USA > 11/22/09
Oprah Winfrey announced this week that she will discontinue 'The Oprah Winfrey Show' in 2011. Her timing is impeccable. Daytime TV is on a steep decline.
11/21/09
Oprah Winfrey’s announced departure from her daytime talk show has brought out her biggest fans and loudest critics.
USA > 11/21/09
The loss of Oprah Winfrey's show could affect local tourism and businesses in Chicago. But many Chicagoans seem unconcerned about her potential departure from the city.
Movies | 11/20/09
The latest in the 'Twilight' series, 'New Moon' follows a moping Bella who continues to have poor choice in men.
Movies | 11/20/09
Sandra Bullock plays a feisty Southern belle in this true story of a wealthy family who takes in a near-homeless black boy and nurtures his talent for football.
Movies | 11/20/09
'The Messenger' is an understated character study of two Army officers assigned to inform families that their loved one has been killed.
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