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Robert De Niro set to play Vince Lombardi in movie (AP)

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Robert De Niro is set to play Vince Lombardi in an upcoming movie. ESPN announced Tuesday that the Academy Award-winning actor has agreed to play the Hall of Fame coach in the film it is developing with Andell Entertainment and the NFL.

Parsing Homebuilder ETFs (Morningstar.com)

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Two homebuilder ETFs with similar labels but very different subindustry exposures.

TV groups urge action after Oscar fee drama (at FT.com)

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A group of 14 US pay-TV service companies on Tuesday night asked US regulators to prevent a repeat of the breakdown in fee negotiations that led Walt Disney to block millions of viewers from watching the Oscars broadcast on television.

[audio] Money Markets and More: Weds., Mar. 10 Preview [7.5 min] (at MarketWatch)

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Wall Street marks the tenth anniversary of the dot-com boom. Cisco has a super-fast new router, but when will Internet users notice the difference? Disney is trying to get boys interested in its princess movies by changing their titles.

Cable group wants U.S. FCC to end fee disputes (Reuters)

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A coalition of cable and satellite companies will this week call on the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to create a new process to resolve increasingly bitter disputes over carriage fees paid to broadcasters.

One Congressman's Solution for Boosting Small Businesses Loans (Motley Fool)

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Congressman Kanjorski on lifting the lending cap on credit union loans to small businesses.

Top 20 prime-time TV programs (AP)

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Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by the Nielsen Co. for March 1-7. Listings include the week's ranking and viewership.

Euphoria over specials masks deeper TV concerns (AP)

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While special events are doing very well for broadcasters -- capped off by an Oscars telecast that was the most-watched entertainment program in five years -- their day-to-day schedules are hurting.

"Tron Guy" is a Hit on the Web. Will it Sell Tickets for Disney? (at AllThingsD)

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Web nerds of a certain age loved "Tron" in 1982, and there is YouTube footage to prove it. Now Disney uses the Web to promote its long-awaited sequel.

Stay tuned: More fee disputes over local TV coming (AP)

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Stay tuned for more fee disputes threatening local television stations on cable TV lineups. Broadcasters hurt by declining ad revenue are demanding more fees from cable and other subscription TV providers to carry the stations.

Pinstripe Bowl at Yankee Stadium on Dec 30 (AP)

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The first Pinstripe Bowl will be played at Yankee Stadium on Dec. 30 and will be televised by ESPN. The game will include the No. 3 team in the Big East and the No. 6 school in the Big 12, excluding Bowl Championship Series participants.

Politics and retail a no-win mix (AP)

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Guns. Religion. Abortion. These are the no-win arguments that spoil family gatherings -- and the stuff of retailers' nightmares.

Stocks Roiled by Cisco, Banks but DJIA Gains 11.86 Points (at The Wall Street Journal Online)

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Futures Fall on Key Anniversary U.S. stock futures edged lower, as caution dominated sentiment on the one-year anniversary of the beginning of the stock market's rebound from its lows last year.