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Andy Rooney thinks it's pretty funny that CBS shelled out two grand to have him shuffle around at the Super Bowl, an event he says he's gone to for 40 years. "I had a great time, though, and it was worth every nickel of it, because by doing this lame piece about the game, I can put it on my expense account," Rooney told the "60 Minutes" audience. I bet the 15 million Americans who are out of work think it's a laugh riot.
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Mark Lacter created the LA Biz Observed blog in 2006. He posted
until the day before his death on Nov. 13, 2013.