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Stewart's Oscar Role Boosts Comedy Central Ratings

NEW YORK – Comedy Central is reaping some modest rewards from Jon Stewart‘s exposure as host of the Academy Awards. Viewership for “The Daily Show” averaged 1.6 million for the six episodes after Stewart’s Oscar gig. The show had been averaging 1.5 million viewers each night before the Academy Awards, …

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Rotten: Judge Orders 4.3M Eggs Destroyed

COLUMBUS, Ohio – A judge ordered the destruction of 4.3 million eggs that state agriculture officials deemed unfit to eat because they were stored at room temperature at one of the nation’s largest egg farms. Judge Thomas Marcelain of Licking County Common Pleas Court issued the ruling Tuesday, six days …

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Rice Discusses Indirect Aid to Palestinians

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – The United States hopes to find a way to increase humanitarian donations to the Palestinians following Hamas’ election victory, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Sunday. The chief U.S. diplomat also reaffirmed that the Bush administration does not want any further delay before the U.N. …

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