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- AP Top News at 6:12 p.m. EDT (The Washington Times)
WASHINGTON (AP) _ Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois sealed the Democratic presidential nomination Tuesday, a historic step toward his once-improbable goal of becoming the nation's first black president. A defeated Hillary Rodham Clinton maneuvered for the vice presidential spot on his fall ticket. Obama's victory set up a five-month campaign with Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona, a race ...
- Nextfest boasts inventive new crop - Canada.com
EDMONTON - "Life-changing sounds a bit dramatic," laughs Nicole Schafenacker apologetically. "But it's true ... . " She's not talking religious conversion, or low-carb free-fall, or early Martha Graham choreography. But it's a bona fide case of ...
- Is Aisha Tyler as funny as she is beautiful? Find out this weekend. It ... - Cleveland Plain Dealer
Who says beautiful women can't be funny? Aisha Tyler, who hosted "Talk Soup" and was Ross's love interest on "Friends," disproves that theory. Tyler, who started as a standup comic before switching to acting, will perform in Cleveland this weekend ...
- The histories, by Herodotus - Globe and Mail
Globe and MailThe histories, by HerodotusGlobe and Mail, Canada - 1 hour agoHistory, like poetry, began with war. Around 440 BC, some three centuries after Homer, singing of the wrath of Achilles, composed The Iliad, a Greek by the ...
- Joe Redden Tigan's first novel Waggle receives iUniverse awards - WorldGolf.com
Joe Redden Tigan's first novel Waggle receives iUniverse awardsWorldGolf.com, AZ - 5 minutes agoJoe Redden Tigan has had poetry published in The High Plains Literary Review and other literary journals. He once caddied in the Western Open, one of golf’s ...
- Is Hitler YOUR Doktor Too? - Cleveland Indy Media
Is Hitler YOUR Doktor Too?Cleveland Indy Media, OH - 3 hours ago(Probably because I kept challenging them to write me a perfect verse of poetry.) Maybe they'll leave my blog alone! Cut and paste my blog elsewhere for ...
- Discovery Channel's 'When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions' (Calendarlive.com)
For all but a few select humans, the way to outer space -- the real outer space, not the one where the Cylons live -- has been through a TV screen. You can climb to the top of Mt. Everest, or trek to the South Pole or go down under the sea and see it for yourself, but space is still the province of professionals: We know it only by the pictures they take.
- Around Boonsboro - Hagerstown Morning Herald
Around BoonsboroHagerstown Morning Herald, MD - 7 hours agoRegistered teens can come share music or poetry with an audience of their peers. Admission is free and light refreshments will be served. ...
- Anatomy of a bomb scare (WorldNetDaily)
Mid-morning, in the heart of a major American city, something's wrong, very wrong. A high-rise building's alarm goes off a block from City Hall in Philadelphia, and everyone's ordered to evacuate. Is it a fire? A bomb threat? A false alarm? Or terrorism? Oy!
- From Verse to Controversy -- And Fleeting Fame - Wall Street Journal
William Cullen Bryant: Author of America By Gilbert H. Muller (State University of New York Press, 410 pages, $30) When poet and newspaperman William Cullen Bryant died in June 1878, the mayor of New York ordered the city's flags lowered to half mast ...
- WIU celebrates African women writers, Achebe - Daily Sun
WIU celebrates African women writers, AchebeDaily Sun, Nigeria - 2 hours ago... fiction and poetry readings, African cinema and art, African children literature, performances, workshops, round tables and book signing. ...
- More literary listings - Chicago Sun-Times
* Author signs Book Title Here, Time and place. * Kathleen Rooney and Jasmine Dreame Wagner read from their new books, 7 p.m. at Quimby's, 1854 W. North. * Jacqueline Carey signs Kushiel's Mercy, 7:30 p.m. at Borders, 2817 N. Clark. * Kimberla Lawson ...
- The Guild ends on a high note - Isle of Man Today
The Guild ends on a high noteIsle of Man Today, UK - 1 hour agoOriginal Composition in Poetry or Prose (16 and under): 1, Sarah Qualtrough, Castletown, 82. Original Composition in Poetry or Prose (17 and over): 1, ...
- Volunteers help keep the library humming - Missoulian
Volunteers keep Missoula Public Library working. We happily celebrated the many wonderful folks who give their time to the library at our annual Volunteer Breakfast last week, where we recognized two Volunteers of the Year. Thank you to Carol Israel ...
- 'She's as good as it gets' - Roanoke Times
'She's as good as it gets'Roanoke Times, VA - 23 minutes agoAnd Donna Alvis-Banks, who started out writing poetry in an apple tree as a little girl, wowed this elite group. "She's so real," said Dr. Frank Ochberg of ...
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