Today, 3 November 2008

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      147 1 DARKLY DELICIOUS David Duchovny shares his thoughts on sex and Californication. PLUS 22 Page B5 Page 6 AMERICA VOTES comment: Here’s who to vote for 2 Comment: No right way to be first lady 2 Terror attacks could test obama 10 Analysts: Europe shouldn’t expect too much from obama 10
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      Conrad Raj
      28 1 Our Editor-At-Large wonders what recourse local investors have if the management of firms listed here commit illegal acts abroad and affect the value of their investments.
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      Journalism revisited
      39 1 P N Balji says that it’s time to look beyond the numbers and see how the media industry is changing. Readers are slowly beginning to look less for the news, but for the why of the news.
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    Lock icon No to euthanasia: Catholic Archbishop
    364 1 THE leader of the Catholic Church in Singapore has come out to publicly “condemn” the practice of direct euthanasia or mercy killing, whether it is done voluntarily or otherwise. In an open letter to priests and Catholics here, during the Feast of All Saints over
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    They are refugee bankers
    589 1  -  Professionals seek to swap Wall Street for Shenton Way FINANCIAL CRISIS LIN YANQIN yanqin@mediacorp.com.sg LOST your job at Lehman Brothers? Turfed out in London’s financial crisis? You could always try for a job in Singapore. And, recruitment firms and headhunters report, this is just what an
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      151 1 (2nd edition) SPoRtS lAteSt lewis Hamilton finishes fifth in brazil gP and is the new f1 champion. SPoRtS 29 Page B5 Page 6 AMERICA VOTES comment: Here’s who to vote for 2 Comment: No right way to be first lady 2 Terror attacks could test obama 10 Analysts: Europe shouldn’t expect too
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      Conrad Raj
      28 1 (2nd edition) Our Editor-At-Large wonders what recourse local investors have if the management of firms listed here commit illegal acts abroad and affect the value of their investments.
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  • COMMENT
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      Journalism revisited
      39 1 (2nd edition) P N Balji says that it’s time to look beyond the numbers and see how the media industry is changing. Readers are slowly beginning to look less for the news, but for the why of the news.
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    Lock icon No to euthanasia: Catholic Archbishop
    366 1 (2nd edition) THE leader of the Catholic Church in Singapore has come out to publicly “condemn” the practice of direct euthanasia or mercy killing, whether it is done voluntarily or otherwise. In an open letter to priests and Catholics here, during the Feast of All Saints over
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    They are refugee bankers
    746 1 (2nd edition)  -  Professionals seek to swap Wall Street for Shenton Way FINANCIAL CRISIS LIN YANQIN yanqin@mediacorp.com.sg LOST your job at Lehman Brothers? Turfed out in London’s financial crisis? You could always try for a job in Singapore. And, recruitment firms and headhunters report, this is just what an
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    24 1 (3rd edition) afternoon edition TODAY Monday November 3, 2008 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking A PUBLICATION OF Mica (p) 132/10/2007 hotline 6822 2268 ADVeRtiSe 6333 9888
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      The home stretch
      25 1 (3rd edition) Senator Barack Obama campaigned in Republican territory while opponent John McCain ventured into Democrat states in the lead up to tomorrow’s elections.
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      Boeing strike over
      22 1 (3rd edition) Machinists’ union votes to end an 8-week impasse that has stalled production at the world’s ~o 2 plane maker.
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    Lock icon No to euthanasia: Catholic Archbishop
    364 1 (3rd edition) THE leader of the Catholic Church in Singapore has come out to publicly “condemn” the practice of direct euthanasia or mercy killing, whether it is done voluntarily or otherwise. In an open letter to priests and Catholics here, during the Feast of All Saints over
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    They are refugee bankers
    746 1 (3rd edition)  -  Professionals seek to swap Wall Street for Shenton Way FINANCIAL CRISIS LIN YANQIN yanqin@mediacorp.com.sg LOST your job at Lehman Brothers? Turfed out in London’s financial crisis? You could always try for a job in Singapore. And, recruitment firms and headhunters report, this is just what an
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      117 1 (3rd edition) SportS lateSt lewis hamilton finishes fifth in brazil gp and is the new f1 champion. SportS 29 Page B1 Page B1 Page B2 Page B3 Page 2 Page 2 Terms and conditions apply. Copyright 2008 Singapore Telecommunications Ltd (CRN: *****1624D) and SingNet Pte Ltd (CRN: *****2130W). All rights reserved. AS
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    Lock icon Boeing machinists end 8-week strike
    652 2 AFTERNOON LATEST AP SEATTLE Factories at Boeing were due to start humming again late yesterday after members of the machinists’ union voted to end a costly eight-week strike that clipped profits and stalled deliveries by the world’s No 2 commercial aircraft maker. Workers were expected
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    Lock icon Brown expects help from the Gulf
    371 2 BLOOMBERG RIYADH British Prime Minister Gordon Brown says he expects Gulf states to respond to his call to support an International Monetary Fund (IMF) facility to help countries suffering from the global financial crisis. Mr Brown is in the Gulf seeking to persuade oil
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    Lock icon Candidates want to defy the odds
    626 2 AFTERNOON LATEST BLOOMBERG WASHINGTON Senators John McCain and Barack Obama crisscrossed the US in the last weekend before the presidential election tomorrow, with Mr Obama on the offensive, campaigning exclusively in Republican-lean-ing states. Mr Obama, the Democratic presidential nominee, is campaigning today in Ohio,
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  • AMERICA VOTES
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      Lock icon HERE’S WHO YOU SHOULD VOTE FOR...
      882 2 (2nd edition)  -  news CoMMenT OMMENT THOMAS L FRIEDMAN THE NEW YORKTIMES HERE’S what strikes me this election eve: I can’t remember a presidential campaign that was so disconnected from the actual challenges of governing that will confront the winner the morning after. When this election campaign
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      Lock icon THERE’S NO RIGHT WAY TO BE FIRST LADY
      862 2 (2nd edition)  -  news CoMMenT OMMENT GABYWOOD THE GUARDIAN WHEN Michelle Obama gets into trouble, it’s because she’s too warm, too strong, too real. If Cindy McCain is disliked, it’s because she’s too icy, too breakable, too fake. Obama offers the controversial ‘fist bump’ as
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    Lock icon SINGAPORE ‘BIRD’ SIGHTED IN AMERICA
    105 3 (2nd edition) it flies at two-and-half times the speed of sound and can pinpoint targets at night and in bad weather. The rsaF’s newest and most advanced acquisition, the Boeing F-15SG, is seen parked at the Boeing Aircraft Delivery Service Centre, known internally simpy as building 75.
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    Lock icon OBAMA LEADS IN POLLS
    168 3 (2nd edition) BLOOMBERG Mr Barack Obama has an average lead of 6.4 percentage points over Mr John McCain in national polls with two days left in the presidential campaign. Polls released in the last week showed the Democratic candidate with leads ranging from three points in a Fox
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    Seeking the ‘Obama effect’
    565 4  -  Party’s youth wing concerned about the challenge of energising youth, making a connection YOUNG PAP LIN YANQIN yanqin@mediacorp.com.sg AS A presidential hopeful, he has stirred a once-apa-thetic voting public to enthusiastically support and campaign for him. And in observing American senator Barack Obama’s success in energising
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    Lock icon OFFERING CHANGE TO WIN ELECTIONS IS ‘SELF-DEFEATING’: YP CHAIRMAN
    206 4 LIN YANQIN If the People’s Action Party (PAP) wants to stay in power for another 50 years, there are four political goods it must deliver: Opportunities, fairness, security and freedom, said Young PAP (YP) chairman Vivian Balakrishnan at the YP Convention.
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      211 5 m m > Em I s AVgapq3^ PUBLIC NOTICE In accordance with Section 69 of its Decency Act, the Department for Appropriate Behaviour has deemed the nature of FX (StarHub TV Channel 87) and its associated programmes to be detrimental towards the moral fabric of Singaporean society and must be
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    JOURNALISM REVISITED, REVISED
    994 6  -  It’s time to look beyond the numbers and see how the industry is changing NEWS COMMENT P N BALJI P N Balji was formerly the Editorial Director at MediaCorp. Email your views to news@newstoday.com.sg. BEYOND the viewership and readership numbers, the people who get a high on
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      194 6 Project Management Professional (PMP®) If you enjoy the prestige that comes from being the best in your field, then you’ll appreciate the professional advantages derived from attaining the PMP®, the profession’s most globally recognized and respected credentials. The PMP® designation following your name tells your employers that you have demonstrated
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    S’pore not run like a business: Law Minister
    505 8  -  Immigration, women in NS among the issues of the day COMMUNITYVISIT ZULOTHMAN zul@mediacorp.com.sg IT WAS his first community visit since taking over as the Law Minister in May. And perhaps it was not surprising that the first question Mr K Shanmugam fielded
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    Lock icon TOWARDS A GREENER SINGAPORE
    76 8 Singapore’s top leaders were out yesterday to mark the Clean and green Singapore programme with tree planting and carnivals. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong planted one of over 250 trees at Sengkang Riverside Park in the north-east of Singapore, paving the way for some 1,600 Singaporeans
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    Lock icon Zero-dollar airfare ads still appear online
    346 8  -  LYNDA HONG lyndahong@mediacorp. com.sg CHANNEL NEWSASIA NEW advertising rules requiring airlines and travel agents to disclose charges in full may have kicked in on Saturday, but advertisements promoting zero-dollar fares can still be found online. Such ads normally do not include airport taxes, administrative
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Terror attacks to test Obama’s mettle?
      451 10 Groups eye targets in US, friendly states, say intelligence officials AMERICA VOTES THE SUNDAYTELEGRAPH, THE GUARDIAN CHICAGO Mr Barack Obama (picture) has been warned by intelligence officials that terrorists will attack US targets or a friendly state such as Britain or Israel to test
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      Lock icon EUROPE SHOULD WELCOME OBAMA BUT NOT EXPECT TOO MUCH: ANALYSTS
      131 10 AFP Europe is right to look forward to Mr Barack Obama as president of the United States, but hopes shouldn’t be raised too high for radical changes to US policy, political analysts say. With MrObama leading Mr John McCain in
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      Lock icon McCain the ‘reverse maverick’
      314 10 AP NEW YORK Republican John McCain poked fun at his presidential campaign’s financial shortcomings and his reputation as a political maverick in an appearance on NBC’s Saturday Night Live. The presidential hopeful made a cameo appearance at the beginning of the show, with Ms Tina Fey
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      Lock icon PALIN PUNKED BY ‘SARKOZY’
      104 10 BLOOMBERG, AFP Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin was tricked by two Canadian comedians into thinking she was having a telephone conversation with French President Nicolas Sarkozy. The conversation, posted on the Internet, ranged from American politics to the perils of hunting with Vice-President Dick Cheney, who
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      Lock icon Thai shot after row with anti-government protesters
      236 12 AFP BANGKOK A Thai man was shot and injured yesterday after an argument with volunteer guards at an anti-government protest camp in Bangkok, police said, as tensions between rival political groups rose. Four men from Samut Prakan province south of Bangkok were in
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      Lock icon Kim Jong I1 watching football?
      481 12 N KOREA POLITICS AFP SEOUL North Korea yesterday released photographs of leader Kim Jong Il watching a football match, in an apparent bid to quell mounting speculation over the state of his health. The North’s official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) and other media carried
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      237 12 Panasonic ideas for life Systems Professional 8:.: A Communication System for SMEs that opens the gateway to your success. Cost Efficient Communication System Whether you’re an office, restaurant, workshop or clinic, you will appreciate Panasonic's advanced hybrid telephone system. That's because the KX-TES824SN system with its upgradability easily reduces the
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      304 13 Every Saturday 9pm 27 Sept 22 Nov 08 on Channel 8 /A=diaCorp (Beauty (Desires Z kajfe perfecf stCn now I m > r hat OMn X do for sfrr>. and I am tired of using concealer to cover them up. Mv worsening skin has caused my parents tho^ht J n
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    Lock icon Najib is Umno boss
    256 15 MALAYSIAN POLITICS THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER KUALA LUMPUR Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak yesterday won Malaysia’s ruling party United Malays National Organisation (Umno) presidency unopposed after securing an unassailable 134 nominations. News portal Malaysiakini reported that the Umno deputy president won the post of president uncontested by
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      Lock icon CONGO SEEKS SOLUTION TO CONFLICT IN EAST
      181 15 AFP The Congolese and Rwandan presidents have agreed to attend a regional summit aimed at resolving the conflict in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, even as a curfew was imposed amid attacks. North Kivu Governor Julien Paluku imposed a curfew
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      Lock icon 15 DEAD, 34 MISSING IN YUNNAN LANDSLIDE
      78 15 AFP At least 15 people were confirmed dead and 34 were missing yesterday after a mudslide engulfed a village in south-west China. The mud-and-rock flow occurred near Chuxiong city in Yunnan province with the exact number of people killed still being counted, Xinhua
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    Lock icon Surrogate baby born in India leaves to join biological father in Japan
    275 15 AP NEW DELHI A baby girl born to an Indian surrogate mother has left the country to join her Japanese biological father after spending the first months of her life caught up in bureaucratic delays that kept her
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      Lock icon GOOD AT WORK, GOOD IN BED?
      163 16 THE DAILYTELEGRAPH A jobseeker in Britain was asked if he was good in bed as part of a government-backed training questionnaire. Mr Jason Lightwood, 38, enrolled in a group training session designed to help people struggling to find work. Jobseekers were given a questionnaire
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      Lock icon MUSLIM POLICE CHEF IN UK CLAIMS RELIGIOUS DISCRIMINATION
      132 16 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH A Muslim chef employed by the UK Metropolitan Police is launching a discrimination claim after he was asked to cook pork sausages and bacon. Mr Hasanali Khoja is accusing the force of religious discrimination after it refused to guarantee
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    Lock icon Terrorists try to infiltrate UK’s top labs
    396 16 Up to 100 students suspected of trying to obtain materials, expertise BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS THE GUARDIAN to be from “countries of concern” such as Iran and Pakistan, were intercepted under the Academic Technology Approval Scheme, introduced by universities and the security services last November.
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      80 16 The University of Western Australia Achieving International Excellence ACHIEVING INTERNATIONAL EXCELLENCE We don't just aspire to international excellence, we are achieving it. fit ■T Nobel Prize-Winning University Prof. Barry Marshall and Em. Prof. Robin Warren For Physiology or Medicine, 2005 Top 20 Asia Pacific University Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Institute
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      183 17 Find out how you can redeem exclusive movie preview tickets from M1 in TODAY newspaper tomorrow (November 4, 2008) BODY OF LIES Roger Ferris (Leonardo DiCaprio) is the best man US Intelligence has on the ground, in places where human life is worth no more than the information it can
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      Why HK pays a different price
      255 18  -  ELECTRICITY TARIFFS Letter from Jenny Teo Director, Corporate Communications Energy Market Authority IN HIS “Point of View” (Oct 30), Mr Chan Chong Leong asked why Singapore has a higher electricity tariff than Hong Kong. The main reason is that the fuel we use for
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      SP Services not just ‘lorry driver’, Singaporeans expect more
      431 18 Letter from William Siew IN THE report “SP Services: Don’t shoot the messenger” (Nov 1-2), SP Services chief financial officer Yap Chee Keong said: “If I’m the lorry driver (delivering) goods to your house, and you ask me how come the
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      FOCUS ON THE FAMILY
      167 20  -  BY DR BILL MAIER MAKE YOUR WIFE FEEL SPECIAL My friend, Dr Kevin Leman, has some great ideas to help your wife feel special. 1: TELL HER HOW IMPORTANT SHE IS Most women take their roles as wives and mothers seriously, and husbands should acknowledge the
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      Lock icon Fish from China are safe
      296 20  -  Only 4 per cent offish sold here from China MELAMINE SCARE Letter from Goh Shih Yong Assistant Director, Corporate Communications For Chief Executive Officer Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority I REFER to “Why is Chinese fish still imported?” (Oct 24). The majority of food in Singapore
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      We should all buy safes and keep our cash at home
      343 20 Letter from James Tan I REFER to “Structured Products: Let’s not forget about personal responsibility” (Oct 30). Ms Christie Loh appeared to be supporting the banks in shifting the blame to the investor, much like Prof Lan Luh Luh
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      293 21 Because life has no warning signs o VI 7H CAUTION! You can't predict when accidents will happen, but you can prepare for them. When they do happen, being financially protected against unforeseen circumstances is clearly the best solution you cannot afford to miss. Prudential's Personal Accident Policies provides you with:
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  • plus TELEVISION
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      Conversations on Californication
      1110 22  -  David Duchovny on how he went from finding aliens to being naked all the time TODAY EXCLUSIVE GENEVIEVE LOH in los angeles genevieveloh@mediacorp.com.sg FOUR months ago on June 25, to be precise I was seduced by an ex-FBI agent turned unhinged but brilliant sex-crazed novelist. Who wouldn’t
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      BIGGER AND BETTER FX
      218 23  -  MAY SEAH Fox International Channels is rolling out FX, its “edgier, bolder, sexier new look” positioned as “the edge of entertainment”. The relaunched channel will feature David Duchovny’s new series Californication, as well as the Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning Mad Men, a richly evocative 1960s drama
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      There goes the ’hood
      613 24  -  Dishy Dustin Milligan on the new ***** TEEN TV MAYSEAH may@mediacorp.com.sg DUSTIN Milligan plays the jock in the all-new *****, but in person, he’s anything but dumb. Confident, articulate, and charming, Milligan’s voice over the phone from Los Angeles sounded like he was more likely to
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      Michelle Chia and Shaun Chen to wed in May
      359 24  -  CHRISTOPHER TOH AFTER months of speculation, MediaCorp star Michelle Chia has finally confirmed that she will be tying the knot with long-time beau, fellow MediaCorp artiste Shaun Chen, in May with not one, but two celebrations. The couple will hold a
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      The ballot of Katherine Harris
      450 25  -  Recount’s Laura dern on women in politics REEL POLITICS MAYSEAH may@mediacorp.com. sg BEFORE Sarah Palin, there was Katherine Harris. And before Katherine Harris, there were the dinosaurs of Jurassic Park. Laura Dern (picture) sure knows how to live dangerously. “Secretary of State Katherine Harris of
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      46 24 SUDOkU plus difficulty rating: yesterday’s solution: how to play: The rules are easy. Fill in the grid so that every row, every column, and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 through 9. What are your views on Sudoku Plus? Email us at plus@newstoday.com.sg CoPyrighT uCliCk
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  • TV LISTINGS
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