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We’ve feared them. Anne Rice interviewed them. Buffy slayed them.

Vampires have long been a part of our popular culture, usually as the villains of the story, the scary creatures that lurk in the dark and hide under our beds.

NASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP) _ Kenny Chesney won his fourth entertainer of the year award and George Strait became the most-honored artist in the history of the Country Music Association Awards at Wednesday’s ceremony.

“Casino Royale” came along just as the James Bond franchise was sinking into a lazy rehash of all that had gone before. It jump-started 007 with its seamless mix of action and emotion, and now “Quantum of Solace” keeps it humming along — in a familiar, but forgettable, gear.