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Sex And The "Evening News"

By Brian Montopoli

March 7, 2007 / 3:55 PM EST / CBS News

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A couple months ago, I noted the "Evening News'" propensity for using celebrities in feature stories. One example I cited was a piece on the rise in unmarried women in America. The piece opened with a scene from the show "Sex and the City" and a voiceover from Kelly Wallace, who said this: "Carrie and her 'Sex and the City' gal pals wanted husbands, right? But they turned their backs on the bouquet. Turns out, they're not alone."

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Wallace, it turns out, is apparently quite the "Sex and the City" fan. Last night, her story on the trouble some women have sleeping again opened with scenes from the show. Over the scenes, Wallace said this: "No surprise, the 'Sex and the City' girls never slept. Or that working mom Miranda barely had a chance to snooze. But you'd think when the kids are all grown up women…would sleep soundly. Not the case."

"Sex and the City" and sleep deprivation? Not a connection I would have made. Anyway, click on the video box to watch the story.