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Much ado about the first lady's do
Tribune correspondentHours before she made her Election Night appearance at Grant Park, Michelle Obama was sitting under a hair dryer at her favorite beauty salon. Fresh from casting her ballot with her husband, she arrived for her stylist's appointment — a weekly...Tags: Hillary Clinton, Culture, Gold Coast, Personal Service, Eartha Kitt
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China makes show of force in Tibet
Associated PressChinese paramilitary police with riot shields and batons abruptly took up posts yesterday on the main street of this Tibetan town, disrupting the bustle of Buddhist pilgrims in a reminder of China's determined control of the region. With some Tibetans...Tags: Culture, Dalai Lama, Riots, Buddhism, Economic Policy
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Police checkpoints go up and down: China shifts tactics to hold Tibet and test the Dalai Lama
Associated Press WriterXIAHE, China (AP) _ Chinese paramilitary police with riot shields and batons abruptly took up posts Monday on the main street of this Tibetan town, disrupting the bustle of Buddhist pilgrims in a reminder of China's determined control of the region. With...Tags: Culture, Dalai Lama, Riots, Court Administration, Parties and Movements
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Cable 'news' diversifies with Hughley, 'Chocolate'
Contra Costa TimesIf Barack Obama's ascension to the White House means change has come to America, isn't it only fitting that change come to the art of skewering the news? Comedians David Alan Grier and D.L. Hughley would like to think so. Just as the Obama administration...Tags: Culture, Jackie Robinson, Jon Stewart, In Living Color, Treaties
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Howard planners give conditional OK to GGP proposal for Columbia
Howard County government planners have recommended approval of a proposal to redevelop downtown Columbia - as long as the developer accepts dozens of suggestions. In a 76-page report, the county's Department of Planning and Zoning praises developer...Tags: Culture, Bankruptcy, Local Authority
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A day of remembrance
Kitty Chin's fingers dance delicately across the photos carefully arranged on cardboard displays, lingering lightly on one, long enough to tell its story, before waltzing off to the next. Here's her husband, Calvin Chin, surrounded by University of...Tags: Culture, Colleges and Universities, William Donald Schaefer, Hunt Valley, Heavy Engineering
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Lehigh U. president to discuss racist comments
Of The Morning CallLehigh University has called a town hall meeting tonight to discuss reports of racist comments made toward black students in the aftermath of Barack Obama's election as the first black U.S. president. Lehigh President Alice P. Gast said in a campus-...Tags: Culture, Local Elections, Colleges and Universities, Lehigh University, National Government
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Election spurs 'hundreds' of race threats, crimes
ASSOCIATED PRESSCross burnings. Schoolchildren chanting "Assassinate Obama." Black figures hung from nooses. Racial epithets scrawled on homes and cars. Incidents around the country referring to President-elect Barack Obama are dampening the postelection glow of racial...Tags: NAACP, Long Island, National Government, Forest Hills, Civil Rights
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Bethlehem Artsquest Taps Woman To Head Giving Effort
ArtsQuest -- the group behind Musikfest and the new SteelStacks project -- has named its first vice president to head up its philanthropic efforts. As vice president of advancement, Kassie Hilgert will lead ArtsQuest's development team in reaching out to...Tags: Culture, Heads of State, National Government, Penn State University, Banana Factory
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Vote with the remote
It has not been a good year for prime-time TV.
Few of the new fall network series look to be a breakout hit, and viewing is down across the board for returning series on network and cable.
But it is a totally different story when it comes to politics...Tags: Satellite Technology, National Government, Jon Stewart, Tina Fey, CBS Corp.
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Birth of a destination
Special to The Baltimore SunThe flight attendant was skeptical. "You're getting off in El Salvador?" he asked. I nodded. "You don't need arrival forms if you are traveling on to Costa Rica," he said. "We're going to El Salvador," I told him. With some hesitation he handed me...Tags: Culture, Wars and Interventions, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Architecture
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David Alan Grier's 'Chocolate News' a fearless spoof
The Associated PressFrom a comedy standpoint, David Alan Grier was fine with whoever won the election. As the nation's first black president, Barack Obama means a wealth of material for Chocolate News, Grier's fearless spoof of a black-oriented news magazine show. And if...Tags: Culture, Maya Angelou, Tyler Perry, 2008 U.S. Presidential Election, In Living Color
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