Oct 13th, 2008 · This year's Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences has gone to Paul Krugman for his theories on how economies of scale affect international trade. Krugman, a professor of economics and international affairs at the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton University and a columnist for The New York Times, says he was stark naked, about to step into the shower at 6:40 a.m. when his cell phone rang with the news. He called the award "an awesome surprise."
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Apr 23rd, 2008 · Steven Kurtz spent a year on the road with Sticky Fingers, one of the nation's more successful Rolling Stones tribute bands. His new book is called Like A Rolling Stone: The Strange Life of a Tribute Band.
Keywords: national · road · Tribute · Rolling Stone · Rolling Stones · Awesome · emLike · Sticky Fingers · Steven Kurtz · Strange Life · Tribute Band
Apr 17th, 2008 · In "Right Back in It," Ball's awesome mélange of keyboard styles sets the tone: Call it the Zydeco boogie-woogie blues. Horns chug faster and faster throughout, and a guitar drops by for a rock 'n' roll interlude. In the end, there's even a moral that applies in a post-Katrina age.
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Apr 13th, 2008 · From the moment Sen. Barack Obama rocked the 2004 Democratic National Convention by talking of the "awesome God" in the Blue states, he has been recognized for his artful use of theological language. In the past, Democrats have shied away from talking about personal faith, but Obama has put his faith front and center.
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Mar 20th, 2008 · The most popular video on YouTube has no lip-synching Chinese teenagers, no babies falling over, no drunk cats: It's Barack Obama's speech on race. So far, the Obama speech has been clicked on 1.6 million times and has drawn more than 4,000 comments, ranging from "awesome" to "no, we can't" to "Barrack to the Future!!"
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May 7th, 2007 · George Tenet is peddling his new book with an almost evangelistic ferver. Now, NPR's humorist gives his take on the former CIA director's book.
Keywords: director · CIA · humorist · evangelist · Peddling · Awesome · tenets · George Tenet · ferver
Jan 1st, 2007 · Words like "truthiness" and "awesome" are all over the place -- but they're also on at least one list of banned words: Lake Superior State University's annual List of Words and Phrases Banished from the Queen's English for Mis-Use, Over-Use and General Uselessness.
Keywords: 2006 · irresistible · Awesome · truthiness · Lake Superior State University · List of Words · Phrases Banished · English for Mis Use · General Uselessness
Mar 29th, 2006 · You may know them as Mike D, MCA, and Ad-Rock. Or as Michael Diamond, Adam Yauch, and Adam Horovitz. Or simply, the Beastie Boys. For their new concert film, Awesome, they gave cameras to their fans in the crowd.
Keywords: boys · Cameras · concert · Beastie Boys · Beastie · MCA · Ad Rock · Michael Diamond · Adam Yauch · Adam Horovitz · Awesome
