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Wednesday | Hawk Eye

The best fireworks are yet to come

By Bobby Wilson About midway in his concert programs, entertainer/singer Al Jolson used to tell his audience "You ain't heard nothin' yet," implying that the best was yet to come.

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Related Topix: Al Jolson, Drama Movies, Biography Movies, Vocal, Symphony, Arts, Yarmouth, IA, Burlington, IA

Fri Jul 03, 2009

Free Republic

Houses and Birth Certificates For Sale: At a Little Red and Orange Corner Store

Where would you go to buy a copy of Barack Hussein Obama's Kenyan birth certificate? You could try eBay.

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Related Topix: World News, Kenya, Drama Movies, Biography Movies

Wed Jul 01, 2009

American Chronicle

Is Barack Obama s Realism Better than George W. Bush s Idealism?

Barack Obamas reaction to the mass protests and violence in Iran shows he is following through on his pledge to be more like George H.W. Bush rather than his son, George W. Bush.

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Related Topix: W., George Bush, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, John McCain, Drama Movies, Biography Movies, Opinion

Sun Jun 28, 2009

Washington Times

DAVIS: Obama-Clinton: A great team of rivals

Comments OPINION/ANALYSIS: The positive media and bipartisan praise of Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's leadership at the State Department -- she is called a "superstar" by the top Republican on the House panel that oversees State and has an approval rating of 80 percent -- misses an important point: This is not about Mrs.

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Related Topix: Hillary Clinton, US Politics, US News, George Bush, Drama Movies, Biography Movies

Fri Jun 26, 2009

Chicago Sun-Times

Hollywood, history and politics collide

You could say Sunnyside, Glen David Gold's sprawling, ambitious new novel, is about the formation of United Artists.

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Related Topix: Hollywood, Short, Comedy Movies, Drama Movies, Musical Movies, Biography Movies, Mary Pickford, Sports, Entertainment

Wed Jun 24, 2009

The Thinker

Unique View on Iran: Would You Believe, From an Iranian Historian?

Tuesday, June 23, 2009 Memo to Lindsey Graham and his bellicose buddies on the Repugnant Right: The President has been "timid and passive" ? Try statesmanlike and farsighted : Is 101 years a bit far to go back to help us understand what's happening today? Not in Iran.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Drama Movies, Biography Movies, John McCain

Mon Jun 22, 2009

Free Republic

The Amazing Colossal Presidency

In April of 1979, a week or so after the nuclear-near-disaster at Three Mile Island near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Saturday Night Live did a sketch featuring Dan Akroyd as President Jimmy Carter.

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Related Topix: Physics, Science, US News, Drama Movies, Biography Movies

Sat Jun 20, 2009

The Victoria Star

Trading small island intimacy for big city opportunity

This island community will not likely hold Thomas Mitchell once he finishes his education.

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Related Topix: Drama Movies, Biography Movies, Thomas Mitchell

Mon Jun 15, 2009

Ricklibrarian

The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey by Candice Millard

I have returned to the deep, dark, dangerous Amazon River. In The Lost City of Z , which I read last month, David Grann mentioned that Theodore Roosevelt explored the region in 1913.

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Related Topix: Drama Movies, Biography Movies, Theodore Roosevelt, History in the News

Thu Jun 11, 2009

The Modesto Bee

Jardine: West Nile, two transplants make bike death a paradox

I always found it paradoxical that George S. Patton could chase Pancho Villa into Mexico with John J. Pershing, fight in World War I, become a general and crush the Nazis during World War II and then, after Germany's surrender, die in a car crash.

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Related Topix: Drama Movies, Biography Movies, Tax, Ohio, Opinion

Fri May 29, 2009

Times Record News

'Smithsonian' loses the battle for parents, May 29

Twentieth Century Fox Larry Daley and Amelia Earhart consult a bust of Theodore Roosevelt in "Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian." The film is in theaters now.

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Related Topix: Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, Ben Stiller, Drama Movies, Biography Movies, Robin Williams, Theodore Roosevelt, Dick Van Dyke

Wed May 27, 2009

The Herald

Cast cuts loose in 'Night at the Museum' sequel

"Night at the Museum: Battle for the Smithsonian" This sequel is a little funnier than the effects-heavy original: This time Ben Stiller is at the Smithsonian when the inhabitants come to life after dark.

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Related Topix: Ben Stiller, Everett, WA, Marysville, WA, Seattle Metro, Drama Movies, Biography Movies, Theodore Roosevelt

Mon May 25, 2009

Tulsa World

Take your pick: Salvation, or a Museum-quality piece

War movie terror or family film? Memorial Day weekend, traditionally one of the biggest moviegoing periods of any year, offers moviegoers a choice - or why not both? - with the release of two of this year's biggest flicks.

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Related Topix: Terminator: Salvation, Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, New York, Drama Movies, Biography Movies

Sat May 23, 2009

The Washington Post

Going Out Gurus: Where to Find 'Museum' Pieces

Ben Stiller and Amy Adams soar in the Wright brothers' plane -- or at least a version of it -- in "Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian." If you have kids, or if you're someone who loves watching Hank Azaria pretend to be an Egyptian pharoah with a ferocious lisp, you may have plans to see " Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian ...

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Related Topix: Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, Ben Stiller, Amy Adams, Drama Movies, Biography Movies

Thu May 21, 2009

Manchester Journal

The Secret Garden' and enchanted performance by the Dorset Players

Frances Hodgson Burnett's obituaries never mentioned "The Secret Garden." Her novel "Little Lord Fauntleroy" eclipsed it, having become a film starring Mary Pickford.

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Related Topix: Dorset, VT, Family, Drama Movies, Little Lord Fauntleroy, Biography Movies, Mary Pickford

Tue May 19, 2009

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Another misfire for investors

Transcript This is a transcript from The World Today. The program is broadcast around Australia at 12:10pm on ABC Local Radio.

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Related Topix: Australia, Oceania, World News, Agriculture, Science, Drama Movies, Biography Movies

Sun May 17, 2009

VH1 News

Stars Flock To Smithsonian For 'Night At The Museum' Sequel Premiere

Hank Azaria, Ben Stiller and Amy Adams at the "A Night At The Museum: Battle Of The Smithsonian" premiere on Thursday WASHINGTON - The nation's capital may have the White House, Congress and the Supreme Court, but yesterday the hottest ticket in town was the world premiere of "Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian." Held at the Smithsonian ...

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Related Topix: Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, Ben Stiller, Drama Movies, Biography Movies, Robin Williams, Ricky Gervais, Movies, Entertainment

Fri May 15, 2009

MyFoxDC

Star-Studded 'Night at the Museum'

The stars were out in D.C. on Thursday night as Night at the Museum: Battle for the Smithsonian premiered at the National Air & Space Museum.

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Related Topix: Drama Movies, Biography Movies

Tue May 05, 2009

Glodderby

Today in 1944: 'Going My Way' opened, then swept the Oscars

When "Going My Way" premiered on May 3, 1944, it was a surprising hit. Most movie critics had pooh-poohed the casting of Bing Crosby in a lead dramatic role, butthe "King ofCroon"proved them wrong, and it became the top-grossing film ofthe year and swept the Oscars.

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Related Topix: Going My Way, Drama Movies, Comedy Movies, Bing Crosby, Jazz, Gaslight, Thriller, Biography Movies, Charles Boyer

Sun May 03, 2009

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Turnbull denies receiving MP cull list

'We have a strong team': Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull says he has not been given a list, supposedly written by Coalition donors, which calls for more than a dozen MPs to retire to make way for new blood.

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Related Topix: Drama Movies, Biography Movies

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