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- College: San Francisco State Univ
- What I would Change About the World: Famine, Neglect, Ignorance, Poverty, War, the downward spiral of TV news, Nepotism
- Influences/Heroes: Philo Farnsworth, Murrow, Cronkite, Brokaw and many of the other greats that I've met in the news business.
- Political Bent: Journalistically neutral
- Favorite Movies: Citizen Kane, Network, Good Will Hunting, Across the Universe, Turner and Hooch, Goodnight and Goodluck, Mr. Holland's Opus, Forrest Gump, JFK, Field of Dreams, In Love and War, A Walk in the Clouds, Braveheart, Breach, Caffeine, Letters from Iwo Jima, The Fog of War, Network, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly.
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- knews121 posted NDiaye becomes first black woman to win top French book award 3 years ago
In a historic first, French-Senegalese writer Marie NDiaye was declared the winner of the top French literary award, the Prix Goncourt, Monday, marking the first time a black woman has won the... more
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- knews121 posted Bay Bridge reopens after nearly a week 3 years ago
The San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge reopened Monday, six days after two steel rods and a steel crossbeam plummeted from the span and caused a traffic nightmare for hundreds of thousands of... more
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- knews121 posted Vitter Confronted By Rape Victim Over Franken Amendment Vote 3 years ago
At a town hall meeting this past weekend the Senator was confronted by a constituent who, after recounting her tale of being raped, demanded to know why he opposed Sen. Al Franken's (D-Minn)... more
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- knews121 posted Scientists restate Tsavo lions' taste for human flesh 3 years ago
They may have been the world's most famous man-eating lions, but it turns out they made other dinner arrangements from time to time....
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- knews121 posted US, S.Korea plan for N.Korea collapse: report 3 years ago
The United States and its ally South Korea have drawn up a contingency plan to cope with emergencies in North Korea, including a possible regime change there, a report said Sunday.... more
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- knews121 posted Meet the 'new Jews' 3 years ago
Steven Cohen, a sociologist at Hebrew Union College in New York, says about half of young Jews today are not marrying Jews, and that only 25 percent of children born to interfaith couples grow up... more
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- knews121 posted Sick Sir Elton cancels more dates 3 years ago
Sir Elton John has been forced to postpone three concerts in the US this month because of ill-health. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8336372.stm... more
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- knews121 posted American Keflezighi claims victory in New York Marathon 3 years ago
After a 27 year drought, an American, Meb Keflezighi, wins the New York City Marathon in 2 hours, 9.15 minutes beating legendary Kenyan runner Robert Cheruiyot by 41 seconds.... more
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- knews121 posted 'ER' star runs marathon for cause 3 years ago
Whether you hail from the era of "Fast Times at Ridgemont High," "Top Gun," or "ER" you might recognize Anthony Edwards -- by face if not by name. The former NBC doc... more
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- knews121 posted Qian Xuesen dies at 98; rocket scientist helped establish Jet Propulsion Laboratory 3 years ago
Deported in 1955 on suspicion of being a Communist, the aeronautical engineer educated at Caltech became known as the father of China's space and missile programs.... more
