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  • Cable TV dispute threatens Penn State-Fla. game

    Montey Chapel and his sons have a new flat-screen television and football-watching plan for New Year's weekend _ watch every bowl game.


  • TV stations Time Warner customers could lose

    Time Warner Cable Inc. and Bright House Networks customers could lose access to one of their network TV stations because of a contract dispute with Sinclair Broadcast Group. Here is a list of stations Time Warner customers could lose while negotiations continue:


  • Bill Richardson, who considered pardoning long-dead Billy the Kid before leaving office as New Mexico governor, decided against it. The outlaw is believed to have killed between four and nine people. (Associated Press)

    Alas, no pardon for Billy the Kid

    After a lengthy debate that aroused national and international attention, Bill Richardson announced on his last day as New Mexico's governor that he would not grant a pardon to long-dead outlaw Billy the Kid.


  • FILE - In this Feb. 2, 2009 file photo, a Time Warner Cable truck is parked in New York. Time Warner Cable Inc. customers from Portland, Maine, to Pensacola, Fla., could lose access to one of their network TV stations 12:00 a.m. EST Saturday, Jan. 1, 2011, because of a contract dispute with Sinclair Broadcast Group. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, file)

    Cable fracas won't bar fans from seeing bowl games

    Time Warner Cable Inc. vowed Friday to provide its cable customers with network TV stations from other cities if it loses the rights to carry local stations owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. past a midnight Friday deadline for a new contract.


  • Time Warner Cable says Big 4 shows to stay on-air

    Time Warner Cable Inc. said Thursday that its customers will still be able to view major programming from ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox even if it can't reach a deal with broadcaster Sinclair before their contract expires Friday at midnight.


  • Illustration: Lennon by Linas Garsys for The Washington Times

    BERG: A New Year's Eve worth imagining

    Taio Cruz, an up-and-coming British singer, will ring in 2011 by singing John Lennon's "Imagine" live for the first time ever in the Times Square celebration tonight. The performance is being promoted heavily, and Mr. Cruz has promised he will not jazz up "such a classic song" because it is beloved by so many.


  • Time Warner Cable customers may lose TV networks

    Time Warner Cable Inc. customers from Portland, Maine, to Pensacola, Fla., could lose access to one of their network TV stations because of a contract dispute with Sinclair Broadcast Group.


  • Failed U.S. Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell denies accusations that she misspent campaign funds and suspects a political smear. (Associated Press)

    O'Donnell denies misspending funds

    Failed U.S. Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell said Thursday that accusations she misspent campaign funds are politically motivated and stoked by disgruntled former campaign workers.


  • Graphic shows the top 10 weekly television shows

    CBS stayed on top with viewers again last week

    In a week dominated by reruns and holiday distractions, CBS maintained its winning ways, beating second-place Fox by nearly 2 million viewers.


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