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3 hrs ago | Winchendon Courier

Kennedy Plan Calls for Government Health Program, Employer Fees

's health committee released a new health-care overhaul plan that lawmakers said would lead to coverage for most Americans, in part by assessing fees on companies that don't offer insurance.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Christopher Dodd, Health Insurance, Health, The Kennedys, Barack Obama

Fri Jul 03, 2009

Fort Collins Coloradoan

'Punk-Folk' songwriter Isakov at Mishawaka

When: 7 p.m. July 5 Where: Mishawaka Amphi-theatre, 13714 Poudre Canyon Highway, Bellvue Cost: $35 ADV; $38 DOS Information: 482-4420 or www.mishawakaconcerts.com Gregory Alan Isakov is: The South African-born, multi-instrumentalist singer/songwriter just wrapped up a tour with Brandi Carlisle.

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Related Topix: Bellvue, CO, Indigo Girls

Thu Jul 02, 2009

UnionLeader.com

Woman asks parole for random killing

Enraged after fighting with her boyfriend 15 years ago in Gonic, Joveta Wyman deliberately plowed the truck she was driving into a stranger on a bicycle, killing the mother of three.

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Related Topix: Violent Crime, The Kennedys

The Hindu

Union Cabinet decides to extend President's Rule in Jharkhand

New Delhi : Jharkhand is set for the second six-month spell of President's Rule with the Union Cabinet today deciding to recommend its extension beyond July 18 as no party or group has been able to form a government there.

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Related Topix: Manmohan Singh, Assembly

Wed Jul 01, 2009

Lowcountry Now

Awakening the Artist through Cultural Explorations with Folklife Scholar Paddy Bowman

Based in Virginia, Paddy is the coordinator of the National Network for Folk Arts in Education, specializing in Folklore in K-12 education, race relations and place-based education: www.carts.org Get Your Art Out is a series of free & $5 workshops for artists who are working on their careers.

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Related Topix: Folklore

Tue Jun 30, 2009

Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune

Many promises broken in Wisconsin budget process

Many promises were made and broken during the nearly five-month process of passing Wisconsin's new two-year budget.

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Related Topix: Wisconsin, Jim Doyle, US Governors, Assembly, Kaukauna, WI, Janesville Metro, Janesville, WI

Uckfield Today

GALLERY: Thousands turn up for Crawley Folk Festival

THOUSANDS of people from as far afield as Austria and France got into the festival spirit at the weekend- but the venue wasn't Glastonbury.

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Related Topix: Eliza Carthy, Beer

Mon Jun 29, 2009

WBZ-AM Allston

Kennedy working, resting in Hyannis Port

He may appear thinner and more easily fatigued, but friends say Sen. Edward Kennedy continues to work on health care reform from his family compound in Hyannis Port.

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Related Topix: Hyannis-Port, MA, US News, The Kennedys

Black Enterprise

The Summer of 1969: Memorable Season Recalled at ...

Jun. 29--It was the summer of Apollo 11, Woodstock and Helter Skelter, a tumultuous time of triumph and tragedy.

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Related Topix: Ohio, Cleveland Metro, Classical, The Cleveland Orchestra, Itzhak Perlman, Joan Baez, Van Cliburn

Sun Jun 28, 2009

News Times

Kennedy at home on the ocean in Hyannis Port

With its white clapboard walls, sloping lawns and broad porches, the famed Kennedy family compound on Cape Cod boasts commanding views of Nantucket Sound's shimmering waters.

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Related Topix: Hyannis-Port, MA, William Delahunt, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, US Senate, Edward Kennedy, John Kerry, The Kennedys, Health, Brain Cancer

NEWS.com.au

Norman pays tribute to fire victims

SPORTS couple Greg Norman and Chris Evert have paid an emotional visit to the recovering town of Marysville before helping to raise $36,000 at a bushfire fundraising event highlighted by iconic folk duo Simon and Garfunkel Marysville was ravaged by the February 7 fire which killed 34 people and destroyed hundreds of homes.

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Related Topix: Simon & Garfunkel, Pop/Rock, Paul Simon & Art Garfunkel

Sat Jun 27, 2009

MyCentralJersey.com

Blend of tax cuts, hikes and credits heads to governor

Legislation that cobbles together more than a half-dozen strategies intended to stimulate economic development in New Jersey was passed Thursday by the Senate and Assembly.

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Related Topix: Tax, New Jersey, Assembly, Union, NJ, Elizabeth, NJ, Newark Metro

WisInfo

Folk/soul legend Havens opens Egan PAC Series

Legendary folk/soul music icon and Woodstock performer Richie Havens opens the Sunset Concert Series at the Peg Egan Performing Arts Center in Egg Harbor with a free concert at 7 p.m. Sunday, June 28.

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Related Topix: Richie Havens, Egg Harbor, WI, Harry Manx, Blues, Home Gardening, Home

Fri Jun 26, 2009

Ripley Today

Theft misery for folk star

Folk singing legend Julie Felix took to the stage at the Crich Tramway Museum last Sunday night a ' only hours after costumes and a precious lyric book were stolen from her car.

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Related Topix: Julie Felix

Inside Costa Rica

Colombian Singer Juanes in Blitz Visit to Havana

Colombian singer Juanes departed today for his country after a brief less-than-24-hour visit to Cuba.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Juanes, Silvio Rodriguez

This is The West Country

The Peatbog Faeries play Glastonbury warm-up gig - tonight

FESTIVAL favourites The Peatbog Faeries are preparing for Glastonbury this weekend with a warm-up gig at The David Hall in South Petherton tonight .

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Related Topix: Peatbog Faeries, United Kingdom

Press-Telegram

Promoting open government

A constitutional amendment introduced in the Assembly in January would put a couple of simple restrictions on state lawmaking that would promote open government and improve the quality of deliberation in the Legislature.

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Related Topix: Assembly, Temecula, CA, Opinion

Thu Jun 25, 2009

The Jersey Journal

Folk star Ellis Paul to play Coffee House in Jersey City

PHOTOS >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Folk star Ellis Paul to play Coffee House in Jersey City By JENNIFER KIM JOURNAL STAFF WRITER Folk star Ellis Paul takes center stage at the Brennan Coffee House in Jersey City tonight.

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Related Topix: Jersey City Metro, Jersey City, NJ, Ellis Paul, Hudson County, NJ

Pop Music Impact Blog - Cleveland.com

Basking in the afterglow of a tribute album, folk legend Jody Collins ...

PLEASERS: "I always do the songs as if I've never done them before," says Judy Collins.

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Related Topix: Judy Collins, Cleveland Heights, OH, Pop/Rock, The Pretenders

Times-Standard

The Kate Wolf Memorial Music Festival

Kate Wolf's life as a folk singer and songwriter was relatively short, but its effects on the world of folk music have lived on long beyond her passing from leukemia in 1986.

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Related Topix: Kate Wolf, Patty Griffin, Gospel, The Blind Boys of Alabama, Utah Phillips, The Staple Singers, Montgomery Metro, Entertainment

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