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Despite brashness that made him a pariah in the GOP, Bunning still a hero in Ky. home base. Irascible Republican U.S. Sen. Jim Bunning has been a pariah among his congressional colleagues. Back in the conservative swath of northern Kentucky he calls home, though, he's being heralded as a hero.

Despite brashness that made him a pariah in the GOP, Bunning still a hero in Ky. home base. Irascible Republican U.S. Sen. Jim Bunning has been a pariah among his congressional colleagues. Back in the conservative swath of northern Kentucky he calls home, though, he's being heralded as a hero.

When Elisa Kreisinger wanted to protest the newly diminished visibility of gay characters and story lines on television, she didn't launch a petition drive or write an angry op-ed piece. Instead, like many other members of the YouTube generation for whom the visual language is a native tongue, she found a way to have her say with video rather than words. Kreisinger remixed scenes from ``Sex and the City'' into a pair of pro-gay narratives, and uploaded the resulting videos to her blog, drawing 21,000 hits. ``I wouldn't have done it if it was text-based,'' said Kreisinger, a 23-year-old Simmons College grad from Cambridge. ``Things are more easily communicated through video . . . And there can be more powerful statements.'' A growing number of young activists are turning to video as a forum for instant political commentary or an eye-catching tool to mobilize on behalf of social change. They might create videos and spread them through social-networking sites such as Facebook. They might

Jon Stewart and Condoleezza Rice among speakers at national book convention in NYC. How about this for a comedy team: Jon Stewart and Condoleezza Rice?

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Viacom Inc's Comedy Central is withdrawing its popular comedy shows "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" and "The Colbert Report" from online video service Hulu, a Hulu executive said on Tuesday.

Famously cranky GOP Sen. Jim Bunning plays hardball on Capitol Hill, holds up spending bill. The angry man of the Senate was at it again.

Actress Marlo Thomas working on memoir; will feature memories of Seinfeld, other comedians. Marlo Thomas is looking back, with laughter.

Who's scripted now? White House, Palin trade jibes over human crib notes and teleprompters. The jokes about Barack Obama's close relationship with his teleprompter have been constant since he became president.

Jon Stewart enters 'no spin zone,' tells Bill O'Reilly that he's the voice of sanity on Fox. Comic Jon Stewart told Bill O'Reilly that the "no spin zone" ringleader had become the voice of sanity on Fox News Channel, although "that's like being the thinnest kid at fat camp."

Jay Leno, riffing on Scott Brown's naked photo spread in a 1982 edition of Cosmopolitan magazine, said: ``He's got it backwards. First you get elected to the Senate, then you get caught with your pants down.'' Jon Stewart, in a lengthy segment mocking the special election for US Senate in Massachusetts, quipped: ``The Kennedy legacy goes down to a naked guy who owns a truck.'' And David Letterman, offering a list of 10 surprising facts about Brown, wrapped up by joking that it was ``so cold in Boston today he actually put on pants.'' Brown, who until his upset victory last month was a little-known Republican state senator from Wrentham, has become the new favorite target of late-night television talk-show hosts who are introducing him to a national audience, not as the hard- working champion of the put-upon Massachusetts taxpayer, but as a hunky pretty boy with a penchant for taking off his clothes. ``Usually when you get a new politician in office, you have to wait for them to do some

Throughout his political career, Scott Brown has been dogged by one image from his modeling days, a nude spread in Cosmopolitan magazine 28 years ago. Last night, appearing as a guest on ``The Jay Leno Show,'' the 50-year-old US senator-elect from Massachusetts joked that he would do it again. ``I'd probably have to do it for Mature Senior AARP Magazine,'' Brown said. Leno, who grew up in Andover, pointed out that his father knew Brown's father. He introduced Brown as ``one of the hottest names in politics'' and ``the man who has rocked the political landscape in this country.'' Leno bantered with Brown about the senator-elect's favorite movies (the ``Rocky'' and ``Rambo'' series), his declaration on national television that his daughters were available, and how Brown thinks he would fare in a basketball game against President Obama. ``I'll take my daughter Ayla, who plays for Boston College, and we will challenge him on a little two-on-two,'' said Brown, a former guard on the Tufts Un

Throughout his political career, Scott Brown has been dogged by one image from his modeling days, a nude spread in Cosmopolitan magazine 28 years ago. Last night, appearing as a guest on ``The Jay Leno Show,'' the 50-year-old US senator-elect from Massachusetts joked that he would do it again. ``I'd probably have to do it for Mature Senior AARP Magazine,'' Brown said. Leno, who grew up in Andover, pointed out that his father knew Brown's father. He introduced Brown as ``one of the hottest names in politics'' and ``the man who has rocked the political landscape in this country.'' Leno bantered with Brown about the senator-elect's favorite movies (the ``Rocky'' and ``Rambo'' series), his declaration on national television that his daughters were available, and how Brown thinks he would fare in a basketball game against President Obama. ``I'll take my daughter Ayla, who plays for Boston College, and we will challenge him on a little two-on-two,'' said Brown, a former guard on the Tufts Un

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Oprah Winfrey regained her throne as America's favorite TV personality in 2009, but conservative TV and radio talk show host Glenn Beck made his debut on the annual Harris Poll, coming in second place.

Fox might be Conan O'Brien's eventual landing spot. Shortly before agreeing to the terms of his unpleasant exit from NBC, Conan O'Brien joked on the "Tonight" show that his plans for next week include making a big move to Fox.

Fox might be Conan O'Brien's eventual landing spot. Shortly before agreeing to the terms of his unpleasant exit from NBC, Conan O'Brien joked on the "Tonight" show that his plans for next week include making a big move to Fox.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Conan O'Brien will end his short-lived stint as host of "The Tonight Show" Friday after signing a $45 million exit deal with NBC that ends two weeks of embarrassing on-air bickering and allows Jay Leno to return to the flagship late-night comedy program.

Sanford's affair, 'You lie!' and Phelps' bong photo: 2009 is Year of the Bad Decision in SC. Marc Torchi burned some yard debris and thought firefighters put it out. Four days later, the most costly wildfire in South Carolina history swept toward Myrtle Beach.

When Dave Stewart of Eurythmics fame was called on to create a song for an anti-cancer campaign, he was surprised at how easily it came to him and with just the right tone.

Mostly excellent, all of them memorable, here are the decade's Top 10 television achievements as tapped by the TV writers of The Associated Press.

'Lost,' 'American Idol' and Ozzy among the decade's Top 10 television achievements. Mostly excellent, all of them memorable, here are the decade's Top 10 television achievements as tapped by the TV writers of The Associated Press.