I need to get over the death of the All State Cafe. But the loss of my favorite beer and burger joint is something I still haven’t come to terms with entirely. That was one of the topics that came up in an interview just published on the Village Voice website.

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Earthquake in Haiti	28
O’Brien refuses midnight time slot on NBC	24
Google may pull out of China	10

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It was nice to see American Idol, the show, back on TV last night after a summer and fall where news about the show centered on contract talks with the hosts and judges. But with Simon’s announcement that this will be his last season, producers have a near-impossible task ahead to replace him. And the key qualification isn’t the one everybody thinks of first.

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Mark McGwire admits steroid use	27
Simon Cowell leaving American Idol	19
Bailed-out banks may face levies	14
Simon Cowell leaving American Idol	12

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This website, e-mail and Twitter are the primary means for following Pat’s Papers. But we offer an RSS feed as well.

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NBC reshuffling late-night line-up	22
Reid’s controversial remarks about Obama	10
Yemeni president open to talks with al-Qaida	9

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Obama takes steps to bolster security	25
Alabama defeats Texas in Rose Bowl	20
Leno may return to late-night slot	18
Winter weather	18
EPA suggests new limits on smog	14

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If you don’t have something nice to say, don’t say anything at all. That’s how the saying goes. Well, what about those “friends” of yours on Facebook, the over-sharers who revel in updating their status every 30 seconds to make sure you know what they ate for breakfast and lunch as well as the possibilities they are considering for dinner. Finally, there is a way to tell them how you feel.

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Three key Democrats retire	20
Cold snap affects the nation	13
Detroit airline bomber indicted	13

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