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As a viewer of 'Jim Lehrer NewsHour' and its successor, I have seen announcements that to my mind are ads. For example, I have viewed Charles Schwab's message, 'Talk to Chuck' -- it is not about Chuck's golf game.
As a viewer of Jim Lehrer NewsHour and its successor, I have seen announcements that to my mind are ads. For example, I have viewed Charles Schwab's message, 'Talk to Chuck' — it is not about Chuck's golf game.
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Obama's Poland gaffe — you know, it was a Poland gaffe that lost the election in 1976 for Gerald Ford.
What Obama said was "Polish death camps," a terrible misstatement, carelessly referring to the geographic location of the camps without noticing the implication that that the Polish people ran those camps. What Gerald Ford said, in a crucial debate with from Althouse Read more »
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Whoooooooo's Johnny?
For three days after death hair and fingernails continue to grow but phone calls taper off. Johnny Carson He started his job when Jack Kennedy was president and left it the year Bill Clinton was elected. For Americans in the second half of the 20th centu from Time Magazine Read more »
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Celebrity birthdays on May 19
PBS newscaster Jim Lehrer is 78. TV personality David Hartman is 77. Actor James Fox is 73. Author-director Nora Ephron is 71. Actor Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca in “Star Wars”) is 68. Musician Pete Townshend is 67. Singer-bassist Dusty Hill of ZZ Top is 63. from Miami Herald Read more »
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Jim Lehrer to 2012 William and Mary grads: 'Serve any way you can'
College of William and Mary graduates-to-be Heather Morris, center, and Chase Phillips wave their hands to their friends and family members during their graduation ceremony at William and Mary Hall in Williamsburg on Sunday. (Sangjib Min, Daily Press / M from Hampton Roads Daily Press Read more »
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Mother's Day: What happens when mom misses it? Guilt or growth?
Growing up, we always celebrated Mother’s Day with breakfast in bed. Dressed in our pajamas, my sisters and I would burst into our parent’s room and proudly shower our Mom with brightly-colored cards and a tray of toast, coffee, and fresh flowers. Molly from Christian Science Monitor Read more »
