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Netanyahu voices regret in settlement row with U.S. (Reuters)
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington in this February 24, 2010 file photo. REUTERS/Yuri GripasReuters - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu voiced regret on Sunday for the announcement of a Jewish settlement plan that has strained ties with Washington and threatens the revival of Middle East peace talks.

'Alice' extends her No. 1 stay with $62 million (AP)
An image of Johnny Depp, as the Mad Hatter in the new 'Alice in Wonderland' film, stares down through the plastic tent covering the red carpet outside the Kodak Theatre as preparations continue for Sunday's Academy Awards in Los Angeles, on Saturday, March 6, 2010. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta)AP - Alice is still ruling the movie palace.

Memo: Investigators can't replicate runaway Prius (AP)
FILE - In this Tuesday, March 9, 2010 file photo, driver James Sikes talks about his experiences in his Toyota Prius during a news conference held at Toyota of El Cajon in El Cajon, Calif. A law firm for the driver who says his Toyota Prius sped out of control in California doesn't plan to sue the Japanese automaker. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy, File)AP - Investigators with Toyota Motor Corp. and the federal government could not replicate the runaway speeding reported by a Prius owner who said his car's accelerator stuck as he drove on a California freeway, according to a memo for a congressional panel.

Dodd seeking middle ground on new financial rules (AP)
Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn. gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 11, 2010. Unable to muster bipartisan agreement on key banking provisions, Dodd said he will offer his own version of a sweeping overhaul of financial regulations without Republican support. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)AP - The senator trying to rewrite the nation's financial industry rules is dropping plans to create a stand-alone consumer financial protection agency and give a single regulator the power to oversee all banks, according to people familiar with the evolving proposal.

Irish police release cartoonist murder plot suspect (Reuters)
Danish cartoonist Kurt Westergaard poses in Aarhus in this September 2006 file photo. REUTERS/Preben Hupfeld/ScanpixReuters - Irish police have released a woman arrested along with six other people last week over an alleged plot to murder a Swedish cartoonist who drew the Prophet Mohammad with the body of a dog, officials said.

3 with ties US consulate killed in Mexican city (AP)
View of the US Consulate in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua State, Mexico on March 2. Suspected drug cartel AP - Officials say three people with ties to the American consulate were killed in a Mexican border city.

More than 100,000 swarm Bangkok, seek elections (Reuters)
Supporters of former premier Thaksin Shinawatra gather on a highway in Bangkok March 13, 2010. REUTERS/Sukree SukplangReuters - More than 100,000 protesters converged in Bangkok on Sunday and gave Thailand's military-backed government an ultimatum to call elections within 24 hours or face crippling demonstrations across the capital.

Israel's PM urges calm as US tensions boil over (AFP)
An Israeli ultra-Orthodox Jewish man walks past a sign carrying the image of the east Jerusalem settlement of Ramat Shlomo on March 11. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged calm as an angry Washington said it was insulted by Israel's AFP - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged calm on Sunday as an angry Washington said it was insulted by Israel's "destructive" announcement of plans to expand settlements in east Jerusalem.

Sea of protesters demand new elections in Thailand (AP)
Supporters of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra gather in a street during a protest on Sunday, March 14, 2010 in Bangkok, Thailand. Tens of thousands of red-shirted protesters rallied in Thailand's capital Sunday to press their demand that the government dissolve Parliament or face massive demonstrations at key locations in the city. (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn)AP - As many as 100,000 people demonstrated peacefully against Thailand's government at a party-like rally Sunday, but the capital was being kept on edge by their threat to continue protesting until Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva calls new elections.

A week on, Maliki pulls ahead in Iraq race (Reuters)
Iraqi's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki casts his vote inside a polling station at the green zone in Baghdad March 7, 2010. REUTERS/Iraqi GovernmentReuters - Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki pulled ahead on Sunday in early results of an election Iraqis hoped would end years of sectarian strife, but a divided vote suggested long and fraught talks to form a government are ahead.

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NYC ex-model sues over use of photo in comedy film (AP)
AP - A former model says she's appalled that her nearly decade-old bikini photo became a randy prop in the film "Couple's Retreat."

Chavez thanks Sean Penn for slamming his critics (AP)
Sean Penn presents the award for best actress during the 82nd Academy Awards Sunday,  March 7, 2010, in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)AP - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is grateful that actor Sean Penn has defended him against his critics within the U.S. media.

Runaways movie brings Cherie Currie back to music (Reuters)
Reuters - The impending release of a feature film about the Runaways is bringing one of the '70s group's members, singer Cherie Currie, back to the spotlight.

"Alice" leads box office, as "Green Zone" flops (Reuters)
Cast member Johnny Depp (L) and director Tim Burton stand on stage during a panel discussion for the movie Reuters - "Alice in Wonderland" raced to a $430 million haul at the worldwide box office on Sunday, while Matt Damon's new Iraq war conspiracy thriller "Green Zone" was one of the year's first big flops.

Hong Kong awards to honor Indian actor Bachchan (AP)
AP - The Hong Kong International Film Festival plans to honor Indian screen legend Amitabh Bachchan with a lifetime achievement award at the event's Asian Film Awards.

Sequels, reboots bring sizzle to summer box office (Reuters)
Reuters - Summertime moviegoers tend to vote early and, if things go well, often.

"Matrix" bad guy eyes "Captain America" villain (Reuters)
Cast member Hugo Weaving poses at the premiere of Reuters - Australian actor Hugo Weaving, who played bad guy Agent Smith in the "Matrix" franchise, is in talks to join the "Captain America" movie as the villainous Red Skull.

Star-studded lineup for Brooks & Dunn special (AP)
FILE - In this Aug. 12, 2009 file photo, Kix Brooks, left, and Ronnie Dunn of the country music duo Brooks & Dunn perform during a television taping in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, file)AP - Brooks & Dunn have landed a star-studded lineup for their "Last Rodeo" concert special to be filmed following the Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas.

Lions Gate adopts poison pill, rejects Icahn offer (AP)
AP - Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. on Friday rejected a bid by activist shareholder Carl Icahn to boost his stake in the movie studio, and its board disclosed the adoption of a provision meant to keep him from buying more shares.

Showtime signs deal to air DreamWorks films (Reuters)
Reuters - CBS Corp's Showtime Networks Inc said on Thursday it has signed a deal to air movies from DreamWorks Studios, in a long-term agreement that could help restore content Showtime lost when three top studios started their own channel.

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Public Enemy's Chuck D still fighting the power (Reuters)
Reuters - At the end of "Pirate Radio" -- the 2009 feature film about a '60s illegal rock 'n' roll radio station in Europe's North Sea -- an array of albums is displayed: iconic symbols of musical independence that bucked the status quo. Among the albums on display is Public Enemy's 1990 treatise, "Fear of a Black Planet."

ABC, Lifetime among winners of GLAAD Media Awards (AP)
Honoree Cynthia Nixon attends the 21st annual GLAAD Media Awards in New York, on Saturday, March 13, 2010. (AP Photo/Peter Kramer)AP - Joy Behar, Cynthia Nixon and the ABC drama series "Brothers & Sisters" are among this year's recipients of media awards from the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation.

Author Lewis equates Wall Street bonuses with "theft" (Reuters)
Reuters - Author Michael Lewis, known for exposing the culture of excess at Solomon Brothers with his book "Liar's Poker," says Wall Street bonuses at banks bailed out by Washington are "a very elegant form of theft."

ABC, Lifetime among winners of GLAAD Media Awards (AP)
Honoree Cynthia Nixon attends the 21st annual GLAAD Media Awards in New York, on Saturday, March 13, 2010. (AP Photo/Peter Kramer)AP - Joy Behar, Cynthia Nixon and the ABC drama series "Brothers & Sisters" are among this year's recipients of media awards from the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation.

"Love Never Dies" a brilliant sequel to "Phantom" (Reuters)
Reuters - Unlike lightning, Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Phantom" does strike twice.

Miu Miu's Regal Pop (Fashion Wire Daily)
FWD201  Model walks the runway at the Miu Miu show during Fall 2010 Fashion Week in Paris on  Wednesday, March 10, 2010.(Fashion Wire Daily/Gruber)Fashion Wire Daily - It was 1960s modernism meets Louis XIV at the latest collection of Miu Miu, the final show of Paris fashion week that ended Wednesday evening, March 10.

Innovation on display at Games Conference (AP)
In this undated image released by Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., Sony's new motion controller is shown. The Japanese maker of the PlayStation 3 unveiled Thursday, March 10, 2010, its highly anticipated motion controlling system, as it takes aim at Nintendo's dominance in the gaming sector. Used with the existing PlayStation Eye camera, the new wireless motion controller can track players' body movements. The controller, in turn, has on its end a light-emitting orb that is recognized by the camera. (AP Photo/Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.)AP - Motion controls and social gaming were the hot topics at this week's Game Developers Conference, the annual convention of game designers, programmers and executives.

'Alice' extends her No. 1 stay with $62 million (AP)
An image of Johnny Depp, as the Mad Hatter in the new 'Alice in Wonderland' film, stares down through the plastic tent covering the red carpet outside the Kodak Theatre as preparations continue for Sunday's Academy Awards in Los Angeles, on Saturday, March 6, 2010. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta)AP - Alice is still ruling the movie palace.

Fashion's latest fixation: 3D (The Newsroom)
A model wears an outfit by designers Burberry Prorsum for their Autumn/Winter 2010 collection at London Fashion Week,  in London, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2010. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)The Newsroom - Burberry has become the premiere brand to break through fashion week's fourth wall this season by staging the world's first-ever global 3D fashion show. (To note, the British fashion brand wasn't the only one to engage with the technology conceived more than half-a-century ago: Los Angeles tailored menswear label Native Son's New York Fashion Week presentation included a multi-dimensional video that required 3D glasses for viewing.)

Strong ratings for Leno's return to late-night (AP)
FILE - In this March 7, 2010 file photo, Jay Leno arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar party in West Hollywood, Calif. (AP Photo/Peter Kramer, file)AP - After a smashing return, Jay Leno appears headed to a battle with David Letterman for late-night television supremacy.

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