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News: Charleston chef's love of seafood spawned in Ireland "The Killing" Season 2 premiere falters Ron Fair, Richard Palmese join Irving Azoff's Front Line DirecTV seeks FCC intervention in Tribune dispute U2's Bono, The Edge invest in Dropbox News Corp faces proxy call for independent chairman "Weird Al" Yankovic sues sony for $5 million Amy Beecroft takes on distribution at Solar Pictures Sony group offers to sell catalogues to get EMI unit: sources Martin Sheen to play Charlie's dad on new TV show Mark Wahlberg and swearing bear star in new movie "Mad Men" characters talk Romney's dad, Charlton Heston Bruce Willis and second wife welcome baby girl Art is "world's greatest currency", says Hirst Oprah admits "101 mistakes" with OWN, vows to go on Alec Baldwin engaged to 28 year-old girlfriend Trailer for Whitney Houston's final film debuts Al Jazeera sees sporting chance of global media brand For Louis C.K., America's a family and talking's always good Lambert, Shelton big winners at country awards Factbox: Winners at the Academy of Country Music Awards Musical elite share "Precious Memories" of Earl Scruggs Sandler's "Jack and Jill" goes downhill at Razzies Ashton Kutcher to portray Steve Jobs in movie: report "Bully" pushes its way to $23K per-screen opening Oprah Winfrey Network, Comcast cut new distribution deal: report Sarah Palin to co-host "Today" show, take on Katie Couric "Eclipse" director David Slade to tackle NBC's "Hannibal" AOL extends CEO Armstrong's contract through 2016 Keith Olbermann's firing: Twitter reacts Tribune TV stations pulled from DirecTV "Hunger Games" feeds fan cravings with 2nd box office win Chris Brown enters UK chart at number one James Cameron, Hollywood's 3-D entrepreneur The top films at the North American box office Bieber, Swift big winners at slimy Kids' Choice Awards Cape worn by Elizabeth Taylor in "Cleopatra" sold China shuts websites, detains six for spreading online rumors Myanmar launches new currency system Monday: bank source Myanmar's Suu Kyi: from prisoner to would-be lawmaker Charleston chef's love of seafood spawned in Ireland Mon,2 Apr 2012 10:05 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Growing up the son of two chefs in Limerick, Ireland, Frank McMahon was probably to the kitchen born. "I first tried to get into hotel management, but cooking was really my passion," said McMahon, executive chef at Hank's Seafood Restaurant in Charleston, South Carolina, since 1999. A graduate of the Culinary Institute of America, McMahon settled in Charleston, a seaside vacation destination known for its dunes and antebellum charm, after working in Germany and stints in Los Angeles, Connecticut and New York. ... Full Story Top "The Killing" Season 2 premiere falters Mon,2 Apr 2012 06:03 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - "The Killing" must have felt a little bit wounded Monday morning. AMC's drama had its second season premiere Sunday night, and it appears that the series has dropped a number of viewers compared to its first season premiere. The initial airing of Sunday's two-hour premiere at 8 p.m. drew 1.8 million total viewers -- a good sight short of the 2.7 million total viewers who tuned in for its series premiere last April. With an 11 p.m. encore factored in, the premiere took in 2. ... Full Story Top Ron Fair, Richard Palmese join Irving Azoff's Front Line Mon,2 Apr 2012 05:28 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Two veteran record company executives have joined Irving Azoff's Front Line Management in another sign of the changing balance of power within a reconfigured music industry. Ron Fair, the former president of A&M Records, and Richard Palmese, a former president of MCA Records, are joining Front Line Management as consultants in the talent scouting and marketing divisions of the company, respectively. "When proven industry superstars such as Richard and Ron are available, I know I need to have them join the Front Line team. ... Full Story Top DirecTV seeks FCC intervention in Tribune dispute Mon,2 Apr 2012 04:57 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - In a filing seeking FCC intervention in its dispute with Tribune Broadcasting, DirecTV blames "the mess Tribune made of its operations leading into bankruptcy" for Tribune stations going dark in 19 cities. The stations went dark for 5 million DirecTV customers over the weekend because of a dispute between the satellite provider and Tribune over retransmission fees. Twenty-three stations, as well as the national WGN America, stopped airing for DirecTV customers. ... Full Story Top U2's Bono, The Edge invest in Dropbox Mon,2 Apr 2012 04:54 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Bono and The Edge, who make up half of a little band called U2, have invested in Dropbox, according to a tweet by the cloud storage start-up on Monday. The company, which raised a $250 million investment around this past October, tweeted a photo of the two musicians with co-founders Arash Ferdowsi and Drew Houston. "@Dropbox is excited to welcome Bono & The Edge as investors. Thanks for the support and look forward to great things!" Dropbox tweeted. Various reports value Dropbox at well more than $1 billion. ... Full Story Top News Corp faces proxy call for independent chairman Mon,2 Apr 2012 04:35 PM PDT Reuters - BOSTON (Reuters) - News Corp faces a call to appoint an independent board chairman on concerns Rupert Murdoch's media company needs to pursue more reforms to deal with its phone-hacking scandal and other issues. The proxy proposal, filed by Christian Brothers Investment Services, is likely to fan an ongoing controversy over governance at the company. Although unlikely to get a majority of votes, the nonbinding resolution filed last month could put pressure on the board to remove Murdoch, currently News Corp's chief executive, from his other role as chairman of the company, the sponsor said. ... Full Story Top "Weird Al" Yankovic sues sony for $5 million Mon,2 Apr 2012 04:35 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - "Weird Al" Yankovic says that Sony Music Entertainment owes him to the tune of $5 million. In a lawsuit filed Friday in U.S. District Court in New York, the "Eat It" musical parodist claims that Sony has shortchanged him on royalties with a variety of improper accounting practices. He is seeking a judgment somewhere north of $5 million. The suit, which was filed by Yankovic's company Ear Booker Enterprises, claims breach of contract and breach of the implied duty of good faith and fair dealing, and makes numerous claims against Sony. ... Full Story Top Amy Beecroft takes on distribution at Solar Pictures Mon,2 Apr 2012 04:33 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Recently launched film company Solar Pictures has tapped Amy Beecroft as its head of distribution, the company said Monday. Beecroft, who has handled distribution for such pictures as "The King's Speech," "Sanctum" and "The Road," most recently worked at FilmNation Entertainment, as senior vice president of international sales. Prior to FilmNation, Beecroft enjoyed stints at GreeneStreet Films, HBO Films, First Look Studios and Cinemavault Releasing, Inc. ... Full Story Top Sony group offers to sell catalogues to get EMI unit: sources Mon,2 Apr 2012 04:02 PM PDT Reuters - BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A Sony-led group has offered to sell several music catalogues which generated 15 million euros ($19.9 million) in royalties last year to win EU approval for its planned buy of record label EMI's music publishing business, two people familiar with the matter said on Monday. Sony, with Blackstone Group, Abu Dhabi's Mubadala Development Co., Raine Group and music and film mogul David Geffen, trumped rival BMG in the bidding for EMI Publishing last year. ... Full Story Top Martin Sheen to play Charlie's dad on new TV show Mon,2 Apr 2012 03:29 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Martin Sheen won't have to do much research for his upcoming role on son Charlie Sheen's new TV show "Anger Management": He'll play the father of Charlie Sheen's character, Charlie. Charlie Sheen plays a therapist with more troubles than some of his patients. Among them: a difficult relationship with his father, Charlie Sheen told "Access Hollywood." "We're going to find out this guy does have major issues with his pop and when that character does finally show up, it will be my dad," he said. ... Full Story Top Mark Wahlberg and swearing bear star in new movie Mon,2 Apr 2012 03:25 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Mark Wahlberg really loves Mila Kunis, but it looks like his skirt-chasing, ganja-loving, profanity-spewing teddy bear may get in the way. At least that seems to be the premise of "Family Guy" creator Seth MacFarlane's feature film debut, "Ted," based on the red band trailer. The concept is similar to that of FX's TV show "Wilfred," which features a pot-smoking pet dog who gets Elijah Wood into all kinds of shenanigans. ... Full Story Top "Mad Men" characters talk Romney's dad, Charlton Heston Mon,2 Apr 2012 03:13 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Mitt Romney has racked up some high profile endorsements in the last week, but his dad didn't get one from "Mad Men" character Henry Francis. On Sunday's episode, Betty's new husband received a work call while the couple waited for test results to see if she had cancer. Whoever was calling wanted Henry's boss, New York Mayor John Lindsay, to appear with Michigan Gov. George Romney. (This season, remember, is set in 1966.) Henry gave his caller the brush off: "Well, tell Jim his honor's not going to Michigan. ... Full Story Top Bruce Willis and second wife welcome baby girl Mon,2 Apr 2012 11:37 AM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actor Bruce Willis welcomed a new child to his growing brood when wife Emma Heming-Willis gave birth to a baby girl over the weekend, said his spokeswoman. Mabel Ray Willis was born on Sunday in Los Angeles, and weighed 9 lbs, 1 oz. This is the actor's fourth child, and his first with Heming, his wife of three years. "The couple, who've been married for three years, are overjoyed about the newest member of their family. Both mother and baby are healthy and doing beautifully," Willis' spokeswoman said in a statement. ... Full Story Top Art is "world's greatest currency", says Hirst Mon,2 Apr 2012 11:33 AM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Some artists prefer not to talk about the value of their work. Damien Hirst clearly revels in it, going so far as to call art "the greatest currency in the world". On the eve of Hirst's first major retrospective in his native Britain, he hit back at a leading critic who dismissed him as a conman and advised anyone owning his work to sell it fast. Julian Spalding, a curator and critic who has just written a short book called "Con Art - Why you ought to sell your Damien Hirsts while you can", went on the attack last week with articles in at least two national newspapers. ... Full Story Top Oprah admits "101 mistakes" with OWN, vows to go on Mon,2 Apr 2012 10:40 AM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oprah Winfrey admitted on Monday that she had made mistakes while creating her cable channel but promised the fledging OWN television network would still succeed with a new strategy. The talk show host, who recently laid off 30 staffers at the 15-month-old network after poor ratings, told "CBS This Morning" that she had been ill-prepared for the venture. ... Full Story Top Alec Baldwin engaged to 28 year-old girlfriend Mon,2 Apr 2012 10:24 AM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "30 Rock" actor Alec Baldwin is engaged to marry his 28-year-old girlfriend, his spokesman said on Monday. Baldwin, who turns 54 on Tuesday, proposed over the weekend in New York to Hilaria Thomas, a yoga teacher he has been publicly dating for about a year. "Yes, it's true! Alec proposed to Hilaria this weekend and we're all excited for the newly engaged couple. Alec's birthday is tomorrow — great way to celebrate!," the actor's spokesman Matthew Hiltzik said. ... Full Story Top Trailer for Whitney Houston's final film debuts Mon,2 Apr 2012 09:08 AM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - The trailer for Whitney Houston's final film, "Sparkle" debuted on Monday, offering a brief look at the last project made by the late singer and actress that she had hoped would help spur a career comeback. Houston, who died suddenly in Los Angeles in February at the age of 48 of accidental drowning due to the effects of cocaine use and heart disease, appears sporadically in the trailer that was shown on Monday's "Today" show. In the film she plays the mother of three daughters in a successful singing group dealing with the fallout of fame and drugs. ... Full Story Top Al Jazeera sees sporting chance of global media brand Mon,2 Apr 2012 08:11 AM PDT Reuters - PARIS (Reuters) - Al Jazeera, best known for its Middle Eastern news coverage, is taking aim at Europe's pay-TV market, using sport to build a global media brand, just as owner Qatar is raising its profile by hosting the 2022 World Cup. The broadcaster is racing to launch a new French channel in early June in time for the European soccer championships, offering a service for about 11 euros per month, according to three industry sources. The channel's name, 'beIN Sport', has been trademarked worldwide. ... Full Story Top For Louis C.K., America's a family and talking's always good Mon,2 Apr 2012 02:26 AM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK, April 1 (TheWrap.com) - "I don't think it makes any sense to try to get anyone to not talk," says Louie C.K., America's best standup comedian and the mastermind of one of its best shows. "I think talking's always good. So whether it's the left or the right wing saying, 'You shouldn't get to talk,' I think all of that's silly and reactionary." He's standing in the most middle-American of places, a bowling alley. OK, it's a fancy one, in Manhattan. But a dingier section of Manhattan, on a corner next to a busy roadway. The Lucky Strike is the site that FX, which airs C.K. ... Full Story Top Lambert, Shelton big winners at country awards Sun,1 Apr 2012 08:44 PM PDT Reuters - LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - It was a night for married couples at the Academy of Country Music Awards on Sunday as husband and wife Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert won several honors and a couple of country music fans married during the show. The show spanned the years of country music with 22-year-old sensation Taylor Swift winning the top honor, entertainer of the year, and audience members paying tribute to bluegrass legend Earl Scruggs, who died last week in Nashville at age 88. "I am so amazed that the fans keep doing such incredibly nice things for me. ... Full Story Top Factbox: Winners at the Academy of Country Music Awards Sun,1 Apr 2012 08:37 PM PDT Reuters - LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Following is a list of winners on Sunday night at the 47th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards, which annually is among the biggest events in country music. ... Full Story Top Musical elite share "Precious Memories" of Earl Scruggs Sun,1 Apr 2012 08:10 PM PDT Reuters - NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - Moments before Earl Scruggs' silver-colored casket was escorted from the historic home of the Grand Ole Opry Sunday, a video of Flatt & Scruggs and the Foggy Mountain Boys performing the old gospel tune "Precious Memories" played on a screen above the stage. The last song of a video montage saluting Scruggs, who died Wednesday at age 88, "Precious Memories" showed him singing without a banjo in his hands, unusual for a man who revolutionized the way that instrument was played. ... Full Story Top Sandler's "Jack and Jill" goes downhill at Razzies Sun,1 Apr 2012 07:36 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Comic actor Adam Sandler and his movie "Jack and Jill" swept the annual Razzies on Sunday, winning a record-breaking 10 awards for the worst film and performances of 2011. The Golden Raspberry Foundation said the cross-dressing comedy, in which Sandler played both the male and female lead parts, was the first film in the 32-year history of the Razzies to sweep all 10 dishonorable categories. ... Full Story Top Ashton Kutcher to portray Steve Jobs in movie: report Sun,1 Apr 2012 04:35 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Ashton Kutcher will play Steve Jobs in a movie about the late Apple co-founder from his early days as a "wayward hippie" up through to his technology ventures, according to show business publication Variety. The independent film "Jobs" is based on a script by Matt Whiteley and will be directed by Joshua Michael Stern ("Swing Vote"). A separate movie project about Jobs, based on the 2011 biography by Walter Isaacson, is being developed at Sony Pictures Studios. ... Full Story Top "Bully" pushes its way to $23K per-screen opening Sun,1 Apr 2012 03:13 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES, April 1 (TheWrap.com) - "Bully," the Weinstein Co. documentary that sparked controversy after the MPAA rated it R -- and refused to change the rating even after nearly a half-million people signed a petition asking for the movie to be rated PG-13 -- opened to a remarkable $115,000 at five locations over the weekend. That works out to $23,000 per location -- the strongest opening of any documentary in 2012. The Weinstein Co. released the movie without a rating, rather than with the R that the MPAA gave it. Even as an unrated movie, it generated significant interest. ... Full Story Top Oprah Winfrey Network, Comcast cut new distribution deal: report Sun,1 Apr 2012 03:06 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES, April 1 (TheWrap.com) - Oprah Winfrey's cable channel has gotten a much-needed shot in the arm. OWN will see a boost in the number of homes in which the network can be seen as a result of a new distribution deal with Comcast, according to a new report. The agreement will mean an extra 3 million viewers for the Oprah Winfrey Network, which will now be available in 83 million homes, and Comcast will begin paying subscriber fees for the network next year, according to the Wall Street Journal. The recent news has been mostly bad for Winfrey's network. ... Full Story Top Sarah Palin to co-host "Today" show, take on Katie Couric Sun,1 Apr 2012 03:04 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES, April 1 (TheWrap.com) - Former Alaska governor and vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin will guest-host NBC's "Today" show this Tuesday. The move may be the Peacock network's response to ABC's upping the stakes in the morning news show ratings poker game. Last week, ABC announced that Katie Couric will be filling in for Robin Roberts on ABC's "Good Morning America" this week. "I see this as a good opportunity to bring an independent, common-sense conservative perspective to NBC. We're 'going rogue' and infiltrating some turf for a day," Palin told Breitbart News. ... Full Story Top "Eclipse" director David Slade to tackle NBC's "Hannibal" Sun,1 Apr 2012 03:02 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES, April 1 (TheWrap.com) - NBC's new series "Hannibal" has just tapped a frighteningly good director. David Slade, director of "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse" and "30 Days of Night," will direct the pilot episode of NBC's "Hannibal," based on characters from Thomas Harris' novel "Red Dragon." Slade will also serve as an executive producer on the pilot. His television credits include the pilot for NBC's "Awake" and an episode for AMC's "Breaking Bad. ... Full Story Top AOL extends CEO Armstrong's contract through 2016 Sun,1 Apr 2012 03:01 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK, April 1 (TheWrap.com) - AOL has given CEO Tim Armstrong a four-year contract extension running through 2016. Under Friday's agreement, Armstrong, who has been CEO since March of 2009, will continue to earn a base salary of $1 million and is eligible to earn an annual bonus of up to $2 million. Armstrong also earned $5 million in options, but much of that depends on the performance of AOL's stock. The exec has been trying to turn around the Internet company's fortunes as legions of subscribers defect. He has made a big bet on the hyper-local Patch venture, which has yet to pay off. ... Full Story Top Keith Olbermann's firing: Twitter reacts Sun,1 Apr 2012 02:59 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES, April 1 (TheWrap.com) - Keith Olbermann's ouster from Current TV on Friday caught many off-guard, despite his oft-contentious relationship with his former bosses. However, like the famously outspoken "Countdown" host himself, many in the Twitter community were at no loss for words once word of his firing broke. While Olbermann reacted to his axing with predictable venom, branding Current TV a "failure," many tweeters found humor in the host's latest employment woes. ... Full Story Top Tribune TV stations pulled from DirecTV Sun,1 Apr 2012 02:58 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK, April 1 (TheWrap.com) - Tribune Broadcasting television stations in 19 markets across the country were pulled from DirecTV at midnight Saturday because of a dispute over retransmission fees. Tribune is seeking retransmission compensation from DirecTV to carry 23 local stations -- including KTLA in Los Angeles and WPIX in New York -- and WGN America, Tribune's national network. Seeking to pressure DirecTV, Tribune set up a website for viewers to complain to the satellite TV company, and listed upcoming baseball games that fans will miss if no agreement is reached. ... Full Story Top "Hunger Games" feeds fan cravings with 2nd box office win Sun,1 Apr 2012 01:02 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Filmgoers brought big appetites for "The Hunger Games" to box offices over the weekend as the blockbuster movie added $95.9 million in global ticket sales and pushed the worldwide total since its record-setting debut to $365 million. The Lions Gate Entertainment movie about teenagers forced into a deadly survival match ranked No. 1 for the second straight weekend on domestic charts. Ticket sales in the United States and Canada reached an estimated $61.1 million from Friday through Sunday, according to studio estimates. ... Full Story Top Chris Brown enters UK chart at number one Sun,1 Apr 2012 12:53 PM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Singer Chris Brown soared straight to the top of the British singles charts on Sunday, the latest twist in an unlikely return to mainstream success following his 2009 conviction for assaulting former girlfriend Rihanna. Brown's "Turn up the Music" dislodged "Part of Me" by compatriot Katy Perry, which fell to the fourth slot, according to the Official UK Charts Company. UK soul artist and rapper Plan B was the second highest new entry in the singles chart, in at number six with his take on the causes of the 2011 London riots - "Ill Manors". ... Full Story Top James Cameron, Hollywood's 3-D entrepreneur Sun,1 Apr 2012 11:34 AM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - As Hollywood directors increasingly make their films in 3-D, the biggest financial winner is turning out to be one of their own: director James Cameron. Cameron has emerged as one of Hollywood's hottest entrepreneurs by cashing in on the 3-D technology he created for "Avatar", which ranks as the highest-grossing film with a worldwide box office take of $2.8 billion. ... Full Story Top The top films at the North American box office Sun,1 Apr 2012 09:33 AM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES, April 1 - Following are the top 10 movies at North American box offices for the three-day weekend starting March 30, led by "The Hunger Games" at No. 1, according to studio estimates compiled by Reuters. 1 (1) The Hunger Games .....................$ 61.1 million 2 (*) Wrath of the Titans ..................$ 34.2 million 3 (*) Mirror Mirror ........................$ 19.0 million 4 (2) 21 Jump Street .......................$ 15.0 million 5 (3) Dr. Seuss' The Lorax .................$ 8.0 million 6 (4) John Carter ..........................$ 2. ... Full Story Top Bieber, Swift big winners at slimy Kids' Choice Awards Sun,1 Apr 2012 01:48 AM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The green slime flowed so much that even first lady Michelle Obama could not escape it at the Kids' Choice Awards on Saturday where singers Justin Bieber and Taylor Swift came away big winners. The program is an annual stop for Hollywood stars who are popular among teenage and young viewers watching the Nickelodeon cable TV network, and this 25th anniversary was no exception. ... Full Story Top Cape worn by Elizabeth Taylor in "Cleopatra" sold Sat,31 Mar 2012 01:40 PM PDT Reuters - DALLAS (Reuters) - A gold cape worn by Hollywood icon Elizabeth Taylor in the 1963 film "Cleopatra" sold at auction for $59,375 in Dallas on Friday. The cape had been wrapped in tissue and stored in a cedar closet for years, the female owner of the garment told officials at Heritage Auctions. The owner, who asked not to be identified, said her mother had acquired the cape from the now defunct Western Costume company sometime after the film's premiere. The woman's mother had worked in the couture fashion industry, Heritage officials said. ... Full Story Top China shuts websites, detains six for spreading online rumors Sat,31 Mar 2012 08:46 AM PDT Reuters - SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Chinese authorities shut 16 websites and detained six people accused of spreading rumors of unusual military vehicle movements in Beijing, state media reported, after the political downfall of one of the ruling communist party's senior leaders. Authorities closed the websites for spreading rumors of "military vehicles entering Beijing and something wrong going on in Beijing," Xinhua news agency said late on Friday, citing a spokesman with the State Internet Information Office (SIIO). ... Full Story Top Myanmar launches new currency system Monday: bank source Sat,31 Mar 2012 03:42 AM PDT Reuters - YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar will launch a new currency regime on Monday that will bring in a managed float of the kyat, a senior banker said, outlining the boldest economic reform yet as a civilian government opens up the country after years of isolation. The Central Bank of Myanmar (CBM) has published little so far about the new system. It has announced that the currency regime would change from April 1, which is the start of a new fiscal year but also a Sunday, when commercial banks are closed. The CBM is expected to announce a reference rate for the kyat against the dollar at around 9:30 ... Full Story Top Myanmar's Suu Kyi: from prisoner to would-be lawmaker Sat,31 Mar 2012 02:20 AM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - Aung San Suu Kyi, the long-time standard-bearer for democracy in Myanmar, is taking a leap of faith in running for parliament on Sunday, opting to enter a political system crafted and run by the soldiers who kept her locked up for a total of 15 years. Her party's participation in this weekend's by-elections for 45 seats marks a change of heart for the Nobel Peace Prize winner, who repeatedly rebuffed the military's attempts to bring her into a political apparatus in which it dictated the terms. ... Full Story Top

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