Monthly Archives: January 2009

At 100, Billy Graham singer’s voice still booming

MONTREAT, N.C. (AP) — George Beverly Shea is skipping from memory to memory of his globe-trotting career as evangelist Billy Graham’s crusade crooner. When words can’t explain, he bellows out a song….

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Black photographers’ work featured at Smithsonian

WASHINGTON (AP) — George Scurlock Jr. remembers his grandfather – always clad in a suit and tie – meticulously posing subjects and setting lights to ensure his photographs of Washington’s black community reflected its dignity and ambition….

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Boyle, Nolan, Fincher vie for DGA’s top honors

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The filmmakers behind a superhero saga, a street-orphan tale, two dramas about fallen politicians and the life story of a man aging backward are in the running for top honors from the Directors Guild of America….

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Audiences heart ‘Paul Blart’

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Much like its goofy titular character, “Paul Blart: Mall Cop” has defied expectations. The slapstick comedy, which cost a mere $26 million to produce, is speeding toward the $100 million mark following back-to-back weekends atop the … Continue reading

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