Tag: ike
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December 28, 2007 12:44 PM EST --
Eleanor vs. Ike by Robin Gerber
It is a time of turmoil, with the nation mired in an unpopular war in Korea and with Senator Joseph McCarthy stirring up fear of a lurking Communist "menace." . . . more
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January 16, 2008 04:38 PM EST --
How will Republicans attack Hillary Clinton should she get the nomination? Karl Rove, President Bush's political brain and Republican party uber-strategist, offered a clue in his first missive as . . . more
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December 12, 2007 07:41 PM EST --
Ike Turner, of the famous Ike and Tina Turner duo, passed away today at age 76. He was in San Diego when this happened. In the city of St. Louis, they are mournring him, and his success and his talent. . . . more
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April 16, 2007 10:08 PM EDT --
Today, we are all one...Presently, I am reviewing & studying a speech for a group of friends. We meet once a month to discuss various topics. This month is a discussion on The Military-Industry Complex. . . . more
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January 16, 2008 04:30 PM EST --
In this second bleak term of the Bush presidency, the Iraq war, health care concerns, immigration and income inequality have continued to push the issue of gender inequality out of the news. When it is . . . more
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January 16, 2008 04:43 PM EST --
Shortly after becoming First Lady in 1933, Eleanor Roosevelt read a letter from Bertha Brodsky, one of thousands of heart-rending letters that were addressed to her during the Depression. Bertha talked . . . more
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February 05, 2008 11:58 AM EST --
Eleanor Vs. Ike, the year was 1952 and the woman was Eleanor Roosevelt. Based on the true story of Eleanor Roosevelt as she becomes the first democratic woman ever to run for president. . . . more
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December 13, 2007 03:28 PM EST --
Ike Turner: 1931-2007
Ike Turner, godfather of rock and roll, raw R&B legend, and half of the most notoriously combative duo in rock history, has died at the age of 76 in San Marcos, CA.
The . . . more
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February 12, 2008 11:08 AM EST --
If you ever wondered what might have gone on in the minds of Eleanor Roosevelt and and the popular World War II general and war hero, Dwight D. Eisenhower, this is the book for you.
In this . . . more
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January 16, 2008 05:09 PM EST --
The idea for writing a novel about Eleanor Roosevelt running for President came to me like a lightning bolt. I realize now that it must have been in my mind, but it took someone asking me a question to . . . more
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January 30, 2008 01:56 PM EST --
In my novel, "Eleanor vs. Ike," Eleanor Roosevelt runs for President because of her deep convictions about the importance of a strong democracy. Here are some of her own words about . . . more
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January 28, 2008 12:31 PM EST --
"historical fiction"
I grew up in the Hudson Valley, across the River and upstream from The Roosevelt's Hyde Park home. And while I haven't made much of it here on Gather, I'm . . . more
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August 31, 2007 01:57 PM EDT --
I previously reported that Ike Brown was accused in the lawsuit and in supporting documents of paying and organizing notaries, some of whom illegally marked absentee ballots or influenced how the ballots . . . more
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November 14, 2007 06:27 PM EST --
Brevity, so they say, is the soul of wit. I'm not sure if wit has a soul since that would throw a serious monkey wrench into the debate over free will but regardless, here's a succinct little . . . more
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February 07, 2008 03:55 PM EST --
I'm traveling this week, promoting Eleanor vs. Ike and speaking about Eleanor Roosevelt's great leadership. I had the privilege of speaking to nearly one hundred women in Sacramento, California . . . more
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October 17, 2007 07:58 PM EDT --
Julie Taymor's musical, Across the Universe, featuring 34 Beatles' songs plus cameo appearances by Bono, Eddie Izzard and Joe Cocker is a film I did not think I would enjoy much.
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February 10, 2008 05:11 PM EST --
THANK YOU EVERYONE -- author Robin Gerber , a noted historian and Eleanor Roosevelt expert -- was here to answer your questions. Her book Eleanor Vs Ike is a carefully crafted recreation . . . more
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January 24, 2008 11:12 AM EST --
Now that Eleanor vs. Ike, my first novel or "baby" as I like to call it, is launched into the world, I'm back to nonfiction. It's not an easy transition. I really loved combining fact . . . more
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July 03, 2008 05:41 PM EDT --
Hurricane season has arrived and the National Hurricane Center is dipping into the Hurricane name hat to pull out this season's names. In the meantime, Hurricane Bertha is gestating off the coast . . . more
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May 07, 2007 12:58 AM EDT --
Politics is one of those subjects that you have to tread lightly on, because like religion, many people wear their political affiliations on their sleeve. Going against the grain of someone's . . . more
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