(ART) Worlds away from the violent effects of war, an American citizenry is assumed passive and silent.
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May 08 2008 
Today in History (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
Today is Thursday, May 15, the 136th day of 2008. There are 230 days left in the year. On May 15, 1918, U.S. airmail began service between Washington, Philadelphia and New York.
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Today in History (The Charlotte Observer)
Today is Thursday, May 15, the 136th day of 2008. There are 230 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On May 15, 1918, U.S. airmail began service between Washington, Philadelphia and New York. On this date: In 1911, the Supreme Court ordered the dissolution of Standard Oil Co., ruling it was a monopoly in violation of the Sherman Antitrust Act. In 1930, registered nurse Ellen …
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Uzbeck musician Ilyas Malayev dies (The Monterey County Herald)
Ilyas Malayev, a musician and poet renowned in Uzbekistan and transplanted to the New York City borough of Queens, where he was a legend among fellow Bukharan Jews, died on Friday in Flushing, Queens. He was 72 and lived in Forest Hills, Queens.
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Festival a rich and rewarding journey through Bach's music - Allentown Morning Call
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Festival a rich and rewarding journey through Bach's music
Allentown Morning Call, PA - The rest of the concert included Fisk as soloist in a lute concerto of Vivaldi, transcribed for guitar, in which Fisk displayed his lyrical side, … |
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Turkish Alevis fight back against religion lessons (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Dancing to express their piety, the young women and men in a solemn circle are part of a Turkish religious community whose members say they are fighting assimilation by the government.
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The Almanac — weekly (Moldova.org)
Today is Monday, May 12, the 133rd day of 2008 with 233 to follow.The moon is waxing. The morning stars are Venus, Neptune, Uranus and Jupiter. The evening stars are Mars, Mercury and Saturn.Those born on this date are under the sign of Taurus. They include English painter and writer of limericks and nonsense poems Edward Lear in 1812; nursing pioneer Florence Nightingale in 1820; French …
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Indian tabla master Zakir Hussain says he never stops learning (The Star)
He has jammed with George Harrison, laid down tracks with Van Morrison and collaborated with everyone from jazz guitarist John McLaughlin and Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart to the Kodo drummers of Japan.
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Today in History (AP via Yahoo! News)
Today is Thursday, May 15, the 136th day of 2008. There are 230 days left in the year.
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Ilyas Malayev, 72, Uzbek Musician and Poet, Dies (New York Times)
Mr. Malayev was a musician and poet renowned in Uzbekistan and transplanted to Queens, where he was a legend among fellow Bukharan Jews.
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