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  Katrina-damaged La. theater goes for 1927 glory

  Posted 1:51 PM 5/25/2013

  NEW ORLEANS (AP) With its grand arches, intricate plaster moldings, faux facades suggesting a centuries-old European villa and blue domed ceiling dotted by pinpoint lights, the Saenger Theatre was typical of the opulent movie palaces and playhouses built around the nation in the 1920s.

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  Katrina-damaged La. theater goes for 1927 glory

  Posted 12:05 PM 5/25/2013

  NEW ORLEANS (AP) With its grand arches, intricate plaster moldings, faux facades suggesting a centuries-old European villa and blue domed ceiling dotted by pinpoint lights, the Saenger Theatre was typical of the opulent movie palaces and playhouses built around the nation in the 1920s.

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  Katrina-damaged La. theater goes for 1927 glory

  Posted 8:50 AM 5/25/2013

  NEW ORLEANS (AP) With its grand arches, intricate plaster moldings, faux facades suggesting a centuries-old European villa and blue domed ceiling dotted by pinpoint lights, the Saenger Theatre was typical of the opulent movie palaces and playhouses built around the nation in the 1920s.

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  Katrina-damaged La. theater goes for 1927 glory

  Posted 8:27 AM 5/25/2013

  NEW ORLEANS (AP) New Orleans officials are celebrating the renovation of a downtown theater as another milestone in the city's recovery from Hurricane Katrina.

  A public-private partnership is restoring the Saenger Theatre on Canal Street with a larger stage and state-of-the-art theatrical (More)

  
  

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  Latest 'Bachelorette' won't say if she's engaged

  Posted 2:06 PM 5/24/2013

  NEW YORK (AP) ABC's newest "Bachelorette," Desiree Hartsock, says it's not hard to keep the details of her experience on the show a secret from her friends.

  "Ironically, I'm kind of a private person anyway, so my friends know not to ask," she said in a recent interview.

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  Snooki: NJ Gov Christie 'just doesn't like us'

  Posted 2:01 PM 5/24/2013

  SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J. (AP) New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie was never a fan of MTV's "Jersey Shore," saying it unfairly cast the state in a negative light.

  So when Nicole Polizzi, otherwise known as Snooki, got to meet the governor Friday and shake his hand, their exchange was a bit (More)

  
  

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  First lady to students: 'I have failed at things'

  Posted 1:40 PM 5/24/2013

  WASHINGTON (AP) Failure is OK, but continuing to work hard is more important, Michelle Obama said Friday.

  That was the message the first lady delivered to students at an elementary school where the arts are being used to help boost student performance. The school is located in Anacostia (More)

  
  

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  Man charged with stalking Jennifer Lawrence's kin

  Posted 12:45 PM 5/24/2013

  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) A Canadian man is facing charges that he stalked the brother of Jennifer Lawrence after authorities say he repeatedly insisted that the man put him in touch with the Oscar-winning actress so he could protect her, according to court documents.

  Zhao Han Cong, 23, of (More)

  
  

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  Snooki: NJ Gov Christie 'just doesn't like us'

  Posted 12:40 PM 5/24/2013

  SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J. (AP) New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie was never a fan of MTV's "Jersey Shore," saying it unfairly cast the state in a negative light.

  So when Nicole Polizzi, otherwise known as Snooki, got to meet the governor Friday and shake his hand, their exchange was a bit (More)

  
  

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  Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert at country fest

  Posted 12:36 PM 5/24/2013

  NEW ORLEANS (AP) Some of country music's big names, including Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert, Darius Rucker and Zac Brown Band, take the stage at the Bayou Country Superfest at LSU's Tiger Stadium for a Memorial Day holiday jamfest.

  The festival's producer, Quint Davis, said the talent (More)