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I will never forget the day in 1981 that I asked Betty Ford to be an honorary co-chair with Alan Alda of the Equal Rights Amendment Countdown Campaign. I thought it would be a long, involved process. But she said almost immediately that she would be honored to do so.

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People.com: Obama Beats Clinton – at the Grammysupdated: Mon Feb 11 2008 10:43:00

Barack Obama got the better of Clinton – Bill Clinton, that is – in a different kind of run-off this weekend.

Alda talks to himself, others on the meaning of lifeupdated: Thu Sep 27 2007 13:26:00

Alan Alda almost died in 2003. He was in a remote area of Chile, doing an episode of "Scientific American Frontiers," and he developed an intestinal obstruction that came within hours of killing him. It was his good fortune that he survived the whole ordeal.

Movie about more than boxingupdated: Fri Aug 24 2007 08:37:00

Movie about more than boxing

Review: Movie is a 'Champ'updated: Fri Aug 24 2007 08:37:00

In an era when information is cheap, what price do you place on the truth? That's one of the quandaries sports reporter Erik Kernan (Josh Hartnett) faces over the course of "Resurrecting the Champ," a solid, surprisingly absorbing character drama based on an article by J.R. Moehringer (the best-seller "The Tender Bar").

'What a nice evening' for '24,' HBOupdated: Sun Aug 27 2006 17:53:00

Saving the world from assorted terrorists paid off for the cast of "24" at Sunday night's Primetime Emmy Awards.

Fortune: Return Engagementupdated: Mon May 01 2006 00:01:00

From Elvis to Ali

Nobody asked me, but...updated: Mon Dec 12 2005 11:05:00

Once again, I acknowledge my debt to the wonderfully gifted New York sportswriter Jimmy Cannon, who from time to time wrote a column full of insightful and sentimental one-liners he called "Nobody Asked Me, But ..."

Alda's favorite 'M*A*S*H' episodesupdated: Thu Oct 06 2005 08:30:00

Ask most people of a certain age, and they can probably describe a "M*A*S*H" episode -- or 10.

The truth about Alan Aldaupdated: Thu Oct 06 2005 08:24:00

Alan Alda is doing this celebrity memoir thing all wrong.

showbuzzupdated: Thu Mar 03 2005 14:28:00

Lindsay Lohan says her father has no right to claim a share of her earnings.

'Aviator' leads Oscar nominationsupdated: Tue Jan 25 2005 07:48:00

Oscar gave wings to "The Aviator" on Tuesday, with the film earning 11 nominations -- including best picture -- to lead the pack for the 77th annual Academy Awards.

That nice Capt. Pierce? See him nowupdated: Wed Dec 22 2004 06:40:00

At an age when many toddlers are confined to playpens drinking from sippy cups, Alan Alda was hanging out with comedians and strippers backstage in a burlesque theater.

Fortune: Trapper John, MBA The improbable business life of a former M*A*S*H star.updated: Mon Oct 06 2003 00:01:00

Wayne Rogers is one of those indefatigable entrepreneurs who make you exhausted just listening to all of the businesses they're juggling. But Rogers is more than just some Rotary Club man-of-the-ye...

Money Magazine: WHAT DID WE KNOW AND WHEN DID WE KNOW IT? A fond look back at 15 years of personal finance CELEBRITY TAX-SHELTER LOSupdated: Mon Oct 12 1987 00:01:00

Some famous investors caught in abusive tax shelters, 972-87: -- Actor Alan Alda -- TV personality Dick Cavett -- Rocker Alice Cooper -- Financial journalist George ''Adam Smith'' Goodman -- Author...

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