his lows and what he really thinks of his ex-wife. the real housewives was my parting gift to her. plus hillary duff, recording artist, actress. a child star all grown up. this is piers morgan tonight. kelsey grammer is one of the most talked about and famous and beloved figures in history. you are, aren t you? you ve been part of the american television consciousness for so long. you must walk out on the street and everybody goes, hey, kelsey. everyone must think they know you. well, those things do happen. sometimes it hey frazier. but more often than not it s hey, kelsey. do you like the kind of mass attention you must still get or is it i ve done it it s always pleasant. it s always flattering. it s always meant in an optimistic, kind of affectionate way. so i take it that way and return the compliment. do you enjoy the status of television icon? sure. i d be a fool to say i didn t. i would. the odd thing about you and i mean this in the best s
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let s talk about great news coming to the way of military families across america. they are gearing up now to celebrate the holidays with their loved ones who are now serving in iraq. one of the nation s longest wars will be over by the end of the year and nearly 39,000 troops will be heading home. the iraq war started nearly nine years ago and president barack obama says it is now time to end it. we ve already removed more than 100,000 troops and iraqi forces have taken fumble responsibility for the security of their own country. the next couple of months will be filled with welcome home ceremonies as the troops start leaving iraq. but for those who have lost sons and daughters, mothers and fathers in iraq, it is bittersweet. our affiliate wgn has reaction from some families and troops in chicago. this one picture in the house. reporter: every wall in this home in rogers park is covered with pictures and paintings of army corporal who was killed in iraq three years a