Hollywood, D.C.
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Movies, TV Come Out Unscathed in Meeting on Violence With Biden
The meeting Thursday largely consisted of industry representatives briefing Biden and other task-force members on the industry's content ratings systems
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White House Summons Hollywood Officials to Meet on Violence
Heads of MPAA, NAB and NCTA will meet with VP Joe Biden on Thursday
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Mitt Romney a Twihard? Candidate and Wife Take in ‘Twilight’ Finale
With some time on their hands, Mitt Romney and his wife take in "Twilight: Breaking Dawn 2"
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Top Hollywood Lobbyist Heads New Coalition to Oversee FCC Spectrum Auctions
Preston Padden will oversee coalition of TV industry executives who are considering selling their broadcast spectrum to free up space for mobile
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Bruce Springsteen Rocks Free Concert for President Obama
The Boss will do a free concert Tuesday in Charlotteville, Va., to support President Obama's re-election campaign
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TV Stations Getting Rich From Misleading Super PAC Ads, Watchdog Group Says
The group Free Press says stations are obliged to monitor content from Super PACs
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FCC Eliminates Law Preventing Cable Operators from Scrambling Basic Tier Digital Service
The FCC eliminates a rule barring cable TV operators from scrambling digital basic tier programming
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VP Debate Review: Biden Runs the Table, for Better and Worse
It's the Joe Biden show as he lectures, interrupts, and lets nothing go. Why can't every debate be like this?
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VP Debate: Joe Biden’s Best Facial Expressions (Photos)
Biden can barely contain his apparent amusement at Paul Ryan's answers
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President Obama Steps It Up in San Francisco: ‘I Very Much Intend to Win This Election’
President Obama told supporters in San Francisco, "We're only going to do it if everybody is almost obsessive for the next 29 days"
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FCC Lets Access Rules Expire, but Regional Sports Networks Look Safe
FCC allows so-called program access rules to expire but regional sports networks may be safeguarded
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Bruised by Debate, Obama Returns to Hollywood’s Embrace: ‘Elmo Has Made a Run for It’
Hollywood apparently didn't notice President Obama's lousy debate performance. Katy Perry, Jon Bon Jovi, Bill Clinton and Jeffrey Katzenberg gave POTUS a boost at a trio of L.A.-area events
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Justice Department Grants $2.4M to Local Police for IP Theft Crackdowns
Attorney General Eric Holder said the need to protect intellectual property "has never been more urgent"
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FCC Offers Plan to Auction Off Broadcast Space to Accommodate Mobile
Called an “incentive auction process,” the FCC would ask the nation’s 1,783 stations to sell off their channels’ space, affecting mostly smaller, independent stations
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Samuel L. Jackson Urges Americans to ‘Wake the F–k Up’ in Pro-Obama Spot (Video)
Samuel L. Jackson urges American voters to follow Little Susie's advice and head to the polls in this colorful Obama-boosting ad