Itzhak Perlman (born 1945) is accepted and celebrated by many as one of the greatest classical violinists of the twentieth century. Overcoming polio and its crippling effects, Perlman was a distinguis...
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Itâs hard to imagine two people whose combined influence could get more important people off their couches and over to the Waldorf-Astoria on a Sunday night (May 20) than Nobel Pri...
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Queen Elizabeth II is paying tribute to American soldiers with a trip to the National World War II memorial before capping her six-day U.S. visit with a dinner for President Bush.The formal dinner ...
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Today is Friday, Aug. 31, the 243rd day of 2007. There are 122 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On Aug. 31, 1886, an earthquake rocked Charleston, S.C., killing 60 people, accordi...
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Washington (dpa) - From the fine White House china to the first
lady's custom-made Oscar de la Renta gown, US President George W Bush
readied a rare display of glitter and g...
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Some of the world's best klezmer musicians gathered Friday in the neighborhood that was once home to poor immigrant Jews for a 10-day festival of the music rooted in their Eastern European cultures...
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Britney Spears' sister is pregnant at sixteen LOS ANGELES (Reut...
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Songwriter Burt Bacharach,
singer/actress Doris Day and rock group The Band will receive
Grammy Awards for lifetime achievement in February, organizers
said Tuesday. Also o...
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In a slip of the tongue, President Bush brought roars of laughter to the White House welcoming ceremony for Queen Elizabeth II.The president stumbled on a line in his speech Monday, saying that the...
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The guest list for Monday night's state dinner in honor of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, as released by the White House.Cmdr. Heber Ackland, Royal Navy, equerry in waiting to the queen.The ...
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