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The Paisleys Fight Hunger with Elmo
Brad Paisley and his wife, Kimberly Williams Paisley, don’t have to worry about where food for their two sons will come from, but the country power couple are clearly concerned about less fortunate parents. In an upcoming primetime special, the...Tags: Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Brad Paisley
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Dierks Marks Arizona Centenniel
Arizona native Dierks Bentley's latest single, 'Home,' has been selected by the state's Centennial Commission to serve as the official song for the Grand Canyon state's 100-year celebration. Dierks is also set to return to his home state in February to...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Entertainment, Arts and Culture, Country and Western (genre), Music
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Jonah Goldberg: Pandering for youth vote with sappy graduation speeches
This is the season of generational twaddle. At graduation ceremonies across the country, politicians, authors, actors and businessmen take to the stage to tell young people they are fantastic simply because they are young. This year, the ritual is more...Tags: Elections, Brett Favre, World War II (1939-1945), Politics, Michael Jackson
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Clarence Page: Obama gambles on gay marriage with minority voters
As a political issue, same-sex marriage is like playing 3-D chess: Opponents of the idea need to move quickly because the game board is tilting slowly but steadily in favor of the other side. It is a sign of how far the debate has moved, for example,...Tags: Marriage, George Bush, Elections, Gays and Lesbians, Republican Party
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Keillor walks mean streets for laughs
South Bend TribuneFans of the NPR radio program "A Prairie Home Companion" know Guy Noir. The program is a radio sketch comedy and musical show that plays in front of a live audience, mostly at the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, Minn., but also at locations around the...Tags: Literature, Entertainment, Arts and Culture, Health, Dashiell Hammett
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After storm, Lisa Marie Presley finds grace in new album
ReutersLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Lisa Marie Presley, the 'Princess' of Rock and Roll, is done fighting the legacy of her father Elvis. She is embracing her Americana roots, finding her own voice, and carving a niche for herself in the musical spotlight with new...Tags: London (England), Neil Young, Michael Jackson, Music, Radio
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Presto -- classroom magic from National Teacher of the Year
The magic that great teachers make in the classroom is as mysterious and fascinating as the magic that gets made in a Vegas show. So of course I wondered what kind of things went on in Rebecca Mieliwocki’s seventh-grade English classroom in...
Tags: Barack Obama, Library of Congress, Skin Cancer
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Most Americans support compensation for organ donation
A new poll shows a majority of Americans support some kind of compensation for organ donations. According to the NPR Thomas Reuters poll, 60 percent of Americans surveyed favor health care credits for organ donations. 46 percent support tax credits...
Tags: Entertainment, Polls, Health, Radio, Human Interest
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Radio host Ira Glass assures Goucher grads, 'It's normal to feel lost'
The program at Goucher College's 121st commencement ceremony Friday listed speaker Ira Glass' main connection to the Towson college: His grandmother was a member of its Class of 1931. In the public radio host's remarks, he added that college President...Tags: College Sports, Adolf Hitler, Colleges and Universities, Radio, Graduation
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Exclusive video: Los Lobos' watershed 1992 'Kiko' album returns
Pop & HissLos Lobos' 1992 album "Kiko" will have a deluxe reissue in August to mark its 20th anniversary. Also coming is a DVD and Blu-ray release of "Kiko Live," from a 2006 series of concerts in which Los Lobos performed "Kiko" in its entirety.... -
'The Dictator' Racial Stereotypes Trouble Arab-Americans
ReutersSacha May 15 (TheWrap.com) - Baron Cohen’s “The Dictator” opens in theaters at midnight on Tuesday, but the film already has some Arab-Americans complaining about its damaging portrayal of Arabs. Baron Cohen plays General Aladeen, a North African...Tags: Comedy (genre), CNN (tv network), Entertainment, Movies, Ryan Seacrest
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Upfronts 2012: Watch previews of 4 NBC mid-season series
Show TrackerNBC has released video previews of its mid-season shows, which include "1600 Penn," starring Bill Pullman and Josh Gad; Dane Cook in "Next Caller," Steven Pasquale in "Do No Harm" and "Save Me" starring Anne Heche....
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