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(CBS News) BEIJING – In answer to a question from CBS News as to whether China and the U.S. have come to any agreement on how to end the violence in Syria, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton could only reiterate Wednesday that the U.S. was “disappointed” by China’s blockage of tougher action by the United Nations Security Council. Standing in the Great Hall of the People with the Chinese Foreign Minister by her side, Clinton called the situation in Syria “a threat to peace and stability in the entire region, and the longer the conflict goes on, the greater the risk that it spills over borders and destabilizes neighboring countries.” More in After the Arab Spring China continues to oppose outside intervention in Syria, along with Russia, but insists it is not taking sides with either “party” in the civil war – President Bashar Assad’s government or the opposition. Opposition activists say the Assad regime’s brutal tactics in the lopsided war have left more than 20,000 people dead since it began more than 17 months ago. Clinton said the U.S. and China do not see “eye-to-eye” on human rights issues. U.N. largely united on Syria, to little effectRecord 100K refugees flee Syria in AugustSyria: No talks with rebels until they’re crushed “Like many countries, we support a period of political transition in Syria,” said Chinese Foreign Minister Yang...

Paula Abdul and David Letterman had an exchange on “Late Show with David Letterman” Wednesday night that looked like it was about to get nasty. But – SPOILER ALERT – it all resolved with smiles and laughs. Letterman laid into Abdul about the differences between “The X Factor,” Simon Cowell’s new show in which Abdul is a judge, and “American Idol.” “It looks just like ‘American Idol,'” said Letterman. “It’s so not!” countered Abdul. “But OK,” said Letterman. “How is it not? You have Simon.” “There you go.” “And you,” he said. “Fantastic,” said Abdul. “And a guy who looks exactly like Randy Jackson. How is it not?” Pictures: The “X Factor” red carpet Later, Dave said, “You go to church basements and rotary clubs and you get kids out and get grown-ups out and you say, ‘OK, dance, sing, we don’t care, we’ll take you to Hollywood,’ right? Am I right about that?” “I’m not going with that one,” said Abdul. At that point, she turned away from Letterman and 토토사이트추천 set her jaw. He pressed on. “You get them to Hollywood and you have a weekly competition where the audience votes who gets to return. Now how is that not ‘American Idol?’?” “Can I talk? I feel like you’re Simon Cowell reincarnated now,” said Abdul. “Ooh, pinch me!” quipped Letterman. Abdul tried to hold back a smile...

Tony Bennett makes 85 look like the new 55. The legendary crooner celebrated his milestone birthday with a star-studded concert at the Metropolitan Opera House on Sunday, looking youthful and spry as he performed for more than an hour without taking so much as a water break. He danced, told jokes, and sang duets with Aretha Franklin, Elton John and Alejandro Sanz for a capacity crowd that included Robert De Niro and Katie Couric. “I think it is amazing. He is amazing. This just goes to tell you nobody under 85 can complain about jack,” said Whoopi Goldberg, who was also in attendance. “Don’t tell me you are tired. I don’t want to hear it. Tony Bennett can sing a cappella in the Met.” Former President Bill Clinton kicked off the evening’s festivities. He said he and his wife, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, also in attendance, have been long time fans of Bennett’s music and art (Bennett is a painter as well). “Tony Bennett has become part of our lives. Something special. Something different. An artist in so many ways,” Clinton said. Bennett, 구미콜걸 whose actual birthday was Aug. 3, then took to the stage and performed hits such as “The Best is Yet to Come,” “Everybody Loves a Winner,” and “I Left My Heart in San Francisco.” He dedicated “The Good Life” to his good friend,...

LOS ANGELES — Brad Pitt was unable to put the cat out of first place at the weekend box office. Walt Disney’s “The Lion King” reissue was No. 1 for 현금바둑이게임 the second-straight weekend with $22.1 million, according to studio estimates Sunday. That puts it just ahead of Pitt’s baseball drama “Moneyball,” a Sony Pictures release that opened at No. 2 with $20.6 million. Debuting closely behind at No. 3 was the Warner Bros. family film “Dolphin Tale” with $20.3 million. “Dolphin Tale” stars Harry Connick Jr., Ashley Judd and Morgan Freeman. The 3-D reissue of 1994’s “The Lion King” has taken in $61.7 million since opening the previous weekend to a much bigger audience than expected. That’s on top of nearly $800 million worldwide the movie made in its original run and a 2002 re-release. Photos: Dolphin’s prosthetic tale comes to big screenImages: Angelia, Brad play “Moneyball”Photos: Fall films 2011 The film has done so well that Disney plans to leave it in theaters longer than the two-week run the studio initially planned as a prelude to its Blu-ray home-video debut Oct. 4, said Dave Hollis, Disney’s head of distribution. The studio has not yet decided how long or how widely the film would play theatrically after the Blu-ray release, Hollis said. “Consumers I think will be happy to consume it in multiple ways for this kind of...

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