'Law & Order: SVU' star to join 'True Blood'?
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Just when we'd started getting over seeing Christopher Meloni shooting "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" scenes around the city, word has it he may be on his way to Bon Temps.
According to TVLine.com, Meloni is "circling" what sources are calling a "major role" in the upcoming fifth season of "True Blood."
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'I'm going to try to avoid it' A trip to the emergency room in a Long Island hospital now averages nearly 4 hours, data shows. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.
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'I'm going to try to avoid it' A trip to the emergency room in a Long Island hospital now averages nearly 4 hours, data shows. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.