Founder of Dead Poets Society visits bards’ graves (AP)

AP – On the big screen, the leader of the Dead Poets Society at an all-boys prep school was an inspirational teacher played by Robin Williams.

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“Glee” cast to get Hollywood diversity award (Reuters)

Reuters – The cast of the quirky Fox TV show “Glee” will be presented with a Hollywood diversity award in November for their portrayal of a group of teen oddballs with a passion for song and dance.

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Winfrey, Clooney among first White House guests (AP)

AP – Celebrities George Clooney and Oprah Winfrey and prominent lobbyists, corporate executives and Democratic fundraisers were among the first to score visits with President Barack Obama, his wife Michelle or top aides at the White House, newly released records show.

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Bush, Gorbachev, Kohl mark Berlin Wall’s fall (Reuters)

Reuters – George Bush, Mikhail Gorbachev and Helmut Kohl paid their respects to the ordinary people who were behind the peaceful revolution of 1989 that brought down the Berlin Wall at an emotional ceremony in Berlin on Saturday.

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Book: White House ‘the American house next door’ (AP)

AP – Lady Bird Johnson said walking through the White House was like walking “through history.” Hillary Clinton called the home “a repository of America’s storied past.” Michelle Obama has called it “awe inspiring.”

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Hawke praises Madonna for Gypsy support in Romania (AP)

AP – Actor Ethan Hawke on Saturday praised Madonna for her boldness in speaking out against discrimination against Gypsies, words that provoked boos from thousands of fans at her concert in Romania.

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Madonna leaves Malawi after week’s charity tour (AP)

AP – Madonna has left Malawi after a nearly weeklong visit with her family, airport and charity officials said Saturday.

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Polanski to make another bail bid: lawyer (AFP)

AFP – Roman Polanski will file a new request before a Swiss court to be released from jail while the Oscar-winning director awaits a decision on a US extradition request, his French attorney said Saturday.

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Rock ‘n’ roll royalty jam for 2nd night in NYC (AP)

AP – U2 brought three generations of chart-toppers — Mick Jagger, Bruce Springsteen and the Black Eyed Peas — with them onstage Friday at another night of mix-and-match magic at Madison Square Garden.

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Judge orders 3 to trial in Anna Nicole drug case (AP)

AP – Three key players in the troubled world of Playboy model Anna Nicole Smith have been ordered to stand trial after a hearing that plumbed the drug-fueled depths of her final years and the alleged roles of her boyfriend and two doctors in feeding her addiction to prescription drugs.

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