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‘Toot’: Obama grandmother a force that shaped him
By Allen G. Breed
Sen. Barack Obama is a poker man, but his grandmother’s game of choice is bridge. Duplicate bridge, to be exact.
In poker, a good player can still bluff his way through a lousy hand. In duplicate bridge, different sets of players are made to play the same hands multiple times – accentuating the players’ skill while reducing the element of luck.
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Writers and Storytellers to gather again
by Terri Hansen
News From Indian Country
An unprecedented number of Indigenous writers gathered for the first, historic Returning the Gift Native Writers Festival in 1992, where the Laguna Pueblo writer, Dr. Lee Francis III...02-10-2008, 01:57 PM -
By Nedra Pickler
Washington (AP) October 2010
A federal prosecutor opened arguments last week in the trial of a former associate of disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff by using the defendant’s own e-mails about behind-the-scenes dealmaking in an attempt to show he corrupted government...10-30-2010, 01:11 AM -
By Janet Caggiano
King William, Virginia (AP)
Thomas T.H. Hill preached the importance of bringing a museum to rural King William County during his tenure in the Circuit Court clerk’s office.
But it wasn’t until his death in 1998 that his dream started to become...02-18-2008, 02:03 PM -
By John Marshal
AP Sports Writer
Lonnie Kauk dreams...
Not the fantastical daydreams of others, of winning the lottery or wishing he could fly. His are more like visions, images of the past and future that mold him, prepare him for the challenges of life.
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By Charmaine Smith-Miles
Anderson, South Carolina (AP)
Jim Barefoot’s voice comes out raspy, rough.
The cold air – years of sleeping on frozen ground, on ice – has taken the smoothness. His vocal chords are gone. A small machine helps him tell his story....04-15-2010, 03:59 PM
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