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The Two-Way
7:35 am
Fri February 3, 2012

Will Blue Laws Make For A Melancholy Super Bowl Sunday?

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Indiana laws bar all carryout alcohol sales on Sundays, leaving Super Bowl revelers in the lurch in their quest for any 11th-hour 12-pack the day of the big game. At Kahn's Fine Wines and Spirits in Indianapolis earlier this week, Bill Cheek was putting labels on cases of beer.
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By Sara Carothers

Fans lucky enough to toast a Giants or a Patriots Super Bowl win in Indianapolis this weekend will need to stock up early on their champagne supplies. Indiana is one of just two states that ban the sale of beer, wine and liquor at stores statewide on Sundays.

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The Two-Way
7:20 am
Fri February 3, 2012

Baseball's Josh Hamilton Reportedly Suffers Relapse; Seen Drinking At Bar

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Josh Hamilton of the Texas Rangers during last year's World Series against the St. Louis Cardinals.
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Josh Hamilton of the Texas Rangers, one of baseball's biggest stars and someone who has been battling addiction demons for the last decade, was spotted drinking alcohol at a Dallas bar on Monday, the local Morning News has reported.

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Movie Interviews
7:00 am
Fri February 3, 2012

Going In '50/50' On A Cancer Comedy, With Laughs

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In 50/50, Joseph Gordon-Levitt plays Adam, a public radio host stricken with cancer who enlists his best friend, played by Seth Rogen, for moral and physical support.
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Writer Will Reiser (left) was working as an associate producer on Da Ali G Show when he found out he had cancer.
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This interview was originally broadcast on September 28, 2011. 50/50 is now available on DVD.

When screenwriter Will Reiser was 24 and diagnosed with a rare form of spinal cancer, he coped by thinking up ideas for cancer comedies with his best friend, actor Seth Rogen.

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The Two-Way
6:35 am
Fri February 3, 2012

Top Stories: Jobless Rate Dips; Iran Issues Warning

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Good morning.

Our early headlines:

-- Unemployment Rate Edges Down To 8.3 Percent.

-- Iran Defiant Amid Talk Of Israeli Attack On Its Nuclear Sites.

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The Two-Way
5:32 am
Fri February 3, 2012

Unemployment Rate Edges Down To 8.3 Percent

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Originally published on Fri February 3, 2012 6:41 am

The nation's unemployment rate dipped to 8.3 percent in January from 8.5 percent the month before as private employers added 257,000 jobs to their payrolls, the Bureau of Labor Statistics just reported. Overall, after a small drop at government agencies, employment grew by 243,000.

We'll add more from the report momentarily.

Update at 9:40 a.m. ET. White House, Republican Reactions:

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