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- The LA Times is projecting that Barack Obama will win North Carolina , while the primary race in Indiana is still too close to call.
- Nikki Finke is reporting that AMPTP/SAG talks have stalled , "even though the leadership of the big actors union made clear it wanted to continue talking."
- Can it...can it be? Has the Britney media circus finally calmed down ? She went to court today, and nobody seemed to care!
- Please don't beat the transients: a homeless man was punched in the face by a "Latino in his 20s" at a bus stop in the Valley; and now he's dead.
- Will Hollywood's building explosion destroy the neighborhood's old-timey charms ? If they tear down Molly's Burger to build a condo, I will be very, very upset.
- Sad: a young aspiring actress lost her life in a crash on the 101 Freeway last Thursday.
- Hey you been to Wolfgang's Steakhouse ? No, not Cut. No, not Spago! Confusing, but different.
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