Pro Football Hall of Famer Merlin Olsen dies at 69 (AP)

AP – Pro Football Hall of Famer and former television actor Merlin Olsen has died. He was 69.

Conan O’Brien will take his show to theaters (AP)

AP – Without a TV show to do every night, Conan O’Brien is taking his act on the road.

Pink Floyd wins battle with EMI over online sales (AP)

AP – In a victory for the concept album, Britain’s High Court on Thursday ordered record company EMI Group Ltd. to stop selling downloads of Pink Floyd tracks individually rather than as part of the band’s original records.

Elvis’ clash with media on view at Newseum in DC (AP)

AP – A spark that helped ignite Elvis Presley’s fame more than 50 years ago was lit by the newspaper editors and critics who hated him.

‘Big Mike’ draws tears, cheers on ‘American Idol’ (AP)

AP – Michael “Big Mike” Lynche made Kara DioGuardi cry and turned the rest of the “American Idol” judges giddy with a moving performance of “This Woman’s Work.”

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‘Big Mike’ draws tears, cheers on ‘American Idol’ (AP)

AP – “American Idol” judge Kara DioGuardi (dee-oh-GWAHR’-dee) may still be drying her tears after a moving performance by contestant Michael “Big Mike” Lynche.

Corey Haim prolonged tragic Hollywood tradition (AP)

AP – Corey Haim’s story is sadly familiar in Hollywood: A teen talent who discovered drugs as he tasted his first success and whose personal problems increased as his star-power faded.

Conan’s lone Twitter followee: ‘It’s totally nuts’ (AP)

AP – Last week, Sarah Killen had three Twitter followers.

Census campaign targets tech-savvy Hispanic youth (AP)

AP – Groups pushing for robust Hispanic participation in the 2010 census announced a new campaign Thursday that aims to reach the hard-to-count demographic through its smart-phone-toting youngsters.

Israeli novel, Russian poem collection win prizes (AP)

AP – An Israeli novel and a collection of Russian poetry have won prizes for best English-language translation.

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