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Ohio unemployment extension 2010

Sen. George Voinovich, R-Ohio talks to reporters outside the White House in Washington, after meeting with President Barack Obama. Now that it#39;s been shorn of unrelated tax and spending provisions that have held it up for over four months, a bill to extend unemployment benefits finally seems poised to pass. Republican Voinovich spoke out passionately of how vital jobless benefits are to people in his state and on the very street where he lives. The United States lost 131,000 jobs in July,

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Is Doris Day the New Betty White?

The organizers behind one Facebook campaign would like to think so, but they’re not stopping at a barnburning guest-host stint on SNL ; they want gold . “Doris Day to be (finally) Honored by the Oscars?” has launched its bid for the 88-year-old legend to collect some honorary hardware at next year’s Academy Awards. Its argument? “As of 2009, Doris Day was the top-ranking female box office star of all time and ranked sixth among the top ten box office performers (male & female). Isn’t it time the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences pulled out an HONORARY OSCAR AWARD ?” Well? [ Facebook ]

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Cat Deeley Talks to Movieline About So You Think You Can Dance’s Changes and Stealing Emmys

Cat Deeley’s hosting gig on So You Think You Can Dance acquaints her with talents who want a quick rise to stardom, but her beginnings in TV happened just as swiftly. The 33-year-old star landed an on-air job in her native UK after sending one self-made audition tape to MTV. That job led to countless others, including hosting duties on Brit reality series The Record of the Year and Reach for the Stars . Now that she emcees the US and UK versions of So You Think You Can Dance , Deeley seems poised for a universal takeover. Ahead of SYTYCD ‘s seventh season premiere tonight on Fox, Deeley spoke with Movieline about her academic past, Emmy aspirations, and how the show will be different without Mary Murphy as a permanent judge.

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L.J. Smith Loves The Vampire Diaries

Based on its impressive ratings to so far, millions of people around the country love The CW’s Vampire Diaries . But there’s one important individual that is especially pleased with the series: L.J. Smith, the author that penned the novels on which this small screen version is based.

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Adam Lambert is Number-One!

Adam Lambert finished second on season eight of American Idol . But not even Kris Allen can stand in the way of the singer’s ascension to the top spot on Amazon.com’s bestseller’s list. Fans are pre-ordering Lambert’s debut CD – scheduled for a November 24 release – in droves.

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