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- Republicans gleefully mock 'temple of Obama'
- DENVER, Colorado AFP — Republicans, who mock Barack Obama as a self-appointed savior, gleefully pounced Thursday on pictures of a classically-themed set for his big convention speech, which they said resembles a temple. The Democratic presidential candidate will accept the party White House banner before a more than 70,000-strong...
- Research articles 2008-08-27
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- These NBA Finals offer much in the way of nostalgia: the spirit of legendary coach Red Auerbach hovering over the Zen Master, Kurt Rambis clothesline replays ad nauseam and a constellation of former Celtics and Lakers stars. Savor those classics, then check out five things to watch: ...
- Research articles 2008-06-05
- Ang Lee on Woodstock trip in next film
- LOS ANGELES AFP — Director Ang Lee, who took home the 2006 Best Director Academy Award for "Brokeback Mountain," will head to the fabled 1960s rock festival Woodstock as a backdrop for his next film, Variety reported Wednesday. Taiwan-born Lee, who recently released erotic thriller "Lust, Caution," will be...
- Research articles 2008-04-23
- Reservations down at Bellway.
- Bellway is experiencing a slowdown, but is still well placed for the mid-term Jonas Crosland UK housebuilder Bellway has revealed that reservations in the first four months of its fiscal year have fallen by seven per cent, reflecting a steady downturn in...
- Research articles 2007-12-06
- Financial turbulence will perist but global economy strong: Paulson
- PARIS AFP — The current turmoil on financial markets will persist for a while longer but the overall global economy remains healthy, US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said here Monday. "Although this will be with us for a while -- it will take a while to work through this...
- Research articles 2007-09-17
- Audible at the line works for satellite
- *Client: DirecTV *Creative agency: Deutsch *Theme: Set against the backdrop of a game with footage edited in, Manning barks signals at the line of scrimmage. But he adds a pitch for the satellite company's pay-per-view package of NFL games as if he is merely switching to another play. Then he...
- Research articles 2006-11-16
- Destination: Seattle: head to the Northwest for this year's NRPA Congress & Exposition!
- Every year, NRPA plans an amazing event-the annual Congress & Exposition. This year is no different, with the city of Seattle serving as the backdrop for what is sure to be an extraordinary experience. We've offered a preview of the conference, including a historical perspective of the city itself;...
- Research articles 2006-09-01
- Down but still not out.
- As widely expected, the US Federal Reserve made the decision to raise interest rates by another quarter point to 5 per cent at its May meeting, the sixteenth increase in two years. However, equity markets were spooked by the accompanying statement "some further policy firming may...
- Research articles 2006-07-10
- Harold E. Ford
- Campaigning to become a U.S. senator from Tennessee, Rep. Harold E. Ford posed in the Port of Baltimore as a backdrop for his criticism of President Bush's failed proposal to turn over some port security to foreign interests ...
- Research articles 2006-03-27
- James Brown heading for the Tower of London
- LONDON AFP — "Godfather of Soul" James Brown is to headline a new music festival at the historic Tower of London. The series of open-air gigs will take place from June 28 to July 14 in the Tower Moat with the 11th-century landmark as a backdrop. British duo...
- Research articles 2006-03-24
- Government unveils new 10-dollar note.(VENDING MARKET WATCH)
- The U.S. government unveiled a new, more secure design for the $10 note that will enter circulation in I early 2006. Highlighted by images of the Statue of Liberty's torch and the words "We the People" from the U.S. Constitution, the new $10 note incorporates easy-to-use...
- Research articles 2005-11-01
- Filming at the intersection of culture and commerce.(The Business of Life)(films shoot in town )(Brief Article)
- Byline: Mark Scheffler Over the years, many Chicago businesses and corporate headquarters have served as stunt doubles of sorts for other "businesses'' conjured up by Hollywood filmmakers. As several films shoot in town this summer, here's a montage of some of the major...
- Research articles 2005-07-11
- US rock group cancels TV gig over refusal to allow Bush backdrop
- LOS ANGELES AFP — Hard-rock group Nine Inch Nails has cancelled a performance at the MTV Movie Awards next month after the network refused to allow it to use an image of President George W. Bush as a backdrop, the band said. The group had planned to perform its...
- Research articles 2005-05-28
- A brand new bag.(walk through)
- IT MAKES PERFECT SENSE THAT Judith Leiber, one of the country's few producers of couture handbags, should commission a made-to-measure flagship boutique on New York's tony Madison Avenue. What's perhaps surprising is that the job went to Gensler, the venerable contract firm associated more with corporate...
- Research articles 2005-04-01
- Liberia officially disbands fighting factions in shadow of capital riots
- MONROVIA AFP — Liberia dismantled its warring factions to close the book on 14 years of war against the backdrop of new violence in the capital and amid concerns that promises to rehabilitate ex-combattants have yet to be fulfilled. "We have dismantled a critical component of the war machine...
- Research articles 2004-11-03
- Show's Over for Ponderosa Ranch
- The Ponderosa Ranch, which served as the backdrop of NBC's "Bonanza" from 1959 to 1973, closed to the public last month after being sold to a local developer. The 548-acre ranch, situated on the northern end of Lake Tahoe in Incline Village, Nev., had operated as a theme park...
- Research articles 2004-10-12
- Hostage executed
- The last moments in the life of a young US soldier, videoed for Arab TV station Al-Jazeera, provided a shocking backdrop to the handover of power in Iraq this morning. As the new administration began its work today, the TV station broadcast images apparently of Pte Keith Maupin, 20, moments...
- Research articles 2004-06-29
- Reality romance package.(Puerto Rico)
- REALITY ROMANCE PACKAGE. On Feb. 18, the world saw Puerto Rico's Hyatt Dorado Beach Resort and Country Club featured as a backdrop on ABC Television's romance reality show "The Bachelorette." Now the 1,000-acre property (with 262 rooms and casitas) is offering a Reality Romance Package. Details:...
- Research articles 2004-04-01
- British writer with love of India, Mary Margaret Kaye dies
- LONDON AFP ? British writer Mary Margaret Kaye, famous for her 1978 historic novel "The Far Pavilions", has died at the age of 95, according to a notice in the British press. She died at her Suffolk home in the south of England on January 29, it said. ...
- Research articles 2004-02-06
- Top-rated Indian BBC quiz show uses New Delhi Baha'i temple as backdrop.
- NEW DELHI -- "Mastermind India," a top-rated quiz program produced by the BBC, held its first show of the 2002-03 season at the Baha'i House of Worship. In a broadcast presented on 8 August 2002 and seen by an estimated 200 million viewers in...
- Research articles 2002-07-01
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