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CBS' Rooney to Apologize Sunday

"60 Minutes" commentator Andy Rooney will deliver an on-air apology Sunday for a quip about President Bush two weeks ago.

Rooney quoted the president as saying that America's enemies in Afghanistan think their "harbors are safe. But they won't be safe forever." Noted Rooney: "Afghanistan is landlocked. It doesn't have a harbor."

Many viewers took him to task, according to USA Today.

"If you didn't know the meaning of 'safe harbor,' you probably thought the 'underground railroad' had tracks," one wrote in.

Said another, "If [he] really thought Bush meant seaports, Andy must think 'wildlife preserves' are breakfast jams."

Upon reflection, Rooney said, he agreed that Bush--or his speechwriter--was probably speaking metaphorically.

He plans to excerpt some of the letters on Sunday's broadcast and then will conclude, "Look, George W. Bush is your president and he's my president. I feel bad about what I said and I apologize for saying it."

Doherty's DUI Sentence to Include Work-Release

Shannen Doherty will serve five days in a work-release program as part of her sentencing for a drunk driving arrest in December, most probably picking up freeway trash.

A Ventura County judge on Tuesday imposed the minimum sentence for the 30-year-old actress after she gave lectures to teens about the dangers of driving under the influence. She could have gotten two days in jail.

Doherty, who starred in television's "Beverly Hills, 90210" and "Charmed," was arrested Dec. 28. She pleaded no contest to the misdemeanor charge in April.

POP/ROCK

Country MusiciansChipping In

Not to be outdone by their rock counterparts, country musicians are stepping up to the plate in the wake of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

Wynonna Judd is returning to her home state of Kentucky for two shows today at Ft. Campbell to rally the troops. And George Strait, Alan Jackson, Brooks & Dunn and Martina McBride will team up for the Country Freedom Concert to benefit the Salvation Army.

The concert will be shown Oct. 21 on Country Music Television.

Meanwhile, former pop star Yusaf Islam, once known as Cat Stevens, is donating the royalties from his four-CD box set to charity, with a major portion going to the Sept. 11 Fund. The recordings, due to come out Oct. 30, span the career of the singer, who retired from the music world after embracing Islam in 1977.