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  1. US to China: Why Can't We Be Friends?Read the original story w/Photo

    Thursday Nov 19 | About.com

    ... the US has in vast supply. There are more reasons for the US and China to cooperate rather than to start a new Cold War. In fact, the US is pushing for Chinese leadership in international bodies like the G-20 because it wants China to shoulder ...

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    Related Topix: World News, China, Asia, Hu Jintao, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama

  2. Why Can't We Be Friends - WarRead the original story

    Tuesday Nov 17 | KQJK - Test Homepage V2

    One of the most popular funk groups of the '70s, War were also one of the most eclectic, freely melding soul, Latin, jazz, blues, reggae, and rock influences into an effortlessly funky whole.

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    Related Topix: Pop/Rock

  3. All Day Music - War

    Sunday Nov 15 | WKEZ

    One of the most popular funk groups of the '70s, War were also one of the most eclectic, freely melding soul, Latin, jazz, blues, reggae, and rock influences into an effortlessly funky whole.

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    Related Topix: Pop/Rock

  4. Long-touring WAR thunders into Carmel's Sunset Center.

    Thursday Nov 5 | Monterey County Weekly

    The year 1969 was a time of anti-Vietnam war protests and civil rights marches, which made it a perfect platform for WAR, an eight-piece, Los Angeles-based band featuring a multicultural lineup of musicians playing songs popping with socio-political lyrics.

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    Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Carmel, CA, Black Entertainment, Earth, Wind & Fire, R-N-B, Eric Burdon, Compton, CA

  5. The scariest clown of allRead the original story

    Oct 28, 2009 | The Advocate

    ... grotesquely like Bert the Chimney Sweep in the porno version of "Supercalafragilisticexpialidocious," did the samba to War's "Why Can't We Be Friends?" Hm, why can't we? Perhaps - I'm just throwing this out there - because of politicians like DeLay ...

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    Related Topix: Halloween, US Politics, Tom DeLay, Republican

  6. DeLay Is Tapped Out From 'Dancing'Read the original story

    Oct 7, 2009 | International Herald Tribune

    ... the show, which runs on ABC. The announcement came only 24 hours after Mr. DeLay danced the samba - very cautiously - to War's "Why Can't We Be Friends," against the recommendations of a doctor and the show's producers. Mr. DeLay has stress ...

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    Related Topix: US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, US Politics, Tom DeLay, Texas, Dancing With The Stars, Reality TV, Entertainment, Television, Pop/Rock, Animated TV, The Street

  7. DeLay Hangs Up Dancing Shoes

    Oct 6, 2009 | The Washington Post

    ... from the running Tuesday night -- 24 hours after he ignored the advice of show producers and a doctor to samba to War's "Why Can't We Be Friends" while dressed in red and white stripes, a big GOP elephant across his back, with partner Cheryl Burke, ...

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    Related Topix: US Politics, Tom DeLay, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Reality TV, Entertainment, Dancing With The Stars, Television, Pop/Rock

  8. 'Insane or stupid' DeLay fights through pain on 'DWTs'Read the original story

    Oct 5, 2009 | New York City's Hometown Newspaper - NY Daily News

    ... with professional partner Cheryl Burke ,. She wore a blue dress with stars and a Democrat donkey as the pair danced to War's 1975 hit "Why Can't We Be Friends?" "I think you're a hero," judge Len Goodman told "The Hammer," adding that he wouldn't ...

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    Related Topix: US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, US Politics, Tom DeLay, Dancing With The Stars, Reality TV, Entertainment, Television, Game Show, American Idol

  9. Dancing: Sympathy for DeLayRead the original story w/Photo

    Oct 6, 2009 | Houston Chronicle

    ... while Burke wore a star-spangled dress with a Democratic donkey on her skirt, dancing to "Why Can't We Be Friends?" by War -- an improbable conciliatory gesture. Though DeLay's samba didn't burn down the ballroom, his disaster-free performance was ...

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    Related Topix: US Politics, Tom DeLay, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Reality TV, Entertainment, Dancing With The Stars, Television

  10. Dancing DeLay 'insane or stupid'Read the original story

    Oct 6, 2009 | Chicago Sun-Times

    ... dressed as a star-spangled Democrat, the rump-shaking 62-year-old earned a standing ovation for his interpretation of War's "Why Can't We Be Friends?" He was awarded a judges' score of 15 out of 30. Other ballroom oddities: A*A*A grim Paula Abdul, ...

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    Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Sports, Entertainment, Television

  11. Frank Mickadeit: There's always the MafiaRead the original story

    Oct 5, 2009 | Orange Co. Register

    Heretofore, my impression of CIA recruiting came via "Why Can't We Be Friends," in which we learn that the Mafia - or as War pronounced it, "moff-eye-hay" - is the more selective secret organization.

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    Related Topix: Pop/Rock

  12. Back: Living Color

    Oct 4, 2009 | New York Magazine

    ... 'Behind the Sun' with 'The World Is a Ghetto' kind of theme,' singer Corey Glover, 44, says, referencing the classic War song about universal poverty. 'But after my wife and I went to New Orleans earlier this year and witnessed firsthand how ...

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    Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Living Colour, Corey Glover, Brooklyn, NY, New York, NY

  13. The Greek WayRead the original story

    Oct 2, 2009 | The Weekly Standard

    ... Athens, then flames out in shameful and foolish excesses like the disastrous invasion of Sicily during the Peloponnesian War. A few generations later, the once incandescent city-state is just a backup singer in Alexander the Great's band, lucky to ...

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  14. The World Is A Ghetto - WarRead the original story

    Sep 27, 2009 | V101.1 FM

    One of the most popular funk groups of the '70s, War were also one of the most eclectic, freely melding soul, Latin, jazz, blues, reggae, and rock influences into an effortlessly funky whole.

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    Related Topix: Pop/Rock

  15. 2009-09-26 PlaylistRead the original story

    Sep 26, 2009 | Spare the Rock, Spoil the Child

    ... Are You Gonna Eat That? - Keith Munslow (Homemade Fun) Segment 6 ID Jellydots - Where Is My Package? (Jelly Jukebox) War - Why Can't We Be Friends? Dan Zanes - Cape Cod Girls (The Fine Friends Are Here!) Michelle Shocked - Flying Lesson ID TMBG - ...

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    Related Topix: Primal Scream, Pop/Rock

  16. DJ Spinna digs for post-disco club jamsRead the original story

    Sep 24, 2009 | Resident Advisor

    ... 07. Masurrati and Huey Harris - Super Duper Lovin, Don't Stop 08. Community People - Education Wrap (DJ Spinna Edit) 09. War - The World Is a Ghetto (Special US Disco Mix) 10. Ronnie Dyson - All Over Your Face (Special J&M Mix) 11. Stargaze - You ...

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    Related Topix: Pop/Rock

  17. War's survival strategyRead the original story

    Sep 10, 2008 | Canada.com

    Like its namesake, War - the group - seems in no danger of obsolescence. In large part, you can credit a canny survival strategy that took hold in the early days of rap.

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  18. The Matt Wilson Quartet: That's Gonna Leave A MarkRead the original story

    Sep 6, 2009 | All About Jazz

    ... the classic bop of "Two Bass Hit," with a drum solo inspired by Philly Joe Jones, and the '70s soul-rock anthem from War, "Why Can't We Be Friends?," a track adding female and child voices to make the title message clear. It also embraces the ...

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    Related Topix: Matt Wilson, Jazz, Charles Mingus

  19. Friday Night, 1974, and there's nothing going onRead the original story

    Sep 4, 2009 | MetaFilter

    ... Manfred Mann's Earth Band Curtis Mayfield The Steve Miller Band Ted Nugent Billy Preston Todd Rundgren T-Rex Thin Lizzy War Gary Wright All apologies for the hairstyles but, as some wise guys said, those who forget history are condemned to repeat ...

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  20. WAR to play at Royals gameRead the original story w/Photo

    Sep 3, 2009 | The Topeka Capital-Journal

    ... of the Colombian series, "Betty la fea," which inspired the U.S. television sitcom, "Ugly Betty." Photo 3 of 3 WAR MEDLEY Click here to watch a five-minute medley of WAR hits. INFO & TICKETS For more information and to buy tickets go to ...

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    Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, Kansas City Royals