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Nato must remain key defender of Europe, says Liam Fox The Guardian Defence secretary Liam Fox at the Conservative party conference, where he stressed the importance of Nato as the key defender of Europe. Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images Nato must keep its role as the main defender of European countries, ...See all stories on this topic »

Salary dispute could end 'The Simpsons' Los Angeles Times The actors who provide the voices for the long-running cartoon hit are at odds over a new contract with 20th Century Fox Television, which seeks to dramatically cut their mid-six-figure salaries as the show's ratings have tumbled. ...See all stories on this topic »

Oakland's Fox Theater Audit A Smear On Phil Tagami San Francisco Chronicle (blog) The report by the Office of City Auditor Courtney Ruby did not include any mention of the condition the Fox Theater was in when the City took it over in 1996. The Fox had been unused for about 30 years, and the structure was severely weakened by age ...See all stories on this topic »

Roger Ailes looks back on 15 years of Fox News San Francisco Chronicle 2011 photo released by 2MK Studio/Fox News, Fox News chairman-CEO Roger Ailes speaks at a 15-year anniversary party held for employees at Chelsea Piers in New York. Propelled by Ailes' "fair and balanced" branding, Fox has targeted viewers who believe ...See all stories on this topic »

Fox News Decides to Keep 'The Five' New York Times (blog) By BRIAN STELTER “The Five,” a talk show that was created to temporarily replace Glenn Beck's show on Fox News, is being made a more permanent part of the channel's weekday schedule. Fox News said in a statement on Monday that the 5 pm series had been ...See all stories on this topic »

Fox, Coen Brothers Team for Comedy Project Hollywood Reporter Fox has given a script plus penalty commitment to Harve Karbo, an hourlong single-camera comedy project co-created by the Oscar-winning brothers Joel and Ethan Coen and Cedar Rapids writer Phil Johnson. The Imagine TV project, the brothers' first foray ...See all stories on this topic »

Fox 2000 Bringing 'Mr. Ed' to the Big Screen Hollywood Reporter Elizabeth Gabler's Fox 2000 has picked up the film rights to the classic talking horse Mr. Ed for David Friendly's Friendly Films and Jim Mahoney to produce. No writer or director is yet attached to the live-action family film, which Fox 2000's Carla ...See all stories on this topic »

Pack set for Fox Sports Southwest showdown with the Highlanders Lufkin Daily News When Fox Sports Southwest contacted Lufkin head coach John Outlaw in August about carrying the Panthers' district showdown with The Woodlands Highlanders, he asked the team if it wanted to accept the invitation. He knew the answer before the question ...See all stories on this topic »

Fox Responds to 'Black Swan' Intern Lawsuit Hollywood Reporter Fox Filmed Entertainment has dismissed a lawsuit brought against Fox Searchlight by two former interns who worked on the film Black Swan are suing over alleged violation of minimum wage and overtime laws. In a statement, the studio said, ...See all stories on this topic »

Mike Thompson: Putting the junior in Hank Williams Jr. Detroit Free Press (blog) BY MIKE THOMPSON Still reeling from his interview on Fox & Friends in which he compared President Barack Obama to Nazi madman Adolf Hitler, and still smarting from having his theme song yanked from ESPN's Monday Night Football, Hank Williams Jr. tried ...See all stories on this topic »