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Benjamin Jealous: Mr. Rights
Benjamin Jealous hears it so often that I'm sure he just lets it slide off by now: "You weren't even born when ... " Fill in the blank with your favorite milestone of recent racial history in this country -- when Rosa Parks sat down on the bus, when the...Tags: Marvin Gaye, Family, Schools, Justice and Rights, Social Issues
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Obama's double standard on bailouts?
Today's topic: Is there a good reason for keeping the Obama administration intimately involved in the firms it aids in Detroit but not the firms on Wall Street?
Complete Dust-Up: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3
Why good governments don't run industries Point:...Tags: Barack Obama, New York Yankees, Automotive Equipment, Wells Fargo & Co., Regional Authority
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Review: Sheryl Crow's 'Detours'
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterSheryl Crow "Detours" (A&M) *** ½ THERE'S a concept in psychology of the "good-enough mother" -- the exemplary caregiver who satisfies a child's needs without smothering budding independence. Today's stressed-out parents have turned to this 1950s ideal...Tags: Track Cycling, Poetry, Heroism, Cycling, September 11, 2001 Attacks
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Foo Fighters tell McCain to stop using 'My Hero' song
Yet another band is complaining about John McCain's use of their song to promote his campaign. This time, it's the Foo Fighters. The rockers sent out a missive telling the Republican presidential candidate to stop using "My Hero." They said they...Tags: Barack Obama, Foo Fighters (music group), Politics, Jackson Browne
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John Mellencamp's season of political discontent
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterJOHN MELLENCAMP captured something about himself three decades ago when he penned the words, "I need a lover that won't drive me crazy." Someone who knows the meaning of "hey hit the highway." These days, he could say the same for most of America's...Tags: International Military Interventions, Barack Obama, Wars and Interventions, Iraq, John Edwards
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That's so American
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterIt doesn't surprise me that, after 14 years of stalking the American pickup market, Toyota has finally unleashed full-size pickup hell with its monstrous Toyota Tundra, a truck that goes nose to nose with big-ugly domestics Ford F-150 and Chevy Silverado....Tags: Car Guides and Reviews, Sam Elliott, Football, Vehicles, Advertising
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Madonna, Mellencamp newest to Rock Hall
The Material Girl is about to become a Hall of Famer. The ever-evolving Madonna was announced as a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee on Thursday along with John Mellencamp, The Ventures, Leonard Cohen and The Dave Clark Five.
A panel of 600 industry...Tags: Madonna, Lou Rawls, Leonard Cohen, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Bo Diddley
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Hal Gaba dies at 63; chairman and co-owner of Concord Music Group
Hal Gaba, a veteran entertainment industry executive who was chairman and co-owner of Concord Music Group, one of the world's largest independent record companies, has died. He was 63. Gaba, who also was co-chairman of Village Roadshow Entertainment...Tags: Investment Service, Grammy Awards, Cancer, Corporate Officers, University of California, Los Angeles
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New CDs: Tom Morello, Mercury Rev, Kellie Pickler
Tom Morello: The Nightwatchman "The Fabled City" (Epic)
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Some people think folk music is more honest than other forms, but it's also rich territory for alter egos. Bob Dylan called himself Blind Boy Grunt to continue making folk recordings as he...Tags: Steve Earle, Kelly Clarkson, Kris Kristofferson, Taylor Swift, Jennifer Hudson
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'March On, Dream Normal'
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterIt must be said: Theater is doing a heckuva better job than Hollywood at creating meaningful dramas about the Iraq war. Maybe it's because the under-the-radar nature of theater companies lets them take risks and make bold statements. Or maybe it's because...Tags: International Military Interventions, Wars and Interventions, Health, Iraq, Documentary (genre)
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Timberlake to induct Madonna into Hall of Fame
Justin Timberlake will induct Madonna into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
The "Sexyback" singer has been working with the Material Mom on her upcoming album, expected to be released this year.
Madonna will be among those honored March 10 at the...Tags: John Fogerty, Tom Hanks, Lou Reed, Relentless7 (music group), Madonna
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Toyota builds trucks like a big guy
Raleigh, N.C. — IT doesn't surprise me that, after 14 years of stalking the American pickup market, Toyota has finally unleashed full-size pickup hell with its monstrous Toyota Tundra, a truck that goes nose to nose with big-ugly domestics Ford F-...Tags: Automotive Equipment, Car Guides and Reviews, Sam Elliott, Football, Vehicles
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