Aug 12th, 2008 · Blender Magazine has published a list of top 10 songs from presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama. Ready or Not by The Fugees is on top of Obama's list. ABBA's Dancing Queen tops McCain's list. The group's Take a Chance on Me is No. 3.
Jul 18th, 2008 · Writer Mark Jordan Legan breaks down reviews of the long-awaited Batman movie, The Dark Knight. Animated feature Space Chimps is up next. And finally, Legan looks at Mama Mia!, starring Meryl Streep, Colin Firth and Pierce Brosnan. It's as divisive as ABBA itself, he says.
Apr 26th, 2008 · President Bush met with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at the White House this week. Bush sounded upbeat about the meeting, but Abbas said any deal brokered by the U.S. on a Palestinian state is unlikely this year. Aaron David Miller of the Wilson Center for International Scholars talks with John Ydstie about what role, if any, the U.S. can play in promoting peace between Israel and its neighbors.
Jan 9th, 2008 · Rafiq Husseini, chief of staff for Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, says Abbas has the mandate of the Palestinian people to negotiate for peace, even though Hamas, which refuses to recognize Israel, now controls the Gaza Strip. He also disagrees with the Israeli point of view that East Jerusalem is different from the West Bank.
Nov 27th, 2007 · President Bush opened the Annapolis, Md., conference with leaders of Israel and the Palestinians with a speech on the grounds of the U.S. Naval Academy, pledging to devote his remaining time in office to achieving what he called an "ambitious goal."
Nov 5th, 2007 · Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says that all sides want to see Israel and the Palestinians reach a peace agreement before President Bush leaves office.
Aug 18th, 2007 · Host Debbie Elliott notes the 25th anniversary of the Compact Disc. There's some dispute about what was on that first CD, but by some accounts it was ABBA's last album, "The Visitors." Others insist is was Richard Strauss's Alpine Symphony.
Aug 6th, 2007 · Ehud Olmert is the first Israeli prime minister to visit a Palestinian town since the outbreak of fighting seven years ago, meeting under heavy guard with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to talk about the creation of a Palestinian state. Olmert says he came to discuss "fundamental issues" and hopes talks open the way for forming a Palestinian state.