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06 May 2009 

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Comic Book Superhero's Past is Revealed in 'X-Men Origins: Wolverine'  Audio Clip Available
Australian actor Hugh Jackman stars as fierce fighter with menacing metal claws in fourth film in 'X-Men' series, based on world famous Marvel comic books
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April Holds Special Meaning for Jazz Lovers  Audio Clip Available
Many jazz legends were born during month of April, including Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald
Musicians Billy Bragg, Tom Morello, Patti Scialfa and Bruce Springsteen perform at benefit concert celebrating Pete Seeger's 90th birthday at Madison Square Garden, 03 May 2009
Springsteen, Matthews Among Performers at Pete Seeger's 90th Birthday Celebration
Event at New York's Madison Square Garden benefited environmental organization to protect Hudson River
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Friendship, Music Redeem Homeless Man in 'The Soloist'  Audio Clip Available
Film co-starring Jamie Foxx, Robert Downey Jr. tells true story of friendship between homeless street musician and journalist
Robert DeNiro and Jane Rosenthal
Foreign Films Impress Critics at NY Film Festival  Audio Clip Available
Tribeca Film Festival, created to promote New York artists following September 11 attacks, includes films from 36 countries this year
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Portrait Collection Captures American Characters  Audio Clip Available
Photographers' work aims to highlight diversity of 21st-century America
Cruz Azul's player Luis Landin, right, and Atlantes' Fernando Navarro during CONCACAF Champions League final soccer match in Mexico City, 22 Apr 2009
Swine Flu Causes Cancellation of Regional Football Championship Matches
CONCACAF officials say Under-17 matches in Tijuana were canceled to 'safeguard the health of players, officials and fans'
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Bon Jovi Documentary to Premiere at Tribeca Film Festival; Beyonce Kicks Off European Tour
Movie celebrates 25th anniversary of rock group; pop star's concert series began April 26 in Croatia
The 21c Museum Hotel in Louisville, Kentucky, which Deborah Berke transformed from an abandoned warehouse into a hotel with an art museum inside
Architect Deborah Berke Creates Beauty Out of Simplicity  Audio Clip Available
Simple, elegant style evokes sense of mystery, compels second look
In the Barber Shop by Ilya Bolotowsky 1934 [detail]
Exhibit Highlights 1934 Government-Funded Art  Audio Clip Available  Video clip available
Government stepped in to help the unemployed, and artists also benefited
Bela Fleck on banjo at the Grey Fox Bluegrass music festival
American Musician Traces Roots of the Banjo to Africa  Audio Clip Available
Instrument was brought to the Americas by slaves from West Africa.
John Adams and his wife spent much of the second decade of their marriage apart, communicating through letters
Abigail, John Adams: America's Original 'Power Couple'  Audio Clip Available
Former US President and first lady's extraordinary marriage brought to life in their first dual biography
Gary Snyder's poetry explores the beauty of the natural world
For Poet Gary Snyder, Every Day is Earth Day  Audio Clip Available
Pulitzer Prize winner influenced by Zen Buddhism, American West celebrates, reveres natural world
Gil Ingles
US Musician's Album a Hit in Angola  Video clip available
Angolan-American Gil Ingles produces a pop music album with Angolan singer Paul G
Everything You Love Will Be Taken Away
Slaid Cleaves' 'Everything You Love Will Be Taken Away' Well Worth the Wait  Audio Clip Available
Singer-songwriter's CD is his first collection of original material since 2004
An elaborate pattern decorates this darkened slice of toast in the virtual gallery
Bread Art Project Fights Hunger in America  Audio Clip Available
Online initiative offers aspiring artists - and regular people - easy way to help hungry
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All-American Sweetheart Tells Story of Battle with Diabetes  Audio Clip Available
'I fell and picked myself up,' actress Mary Tyler Moore says
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Single Mom Overturns Unjust Arrest in 'American Violet'  Audio Clip Available
Film co-starring Alfre Woodard, newcomer Nicole Beharie is based on true story of Regina Kelly, a Texas native who was wrongfully arrested during a massive raid in so-called 'war on drugs' and fought the system, proving her innocence
Maathai was deeply influenced by her time in the United States and the civil rights movement in America
Maathai Changes Kenya's Political Landscape with Simple Act of Planting Trees  Audio Clip Available
New documentary 'Taking Root' tells inspiring story of Green Belt Movement, its founder, Wangari Maathai
Angelina Jolie poses for photographers in Cannes, France 23 May 2007
Celebrities Promote Humanitarian Causes  Video clip available
Angelina Jolie, Bono, Leonardo Di Caprio are just some of the A-list celebrities lending their famous faces to humanitarian issues, third world debt and climate change