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    Levon Helm: Rambling on the Roots

    Feb 02, 2009 05:35 PM EDT

    ... the early 1980s (replacing guitarist Robbie Robertson) and played until 1996, when Helm was diagnosed with throat cancer. The voice known from songs like “The Weight” and “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down” fell silent, but eventually returned. Helm chose to record songs his parents used to sing, and ...

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    Bernanke and Paulson Urge Congress to Act; Lawmakers Call for More Time

    Sep 23, 2008 04:00 PM EDT

    ... inclined to lend and easing one of the biggest choke points in the credit crisis. If the plan works, it could help lift a major weight off the sputtering national economy. Paulson calls the effort "the single most effective thing" that can be done to help "the American people and ...

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    Profiles of the Troubled Financial Giants

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    House Majority Leader DeLay Criticized over Ethics Concerns

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    ... of the Free Enterprise Fund, a Republican lobbying firm. Chellie Pingree, with all these mounting questions rising that are swirling around about Tom Delay, what bothers you most? CHELLIE PINGREE: Well, I think it's the whole picture that we are looking at here. You have a member of Congress ...

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    Teresa Heinz Kerry Speaks at the Democratic National Convention

    Jul 27, 2004 04:00 AM EDT

    TERESA HEINZ KERRY: Thank you, Christopher. Your father would be proud of you and your brothers. I love you and all our family. My name is Teresa Heinz Kerry. And by now I hope it will come as no surprise to anyone that I have something to say. And tonight ...

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    A Farewell to the Heroes of the Space Shuttle Columbia

    Feb 04, 2003 05:00 AM EDT

    ... of flight, inspires us to marvel at how far we've come from the daring achievements of two bicycle makers from Ohio, Orville and Wilbur Wright, and their achievements at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. The astronauts' ambitious research and exploration activities honored the dreams of explorers and inventors everywhere. Nearly ...

  • Trump decries Italy's Meloni for siding with the pope and not supporting Iran war

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    ... from him but because he has become increasingly unhinged,’’ Tocci said. Alliance strained but standing Cabinet minister Adolfo Urso, a member of Meloni’s far-right Brothers of Italy, said U.S.-Italy relations would not be shaken by the flap. “Italy and the United States are allied countries and ...

  • EU election updates: Far-right gains deal stunning defeats to France's Macron and Germany's Scholz

    EU election updates: Far-right gains deal stunning defeats to France's Macron and Germany's Scholz

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    ... party has won the most votes ROME — Initial projections based on 18 percent of votes counted in Italy indicate Premier Giorgia Meloni's far-right Brothers of Italy party has won the largest percentage of votes in the European parliamentary elections. The projection released by public broadcaster RAI puts Brothers ...

  • Italy's hard-right leader tells EU center parties their time is up as she votes in European election

    Italy's hard-right leader tells EU center parties their time is up as she votes in European election

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    ... the rule of law as a quintessential requirement for those seeking power. Meloni is expected to be the big winner in Italy, reflecting her far-right Brothers of Italy’s growth, mostly at the expense of her coalition partners, the populist, anti-migrant League and the center-right Forza Italia ...

  • Far-right politician Geert Wilders says he lacks enough coalition support to become Dutch prime minister

    Far-right politician Geert Wilders says he lacks enough coalition support to become Dutch prime minister

    Mar 13, 2024 07:52 PM EDT

    While it now looks like Wilders will not lead the government, he and his Party for Freedom will remain the driving force behind the administration after sweeping to a stunning victory in the Nov. 22 elections.