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Click here to visit the new home of Politics Daily!My generation, born following World War II, had remarkable artists. From them we were blessed by extraordinary and significant music and films released during our formative years. For example, Dennis Hopper, who died last weekend, was some kind of cinematic genius of the cultural zeitgeist. The method actor appeared in at least one essential film in nearly every decade since I was 10 years old. "Rebel Without a Cause," "Easy Rider," "Apocalypse Now," "Blue Velvet," "Hoosiers," "Speed" -- the man was there. Musically, we were also privileged by the stellar talents of Bob Dylan and the Beatles. ...
Providing a much-needed break from the president's non-stop bummer of a newsweek, Sir Paul McCartney will head to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. tonight to receive the George Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. At a ceremony in the East Room of the White House (to be broadcast on WETA on July 28, though hard-core Beatles fans can watch the live stream on whitehouse.gov), McCartney will be feted by fellow superstars Stevie Wonder (recipient of last year's prize and a Michelle Obama fave), the Jonas Brothers (a Sasha and Malia Obama fave), Elvis Costello (a Nick Jonas fave), country megastars Faith Hill ...
The White House released a visitor's log late Friday that revealed many of DC's biggest Democratic lobbyists have made frequent visits, despite President Obama's stringent new lobbying rules. The record of visitors also looks like a red carpet list of celebrities and Hollywood movie stars. And CEOs of all those Wall Street banks the government bailed out earlier this year came calling frequently, too. Many of the Democratic lobbyists who frequented the White House this year are also among the highest earning lobbying firms in 2009, including power player Steve Elmendorf of Elmendorf Strategies ...
Maybe you have a fine appreciation for simple melodies and lyrics written in an LA boardroom. Maybe you think that Bruce Springsteen and Beyonce are all washed up. Or maybe you just don't have enough high-pitched shrieking in your life.Whatever the reason, we know you're going to want to be at DC's Verizon Center this Monday night for the "Kids' Inaugural Concert," featuring Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus, the Jonas Brothers, and Demi Lovato! (We had to Wikipedia that last one - turns out it's a 16-year-old girl who used to be on "Barney.")But you can't go...Contrary to initial reports that it ...
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