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The Gentleman from New York
Today, we mourn the loss of Daniel Patrick Moynihan, the brilliant Harvard professor, U.N. Ambassador, and former Senator from New York.
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Cover the Uninsured Week
March 10-16, 2003. Almost 75 million people under 65 had no health insurance for all or part of 2001-02. This hurts all of us.
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Doors Tour Slams Shut (for now)
The long-awaited (snicker) reunion tour (chuckle) by the Doors (guffaw) was knocked off course when their new drummer - Stewart Copeland (wha?) - broke his arm...
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The Reigning Rock Sounds of 2002
Welcome to my world, where the motto is: It's the melody, stupid! Five great 2002 rock and r&b albums and five recent reissues that everyone should own.
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La Diva Renee
The New York Times offers another (in my opinion, deservedly) fawning look at America's Operatic Sweetheart, Renee Fleming, on the occasion of her performance as Imogene in Il Pirata at the Met.
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Talk about...pop music
TechnoPop: The History of Technology In Popular Music is an excellent series discussing the impact of technological innovation on how music is composed, played, recorded, distributed and promoted.
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The $4 Bin - Volume 2
The most recent gold nuggets unearthed in the bargain racks of my local independent CD & record seller.
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The King Is Dead! Long Live The King!
These days, there's a lot more conversation and action surrounding Elvis Presley.
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The $4 Bin - Volume 1
Call me old fashioned, but I still buy CDs. In fact, I have an addiction to buying CDs. Fortunately, there's a great independent record store in town that provides me with my fix.
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Pigs and the Pox
The government will not give the public access to smallpox shots until there's an outbreak. Here's some insight into why.
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