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'SNL' makes cast changes, cuts
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EW review: 'King's Men' can't put it together
"All the King's Men" has great source material -- a 1946 Pulitzer Prize winner and a 1949 best picture -- but the new version, starring Sean Penn as powerful and corrupt politician Willie Stark, suffers for Penn's overdone performance and his co-stars' retreat into the background. In the midst of it all, the story is lost, says EW.

AMD's CTO says Intel messed up
With a few strong years of market gains and product reviews, AMD isn't about to rest on its laurels.

Madonna defends being 'crucified'

Rugby - Tributes flow for Palmer

Taking passwords to the grave
Family members are increasingly unable to access important data because their loved ones have not left passwords behind.

Struggle for succession heats up in ANC (AP)
AP - South African President Thabo Mbeki still has two and half years in office, but the battle over who will succeed him is already heating up.

500 call for Saddam's return to power (AP)
AP - Some 500 people demonstrated in Saddam Hussein's hometown on Friday, demanding his return to power, organizers said.

4 men accused of embassy terror plot (AP)
AP - Four men suspected of attacking a synagogue also discussed blowing up the U.S. and Israeli embassies and decapitating the Israeli ambassador to Norway, major Norwegian news media reported Friday.

Russia: Iran may return to nuclear talks (AP)

AP - Russia's foreign minister says there is a reasonable chance that Iran will return to negotiations on its nuclear program, and he cautioned against setting artificial deadlines.

Lou Diamond Phillips charged with battery
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Teens turn to TV, Internet for news (USATODAY.com)
USATODAY.com - Half of all high school students get news online at least once a week, but teens rate TV the easiest-to-use news source - and the most accurate, says a study out Friday.

Photos: Playing PacManhattan
A live-action version of the classic arcade game with New York City's Washington Square Park as a grid.

Gaming on the streets of Manhattan
"Come Out and Play Festival" to bring together out-of-the-box designers, techno-philosophers and utopian free spirits. Oh, and gamers too.
Photos: Playing PacManhattan

Journalists in BALCO case to be jailed

Knights sign Ghanaian international

Myanmar junta leader hands over control of armed forces (AFP)

AFP - Myanmar's junta leader Than Shwe has handed over control of the armed forces to one of his top deputies but will remain head of state, according to two sources close to the military.