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LEADING LADY (Book)

An escaped con out for revenge. A super spy on a secret mission. A mafia captain who has to kill or be killed. And a young actress who has to give the performance of her life- just to stay alive. Their lives collide on a cold winter’s day in New York in Heywood Gould’s new thriller.

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LEADING LADY (Audiobook)

Tolmitch Productions presents “Leading Lady,” as a dramatized audiobook with an ensemble cast and original music. Written and directed by Heywood Gould, author of Fort Apache, the Bronx, Cocktail and Double Bang, Starring Richard Portnow, Beege Barkette.

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JULY 7

METH, JEWS AND PUSH-UP BRAS, IT'S THE NEW SAUDI ARABIA
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, June 29...They're speeding, kvetching and sporting lacy teddies under their abayas. Welcome to the new Saudi Arabia.
The desert theocracy, long under the iron control of Wahabist fundamentalists, is experiencing a massive social upheaval that will change it forever, analysts say. In recent days the kingdom was rocked by news of a methamphetamine seizure in the cities of Jiddah and Riyadh. "No one even knew we had a problem," says Mahmoud el Fatit, of the Jammal Fund, a Saudi think tank, grinding his teeth and twirling his worry beads.

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POLL: CHANGE PRESIDENTIAL RACE, FIRST MAN TO A BILLION WINS
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, June 27...The Electoral College is obsolete, the popular vote can be fraudulently manipulated. The only thing you can depend on in this country is hard cash.
That's what people are saying all over the US. Or at least in front of Stash's Kielbassa in the Greenpoint section of Brooklyn, N.Y. where neuroconomist, Efraim Durg has been conducting an informal poll since the primary season began. "People are confused about who the best man might be," Durg says. "So they say let the richest man win. Let's give the White House to the candidate who raises a billion dollars first."

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US TOPS SOMALI LIST OF "CRUMBLING EMPIRES"
MOGADISHU, Somalia, June 25...There was no joy in Mogadishu recently when the war-torn nation of Somalia edged out Zimbabwe and the Sudan to take first place on the Failed States Index.
The Index, put together by Foreign Policy Magazine and the Fund for Peace focuses on " twelve indicators of risk," and is based on "thousands of articles and reports" that are processed by special software. After studying and grading its indicators the Index has decided that Somalia is the poorest, most unstable, most polluted, most unhealthy and most dangerous place on earth.

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CANDIDATE BASHES TEXAS AND LOSES MILLIONS
AUSTIN, Texas, June 22...Anarcho-Feminist presidential candidate Leah Schildkraut lost the support of several major Texas fundraisers last night when she vowed to change the Lone Star state's "culture of exploitation, intimidation and deceit." "We spoke the truth to money," rued spokesperson Nancy Garner-Bentsen. "And money didn't want to hear it." The fundraising event , which was heralded as Schildkraut's first foray into the world of campaign finance, had been weeks in preparation. Hundreds of people jammed into Shorty's ribs to hear Schildkraut speak."

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DESIGNER TO OFFER OBAMA FLIP FLOPS AND MCCAIN PAMERS
NEW YORK, N.Y. June 20...The hottest souvenir at the Republican Convention in Minneapolis-St. Paul this summer won't be McCain buttons--it will be Obama flip flops and matching shorts. "We've invented an anti-advertising strategy that will become the standard for all future campaigns," he says. "Instead of tee shirts with boring slogans like "Hope for a Change," or "Get on the Truth Local," we offer an eye-catching garment that also provides ammunition for political debates."

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CELTICS DIDN'T BEAT LAKERS, CELEBS DID, GAMBLER SAYS
LOS ANGELES, Calif, June 18. The fault is not in ourselves, but in our stars, says Efraim Durg. Reeling from a huge loss, Durg, the founder of Durgometrics, a hedge fund that specializes in sports betting, blamed "bad celebrity vibes" for the L.A. Lakers humiliating loss in the NBA finals, Tuesday night. "They diverted the energy flow, " Durg said. "A crowd is supposed to beam power onto the floor to enhance the players, but they sucked it away from the players and onto themselves."

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RUSSERT'S COLLEAGUES EULOGIZE--THEMSELVES
WASHINGTON, D.C., June 16...Tim Russert's sudden death has inspired urgent medical questions, intense soul-searching and even some self-congratulation.
The 58 year old host of MEET THE PRESS died of a massive heart attack last week while recording voice overs for his Sunday show. An autopsy was quickly performed and Russert's cardiologist announced that the cause of death was "asymptomatic coronary disease" due to an "enlarged heart." Dr. Michael Newman said "fresh clots" had been found in Russert's coronary artery.

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CANDIDATE'S BESTIAL YOU TUBE GETS 11 MILLION HITS
WASHINGTON,D.C., June 13...Leah Schildkraut's presidential campaign was roiled today by the release of a video showing her having a sexual encounter with a tortoise. "This is a plot to discredit a candidate who was just beginning to have her message heard,," campaign spokesman Edna Tortuga said. "Leah performed a service to global ecology and this is the thanks she gets."

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CANDIDATE'S VOW'S TO END "MODERN DAY SLAVERY."
NIAMEY, Niger, June 11...Declaring that "human trafficking, exploitation and abuse are more pervasive now than at any time in human history," Leah Schildkraut promised today that her first act as President will be to issue a "declaration of war on slavery and all who profit from it." Schildkraut issued a challenge to her opponents, McCain and Obama. "Come to Africa where millions are enslaved, the brothels where women and children are exploited...Come raise your voices to resolve this humanitarian crisis."

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TRAVLEING UNTIL JUNE 9, 2008

OBAMA DISAVOWS, DIVESTS AND DISASSOCIATES
WASHINGTON, D.C. June 4...Barack Obama's presidential campaign has been haunted by that old joke--with friends like this who needs enemies?
While he is on the hustings trying to get his message across, old pals keep popping up, loyal supporters who were useful once, but have now become serious liabilities. "It seems like every day we have to throw another guy off the bandwagon," an aide complains. It began with Chicago real estate developer Tony Rezco...

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MCCLELLAN WINS AN ALBERT SPEER AWARD
BROOKLYN, NY. June 1..Scott McClellan may not get a Pulitzer, but he has already began to reap awards as well as rewards for his memoir, What Happened, about his tenure as White House Press Secretary.
McClellan received the annual Albert Speer Prize for Exculpatory Exposure last night. The award, named after Adolph Hitler's favorite architect, was presented by Efrain Darg, founder and editor of Snitch. com at a banquet at Golubchiks Restaurant in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. It honored McClellan for "self-serving betrayal of the highest order."

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