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Today the President the President held a Cabinet Meeting re the Katrina Report and made comments to the media afterwards. Later in the day he attended 2 fund raisers one for Rep. Chris Chocola and the other a private event which there do not appear to be any photos released from for Sen. Mike DeWine near Indian Hill, a subrub of Cincinnati. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice continues her visit to the middle east making a surprised visit to Lebanon and then the UAE. The First Lady met with the 1966 NCAA men's basketball national championship team from Texas Western...

Officials at Texas A&M University-Commerce want Walt Disney Co. and the makers of ''Glory Road'' to apologize for inaccurately linking their school to some of the film's most racially charged scenes. The movie chronicles the Texas Western Miners, who won the 1966 NCAA title with the first all-black starting lineup in a championship game. It includes a ''completely false'' depiction of a game against East Texas State University, the name of Texas A&M-Commerce at the time, spokeswoman Lorraine Pace said Friday. In the movie, East Texas fans are shown throwing drinks and popcorn and yelling racial slurs at Texas Western,...

It's a growing irony of today's Hollywood that, the more its filmmakers have come to rely on fact-based stories for their source material, the more inventive they've tended to become with the facts. These days, when we see that fateful kicker, "Based on a true story," experience tells us it's wise to be more than a little suspicious. Indeed, a kind of ritual has arisen in which a film will appear, gain media attention and critical credibility on the strength of its "true" story, and then spend weeks being cut down by people charging that the real story -- be...

Moviegoers embraced a supersize momma in a wig and a governess who tames an unruly brood as family-friendly films dominated the weekend box office. Twentieth Century Fox's "Big Momma's House 2," with $28 million in estimated ticket sales, turned in the second-best January opening ever, trailing only the $35.9 million scored by the 1997 release of a special edition of "Star Wars," according to Exhibitor Relations, which tracks box-office results. As in the original "Big Momma's House," Martin Lawrence layers on the bulges and dons billowy, floral-print dresses, along with a wig. It was followed by another new release, Universal...

Golden Globe-winning films saw significant boosts at the weekend box office, but the action-packed vampire flick "Underworld: Evolution" was the top earner, debuting with $27.6 million in ticket sales. The blood-drenched thriller, starring Kate Beckinsale and Scott Speedman, edged out last weekend's winning family fare, according to studio estimates released Sunday. "Hoodwinked," the animated update of the Little Red Riding Hood story, fell to second place with $11 million in ticket sales, while inspirational films "Glory Road" and "Last Holiday" ranked third and fourth, taking in $9.1 million each. Horror movies and family films "probably have the biggest built-in audience...

PRESIDENTIAL NEWS OF THE DAY The first family is spending the weekend at Camp David. Next week, the President, Vice President and others in the administration will be pushing back on the issue of monitoring international phone calls potentially connected with terrorism. THE WEEK AHEAD: Once again Scott McClellan did not announce the week-ahead schedule at his press briefing. However, a search of news articles yielded the following: President Bush will speak Monday at Kansas State University about U.S. efforts to fight terrorism. His address will be part of the university's Landon Lecture series and is scheduled to begin at...

1. Underworld II 10.6 Million 2. Glory Road 2.4 Million 3. Last Holiday 2.4 Million 4. BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN 2.1 Million 5. Hoodwinked 2.1 Million 6. Fun With Dick & Jane Million 1.7 7.End of the Spear 1.5 Million8. Chronicles of Narnia 1.4 Million 9. Hostel 1.4 Million10. The New World 1.2 Million

GLORY ROAD tells the true-life story of the 1966 Texas Western basketball team’s arduous and inspiring season that culminated with an NCAA championship. With convincing acting and a redemptive message, GLORY ROAD is a winner, full of teamwork, drama, heart and soul. If you liked REMEMBER THE TITANS, you will love this movie. I (Ted) wept and cheered GLORY ROAD. Josh Lucas plays Coach Don Haskins, a Southern-drawled flame-thrower determined to find success on college basketball’s grandest stage. After spending several years working with high school teams, Haskins finds his big break when offered the head coaching position at...

LOS ANGELES -- Viewers favored family-oriented flicks over the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend, with the animated fairy tale "Hoodwinked" and the inspirational sports flick "Glory Road" landing in the top two spots. Box-office sales, however, were down about 12% from last year to $125.4 million, according to estimates released Monday. "Hoodwinked," an animated update of the Little Red Riding Hood story, debuted with $16.6 million in ticket sales over the four-day weekend while "Glory Road" was a breath behind with $16.5 million. A new Queen Latifah movie, "Last Holiday," opened in third place with $15.7 million. The only...