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Florida Court Strikes Down Obama Health Care Reform

A federal judge in Florida today overturned President Obama’s sweeping health care reform measure, CNN.com reported. The move sets up what is expected to be a battle in the U.S. Supreme Court over the reform legislation. Florida is one of…

You’ve Probably Hummed at Least One of His Tunes–Composer of Themes for ‘Goldfinger,’ ‘Born Free,’ ‘Dances With Wolves’ and Many Others, Winner of Five Oscars, Dead at 77

The man who created the signature music for the James Bond movies and won five Academy Awards in a career spanning almost 50 years has died of a heart attack at the age of 77, according to The Hollywood Reporter….

Football Coach Who Is Two-Time BCS Champ Joins ESPN as Studio and Game Analyst

ESPN has just hired one of the nation’s best football coaches to join the network as a game and studio analyst. It’s former University of Florida head football coach Urban Meyer, ESPN announced today. The announcement said that Meyer "will work a…

Veteran of ‘Heroes,’ ‘Alias’ and ‘Felicity’ Gets His Own Show

An actor who is familiar to viewers for his roles on "Alias," "Heroes" and "Felicity," has been cast as the lead in the A&E pilot "Big Mike," reports Deadline.com. The actor is Greg Grunberg, who will play the title character…

Martha Stewart Launching New Show

It’s a good thing that Martha Stewart is a multitasker because the media mogul is about to launch yet another new TV series, this one called "Martha Bakes," reports the AP. Stewart’s latest will be a cooking show for the…

Impressionist David Frye Dies

In the late 1960s and early 1970s, the greatest political impressionist in the world was David Frye. The comic died Saturday in Las Vegas at the age of 77 of heart disease, reports the AP. Frye appeared on numerous television…

Comcast’s Misstep in NBCU Takeover and How to Fix It

Comcast received a lot of grief over the Internet last week when–as practically its first move in taking over NBC Universal–Comcast unveiled a new NBC Universal logo that eliminated the beloved, iconic NBC peacock. TVWeek Open Mic blogger Chuck Ross goes…