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Music lovers mark 40 years of Jazz Fest

By doris | Published: April 28, 2009

Full Story At  CNN.com The spirit of Jazz Fest was born. Now, the annual New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival has evolved into a two-weekend, seven-day party. “We really set out to be an indigenous self-celebration by the culture — like the world’s greatest backyard barbeque — and to celebrate the tradition of New Orleans,” [...]

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Obama’s inauguration available everywhere on TV

By doris | Published: January 20, 2009

Full Story At  Yahoo! News NEW YORK – It was hard to miss the moment on television when Barack Obama lifted his right hand to take the oath of office as the nation’s 44th president. The transfer of power was everywhere you’d expect, on the CNNs and ABCs of the TV world. But ESPN also [...]

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Cloris Leachman leads the parade

By doris | Published: January 1, 2009

Full Story At Los Angeles Times Swathed in a blue and pink shawl, Cloris Leachman waltzed into the Langham Huntington Hotel & Spa in Pasadena earlier this week like a madcap fairy godmother. The Oscar-winning actress is the grand marshal of the 2009 Tournament of Roses Parade this morning. “Never in my most un-lucid moments [...]

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