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The Police: What really happened?
They were legendary for their music in the eighties, but members of The Police had some fierce battles behind the scenes.
I first interviewed drummer Stewart Copeland in 1980 just as the problems were coming to a head. I caught up with him again yesterday to talk about his new book "strange Things Happen: A Life with The Police, Polo and Pygmies."
Guitar hero: Scientists are real rock stars
Joe Perry, lead guitarist of Aerosmith, is joining a star-studded lineup including Will.i.am, Sheryl Crow, Josh Groban, and Seal for a good cause. The group of musicians is calling themselves Rock Stars of Science.
They're heading to Capitol Hill today to raise awareness for critical, life-saving medical research.
Perry spoke to John Roberts and Kiran Chetry on CNN’s “American Morning” Thursday. Below is an edited transcript of the interview.
Kiran Chetry: We know you're in Washington. Today's the day of the big concert kickoff. What are you guys hoping to see happen with all of your efforts and all of your star power combined?
Joe Perry: Well, I think the whole thing is to show that there's a lot of glamor behind the career of being a scientist. And we clearly need scientists. A lot of studies have shown that America is falling behind in turning out scientists. There are a number of countries that are like far surpassing us in that and we need scientists and we need them now. I mean, they're the ones that are leading the charge in medicine and everything from global warming to having enough food on the planet, everything. And it's just a very important, very important cause.
'Mad Men,' '30 Rock' top Emmy Awards
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LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) - After starting with 16 nominations, "Mad Men" won just three Emmy Awards at the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday night - but one of them was the big one, best drama series.
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The AMC show about ad agency executives in early 1960s Manhattan often competed against itself, particularly in the category of episode writing, where it had four of the five possible nominations.
"Mad Men" also won best drama last year.
"30 Rock" won best comedy at Sunday's awards. The show won five Emmys overall. Gallery: Major Emmy winners
"We want to thank our friends at NBC ... for keeping us on the air, even though we are so much more expensive than a talk show," said star Tina Fey in accepting the honor.
Glenn Close won best actress in a drama for her performance in "Damages," but she turned her speech into praise for her colleagues.
"I want to salute what I call my 'category sisters,' " she said. "I respect you, and I'm inspired by your talent." She also paid tribute to the show's writers.
The fashion icon behind 'Sex and the City'
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"Sex and the City" is a huge hit and there's no denying fashion plays a leading role.
So many of the shoes, clothes, bags and accessories the characters wear suddenly become major fashion trends. But that doesn't happen by accident.
The creative genius working behind the scenes, dressing the characters, is a celebrity herself – Patricia Field.
Check out our behind-the-scenes photos by CNN Producer Ethel Bass.
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