Bartcop Entertainment - Wednesday, 23 July, 2003

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23 July, 2003

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Weekly Review

HARPER'S WEEKLY REVIEW

July 22, 2003

CIA director George Tenet testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee and again took responsibility for President Bush's false claim that Iraq tried to buy uranium from Niger, but he admitted that he didn't know the claim, which he successfully removed from at least one of the president's previous speeches, would be included in the State of the Union address. Tenet said that his staff should have told him about it.

It later emerged that the White House and the CIA had negotiated over the line, which "the CIA knew to be incredible." The White House, one senator said, wanted to know "how far you could go and be close to the truth."

Resident Bush said that "the intelligence I get is darn good intelligence and the speeches I have given are backed by good intelligence," and he told a group of surprised reporters that Saddam Hussein had refused to permit weapons inspectors to return to Iraq: "And we gave him a chance to allow the inspectors in, and he wouldn't let them in. And therefore, after a reasonable request, we decided to remove him from power."

A White House official noted that the resident "is not a fact checker."

Continued at  www.harpers.org/weekly-review

--Roger D. Hodge

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Reader Comment

Re: King Kong (1976)

The strange reappearance of King Kong...

More of an observation than anything: all of a sudden, AMC's been showing the 1976 'King Kong' quite a lot in the wee hours -- twice last week that I know of, in fact. For those out there who don't know why this would be an odd thing to see these days, this was the one where Kong climbed the World Trade Center... (And there's even a scene of a helicopter splatting into the side of the building! Eep.)

So, any thoughts on whether this has any significance one way or the other? I feel ghoulish for stopping on it when I channel-surf, it makes me think of the people who headed for the roof thinking helicopters would be sent for them... but maybe AMC have decided that the period of mourning is officially over, or something. It's noteworthy in itself that the film was kept in the freezer all this time -- and I guess we'll know we're really over it if they ever dare to show 'Escape From New York' on TV again, which was last aired AFAIK a couple days after 9/11 and I haven't seen since...

What might be interesting, if anyone feels up to it yet, would be a tribute page about films starring the WTC... has anyone undertaken such a venture? I know I've seen one of "WTC on movie posters", but it might be nice to have a more comprehensive list of movies that have inadvertantly become three-hankie weepies. I keep getting blindsided by the opening of 'Wall Street'...

Samantha Lynn


Thanks, Samantha!
I don't know of any tribute pages of films starring the WTC, but, I'll link if it's out there (& someone sends me the URL).
Or, we could start one here.

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Selected Readings

from that Mad Cat, JD

BUSHIVIC

REPUG YELLOW BELLYS AND TRAITORS

DEAR LORD, PLEASE GET RID OF THESE BASTARDS

CHIMP THE FASCIST

THE CHIMP KEEPS PASSING THE BUCK

I DID NOT HAVE RELATIONS WITH THAT DOCUMENT

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In The Chaos Household

Last Night

Still humid, but not as hot. Nothing like that 'sauna-fresh' feeling all day & all night.

Talked to dear old Dad in PA - had a pretty good storm go through, and he's lucky to have electricity. My brother, otoh, has no electricity, and since he needs electricity to run the pump, he also has no running water. No electricity also means no dish & no TV. At least he has the spring out back to chill his beer.

This storm also demolished a good portion of the Kinzua Bridge (pictures below). Glad my pal Deb took the kid & me up there the last time we were back east.

As impressive as the bridge was, the highlight for the kid was picking wild raspberries on our trek to the valley beneath the bridge.



Tonight, Wednesday, CBS begins the night with '60 Minutes II', followed by a FRESH 'Big Brother 4', then a FRESH 'Cupid'.
Scheduled on a FRESH Dave are Joaquin Phoenix and Blues Traveler.
Scheduled on a FRESH Craiggers are Lesley Stahl, Javier Bardem, and Randy Kagan.

NBC starts the evening with a FRESH 'Fame', followed by a RERUN 'Law & Order', then another RERUN 'Law & Order'.
Scheduled on a FRESH Jay are Dennis Miller, Natalie Imbruglia, and Roseanne Cash.
Scheduled on a FRESH Conan are John Leguizamo, Anna Paquin, and Ashrita Furman.
Scheduled on a FRESH Carson Daly is Jane's Addiction.

ABC opens the night with a RERUN 'My Wife & Kids', followed by a RERUN 'George Lopez', then a FRESH 'Drew Carey', followed by another FRESH 'Drew Carey', followed by a RERUN 'Favorite Stars: Then & Now ... An E! Entertainment Television Special'.
Scheduled on a FRESH Jimmy Kimmel are January Jones and Interpol.

The WB offers a FRESH 'Boarding House: North Shore', followed by a FRESH 'Pepsi Smash'.

Faux has a RERUN 'That 70's Show', followed by a FRESH 'American Juniors', then a FRESH 'Parasite Hotel'.

UPN offers a RERUN 'Enterprise', then a RERUN 'Twilight Zone'.

A&E has 'Biography' (Will Smith), 'American Justice', and more 'American Justice'.

AMC offers the movie 'Von Ryan's Express', followed by the movie 'Tora! Tora! Tora!', then the movie 'The Sands Of Iwo Jima'.

BBC  -    [7pm] 'Ground Force' - Garforth;    [7pm] 'Ground Force' - Blackhurst Hill;    [7:30pm] 'Changing Rooms' - Cumbria;    [8pm] 'Homefront in the Garden' - Hemel Hempstead;    [8:30pm] 'Homefront in the Garden' - South Woodford;    [9pm] 'My Hero' - Episode 2;    [9:40pm] 'Keeping Up Appearances' - Episode 3;    [10:20pm] 'Keeping Up Appearances' - Episode 4;    [11pm] 'So Graham Norton' - Cybill Shepherd, Cilla Black, Orlando Bloom;    [11:30pm] 'So Graham Norton' - Roseanne Barr;    [12am] 'My Hero' - Episode 2;    [12:40am] 'Keeping Up Appearances' - Episode 3;    [1:20am] 'Keeping Up Appearances' - Episode 4;    [2am] 'Homefront in the Garden' - Hemel Hempstead;    [2:30am] 'Homefront in the Garden' - South Woodford;    [3am] 'So Graham Norton' - Cybill Shepherd, Cilla Black, Orlando Bloom;    and [3:30am] 'So Graham Norton' - Roseanne Barr.     (ALL TIMES EDT)

Bravo has the movie 'Firefox', then the movie 'Not Without My Daughter'.

Scheduled on a FRESH Jon Stewart is Dick Morris, toe-sucker extraordinaire.

History has 'Modern Marvels' all night.

SciFi has 'Tracker', followed by the movie 'The Horror Show', then the movie 'Subspecies 4'.

TCM  -  [6am] 'Beau Bandit' (1930);    [7:15am] 'Beyond the Rockies' (1932);    [8:15am] 'Freighters of Destiny' (1932);    [9:30am] 'Ghost Valley' (1932);    [10:30am] 'Somewhere in Sonora' (1933);    [11:30am] 'Come On Danger!' (1932);    [12:30pm] 'Hi, Gaucho!' (1936);    [1:30pm] 'The Law West of Tombstone' (1938);    [2:45pm] 'The Devil's Saddle Legion' (1937);    [3:45pm] 'Prairie Thunder' (1937);    [4:45pm] 'The Fighting Gringo' (1939);    [5:45pm] 'Henry Goes Arizona' (1939) [7pm] 'Lawless Valley' (1939);    [8pm] 'Bend of the River' (1952);    [10pm] 'Comanche Station' (1960);    [11:30pm] 'Fistful Of Dollars' (1964);    and   [1:15am] 'Fort Apache' (1948) [3:30am] 'Duel In The Sun' (1946).     (ALL TIMES EDT)



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Actor Danny Glover stands in New York's Times Square as his new public service announcement launching a national campaign to fight a 'silent crisis' in men's health is displayed on the marquee outside Broadway's Times Square Studios Monday night July 21,2003. The W.K. Kellogg Foundation sponsored campaign seeks to issue a wake-up call to men in the United States, who's health status has generally deteriorated in recent decades due to neglect on men's part, lack of access for many to health care, underfunded research in male-specific diseases and other barriers to medical care.
Photo by Ray Stubblebine

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The Information One-Stop

Moose & Squirrel

Moose & Squirrel Information One-Stop

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Encouraging All to Vote

Dixie Chicks

The Dixie Chicks have hatched a plan to re-enter the political fray with an activist message designed not to offend anyone: vote.

The Texas trio announced Monday that they've joined forces with the Rock the Vote campaign to urge young people to participate in elections. They said they wouldn't advocate a particular political party.

Besides lending their images and music to a Rock the Vote Web site that will guide people through the voter registration process, bandmates Maines, Martie Maguire and Emily Robison said they would urge people at their concerts to become politically active.

Dixie Chicks

www.rockthevote.com

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More Repuke Hatemongers

Clinton Library

Just a few blocks from the future site of Bill Clinton's $160 million presidential library, a couple of Clinton haters hope to open a museum devoted to mocking his presidency.

"As long as he's talking, we'll have to be here trying to keep him somewhat honest and stop him from rewriting history," says John LeBoutillier, a former Republican congressman from New York who rode Ronald Reagan's coattails to victory in 1980.

LeBoutillier and his partner, Houston businessman Richard Erickson, plan to call it the Counter-Clinton Library. They say the museum here and one planned for Washington will look at such topics as Whitewater, Monica Lewinsky, the last-minute pardons, even damaged White House furniture.

The two partners hope to open their place the same day that Clinton's opens in November 2004. They say they will need $5 million. LeBoutillier says thousands of donations have come in and the average one is $72, but he will not say exactly how much has been raised so far.

Clinton Library


Thanks, Alex!

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'West Wing' First Daughter

Annabeth Gish

Annabeth Gish has been tapped as a recurring cast member on the NBC White House drama "The West Wing," playing Elizabeth Bartlet Westin, President Jed Bartlet's (Martin Sheen) older daughter who has been talked about on the show but has never made an appearance.

Bartlet's younger daughter, Zoey, played by Elisabeth Moss, has been a recurring character on the Emmy-winning drama from John Wells Prods. and Warner Bros. TV.

Gish will make her debut in next season's opening two episodes, which were written by executive producer Wells, who has taken the reins of the series following the May exit of creator/executive producer Aaron Sorkin.

Annabeth Gish

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Unhappy With Video Release

Reese Witherspoon

No question about it, Reese Witherspoon--one of Hollywood's hottest stars--is hot under the collar about the timing of the advertising for the video release of her 1998 film "Twilight," which includes some explicit sex scenes with co-star Liev Schreiber. The film was a box-office bomb--despite a cast that also included Paul Newman, Susan Sarandon and Gene Hackman. "Twilight" predated by a year Witherspoon's breakout performance in "Election," soon followed by the megahits "Legally Blonde" and "Sweet Home Alabama."

A source in Witherspoon's production company says the actress thinks the video's distributors are merely using the multimillion dollar ad campaign for her current film "Legally Blonde 2: Red, White and Blonde" to help promote their efforts. Witherspoon is reportedly considering legal action against the distributors.

Reese Witherspoon


Thanks, Tim H!

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A two-month-old female Northern Siberian lynx, which was neglected by her mother from the day she was born, has grown to a healthy 5 pounds at the San Diego Zoo's nursery in this photograph released on July 21, 2003.
Photo by Ken Bohn

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To Receive Gotham Awards

Glenn Close & Steve Buscemi

Glenn Close and Steve Buscemi are this year's recipients of Gotham Awards from the Independent Film Project.

Also being honored are Focus Features co-president David Linde and producer Ed Pressman. They'll receive their awards Sept. 22 at a ceremony that will be broadcast Sept. 23 on Bravo and Sept. 28 on the Independent Film Channel.

"Each of this year's honorees has contributed to the vitality and diversity of the New York filmmaking industry," Michelle Byrd, president of IFP/New York, said recently.

Glenn Close & Steve Buscemi

www.ifp.org

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Promoter Threatens Toronto Pullout

Rolling Stones

The Rolling Stones' Toronto-based promoter is subtly threatening to pull the group out of its July 30 concert in the Canadian city because of complaints about the show.

Michael Cohl, who's been producing the Stones' world tours since 1989, issued the warning to the Toronto Sun, saying that media complaints about transportation and restrictions on what fans can bring onto the concert grounds have angered him--and could well cause the Stones to reconsider their appearance.

Speaking Sunday (July 20) from a Stones tour stop in Stockholm, Sweden, Cohl told the Sun, "I'm reading too much of this bullsh-t in the Toronto press about the concert. What a bunch of a--holes, pardon my French. It's outrageous. I just hope Mick doesn't read it--even though it's my job to show it to him... [He might say] 'I think I might not come after all. It's not what I signed on for.'... The most important thing I do for the Rolling Stones is make that decision above all others. They look to me to say: 'We can go here to play,' and, 'We can't go here to play.'"

Still, Cohl expressed confidence that things will be in good shape by July 30. "I can't imagine that between ClearChannel Entertainment and House Of Blues and Molson's and... the Toronto Police and the Toronto Emergency Services and all of the same people who looked after the Pope at Downsview last year, that these people aren't going to get it together," Cohl said. "And if I didn't think they were able to get it together, I wouldn't have given them the band."

Rolling Stones

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'Dame Edna' Awarded Honorary Law Degree

Barry Humphries

The University of Melbourne honoured one of its most successful, and flamboyant, drop-outs by awarding an honorary law degree to Barry Humphries -- alter-ego to the wisteria-haired gadfly Dame Edna Everage.

Humphries -- who swapped Dame Edna's trademark jewel-encrusted glasses and lavish dresses for a red academic cloak for the solemn occasion -- attributed his success in life to his failure as a law student in the 50's.

Dame Edna, the wittily snobbish housewife from Moonee Ponds, came to life in 1956 in Humphries' one-man shows "Excuse I" and "A Nice Night's Entertainment".

She went on to become a television and theater megastar, testing the boundaries of political correctness and good taste across continents and famously giving "fellow housewife" Queen Elizabeth some pointers on etiquette during the British monarch's Golden Jubilee concert last year.

Barry Humphries

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1942 Oscar Withdrawn From Auction

Orson Welles

Orson Welles' 1942 Oscar for "Citizen Kane," the centerpiece of an auction of entertainment memorabilia, was withdrawn from the sale when the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences exercised its right to buy it back for $1.

"The Oscar has been withdrawn" from the Friday sale, a spokeswoman for Christie's auction house, which had featured the Oscar on the cover of its auction catalog, told The New York Times in Tuesday editions.

Since 1950, all Oscar recipients have had to sign an agreement giving the academy the first right of purchase, for the nominal fee of $1, for any Oscar offered for sale by an owner.

The academy evoked the agreement in the Christie's sale even though the Welles Oscar was won eight years before the agreement came into being.

The Oscar, among a large selection of Welles-related material that was estimated to sell at $300,000 to $400,000, was being sold by Beatrice Welles, the youngest of the filmmaker's three daughters and the sole heir of his estate.

For many years, it had been believed to be lost, and in 1988 Beatrice Welles requested a duplicate from the academy.

"We gave her a duplicate, and fortunately we also had her sign a version of the winner's agreement at that time, which also covered the original, should it ever surface," Davis told the Times.

Orson Welles

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VH1's No. 1

Oprah

Oprah Winfrey is No. 1 on VH1's assessment of the "200 Greatest Pop Culture Icons," a 10-episode ranking of actors, musicians, politicians, academics, sports figures and fictional characters.

Superman is in second place, followed by Elvis Presley. Eminem is No. 31, right after Bill Cosby at No. 30 and ahead of President John F. Kennedy at No. 32. The wrestler The Rock is at the bottom, with Queen Latifah at 199 and big-boned "South Park" cartoon character Cartman weighing in at 198.

Among other oddities on the show, JFK Jr. came in ahead of his father at No. 24, and Albert Einstein at 108 came in ahead of guitarist Jimi Hendrix at 109. Former President Clinton was No. 18, while former White House intern Monica Lewinsky ranked 161.

Oprah

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Alexander von Humboldt, center, from Germany sails at the start of the Cutty Sark Tall Ship Race 2003 in Baltic port of Gdynia, northern Poland, Tuesday, July 22, 2003. 89 ships from 17 countries with 2500 sailors are competing in the race.
Photo by Czarek Sokolowski

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Wedding News

Remini - Pagan

Leah Remini plays a wife on the CBS sitcom "The King of Queens." Now, she's a wife in real life.

The Brooklyn-born actress married Angelo Pagan in Las Vegas Saturday before 150 guests, publicist Samantha Hill said Monday.

Remini, 33, and Pagan got engaged on Christmas Eve last year.

Remini - Pagan

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Included On Live 'Who' Set

Entwistle's Final Show

Out Tuesday (July 22) is the new live album from the Who, Live At The Royal Albert Hall. What distinguishes this set is a bonus disc with four tracks from singer-bassist John Entwistle's final show with the band, which took place February 8, 2002. Entwistle died June 27, 2002, on the eve of the Who's North American tour, from a heart attack brought on by cocaine abuse.

Todd Rundgren was part of Entwistle's final full-scale tour, a Japanese edition of the Beatles tribute A Walk Down Abbey Road in late 2001. He tells LAUNCH that while Entwistle's death was sad, it wasn't surprising. "You knew this thing was haunting him the whole time," Rundgren said, "the fact that, you know, he lived really hard and that he was getting older. And so as sad as it was, I don't think it was a surprise to anybody that that's the way he would go, you know, that he would go on the road, overindulging himself."

Entwistle's Final Show

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Hospital News

Gillian Anderson

Former "X-Files" actress Gillian Anderson was taken to hospital after falling down the stairs of her London home.

Anderson, 34, was rushed by ambulance to the private Cromwell Hospital in central London following the accident on Monday at her home in nearby Notting Hill, the star's official website said.

Reports in the Daily Mirror tabloid that the actress may have suffered neck and back injuries were denied on her offical website (www.gilliananderson.ws).

Anderson has no fractures or sprains and "was released after a checkup at the hospital and is back home, safe and sound", the website said.

Gillian Anderson

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Marks Separation With Goofy Ad

James Brown

Godfather of Soul James Brown has announced his separation from his third wife in an advertisement featuring a family photo with the Disney character Goofy.

Brown, 70, placed the full-page ad in the weekly issue of the Hollywood trade paper Variety, accompanied by a snapshot of himself, wife Tomi Rae and their two year-old son James Joseph Brown II posing happily with Goofy at a Disney theme park.

James and Tomi Rae, who is in her 30s, said that "due to their demanding tour schedule, they have decided to go their separate ways. There are no hard feelings just a mutual show business decision made by both parties. With love and affection we both reached this decision."

James Brown

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Formerly 'The Vidiot'

pissed

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Opens at Beatles Museum

McCartney Exhibition

An exhibition celebrating the solo career of Paul McCartney after the break-up of the Beatles will open in Liverpool on Saturday, organized by students from his former school.

"The Solo Years -- Paul McCartney" will be held at the Beatles Story museum in response to fans' demands.

The exhibition will focus both on McCartney's continuing musical success and his involvement with his former school, the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA), where he is leading patron.

The exhibition will include a video message from McCartney, telling the audience of his involvement with LIPA and what it means to him.

McCartney Exhibition

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Pelusa, a fourteen-year-old female polar bear, look through the bars of her cage at Mendoza's Zoo, some 1,200 kilometers (750 miles) west of Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, July 22, 2003. Pelusa, normally white, turned violet after veterinarians administered a drug to treat a skin's infection. Veterinarians said she should turn to her normal color within a month.
Photo by Walter Moreno

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Sets Premiere Date

Spike TV

Two months later than its operators hoped, The National Network will be renamed Spike TV.

Viacom announced Tuesday that it will make the change Aug. 11. It had been scheduled for June 16, but was put off when filmmaker Spike Lee sued to stop it. Lee and Viacom settled the lawsuit earlier this month.

Viacom is positioning Spike as a TV channel for young men. Its premiere night programs will include a party, taped months ago, at the Playboy Mansion featuring Pamela Anderson and a two-hour "World Wrestling Entertainment" special.

Spike TV

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Threatens Veto on Media-Ownership Cap

White House

The Bush administration said on Tuesday it would veto a large government-spending bill if it reimposed media-ownership caps that were recently relaxed by the Federal Communications Commission.

"The Administration believes that the new FCC media ownership rules more accurately reflect the changing media landscape and the current state of network station ownership, while still guarding against undue concentration in the marketplace," the Office of Management and Budget said in a statement.

"If this provision or a provision like it with respect to any one of the other FCC Rules is contained in the final legislation presented to the President, his Senior Advisors would recommend that he veto the bill," OMB said.

White House

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Staves Off Foreclosure

Bob Guccione

"Penthouse" magazine's publisher Bob Guccione has staved off a foreclosure sale of his elegant Manhattan digs, which were used as collateral against a $15 million loan, sources said on Tuesday.

Guccione's East 67th Street mansion, which is said to have a swimming pool, was due to go on the block on Tuesday if General Media, the company that publishes Penthouse, did not pay off the loan, according to New Jersey-based specialty lender Kennedy Funding. Kennedy made the loan five years ago.

The sale was postponed after General Media renegotiated its loan with Kennedy late Monday.

The next foreclosure sale would be on August 5th if the loan was not paid, Kennedy Funding said.

Bob Guccione

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To 20 Programs

Prime-Time Ratings

Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen Media Research for July 14-20. Top 20 listings include the week's ranking, with viewership for the week and season-to-date rankings in parentheses. An "X" in parentheses denotes a one-time-only presentation.

 1. (X) "Major League Baseball All-Star Game," Fox, 13.8 million viewers.
 2. (12) "Law & Order," NBC, 12.5 million viewers.
 3. (1) "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," CBS, 12 million viewers.
 4. (8) "Everybody Loves Raymond," CBS, 11.1 million viewers.
 5. (13) "CSI: Miami," CBS, 10.8 million viewers.
 6. (21) "Law & Order: Criminal Intent," NBC, 10.6 million viewers.
 7. (X) "Dateline NBC-Thursday," NBC, 10.6 million viewers.
 8. (15) "Without a Trace," CBS, 10.5 million viewers.
 9. (27) "King of Queens," CBS, 10.5 million viewers.
10. (18) "Law & Order: SVU," NBC, 10.4 million viewers.
11. (23) "60 Minutes," CBS, 9.5 million viewers.
12. (54) "Law & Order-Wednesday 9 p.m.," NBC, 9.5 million viewers.
13. (66) "Dateline NBC-Tuesday," NBC, 9.2 million viewers.
14. (59) "60 Minutes II," CBS, 9.2 million viewers.
15. (X) "CSI: Special," CBS, 9.1 million viewers.
16. (X) "Major League Baseball All-Star Game Pregame Show," Fox, 8.8 million viewers.
17. (14) "Will & Grace," NBC, 8.6 million viewers.
18. (81) "Big Brother 4-Wednesday," CBS, 8.6 million viewers.
19. (31) "Fear Factor," NBC, 8.5 million viewers.
20. (X) "Who Wants to Marry My Dad?," NBC, 8.5 million viewers.

Prime-Time Ratings

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Storms Topple Historic PA Bridge

Kinzua

Then   The ends of the Kinzua viaduact can be seen from Mt. Jewett, Pa., Tuesday, July 22, 2003, after high winds and storms toppled the center section Monday afternoon. Photo by Keith Srakocic

Thunderstorms wrecked part of a historic steel railroad bridge that was once the world's highest and longest, knocked out power to thousands of customers across three states and damaged homes.

Near Mount Jewett, in northwest Pennsylvania, a long section of the 121-year-old Kinzua Viaduct collapsed during the storms Monday afternoon.

"Essentially the middle part of the bridge is gone," said Gretchen Leslie, a spokeswoman for the state Department of Conservation and National Resources, which owns the bridge in Kinzua Bridge State Park.

Crews reported that as many as 12 of the 20 tall towers that carried the half-mile-long bridge across a valley had fallen. In addition, a park ranger suffered a broken leg when a tree collapsed on a building.

The span, made of iron in 1882 and rebuilt using steel in 1900, stood 301 feet high, almost as tall as the Statue of Liberty. It is on the National Register of Historic Civil Engineering Landmarks and National Register of Historic Places.

Last used by freight trains in 1959, it was closed to tourist excursion trains and pedestrians last summer because state officials feared that strong wind could collapse the rusting structure. Crews had started work in February to refurbish it.

Kinzua

Kinzua State Park

Kinzua Bridge, The 8th Wonder of the World,Mt. Jewett Pennsylvania

Photos of The Kinzua Bridge, McKean County PA

The Kinzua Bridge

Bridges: Kinzua Bridge Viaduct Over Kinzua Creek Valley At State Park Near Mount Jewett In McKean County Pennsylvania

Preservation Online: Today's News Archives: Pennsylvania's Kinzua Viaduct

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