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Er, I don't want to make a big deal out of this, but today is the first day that Rupert Murdoch really takes over the WSJ and if you click over to the paper's Web site this morning, the very top item – ahead of inflation worries and climate talks, is a blurb headlined, "Kung Fu Monks Bow Out." It's a feature from this morning's paper about the decision of monks at the famous Shaolin Temple to abstain from a kung fu competition during the Beijing Olympic Games.

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6:50 PM Thu | Largest crowd for a Walk of Fame star ceremony that many could remember, outside the Capitol Records tower on Thursday. Photo by Gary Leonard.