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Governor: Pardon Jim Morrison

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.

Outgoing Florida Gov. Charlie Crist wants a state pardon for long-dead rocker Jim Morrison, who was convicted of exposing himself at a raucous 1969 concert in Miami. Morrison was lead singer for top 1960s rock act The Doors and a Florida native. He was appealing the indecent-exposure and profanity conviction when he died in 1971 in a Paris bathtub at age 27.

Crist told the St. Petersburg Times on Tuesday he will submit Morrison’s name to his state’s clemency board. He said he’d been looking into the case and wasn’t convinced that Morrison was guilty.

Hulu launches pay service, cuts price

NEW YORK

Online video site Hulu says it has formally launched its premium streaming service for $8 a month. That’s $2 below Hulu’s original monthly subscription fee for the service, which it launched as a preview about five months ago.

Hulu said Wednesday that subscribers who paid $10 a month during the preview period will receive credit for the difference.

Hulu’s service offers back seasons of NBC, Fox, ABC and other TV shows, such as “30 Rock” and “Glee.”

The site is owned jointly by General Electric Co.’s NBC Universal, Fox owner News Corp., ABC owner The Walt Disney Co. and Providence Equity Partners. The free portion of the site has less content and remains available.

Pink is pregnant

NEW YORK

Pop star Pink says she’s eating for two. The Grammy-winning singer confirmed her pregnancy on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” on Wednesday. It’s the first child for Pink and her motocross-racing husband Carey Hart.

Pink told DeGeneres this is a pregnancy she worked for, explaining: “It was not an ‘Oops!’” And though she isn’t sure if the child is a boy or a girl, she says her doctor is hinting it’s a girl. She did not specify a due date during her appearance.

Vindicator wire services