`Mad Men,' `Damages' vie for historic Emmy bids
(AP)
<p><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20080717/i/r3337444708.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=Uk9IQR9qLDFVja7R_JARIg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A large Emmy statuette is displayed on a stage as work begins to construct the arrivals area for the 59th annual Primetime Emmy Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles in this September 12, 2007 file photo. Chain-smoking advertising agents and ruthless trial lawyers are expected to break into this year's Emmy race, marking a cable network milestone, when nominations for U.S. television's highest honors are unsealed on July 17, 2008. REUTERS/Fred Prouser/Files (UNITED STATES)" border="0" /> (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080717/ap_on_en_tv/emmy_nominations)AP - "Mad Men" and "Damages" have a shot at Emmy nomination history. AMC's 1960s Madison Avenue drama and FX's legal thriller, both semifinalists for the Emmy nods that were to be announced early Thursday, could be the first basic cable series to get best-series bids.</p><br clear="all"/>
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