres is dancing off "American Idol" after one season, leaving Fox's hit show with two vacancies on its judging panel. […]