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SAN FRANCISCO -- Filmmaker George Lucas on Friday named veteran producer Kathleen Kennedy as his co-chair and successor at the iconic film studio he founded four decades ago.Kennedy and Lucas will serve as board co-chairs at Lucasfilm Ltd. as the 'Star Wars' creator moves forward with his retirement plans.Lucas, 68, will continue as CEO and work with Kennedy as she transitions into her new role at Lucasfilm, the San Francisco-based company said.The legendary filmmaker said he chose Kennedy as his successor because he was looking for 'someone with great creative passion and proven leadership abilities, but also someone who loves movies.''I've spent my life building Lucasfilm, and as I shift my focus into other directions, I wanted to make sure it was in the hands of someone equipped to carry my vision into the future,' Lucas said in a statement.In recent months, Lucas has told reporters he plans to move away from producing big-budget movies so he can focus on smaller, art-house films.Kennedy will step down from her role at The Kennedy/Marshall Co. and shift responsibilities to her partner Frank Marshall. Together they have produced Academy Award-nominated films such as 'War Horse,' `'The Adventures of Tintin,' `'The Sixth Sense' and 'Sea Biscuit.'Over the past three decades, Kennedy has worked with Steven Spielberg to produce blockbuster films such as 'E.T.,' `'Schindler's List,' and the 'Indiana Jones' and 'Jurassic Park' franchises.Kennedy, 58, said she feels fortunate that Lucas will work with her for the 'next year or two' as she moves into her new job.'It is nice to have Yoda by your side,' Kennedy said in a statement. 'George and I have talked about the enormous opportunities that lie ahead for the company, and as George moves towards retirement I am honored that he trusts me with taking care of the beloved film franch

MSNBC's Chris Hayes apologized once again on Saturday for saying that he felt 'uncomfortable' calling killed soldiers 'heroes.'Hayes unleashed a furious backlash last Sunday for the comments. (Many also came to his defense.) He was explaining why he worried that the term could be used to justify potentially unjust war policy. Hayes apologized on Monday, saying that he was 'deeply sorry' for the statements.On his next show, Hayes started off by flashing various headlines about the controversy, saying that he had 'cringed' when he saw them. He recounted some of the responses he had received, and said that he agreed with the anger in them.'Who was I to say who is and isn't a hero?' he said. 'It hardly seems like it's a designation that is mine to deny or even to confer.'Then, with the emotion in his voice clear, Hayes tried to explain further what he had been getting at:NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 12: 'TODAY' Show correspondent Matt Lauer attends the 'TODAY' Show 60th anniversary celebration at The Edison Ballroom on January 12, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 24: Ann Curry attends the TIME 100 Gala celebrating TIME'S 100 Most Influential People In The World at Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 24, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Fernando Leon/Getty Images for TIME)WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 28: Savannah Guthrie attends the 98th Annual White House Correspondents' Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton on April 28, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 23: Al Roker attends the 2012 Matrix Awards Luncheon at Waldorf Astoria Hotel on April 23, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images)NEW YORK, NY - MAY 07: Television Journalist Brian Williams speaks at the Robin Hood Veterans Summit at Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum on May 7, 2012 in New York City.

EVANSVILLE, Wis. Republican Gov. Scott Walker and Democratic challenger Tom Barrett began a final push Saturday to connect with voters in person before next week's historic recall election, appearing at farm breakfasts and restaurants and rallying campaign workers.Walker is only the third U.S. governor to face a recall. The drive to oust him was spurred by anger over his plan to effectively end most public workers' collective bargaining rights. Walker insisted he had to make the move to balance the state budget, but Democrats portrayed the measure as an attack on organized labor.Polls show a tight race with only a handful of voters still undecided before Tuesday's election, and Walker and Barrett have been struggling to win them over for the past month. Barrett released a new television ad Saturday, again calling on the governor to explain his role in an ongoing investigation of associates during Walker's tenure as Milwaukee County executive, but the candidates mostly used the day to meet voters.Barrett, who serves as Milwaukee's mayor, spent the day on the other side of the state, starting with the Barron County Dairy Breakfast in Hillsdale, a burg of 1,250 people about 90 miles west of Minneapolis. The rest of his schedule included stops at a cafe in St. Croix Falls, a pizza joint in Superior and the state Democratic Party's office in Chippewa Falls.'We're going to cover the whole state here in the next four days,' Barrett said in a telephone interview. 'I love it. This is the part that really gets your juices flowing. This is where I'm most confident, doing this.'Walker began his day before 7 a.m., serving food at a dairy breakfast on a massive farm just outside Evansville, a city of 5,000 people about 25 miles south of Madison, the state capital. His agenda called for a stop at another dairy breakfast in Monroe County before visiting campaign field offices in Hudson, Wausau, Green Bay and Wauwatosa.&q

Sotheby's will auction off Apple's first computer this month in New York. Though the clunky 1976 model may be sorely outdated, it has become an iconic piece of computer history. The Apple I circuit boards, which were hand-built built by Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, shipped without a monitor, keyboard, case or other features of a full computer kit; it was up to the user to assemble the rest. This forerunner to Apple's personal computing devices did not have the sleek design, power or functionality of, say, the MacBooks we know today. The operational computer set up for auction includes an Apple-I circuit board, microprocessor, video terminal, keyboard interface, memory chips and cassette interface. Sotheby's expects the item, which also comes with the original manuals in fair condition, to fetch between $120,000 and $180,000.When the model first debuted in 1976, simplicity was the name of the game. Apple I used fewer components than its competitors and stayed on the market until the next year, selling for $666.66. The next generation, called the Apple II, was ready-to-go right out of the box and remained the main source of revenue for the company for years, until Apple revealed the Apple III in 1980, the same year the business went public. Apple III was followed by Lisa, which pioneered tech terms like 'mouse,' 'icon' and 'desktop,' which are now staples in our computer vocabulary.According to the Sotheby's listing, about 50 Apple I computers remain in existence, but only six are known to be in working condition.Mike Willegal, an engineer who has indexed 42 Apple-I computers, said that number of working computers is a pretty good estimate.'If a unit hasn't been powered up in more than five or 10 years, it probably shouldn't be counted as currently working. These old computers tend to fail over time, even if they are just sitting on a shelf,' Willegal told Computer World.Christie's auct

By Brendan O'Brien MILWAUKEE, June 1 (Reuters) - George Posker and Neal Muller, union workers at a small manufacturing plant near Madison, want to see Wisconsin Republican Governor Scott Walker recalled from office in a special vote next week because of his assault on labor unions. But sitting on the tailgate of a pickup truck bearing a 'Recall Walker' bumper sticker, both expressed doubts about Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, the man seeking to drive Walker from office. 'I want him to win, but I'm convinced he'll lose if he doesn't step up his game,' Muller, 51, said. Neither Muller nor Posker voted for Barrett in the primary to select a Democratic challenger to Walker. With just five days to the recall vote, Barrett is struggling to close the deal against Walker in a battle that has drawn national attention as a test case for key Republican and Democratic causes before the November presidential elections. Democrats brought former President Bill Clinton to Milwaukee on Friday to give Barrett's campaign a boost, one of several top politicians from both parties to stop in Wisconsin. Clinton praised Barrett's leadership of the city, saying he had sought consensus rather than division. 'How did he do it? Shared sacrifice, shared responsibilities and not breaking the unions,' Clinton said. People who know Barrett personally describe him as the quintessential Midwestern nice guy - pragmatic rather than ideological, not flashy or passionate. Barrett the peacemaker won wide praise three years ago when he came to the aid of a woman being assaulted by a man outside the Wisconsin State Fairgrounds, only to have her attacker turn on him with a tire iron. The mayor was seriously injured. Despite Barrett's reputation for basic decency, every public poll publishe

New satellite images released by the U.S. government purport to show a mass grave in Syria and heavy armour poised next to civilian areas. Andrew Raven reports.

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