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1 THE ONION: RNC Coverage: No Children Left Behind Kelly at The Onion writes: "I want to bring you up to date on the latest developments from the X-Cel Center in the City of Saints. Some of them are shocking indeed. Republicans have long valued the value of Commitment. And today they are honoring those of us who have made a commitment to children—"ALL MY CHILDREN"—by providing free Convention Access to the Emmy-winning daytime drama. I can report to you at this hour that Kendall Hart (she's bold, impulsive, and unwilling to take any crap) agrees to go with Zach Slater (Stoic Man of Honor, but with a Heart of Gold) to his beach house. After passionate love-making, she needs to go back to work but he insists they need time for them and should ignore the outside world. Zach is like a broken record, repeating that Kendall is spending too much energy on others and not their relationship. He thinks she's scared, and alludes to problems in their marriage. Kendall denies and claims their marriage is perfectly sound. It is a sad contrast that men like Zach are scarcely to be found on the American Political Landscape. We could use a man like him in office—and, yes, even the highest office in the land. Kendall should stop and realize what she's throwing away." CADY MCCLAIN: Back to school "I’m going back to school this fall and I’m pretty excited about it. Some writing classes and a class on the Paris-Berlin connection. It’s always weird to go back to school when you are older but f@*$ it. What can I do, turn back the clock? Noooooo. So, in I go again." 1 Don Diamont balances Y&R with his real-life role as Palisadian dad Several deaths in the Diamont family unit helped the actor make peace with his heritage. He learned that his mother's cousin had been injected with gasoline at Auschwitz. Dying of cancer in 1987, Diamont's father lamented raising his children without a cultural identity. When Diamont's brother, Jack, was diagnosed with a brain tumor two years later, the siblings decided on a joint bar mitzvah. Only Diamont made it to Stephen S. Wise Temple's bima, from which he paid tribute to his late sibling. More recently, Diamont's sister, Bette, succumbed to cardiac arrest, and his mother died of emphysema in 2006. Diamont struggled to work. 'It is ironic that as my mother passed, my TV mother has just been introduced on the show,' he said at the time. No doubt, millions of women would like to bed down bad boy Brad Carlton, but his real-life doppelganger is spoken for. Diamont's wife is Cindy Ambuehl, 43, who starred as Renee Peterson on the long-running primetime series 'JAG,' also on CBS. Rounding out the Diamont-Ambuehl nest in Santa Monica Canyon are the couple's twin boys, Anton and Davis, 5; and Diamont's children from a previous relationship, Lauren, 19, Sasha, 16, Alexander, 13, and Luca, 7. Diamont's Tulane-bound nephew, 19, the son of the actor's late sister, also lives with them. New '90210' debuts: The best surprise is no surprise What higher praise could "90210" aspire to? It didn't screw up! 9021-0MG! It's a Hit in the US; Australia next week Described as the most "crucial series launch of the fall season", 90210 has delivered on its ratings promise landing the No.1 show in 18-49. TEN's chief programming officer, David Mott, said: "What a fantastic result. The show resonates perfectly with our core 18-49 demographic and we can't wait for its Australian debut on Monday. JoAnn Alfano Named New Lifetime EVP The Emmy-winning producer and programmer (30 ROCK, SCRUBS, WILL & GRACE) is the former head of Lorne Michaels' production company Broadway Video and NBC's ex-comedy chief and one-time SNL publicist. Now JoAnn Alfano replaces Suzanne Daniels as Lifetime's entertanment chief, but gets a lesser title than president.