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New Jersey Devils Zach Parise falls in front of Los Angeles Kings goalie Jonathan Quick during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Los Angeles, CA., on Saturday, Oct. 30, 2010. ( AP Photo/Christine Cotter)
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In this Oct. 27, 2010 photo, television repairman Josh Vannoy, who frequently hears complaints from customers about this year's political advertisements, stands next to a television showing a political ad at his store in Sedalia, Mo. Ads in U.S. House and Senate races have risen 50 percent; in gubernatorial races, they've more than doubled, according to figures from the Wesleyan Media Project, which analyzes ads. The political ad blitz has been an economic stimulus for broadcasters. For television viewers, however, the barrage of ads accusing politicians of being out-of-touch, corrupt liars can get overwhelmingly. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
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Graphic charts local broadcast TV ad revenue and the portion of that revenue from political advertising
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FILE - In this March 7, 2009 file photo, Chinese film director Jia Zhangke speaks during a press conference of his new film titled "24 City" in Shanghai, China. The Golden Lion-winning Chinese director best known for portraying working-class struggles on Saturday, Oct. 30, 2010 defended his decision to try his hand at commercial cinema as he prepares to make his first kung fu epic. (AP Photo/File)
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Taiwanese director Ang Lee discusses the difficulties in preparing to direct his new film "The Life of Pi", Friday, Oct. 29, 2010, in Taipei, Taiwan. Lee's plans to direct the screen adaptation of Yann Martel's best-selling novel in 3D to better convey the fantasy adventure starting in 2011. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)
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In this publicity image released by Disney, Garrett Hedlund is shown in a scene from "Tron Legacy." (AP Photo/Disney)
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In this 1913 publicity image released by TCM, G.W "Billy" Bitzer, center, and D.W Griffith discuss early lighting techniques in a scene from seven-part documentary series "Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood" beginning Monday, Nov. 1, 2010 on the Turner Classic Movie channel. (AP Photo/TCM)
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In this photo provided by the Indiana Department of Labor on March 15, 2011, shows the scene of an accident that killed Notre Dame student Declan Sullivan in South Bend, Ind., on Oct. 27, 2010 while he filmed Notre Dame football practice. Indiana has found that the University of Notre Dame did not maintain safe working conditions when Sullivan, a 20-year-old junior film student, died as he filmed football practice from a hydraulic lift that toppled in extreme high winds. (AP Photo/Indiana Department of Labor)
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In this publicity image released by AMC, John Slattery portrays ad executive Roger Sterling Jr.in a scene from "Mad Men." (AP Photo/AMC)
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This Oct. 19, 2010 photo provided by Harpo Productions Inc., shows talk-show host Oprah Winfrey talking with filmmaker Tyler Perry during taping of "The Oprah Winfrey Show" in Chicago for a two-part special with 200 men speaking out on their own childhood sexual abuse. The first part will air nationally on Nov. 5, 2010 and second on Nov. 12. (AP Photo/Harpo Productions INc. George Burns)
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FILE - In this Oct. 29, 1960 file photo, Jane Fonda, left, and James MacArthur, right, poses with Celeste Holm, starring in the play "Invitation to a March," outside the Music Box Theatre in New York on opening night. MacArthur, who played "Dano" in the original version of television's "Hawaii Five-0" and was the son of actress Helen Hayes and playwright Charles MacArthur, died on Thursday, Oct. 28, 2010. He was 72. (AP Photo/Lippman)
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FILE - In this Sept. 30, 2010, file photo, Stacy Ferguson, known as Fergie, of the Black Eyed Peas, performs during a concert in Monterrey, northern Mexico. (AP Photo/Carlos Jasso, file)
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This photo taken Sept. 23, 2010 and provided by Harpo Productions Inc., shows members of the cast of "The Sound of Music" reuniting for the first time in 45 years during taping of "The Oprah Winfrey Show" at Harpo Studios in Chicago. Pictured from left are: Duane Chase "Kurt", Heather Menzies-Urich "Louisa", Nicholas Hammond "Friedrich", Christopher Plummer, Oprah Winfrey, Julie Andrews, Charmian Carr "Liesl," Angela Cartwright "Brigitta", Kym Karath "Gretl", and Debbie Turner "Marta." The show will nationally on Thursday, Oct. 28, 2010. (AP Photo/Harpo Productions Inc., George Burns)
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President Barack Obama is pictured during a commercial break as he talks with host Jon Stewart as he takes part in a taping of Comedy Central's "The Daily Show," Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010, in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) ** FILE **
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FILE - In this Oct. 18, 2010 file photo, a Fox Sports television camera is adjusted in San Francisco. Broadcasters took a big step toward eliminating free TV shows on the web after they blocked access to their online programming this month to enforce their demands to be paid. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
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This screenshot shows the MySpace website page Wednesday Oct. 27, 2010. MySpace, the online social hub that's been fighting to stay relevant in the age of Facebook and Twitter, is overhauling its image and its website into an entertainment destination for its mostly younger audience. Starting Wednesday Oct. 27, 2010 and over the next month, MySpace will be relaunching its site to focus on giving users more ways to consume music, videos and celebrity gossip. (AP photo/MySpace) No Sales
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This screen shot provided by Yahoo Inc., shows its upgraded e-mail. Yahoo Inc. is sprucing up its free e-mail service in the latest attempt to persuade people to spend more time on its website. (AP Photo/Yahoo Inc.) NO SALES
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In a photo provided by Goldberg McDuffie Communication, Dickson Despommier, a professor of public health in environmental health sciences at Columbia University is seen in an undated photo. Despommier's book titled "The Vertical Farm" was published in Oct. 2010, and explores the possibility of farming in skyscrapers as a way to solve food and fresh water shortages. (AP Photo/Goldberg McDuffie Communication, Marlene Bloom, HO)
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In this theater publicity image released by The Hartman Group, Jordin Sparks, right, and Clifton Oliver are shown in a scene from, "In the Heights," at the Richard Rodgers Theatre in New York. (AP Photo/The Hartman Group, Joan Marcus)
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Teresa Colletti,13, a student at Middle School 67Q in the Queens borough of New York, left, asks a question of Taylor Swift during the "Read Now with Taylor Swift" event sponsored by Scholastic, Inc., in New York, Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010. TV Personality Nick Cannon, seated next to Swift, was the event's host. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
