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- Obama has long backed faith charities - Chicago Tribune
As a state senator from the South Side, Barack Obama once arranged for a $200,000 state grant to jump-start an urban venture capital fund for a non-profit group run by Rev. Jesse Jackson. The grant was the very sort of faith-based initiative now at ...
- What Maliki Didn't Say - Slate
Here's Spiegel 's transcript of Prime Minister al-Maliki's comments on when U.S. troops might withdraw from Iraq: As soon as possible, as far as we're concerned. U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama talks about 16 months. That, we think, would be ...
- Bergmann aims to go where no poet has gone before - Wisconsin State Journal
For most poets, the release party for a new chapbook is seen as a time to reign as the belle of the ball. But for Madison poet F.J. Bergmann, the recent debut of her new chapbook "Constellation of the Dragonfly" gave her the chance to spread around ...
- No more whining about Greek wine - Columbia Daily Tribune
No more whining about Greek wineColumbia Daily Tribune, MO - 21 minutes agoTolides is a poet - his first book was a National Poetry Series selection - but he has often worked in his brother’s liquor store in Connecticut, ...
- Librarian notes ‘best picks’ (Florence Morning News)
The kids aren’t the only ones who should be reading this summer. When you bring the special children in your life to the library to stock up on books, be sure to get an armful for yourself. These latest new fiction titles are great summer reads!
- Second "Hellboy" lacks fury - Cleveland Plain Dealer
Universal Pictures Size Matters: Big Red (aka Hellboy, aka Ron Perlman) prepares to put "Big Baby" to use in "Hellboy II: The Golden Army." Note to Guillermo del Toro: Fantastical creatures do not a movie make. The immensely creative, monster ...
- Hillary, Please Just Sit Down and ..... by Jonas Holmes III - American Chronicle
Hillary, Please Just Sit Down and ..... by Jonas Holmes IIIAmerican Chronicle, CA - 22 minutes agoYou know that whole multicolored skin thing and the clown rouge; not to mention the chunky black eyelashes. Anyhoo, after the blog was accidentally deleted ...
- The Palace Perspective 7.15.08 - 411mania.com
The Palace Perspective 7.15.08411mania.com, TX - 45 minutes agoPOETRY IN MOTION! Jeff goes up for the Swanton but Morrison pulls Miz out of harm's way. We don't allow Rainbow-Haired Warriors in the Palace of Wisdom, ...
- The Reading Lady: Dump the summer reading slump - North Texas e-News
The Reading Lady: Dump the summer reading slumpNorth Texas e-News, TX - 35 minutes agoPoetry and Songs. I’ll never forget my mother introducing me to the limerick. She shared with me a limerick she had written as a schoolgirl in the 1920s: ...
- A close encounter with Bill Bailey (Stuff)
You've seen British comedian Bill Bailey, haven't you? He played deranged bookshop dogsbody, Manny Bianco, in splendid TV sitcom Black Books.
- Eric Cantona: Still the king of England? (Daily Telegraph)
Fallen idol Eric Cantona has found a new stage to strut, writes Alison Kervin.
- Jade cup puts poetry into auction (Times Online)
Hong Kong An early Mughal shell-shaped carved white jade cup, inscribed in Chinese with a Qianlong imperial poem from the 18th century, is displayed during a Christie’s press preview in Hong Kong. The work of art will be sold at Christie’s Hong Kong spring auctions on May 27 and is expected to fetch more than HK$25 million (£1.65 million).
- Clinton Confident About Kentucky as Obama Looks Forward in Face of ... - FOXNews
Clinton Confident About Kentucky as Obama Looks Forward in Face of ...FOXNews - 14 minutes ago... let’s assume Hillary is not the nominee — she’s still the most powerful woman in American politics.†“This is the poetry and prose coming together. ...
- Clubs, hobbies and crafts (Daily Herald)
Bob Bohm's Family Entertainment will present the Survivor Family Game Show at 7 p.m. June 30 at the Bloomingdale Public Library, 101 Fairfield Way. All contestants will earn prizes. Registration is required. For details, call the Youth Services Desk at (630) 924-2740.
- Paul Willis Publishes New Book of Poems - The Santa Barbara Independent
Paul Willis Publishes New Book of PoemsThe Santa Barbara Independent, CA - 6 hours agoBy Beth Taylor-Schott (Contact) Santa Barbara poet Paul Willis’s long awaited book of poetry, Visiting Home, came out this spring. ...
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