Monday, March 19, 2007
Waterston promotesthe political center
WASHINGTON -- Sam Waterston is putting his star power to work in backing a movement aimed at promoting the political center rather than the left or right. The star of "Law & amp; Order" told George Stephanopoulos on ABC's "This Week" he has joined Unity '08, a group that would like to elect a bipartisan ticket to the White House. "There's a huge majority of the American people who are ready for this, who are not represented in the current system. And this is an opportunity for those people to speak up," the actor said. "I think by its existence it will have a beneficial effect on anybody who's running for president, because they will be obliged to look over their other shoulder at the center, and not simply address the partisan factions that have so much sway in primaries," Waterston said.
Larry King due backafter vascular surgery
LOS ANGELES -- Larry King underwent vascular surgery Friday and was expected to return today to his CNN talk show. King, 73, was admitted to Cedars Sinai Medical Center where doctors performed carotid endarterectomy surgery, which removes plaque from the carotid artery and can restore blood flow. "Larry is doing great and he is excited to be back on the air Monday with an interview with Sen. Barack Obama as we mark the fourth anniversary of the Iraq war," said a statement from CNN.
Today's birthdays
Former White House national security adviser Brent Scowcroft is 82. Actor-director Patrick McGoohan is 79. Theologian Hans Kung is 79. Jazz musician Ornette Coleman is 77. Author Philip Roth is 74. Actress Renee Taylor is 74. Actress-singer Phyllis Newman is 74. Actress Ursula Andress is 71. Singer Clarence "Frogman" Henry is 70. Singer Ruth Pointer (The Pointer Sisters) is 61. Actress Glenn Close is 60. Film producer Harvey Weinstein is 55. Actor Bruce Willis is 52. Rock musician Gert Bettens (K's Choice) is 37. Rock musician Zach Lind (Jimmy Eat World) is 31. Actor Craig Lamar Traylor ("Malcolm in the Middle") is 18. Actor Philip Bolden is 12.
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