By FRAZIER MOORE
AP Television Writer
NEW YORK — Mark Whitaker has been named to replace Tim Russert as head of NBC News’ Washington Bureau.
The former Newsweek editor, who joined NBC last year as senior vice president of news, will assume many of the off-camera duties held by Russert, who died of a heart attack [...]

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By MATT MOORE
Associated Press Writer
Various Artists, “The Motown Collection” (Time Life)
In the lexicon of music history, Motown’s place in it will never be in doubt. This is a label that gave the world musical stalwarts like Stevie Wonder, Diana Ross, the Temptations and Marvin Gaye — just to name a few.
So it’s fitting that to [...]

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The Associated Press
LOS ANGELES  –  A strong earthquake shook Southern California on Tuesday, causing buildings to sway and triggering some precautionary evacuations. No immediate damage was reported.
The jolt was felt from Los Angeles to San Diego, and slightly in Las Vegas.
Preliminary information from the U.S. Geological Survey estimated the quake at magnitude 5.8, centered 29 [...]

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By Renee Michelle

Rihanna and Chris Brown continued their tour of the Mid-Atlantic region over the weekend. After last week’s trip to King’s Dominion amusement park, the duo were jet skiing in Maryland on Saturday. Virgina native Chris’s family was around for water fun, where Rihanna showed off that bikini body underneath her life vest. Both [...]

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LONDON  –  A spokesman for troubled singer Amy Winehouse says she has been released from a London hospital after suffering a reaction to medication.
Spokesman Chris Goodman says Winehouse is feeling fine. He says she was discharged from a London hospital Tuesday after spending the night under observation.
Winehouse had been rushed by ambulance from her north [...]

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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine isn’t adding to talk that he’s on Barack Obama’s shortlist for running mates.
  
Kaine appeared Tuesday on a Washington radio program, but he wouldn’t discuss the prospects of being the Democratic nominee for vice president.
  
Kaine told WTOP that it’s flattering to be mentioned. Beyond that, he said,
“I’m just [...]

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From MyFoxStLouis Reports
A High Ridge, Mo., woman says she has found Jesus in a bag of Cheetos (video: MyFoxStLouis).  Kelly Ramey says, “I think I found Jesus on a Cheeto as funny as that sounds.”
She bought a bag of a local convenience store, and inside the bag she felt something unusual.
“I looked at that and [...]

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UPPER MARLBORO, Md. (AP) — Prince George’s County officials are reviewing a proposal to house medical facilities in old shopping centers.
The plan calls for creating “medical malls” — places where people could go shopping and receive medical treatment in the same complex.
A report presented to the County Council recommends renovating or building at four locations: [...]

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By BREE FOWLER
AP Business Writer
NEW YORK  –  General Motors Corp. said Monday it will cut production by another 117,000 vehicles, citing continued weak in consumer demand for pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles.
GM spokesman Tony Sapienza said the Detroit-based automaker will achieve the cuts by eliminating one shift each at its Moraine, Ohio, and Shreveport, [...]

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By KEVIN FREKING
Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON  –  The nation’s largest food and beverage companies spent about $1.6 billion in 2006 marketing their products — especially carbonated drinks — to children, according to a Federal Trade Commission report.
The report, to be released Tuesday, stems from lawmakers’ concern about growing obesity rates in children. It gives researchers new [...]

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