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Genghis Khan. The name conjures up images of a nomadic barbarian savagely conquering lands from Asia to Europe. But not for Mongolians, for whom Genghis Khan is a hero. Now Ulan Bator is embarking on a world-wide campaign to get their national icon a little respect. President Nambaryn Enkhbayar introduced a bill last week to restore the integrity of Genghis Khan's name. Under the proposal, the government would license and restrict its use to government-approved products. No more "Genghis Khan" tobacco products or alcoholic beverages -- except on goods with internationally recognized patents. "We don't want his name on toilet...

UPN has reportedly commissioned advertisements touting William Shatner's (James T. Kirk) return to Star Trek. CBS Television City Research Center, located in Las Vegas's MGM grand hotel, is showing a commercial for Enterprise's fourth season announcing a guest appearance by Shatner, according to a post by 'Lt. Barclay' on the TrekWeb message boards. Barclay said in his report that the center previewed an episode of CBS's new comedy series, Centre of the Universe, for visitors. "During the show, a few UPN commercials were shown, including one for Enterprise," he said in his report. The Enterprise ad reportedly contained scenes from...