seven years

Arts & Leisure: Tom Waits’s New Album, ‘Bad as Me’

Culture - International Herald Tribune  Thu, 10/20/2011 - 12:01

Tom Waits has a new album, “Bad as Me,” his first complete collection of new material in seven years.


 

After Seven Years, 'House' Keeps Treading Water, But Does It Ver...

NPR: Arts & Culture  Mon, 10/03/2011 - 12:15

House is a very good show that has tremendous trouble progressing the story of its main character. But he's so good at being stuck in place that you almost don't mind.

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Doing The First Novel Hustle: 'The Oracle Of Stamboul'

NPR: Arts & Culture  Tue, 03/01/2011 - 11:25

It took Michael David Lukas seven years to write his debut novel, The Oracle of Stamboul, but as Martha Woodroof writes, the long struggle was worth it.

Woodroof speaks with Lukas about going by three names, the young girl who inspired his novel and going broke for one's writing dreams.

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Timeline: Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's Administration

NPR: Politics & Society  Sun, 01/02/2011 - 14:00

View a retrospective of Arnold Schwarzenegger's seven years as the 38th governor of California -- from his election in 2003 to the measures he pushed for in 2010.

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Senate Ratifies START

NPR: Politics & Society  Wed, 12/22/2010 - 14:00

Following the treaty's ratification by the Russian Duma, which is expected to take place early next year, each country will have seven years to bring down the total number of strategic weapons it has in place to 1,550.

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Alex Nicholson: Talking About 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'

NPR: Politics & Society  Tue, 06/16/2009 - 10:30

Seven years after being discharged from the U.S. Army under "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," openly gay veteran Alex Nicholson is the executive director of Servicemembers United, an advocacy organization he founded.

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Alzheimer's Claims Painter's Memories, Not Art

NPR: Arts & Culture  Sun, 05/24/2009 - 22:29

Seven years ago, Ken Rabb was a legal aid lawyer and a weekend painter. But at the age of 53, he was diagnosed with young onset Alzheimer's.

Although he talks relatively little now and can no longer read, his art has flourished and he spends much of his time painting.

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