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The hard-ball gamesmanship and casual character assassination of American politics sets the stage for this thriller from writer and director Rod Lurie. When the Vice President of the United States unexpectedly dies, all eyes in Washington D.C. are on President Jackson Evans (Jeff Bridges) as he chooses a new VP. Sen. Jack Hathaway (William Petersen), a respected career politician enjoying a new swell of popularity after a well-publicized attempt to save a drowning woman, is expected to be Evans' choice, but instead he picks Sen. Laine Hanson (Joan Allen), a decision that raises eyebrows on both sides of the political fence. Veteran power broker Shelly Runyon (Gary Oldman) is vehemently opposed to Hanson's appointment, in part because the Democratic senator was once a Republican, and vows to do everything in his power to prevent her from being confirmed. Runyon and his staff start digging for dirt on Hanson, and soon make a surprising discovery her personal morality is called into question when it's alleged that she took part in a group sexual liaison while she was a college student. The Contender also stars Mike Binder as one of Hanson's advisors, Mariel Hemingway as an old friend with a surprising secret, Christian Slater as an ambitious congressmen assisting Runyon, and Philip Baker Hall as Hanson's father; it was the second feature from former film critic Rod Lurie.

Alex (ALLEN COVERT) has one sweet life. After walking away from his death-by-accounting job, he's now a video game tester at Brainasium, the company responsible for the worldwide gaming phenom of Eternal Death Slayer. At 35, he may be the oldest tester in the business (he's called Gray Bush by his co-workers), but he's also the best. But when his roommate fails to pay the rent for six months because he's spent every last cent at Madame Wu's Filipino Palace ('They're not hookers, they're massage therapists!'), Alex unfortunately finds himself on the street. His friendly dealer, Dante (PETER DANTE), can't let Alex crash because he has a business to run and besides, the guard lion will be arriving any day. His friend Jeff (NICK SWARDSON) agrees to put him up, until that unfortunate accident involving Alex and the action figure in the bathroom; which Jeff's mom happens to, well, catch. Alex's last resort is to move in with three hot babes - that's what he tells his friends at any rate. In actuality, the 35-year-old finds himself living with his sweet and loving 80-year-old grandma Lilly (DORIS ROBERTS), along with her two roommates: the 'been there, done that repeatedly' octogenarian Grace (SHIRLEY JONES) and the not-quite-all-there, overly medicated Bea (SHIRLEY KNIGHT). Lilly dotes on Alex and keeps him housed and fed, in exchange for a few simple chores around the place; like taking out the trash and sandblasting the house.

Illinois, SR (3V), 6' 5, 315 lbs. Drafted #44 by Kansas City: Round 2, Pick 12

The Chiefs followed up their Dontari Poe first-round pick by adding a couple more 300-pounders on Friday. In Jeff Allen and Donald Stephenson, the Chiefs may have had the most successul day two.

Illinois OT Jeff Allen grades out like a second-rounder in Nolan Nawrocki's eyes, but some NFL teams have him as low as the fourth round. See who joins Allen as this draft's undervalued prospects.

Watch highlights of former Illinois offensive tackle Jeff Allen. (04/03/12)

Watch highlights of former Illinois offensive tackle Jeff Allen.

Feb. 9: Kentucky police arrested a grocery store burglar following a bizarre break-in, in which the thief was found naked and covered in peanut butter and chocolate. WLEX-TV's Jeff Allen reports.

Welcome to One Square Mile of Earth. From animator Jeff Drew, and comedy double-act The Pajama Men, AKA Mark Chavez and Shenoah Allen, comes a dazzling new animated series chronicling the lives of a unique ensemble cast. Bill the bunny is a struggling novelist, who has never actually written anything, much to the chagrin of his perfectionist life partner, Gary the frog. Thad the bear is a hopeless romantic who can't find the right words to express his feelings for the scandalous and alluring Lucy goat. And Leon the hippopotamus, one the coolest and hippest guys in town, has struck up a unlikely friendship with a down-on-his-luck high school sociology teacher, Pedro the mouse.

Welcome to One Square Mile of Earth. From animator Jeff Drew, and comedy double-act The Pajama Men, AKA Mark Chavez and Shenoah Allen, comes a dazzling new animated series chronicling the lives of a unique ensemble cast. Bill the bunny is a struggling novelist, who has never actually written anything, much to the chagrin of his perfectionist life partner, Gary the frog. Thad the bear is a hopeless romantic who can't find the right words to express his feelings for the scandalous and alluring Lucy goat. And Leon the hippopotamus, one the coolest and hippest guys in town, has struck up a unlikely friendship with a down-on-his-luck high school sociology teacher, Pedro the mouse.

Welcome to One Square Mile of Earth. From animator Jeff Drew, and comedy double-act The Pajama Men, AKA Mark Chavez and Shenoah Allen, comes a dazzling new animated series chronicling the lives of a unique ensemble cast. Bill the bunny is a struggling novelist, who has never actually written anything, much to the chagrin of his perfectionist life partner, Gary the frog. Thad the bear is a hopeless romantic who can't find the right words to express his feelings for the scandalous and alluring Lucy goat. And Leon the hippopotamus, one the coolest and hippest guys in town, has struck up a unlikely friendship with a down-on-his-luck high school sociology teacher, Pedro the mouse.

Welcome to One Square Mile of Earth. From animator Jeff Drew, and comedy double-act The Pajama Men, AKA Mark Chavez and Shenoah Allen, comes a dazzling new animated series chronicling the lives of a unique ensemble cast. Bill the bunny is a struggling novelist, who has never actually written anything, much to the chagrin of his perfectionist life partner, Gary the frog. Thad the bear is a hopeless romantic who can't find the right words to express his feelings for the scandalous and alluring Lucy goat. And Leon the hippopotamus, one the coolest and hippest guys in town, has struck up a unlikely friendship with a down-on-his-luck high school sociology teacher, Pedro the mouse.