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Barack Obama: Search for identity
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterFour years ago, Barack Obama introduced himself to America by painting a picture of a country that was united, somehow, in spite of itself. The pundits, he said in the keynote address to the Democratic convention, like to "slice and dice" the country:...Tags: Civil Rights, Virus Diseases, Political Candidates, Colleges and Universities, Assault
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Drinks of the week
Special to amNewYorkAs summer sadly comes to a close, no one can blame you for needing a drink. We've done some research on how to get you through the week, one martini at a time. MONDAY Butter Conveniently located in NoLIta and sharing owner Scott Sartiano with fellow...Tags: Carroll Gardens, Central Park, John Legend, Wine, Beer, and Spirits
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Is NATO reaching too far east?
Today's question: Did the U.S. overplay its hand in Eastern Europe when Russia was weak and reeling from the collapse of the Soviet Union? Previously, Moynihan and Meier discussed the extent to which Russia wants to exert control over former Soviet...Tags: Columbia University, Wojciech Jaruzelski, Washington Post Company, Dupont E I Nemours & Company, Government
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Rats rule the subway rails, platforms
msweeney@am-ny.comSubways fares aren't the only thing soaring these days. The subway's rat pack is increasingly taking platforms by storm. "People have seen them sitting on benches," said Andrew Albert, an MTA board member and chair of the NYC Transit Riders Council, of...Tags: New York City Transit, Subway Transportation Industry, Subway Transportation, Transportation
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Off-Broadway has more than a foothold on Broadway
linda.winer@newsday.comAnd now there are five. Now that Second Stage is buying the Helen Hayes Theatre, five Broadway theaters will soon be controlled by Off-Broadway institutions. Confused yet? You're not alone. Distinctions between Broadway and Off-Broadway - not to mention...Tags: Air Transportation Industry, Lincoln Center, Music Theater, Air Transportation, Tom Stoppard
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Are chain stores taking over NYC?
dfreedlander@am-ny.comWelcome to Mall-ville. Confirming what many New Yorkers already suspect, a new report says national retailers are colonizing the city bit-by-bit. The Center for an Urban Future issued the survey, titled "Attack of the Chains." The economic think tank...Tags: Starbucks Corporation, Scott Stringer
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Literary forger tells of her success in humorous memoir
Associated Press"She is a bright, talented actress," Noel Coward once wrote of Julie Andrews, "and quite attractive since she dealt with her monstrous English overbite." Pure Coward—except that it isn't. Banged out on an old Olympia typewriter in 1991, this...Tags: Julie Andrews, Fanny Brice, Tallulah Bankhead, Rosalind Russell, Lillian Hellman
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'Can You Ever Forgive Me? Memoirs of a Literary Forger' by Lee Israel
Special to The TimesLEE ISRAEL fancies herself a rather gifted fabulist. Federal prosecutors in New York disagreed. Not known for their tact, they called her a thief. A judge agreed, so now Israel is a felon. But nobody has ever accused her of being boring. "Can You Ever...Tags: Marlene Dietrich, NBC, Prosecution, Joe DiMaggio, Tallulah Bankhead
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A cathedral as good as new, and then some
NEW YORK — It's a philosophical, perhaps even theological, question: Can a building be completely restored if it was never completed in the first place? That is the conundrum posed by the $16.5 million cleaning that has transformed the interior...Tags: Anglican, Christmas, Society, Christianity, Ceremonies
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Tourists boosting city economy
gsloane@am-ny.comThe city now generates the most tourism bucks in the country, surpassing heavyweights Orlando and Las Vegas, according to a new report. And, boy, could we use the money. Tourism is one of the few bright spots left in an economy that has been hammered...Tags: Tourism and Leisure
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