Friday, March 25 Composers Datebook is produced by American Public Media in association with the American Composers Forum with support from the The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. SYNOPSIS: Shostakovich in America … MUSIC PLAYED ON TODAY’S PROGRAM: Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 – 1975): Symphony No. 5 USSR Cultural Ministry Symphony; Gennady Rozhdestvensky, cond. MCA 32128 … Read more
http://www.boston.com/ae/books/articles/2011/01/26/edward_lengel_provides_the_many_myths_of_washington/ In the Congressional Prayer Room at the Capitol there is a stained-glass window depicting George Washington on his knees, praying in the snow at Valley Forge. Similar images appeared on a 2-cent stamp in 1928 commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Valley Forge encampment, and on the 13-cent Christmas stamp in … Read more
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Copyright 2011 The New York Times Company | Privacy Policy http://thequad.blogs.nytimes.com/ MARCH 16, 2011, 1:47 PM Grant Hill’s Response to Jalen Rose By GRANT HILL Associated Press Grant Hill currently plays for the Phoenix Suns. “The Fab Five,” an ESPN film about the Michigan basketball careers of Jalen Rose, Juwan Howard, Chris Webber, Jimmy King and … Read more
Fact Sheet: New UN Security Council Resolution on Libya Susan E. Rice U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations U.S. Mission to the United Nations New York, NY March 18, 2011 Responding to urgent pleas from the Arab League and Libya’s citizens, the UN Security Council has approved a significant resolution — the second … Read more