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Letterman seeks to rename I-465\nINDIANAPOLIS -- David Letterman has an offer: He'll pay for new road signs if Mayor Bart Peterson renames the highway that circles Indianapolis the "Dave Letterman Expressway."\nOn the "Late Show" that aired on CBS Thursday night, the talk-show host extended the offer after joking for weeks about renaming Interstate 465.\n"How about this: What if we change the name of that to the 'Dave Letterman Expressway'?" Letterman said in an on-air conversation with Peterson.\n"You know, Dave, I will tell you, I like that idea," the mayor said.\nLetterman had been saying he would pay $10 million for the renaming rights, but when he actually reached the mayor he pledged only to pay for new signs.\nLOS ANGELES -- Jackie Chan received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, promising in return to "make better films."\nJackie Chan receives Walk of Fame star\nChan, 48, has star No. 2,205 on the Walk of Fame, only about 25 feet from the entrance to the Kodak Theatre, the new home of the Academy Awards.\n"I remember coming to Hollywood and seeing the stars and I wanted one," Chan said Friday. "To show my appreciation I will make better films."\nBrett Ratner, who directed Chan in the "Rush Hour" movies, said the sidewalk star is a fitting tribute to the Hong Kong-based actor, whose martial-arts expertise is combined with physical comedy.