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Odetta died last night in New York.  She was 77.  After suffering for several years with heart and lung problems, she entered Lenox Hill Hospital at the end of October for treatment of kidney failure.   Her manager, Douglas Yeager, said that her hope of singing at...

Alex Pareene is 23.  He was just 20 when he dropped out of NYU to take over the political blog, Wonkette.com, not long after its founding writer Ana Marie Cox departed. Following 18 months covering the Beltway scene in that era of the second Internet boom (now feeling...

This afternoon, TNN's own David R. Stokes is substituting for host Don Kroah from 4 pm until 7 pm EST at Washington's WAVA (105.1 FM, simulcast from 5 pm at 780 AM, and also streamed live at the station's site, www.wava.com). At about 5:15, I will appear on the show...

The Frost/Nixon nationwide festival is about to begin as the film opens this Friday.  There was a preview last night at the National Geographic Society here in Washington. After the screening there was a Q+A with director Ron Howard, writer Peter Morgan, and Nixon...

The screenwriter discusses writing the screenplay , that was taken from his play in the latest edition of the magazine.

On November 10, 1969 RN issued a message to the armed forces: "This Thanksgiving Day provides an ideal occasion for all Americans to acknowledge and give thanks for the courage, devotion to duty, and the loyalty you have demonstrated in service to our nation." We...

Ever hear of Gershom Mendes Seixas? Well, he might just be the forgotten hero of Thanksgiving. Our national Thanksgiving narrative is rich with stories about proclamations, gatherings, meals, traditions, football, and of course, the obligatory pardoning of a turkey by...

The 111th Congress will be more Democratic than the 110th.  By latest count, the Senate will be 58D-40R, with two races (Minnesota and Georgia) undecided.  The House will be 256D-175R, with four races outstanding.  Compare these divisions to those of the 91st Congress...

A rather unusual op-ed appears in today's Washington Post, written by Karl E. Meyer, a longtime writer (and editorial-board member) for both that paper and the New York Times, who recently retired after many years editing World Policy Journal, and his wife Shareen...

During his five years in the White House Lyndon Johnson, from time to time, would call in a group of honored Democratic (and Republican) elder statesmen to seek their counsel about the major issues in foreign policy and the Vietnam War. This group came to be known as...