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One of Louis Armstrong's Final Concerts Made Public

Dustin Lushing — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:38:54 CDT

One of the final live performances by Louis Armstrong will be released to the public for the first time. The recording is of a concert on January 28, 1971, at the National Press Club in Washington. The legendary trumpeter was a featured act at the concert, held less than six...

Tea Party Honcho Needs to Bone Up on US History

Harry Kimball — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:31:05 CDT

“The small-government conservative movement,” asserts Dick Armey, “is about the principles of liberty as embodied in the Constitution, the understanding of which is fleshed out if you read things like the Federalist Papers .” The tea party honcho and former House majority leader was, of course, trying to ground the populist...

AP Wants Cred for 'Hope' Photo

Peter Fearon — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 03:06:35 CST

The Associated Press hold the copyright on the photograph used to create the iconic "Hope" portrait of Barack Obama and is demanding compensation and credit, reports Wired . Artist Shepard Fairey, who has rocketed to fame because of his multi-colored poster, is defending his unauthorized modification of the photo taken in...

Cheney Apologizes for Incest Joke

Peter Fearon — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 04:16:02 CDT

Vice President Dick Cheney has been forced to apologize for a derogatory incest joke about West Virginians. Cheney, speaking about his distant blood relationship to Barack Obama, quipped to the National Press Club: "I had Cheneys on both sides of the family, and we don't even live in West Virginia....