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Heroes from out of nowhere

denverpost.com
yesterday 26 related
        

Hillis scored two touchdowns. (Kevin C. Cox, Getty Images) ATLANTA — With a cast of unwanted, unknown, unspecified, hand-them-down characters from "Oliver Twist" and "Little Orphan Annie," led by their wizard-in-training...

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Let's Be Honest About 'Spreading The Wealth'

courant.com
yesterday
        

Conservatism's current intellectual chaos reverberated in the Republican ticket's end-of-campaign crescendo of surreal warnings that big government — verily, "socialism" — would impend were Democrats elected. John McCain and...

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Musical puts spotlight on forgotten star Anthony Newley

guardian.co.uk
16-Nov-2008
        

A musical about the life of singer Anthony Newley is to be made in an attempt to revive his reputation as a British superstar. The Fool Who Dared to Dream, which opens this week in London, tells the story of his turbulent...

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Good reads for bad days

thestar.com
15-Nov-2008
        

BOOKS COLUMNIST Since the only parameters of the written word are the limits of the human imagination, it should come as no surprise that, during trying times, we turn to books seeking all manner of insight: for understanding,...

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'Socialism'? It's Already Here.

newsvine.com
15-Nov-2008
        

News Type: Opinion — Seeded on Sat Nov 15, 2008 12:45 AM EST Detroit has not yet started spending the $25 billion that Congress has approved but already is, like Oliver Twist, holding out its porridge bowl and saying, "Please,...

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GM failure already priced in by credit market: Citi

reuters.com
14-Nov-2008 5 related
        

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A default or bankruptcy of General Motors would have little impact on credit markets because the risk of failure by the automaker is already priced into the market, a Citigroup director said on Friday.

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Conservatives complicit in big spending

charlotte.com
14-Nov-2008 17 related
        

Conservatism's current intellectual chaos reverberated in the Republican ticket's end-of-campaign crescendo of warnings that big government — verily, “socialism” – would impend were Democrats elected. John McCain and Sarah...

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NABLOPOMO #13 - the Big Read or More Books on My List To Read.

karmynsdreamings.typepad.com
13-Nov-2008
        

Rhapsody by Elizabeth Haydon is a Sci-Fi/Fantasy novel that I highly recommend. The Big Read, an initiative by the National Endowment for the Arts, has estimated that the average adult has only read 6 of the top 100 books...

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Slumdog Millionaire: A Dark Indian Epic Full of Life

time.com
12-Nov-2008 107 related
        

This social epic directed by Trainspotting's Danny Boyle is set in modern India, when Bombay became Mumbai and the new techno-wealth began to contrast ever more sharply with the crushing, enduring poverty of the masses

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Flashbacks Of A Fool (DVD Review)

edgeboston.com
12-Nov-2008 1 related
        

by Ken Tasho EDGE Contributor The luscious Daniel Craig continues to prove his versatility as an actor, playing against type in Flashbacks Of A Fool. This little-seen British drama has all the typical rites-of-passage formula...

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