Winston Churchill

How to Be Important After Graduation

Carl Safina | Posted 06.01.2012

Read More: Emerson, Success, Commencement, Chase Money, Thoreau, Graduation, Service, Sex, Convocation, Winston Churchill, Patience, Failure, Curiosity, Compassion, Commencement Speech, Carl Safina Commencement Speech, College News

Never chase money. You are not the product of four billion years of evolution just so you can own a cluttered garage. Make yourself someone rare and valuable -- then instead of chasing money, you'll find money chasing you

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Leader Of Daring WWII Rescue Dies

AP | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Winston Churchill, Draza Mihailovich, Wwii, Xenia Wilkinson, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Steven Oluic, Gregory Freeman, Obituary, Halyard Mission, George Vujnovich, World War II, New York News

NEW YORK — George Vujnovich, the intelligence agent who organized a World War II mission to rescue more than 500 U.S. bomber crew members shot d...

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11 Drinks Inspired By Winston Churchill

Susan Elia MacNeal | Posted 04.09.2012

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On the anniversary of the day when Churchill became an honorary U.S. citizen, it seems entirely appropriate to raise a glass in honor of the man who did so much to fight Nazism and renew the world's faith in decency and democracy.

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Obsession With Tobacco Turns Into Art

Posted 03.12.2012

Read More: Winston Churchill, Obsession, Video, Cultura, Cohiba Cigars, Obsessed, Slidepollajax, Hispanic Heritage, Janio Nunez, Tobacco, Cuba, Latino Voices News

Janio Núñez worked as a "torcedor" or cigar-roller in Cuba for many years until one day his craft became a little more than just a job. "I saw m...

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Netanyahu's Dangerous Misuse of the Holocaust

Carlo Strenger | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Winston Churchill, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran, George W. Bush, Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran Nuclear Program, Iran Nuclear Weapons, Barack Obama, Netanyahu, World News

There are obvious points of consensus in the Free World: the Iranian Regime is not nice; in fact, it's pretty horrid, both to its own people and in it...

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Military Funding vs. Funding for the Arts: What Does the Difference Say About American Values?

Brendan McMahon | Posted 03.31.2012

Read More: Winston Churchill, Department of Defense, Opera, Employment, Mitt Romney, Theater, Nea, UK Arts, Arts Funding, Arts News, Mitt Romney 2012, Unemployment Crisis, Arts, Newt Gingrich, National Endowment for the Arts, Republican Party, US Budget, Arts Education, Arts News

If we as Americans are so willing to grossly over-fund our military and defund our arts, our deepest expression of ourselves both at home and abroad is simply an expression of war.

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Churchill Library To Be Created At GWU

AP | BRETT ZONGKER | Posted 03.20.2012

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WASHINGTON — An international group seeking to preserve the legacy of Winston Churchill announced plans Thursday to create the first U.S. resear...

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Help Me Understand...

John Joss | Posted 03.10.2012

Read More: Language, Speech, Pronunciation, Behavior, Speaking, Writing, Winston Churchill, Conversation, Grammar, Syntax, Caroline Kennedy, Sixty Minutes, Lesley Stahl, Media News

Our inability to express ourselves with clarity, simplicity and vigor is the death of effective human affairs. The light at the end of the tunnel is that we, if we care enough to speak and write properly, will shine.

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The Bigger They Come

Henry J. Stern | Posted 02.21.2012

Read More: Winston Churchill, Corruption, New York City Council, Ed Koch, Frank Costello, Trial Lawyers, Trial, Government Corruption, New York News

While only a relatively small portion of elected officials are criminals, still the frequency of arrests and indictments of members of the political class causes people to doubt the integrity and validity of the legislative process.

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Ben Stiller, Winston Churchill & More: Today's Famous Birthdays

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 01.30.2012

Read More: Winston Churchill, November 30, Famous Birthdays, Ben Stiller, The Big Bang Theory, Celebrity Birthdays, The Office, Mark Twain, November 30th, Celebrity News

In a world with nearly 7 billion people, chances are someone famous is celebrating their birthday today. And indeed: Ben Stiller, Winston Churchi...

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Powell/Pressburger 1943 Classic Conjures Deborah Kerr's Early Artistry And Winston Churchill's Wrath

Penelope Andrew | Posted 01.16.2012

Read More: Winston Churchill, Emeric Pressburger, Thelma Schoonmaker, The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp, Film Forum, Deborah Kerr, Moma, The Film Foundation, New York City, Anton Walbrook, The British Film Institute, Andrew Sarris, Alfred Junge, Jack Cardiff, Michael Powell, Ian Christie, Roger Livesey, Georges Perinal, Entertainment News

Among its many virtues, The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943) is a rare, dreamy, Technicolor depiction of London during the blitz.

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Timing and Political Leadership

Franz-Stefan Gady | Posted 12.13.2011

Read More: Winston Churchill, Tea Party Movement, Philosophy, Helmut Schmidt, Jimmy Carter, Helmut Kohl, Shakespeare, Tea Party, Politics News

Amid the worsening economic picture, political leaders across the globe are under attack for their lack of leadership and failure to inspire confidence in their constituencies in the face of mounting global problems.

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Obama, Perry and Romney -- and Churchill

Leo Hindery, Jr. | Posted 11.13.2011

Read More: Winston Churchill, Taxes, Jobs, Trade, Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, Elections 2012, Rick Perry, Politics News

For America today, with uncertainty and fatalism being felt in every quarter, there is sadly no Winston Churchill in sight. An absence particularly noticeable just two days after the memorial services surrounding the 10th anniversary of 9/11.

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Patriotism vs. Nationalism in a Post 9/11 World

Grant Lyon | Posted 11.08.2011

Read More: Winston Churchill, Nationalism, American Revolution, Fundamentalism, Islam, Ground Zero Mosque, Islamaphobia, Bill of Rights, Troops, George Orwell, 9/11 Anniversary, Yankee Doodle Dandy, 9/11, Fbi, Freedom of Religion, Sikhism, 9/11 Memorial, Patriotism, Westboro Baptist Church, American Flag, Socialism, Muslim, National Anthem, Gettysburg Address, September 11 Anniversary, Comedy News

If you believe in freedom of religion but don't understand the irony behind your anger at a mosque being built near ground zero, then you are the number one culprit of dumb nationalism in 2011.

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H.G. Wells and Defending the "Restoration Doctrine"

Franz-Stefan Gady | Posted 10.01.2011

Read More: Winston Churchill, H. G. Wells, Richard Haass, Imperialism, British Empire, Foreign Affairs, Obama Foreign Policy, Foreign Policy, World News

Michael Singh's parochial critique in Foreign Policy Magazine entitled "'Restoration' is Not an Option: Why America Can't Afford to Lead From Behind",...

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PHOTOS: A Look At London During World War II

Posted 09.18.2011

Read More: Winston Churchill, Nazi Germany, Wwii, Germany, World War II, London, London World War II, Life, World News

July 19 marks the 70th anniversary of Winston Churchill's famous "V for Victory" campaign, and in tribute to the spirit of Britons who "would not be c...

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The LA City Council Talks Too Much

Joel Epstein | Posted 08.10.2011

Read More: Institute for Transportation & Development Policy, Metro Orange Line, LA City Council, La Metro, Bill Rosendahl, Winston Churchill, Wilshire Subway, America Fast Forward, Bus Riders Union, Los Angeles, Wilshire BRT, Mass Transit, Condo Canyon, Freeway, La Transit, Los Angeles Buses, Los Angeles News

The LA City Council and needs to stop talking and start acting on the Wilshire bus rapid transit project.

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Can We Please Get Out of Bed With Weiner?

Cynthia Ellis | Posted 08.10.2011

Read More: Hilary Clinton, Winston Churchill, Twitter, Governator, New York, Michael Iopace, George Washington, California, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Bill Clinton, Anthony Weiner, Eliot Spitzer, Marilyn Monroe, John Edwards, Jfk, Politics News

Ideally, we'd like our leaders to set a good example, but should a (sometimes painfully stupid) personal mistake end a promising political career?

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Birthday Tribute: Albert Finney's Finest

John Farr | Posted 07.27.2011

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Finney cares a great deal about his work, but very little about publicity. Nominated five times for an Oscar, he has never once attended the ceremony.

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PHOTOS: Before The Situation Room: Iconic War Photography

Posted 07.13.2011

Read More: Photography, Winston Churchill, Christmas Truce, War on Terror, Wwii, Vietnam War, Dresden, Wwi, War Photography, Bombing of Dresden, The Situation Room, Osama Bin Laden, Arts News

This month has already begotten two iconic photographs: one released, one not. The first refers to an image of the President and his staff in the Situ...

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Should Obama Show His School Transcripts?

Bernard Starr | Posted 07.12.2011

Read More: Barak Obama, Isaac Newton, Intelligence, Columbia University, Harvard University, Donald Trump, Pablo Picasso, Ivy League, Thomas Edison, Harvard Law School, Albert Einstein, Grades, Richard Branson, Winston Churchill, School Transcripts, Birther Issue, Dyslexia, Obama Administration, Education News

Once again Trump is demanding proof -- this time he wants to inspect Obama's school transcripts. Should we be concerned? I think not.

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A Touch of Hope

Nikki Stone | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Winston Churchill, New Orleans, Support, Branford Marsalis, Nikki Stone, Olympian, Hope, Heroes, The Biggest Loser, Weight Loss Tips, Athlete, Harry Connick, Diet, Motivation, Japan, Wellness, Teamwork, Natural Disaster, When Turtles Fly, Tsunami, Jazz, Aide, Inspiration, Health, Jr., Hurricane Katrina, Weight Loss, Musicians? Village, Belief, Symtrimics, Healthy Living News

I wanted to share a story today about one of those very heroes in hopes that it will ignite more supporters to champion the work still needed to be done in Japan and for future natural disasters.

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