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Finale wrap-up: “Ugly Betty”

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The manic delights of "Ugly Betty" ended in a high-speed cliffhanger Thursday night with Daniel and Alexis careening in a car with no brakes, Claire Meade busting out of jail, Amanda discovering that she might be Fey Sommers’ daughter, and Betty chasing down Henry just as Charlie spirited him away to Tucson by telling him she was pregnant. As usual,

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Ugly Betty earns Directors Guild television honor

LOS ANGELES (AP) - The pilot episode of "Ugly Betty'’ won top honors for comedy television series at the Directors Guild of America Awards.

Director Richard Shepard accepted the award for the TV show, which stars America Ferrera as an awkward, overweight woman working at a fashion magazine. The show is based on the popular Colombian telenovela "Yo Soy Betty La Fea.'’

Other TV winners included Rob Marshall, director of "Chicago,'’ for musical va

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