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Stalking case stalls

Associated Press / October 29, 2009

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A grand jury yesterday refused to indict a 53-year-old man jailed since August on charges that he tried to stalk Miley Cyrus as the teen star filmed a movie on the Georgia coast. The grand jury decided prosecutors had insufficient evidence to charge Mark McLeod of Appling, Ga., in Superior Court. A spokeswoman for District Attorney Larry Chisolm said he still plans to prosecute McLeod on attempted stalking and disorderly conduct.

Fox anchor apologizes
Fox News Channel anchor Shepard Smith apologized for a “lack of balance’’ following a political report in which the Republican candidate for New Jersey governor was interviewed and the Democratic incumbent wasn’t. Fox correspondent Shannon Bream had wrapped up a live interview with Chris Christie on Smith’s afternoon news show Tuesday when the anchor asked, “When will you be interviewing Jon Corzine?’’ Bream replied that despite “multiple requests,’’ Corzine hadn’t made himself available for an interview. “I didn’t know that was about to happen,’’ Smith then said. “My apologies for the lack of balance there.’’

‘This Is It’ hits $2.2m
Late-night screenings of “Michael Jackson’s This Is It’’ earned $2.2 million at the North American box office Tuesday night, according to studio estimates.

Swayze’s widow talks
Patrick Swayze’s widow told attendees at a conference near Los Angeles that the loss of her husband of 34 years has left her with sadness “on a cellular level.’’ Lisa Niemi made her first public comments since Swayze’s death last month from pancreatic cancer.

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"It was closure for me." -- Marlon Jackson, after watching "Michael Jackson's This Is It," the new movie featuring his brother

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