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The Department of Homeland Security, which oversees the Transportation Security Administration, sent federal agents to the homes of two journalists and served them with subpoenas on Tuesday night to try to identify the source of a leak about aviation security changes imposed after the failed attempt on Christmas Day to blow up Northwest Flight 253.

I am - " Hercules!! James Franco, who was in "Spider-Man" and "Pineapple Express," will play a guy named Franco for a few weeks on "General Hospital." What's up with that? When she was a teenager Abby Elliott was so obsessed with Jimmy Fallon that dad Chris Elliott drove her to Fallon's hometown of Saugerties, N.Y. What's up with that? Some ...

In case you missed it, there was a wonderful story in the New York Times magazine section yesterday about arguably the funniest family in America, the Elliott's. Depending on your age, you may best know Bob Elliott from his comedy team Bob and Ray.

Spoilers for last night's How I Met Your Mother coming up after the jump: I've been giving How I Met Your Mother some tough love for the past couple of weeks, since the show dispensed with the Barney-Robin relationship with the most jarring, non-character-based about-face short of "It was all a dream." But the simple fact remains: watching a man ...

We've got so much going on in this week's episode! First, Marshall bequeaths the fourth slap to Ted and Robin.

Richard Heene is not exactly the first name that comes to mind when thinking of model dads, but the father of Balloon Boy was exactly who Chris Elliott looked to when he joined How I Met Your Mother as Lily's estranged father.

Chris Elliott is quite possibly the most famous person few people have heard of.

Here's one to root for! Comedy genius Chris Elliott has signed to star in "Eagleheart," a live-action Adult Swim pilot from Conan O'Brien's production company Conaco.

In contrast to his verbal characters, screenwriter-producer Charlie Kaufman is close-lipped about his own life and background.

Turns out, the boy was alive and well and hiding in a butter churn. Meanwhile his derelict daddy used the distraction to shave his beard, throw on a contraband pair of dungarees and a Kenny Loggins t-shirt, and skip town.

So far we've seen Robin's dad and sister, Marshall's family, Barney's mom and brother and Ted's relatives but now it's time to meet Lily Aldrin's dad on How I Met Your Mother .

It'll be how I met Lily's dad on How I Met Your Mother . Chris Elliott has been cast as Lily's father on the CBS sitcom, a character who is supposedly something of a good-for-nothing parent.

More exciting news for those you watching How I Met Your Mother ! The role of Lily's father has been cast .

When my editor assigned me the enviable task of reviewing the Ricky Skaggs/Del McCoury show at the Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom, I was delighted.