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A call for action against assault weapons
“We must take action nationally to ban assault weapons.” Kerry Kennedy, daughter of Robert F. Kennedy, is a human rights activist, author and frequent guest on TV news shows in the U.S. and abroad....
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Kennedy Center hunting for new leader
The Kennedy Center has officially formed a search committee to fill the CEO role occupied for the past 12 years by Michael Kaiser, who will ankle at the end of his contract in December 2014.
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Kennedy Center set to expand
The Kennedy Center will build a major addition, expected to cost $100 million, to its iconic building along the Potomac River in order to accommodate needed rehearsal and education spaces as well as an...
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CinemaCon Honors Kathleen Kennedy
CinemaCon honoree Kathleen Kennedy isn’t inclined to analyze her own success, but looking back she sees two keys: hard work and flexibility.
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Kennedy Center to Produce New Ahrens/Flaherty Musical
WASHINGTON — The Kennedy Center will produce the world premiere of new tuner “Little Dancer,” with book and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens and score by Stephen Flaherty. Susan Stroman (“The Scottsboro Boys,”...
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Carol Burnett Takes Kennedy Center’s Twain Prize
Comedian Carol Burnett has been selected by Washington, D.C.’s Kennedy Center to receive this year’s Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. Award will be presented Oct. 20 at a kudofest to be broadcast...
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Rob Lowe Cast as JFK in ‘Killing Kennedy’
Rob Lowe will play President John F. Kennedy in National Geographic’s telepic “Killing Kennedy,” it was announced today. Based on a book by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard, “Killing Kennedy” centers on...
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Making of John F. Kennedy Biopic ‘PT 109’ Was Hardly Smooth Sailing
Scant months before John F. Kennedy’s death, Warner Bros. released a movie that may not be all that memorable on the screen, but certainly was remarkable in the making.
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Venice Film Review: ‘Parkland’
This JFK assassination retelling makes "Bobby" look like a masterpiece by comparison.
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Shirley MacLaine, Billy Joel, Carlos Santana Among 2013 Kennedy Center Honorees
Actress Shirley MacLaine, singer/songwriter Billy Joel, opera singer Martina Arroyo, jazz legend Herbie Hancock and musician/songwriter Carlos Santana will receive this year’s Kennedy Center Honors.
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