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Former Beach Boy Brian Wilson delivers 'That Lucky Old Sun'
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterCOULD there be a more intimidating musical task than the one Brian Wilson took on five years ago when he decided to resurrect his storied masterwork “Smile,” the long-abandoned Beach Boys project that had plunged him into an abyss of...Tags: Poetry, Brian Wilson, Natural Science, Popular Music, Celebrity
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Barack Obama's mile-high cry for change
The Swampby Mark Silva DENVER -- Under a cloudless and darkened sky on a cool night on a field a mile high, Barack Obama walks the length of a dark blue-carpeted stage with a lighted colonnade evocative of the West Wing......Tags: Government, Elections, Vehicles, Parties and Movements, Democratic Party
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Obama puts finishing touches on convention speech
The Associated PressBarack Obama aims to weave the personal with the political tonight as he tells 75,000 supporters in a football stadium -- and millions more at home -- how as president he would make a difference in their lives. The Republicans weren't just sitting back...Tags: Sheryl Crow, Ceremonies, National Government, Government, Elections
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In Denver, Md. delegates relish historic moment
Sun reporterMaryland delegates streamed into Invesco Field this evening awaiting the acceptance speech from Democratic nominee Barack Obama and awed by what they said felt like a once-in-a-lifetime political spectacle. As the football stadium filled with tens of...Tags: Government, Ceremonies, Sheryl Crow, Hillary Clinton, Billy Graham
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Analysis: Obama's speech rich in contrasts
Barack Obama took off the gloves last night.
Sometimes accused of being too high-minded and elitist, the Democratic presidential nominee used a rock-star stage in Mile High stadium to get down and dirty, striking back hard - and repeatedly at John...Tags: Sheryl Crow, Ceremonies, Government, National Government, Elections
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The way Raphael Saadiq sees it
Musical time travel seems to thrill Raphael Saadiq. On his last album, 2004's overlooked Ray Ray, the Grammy-winning singer-songwriter-producer went back to the blaxploitation era. The loose concept album positioned him as a funky fly guy whose songs...Tags: Curtis Mayfield, Mary J Blige, Ethics, Values, Popular Music
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TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS
Tonight, the first major party acceptance address by an African-American will become a historic moment in American politics. On the 45th anniversary of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have A Dream" speech, Sen. Barack Obama will accept the Democratic...Tags: Ceremonies, John McCain, Society, Denver Broncos, Martin Luther King Jr.
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Obama slams McCain, lists presidential to-do list
nia.henderson@newsday.comBearing the weight of history, Barack Obama Thursday night vowed to protect America's shores from harm, to renew the country's promise at home by focusing on the middle class and to end the Iraq war -- while leveling a sharp critique of his opponent, John...Tags: Sheryl Crow, Government, Ceremonies, National Government, Elections
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Barack Obama, Al Gore raise the roof at Invesco Field
Times Television CriticFor its final and by definition historic night the Democrats moved their convention to Denver's Invesco Field -- a move meant to express the party's oneness with the people, but a choice not without pitfalls. There was the danger of seeming too...Tags: Government, National Government, Ceremonies, Sheryl Crow, Jennifer Hudson
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Crowds awaited Obama with sense of history, excitement
elizabeth.moore@newsday.comDENVER - Hiawatha Foster, a North Carolina delegate to the Democratic National Convention, already had two flags in her hands ready to wave yesterday afternoon, and an American flag jacket she said she'd worn to other political events. But for this...Tags: Sheryl Crow, Elections, Hillary Clinton, The White House, Martin Luther King Jr.
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Rocking the house -- and the vote -- for Obama in Denver stadium
Los Angeles Times Staff WritersNot since John F. Kennedy's speech at the Los Angeles Coliseum in 1960 has the Democratic Party staged a spectacle so grand for the acceptance speech of its White House nominee. "Dreamgirls" star Jennifer Hudson set the mood, belting out "The Star-...Tags: Sheryl Crow, Jennifer Hudson, Elections, Robert F. Kennedy, Joe Biden
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Barack Obama to accept nomination tonight, describe his plans
Los Angeles Times Staff WritersBarack Obama accepts his party's nomination tonight before 75,000 supporters at Mile High Stadium as he lays out his vision for political change on everything from healthcare and education to international diplomacy. The first African American to be...Tags: Sheryl Crow, Government, National Government, Ceremonies, Elections
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