Jerry Lewis telethon raises record &#36;61M
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Jerry Lewis' annual Labor Day telethon raised a record $61 million to fight muscular dystrophy, bolstered by a huge donation from a group of firefighters and the lack of a major hurricane before the show.
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The Jerry Lewis Labor Day Telethon raised &#36;59.4 million for the Muscular Dystrophy Association, but organizers said Monday that power outages and other disruptions from Hurricane Frances contributed to a decline over last year.
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By GERALD M. CARBONE  Journal Staff Writer  The largest monetary prize in journalism -- $75,000 -- was awarded yesterday to a nine-member reporting team for The Record, a daily newspaper in Bergen County, New Jersey.
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The second-largest satellite entertainment provider adds 350,000 subscribers.
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The team raising money for President Bush's inaugural festivities plans to raise &#36;40 million to &#36;50 million, with much of the money coming from six-figure donors.
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The NFL agreed Monday to &#36;8 billion in contract extensions with Fox and CBS to televise Sunday afternoon games for six more years, deals that would also allow the league to show better matchups late in the season in prime time.
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Jerry Lewis dropped an anti-gay slur &#151; the same one that got Isaiah Washington of "Grey's Anatomy" in trouble &#151; during the 18th hour of his annual Labor Day Telethon.
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MOUNT LAUREL, N.J., March 7  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- TelVue Corporation  (BULLETIN BOARD: TEVE)  today announced that it has executed a purchase agreement with Princeton Server Group, Inc. (PSG) for $6.1 million in cash plus forgiveness of a $400,000 loan.
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China's biggest coal miner, Shenhua Energy, raises a record 66.6bn yuan  through a listing in Shanghai.
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US television host Regis Philbin will break the world record for spending the most hours on television on Friday.
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To raise funds, NBC announced that it will air a ''celebrity driven'' primetime telethon on Jan.
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US television host Regis Philbin will break the world record for spending the most hours on television on Friday when he hosts his daily talk show.
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InfoWorld - Microsoft&#160;says it set a record for streaming an online event to the most customers after offering the Live Earth concerts on MSN over the weekend.
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New York restaurateur Francesco Giambelli dished out a record &#36;41,000 for a 2.4-pound prize Italian white truffle, auction organizers said Monday.
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Hollywood stars and recording artists from Brad Pitt and Bruce Willis to Madonna and Elton John put their wattage to work on Saturday, raising money for victims of the Asian tsunami disaster in a nationally broadcast telethon.
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Comedian Jerry Lewis apologized on Tuesday for his use of an anti-gay slur during the weekend broadcast of his annual Labor Day Telethon for the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
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Microsoft says it set a record for streaming an online event after offering the Live Earth concerts on MSN, expects site traffic to remain strong.