Kennedy Center Honors News
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Kennedy Center Revises Way Honorees Are Selected
announced Thursday, the organization will begin seeking recommendations from the public for the first time in the Kennedy Center Honors ' 35-year history. It will also seek more recommendations from a committee of artists. The center is forming
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Robert De Niro Was Dustin Hoffman's Waiter in 1969
The first thing you said to me is 'How is the flounder?'" On Dec. 2, De Niro introduced Hoffman at the Kennedy Center Honors , which recognize lifetime contributions to American culture through the performing arts. Hoffman was one of
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Kennedy Center Reviews Honors Process After Latino Outcryreleased an apology for his "unfortunate choice of words." According to Sanchez, the lack of diversity in the Kennedy Center Honors is more problematic than in other entertainment awards, because it receives federal funding, he told CBS
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'Doomsday' For The Fiscal Cliff? (The Note)
two-timers": http://bit.ly/R0Si7P OBAMA HOSTS KENNEDY CENTER HONOREES AT WHITE HOUSE. ABC's Matthew Larotonda reports on three surviving members of Led Zeppelin before the annual Kennedy Center Honors gala this evening. President Obama welcomed the performers
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5 Things to Know This Morningcasualties could rise in the coming days. 4. Stars Receive Kennedy Center Honors Treatment Actor Dustin Hoffman, blues guitarist Buddy Natalia Makarova and comedian David Letterman got the Kennedy Center Honors treatment at the White House ahead of the annual gala
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The Note's Must-Reads for Monday December 3, 2012
on a tax increase. LINK KENNEDY CENTER HONORS The Hill's Erik Wasson Obama pays tribute to Kennedy Center honorees at White House reception tribute to this year's Kennedy Center Honors award recipients, celebrating
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President Obama Hosts Kennedy Center Honorees at White House
three surviving members of Led Zeppelin before the annual Kennedy Center Honors gala this evening. President Obama welcomed the performers TV worlds together with Washington high society. The Kennedy Center Honors has no categories or competition, selecting recipients
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Instant Index: Hillary and Meryl, Hidden Treasures at the Thrift Storesnap a photo of her and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton following the State Department Dinner for the Kennedy Center Honors gala Saturday at the State Department in Washington. Kevin Wolf/AP Photo Number: $9,000 You may want
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Paul McCartney Turns 70Together" for the 1978 movie Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band and who serenaded McCartney during the 2010 Kennedy Center Honors event, says his fellow rock legend really knows how to live life to its fullest. "He's got a whole second
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President Obama Says ‘a Lifetime of Greatness’ for Kennedy Center Honorees
President Obama thanked each of the five 2011 Kennedy Center Honorees for their contributions to the arts and congratulated them on a “lifetime of greatness” in a ceremony tonight in the East Room of
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Actor Kal Penn's Final Thoughts After Leaving the White House: 'The Score Keeping on Capital Hill' Is a 'Bummer'spots for celebrity sightings. He said he ran into actor and comedian Chris Rock while working the gate at the Kennedy Center Honors last year. "I'm a huge Chris Rock fan," Penn said. "Chris Rock sort of looked at me and said, 'Hey
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The Low-Down on the First Lady's State Dinner Gown
dress she wore for the Alfalfa Club dinner last January and the purple corseted strapless gown she wore to the Kennedy Center Honors in December. Soronen said that even though Mrs. Obama has worn his gowns before, it always feels like the first time when he
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Super Bowl Furor: Pete Townshend Defends Halftime Act Amid Child Porn Accusationsexpired in 2008. That was the same year Townshend and The Who were lauded by President George W. Bush at the Kennedy Center Honors . But for Kevin Gillick, president of Protect Our Children, Inc., a child protective charity in Brevard
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Pete Townshend: Super Bowl Pariah?
were lauded by then-President George W. Bush at the Kennedy Center Honors . But for Kevin Gillick, president of Protect Our Children out against the rocker's participation in 2008's Kennedy Center Honors . "We know the facts of the case," McCarthy added
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Obama Praises Kennedy Center Artists
with these particular Kennedy Center Honorees as his cultural heroes performed at the first Kennedy Center Honors for her mentor, Marian house included former Kennedy Center honorees , Kennedy family members
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'This Week' Full Transcript: Dec. 13, 2009later, the Sunday funnies. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) SETH MEYERS, "SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE" CAST MEMBER: During the Kennedy Center Honors on Sunday, President Obama presented an award to Bruce Springsteen, saying, "I'm the president, but he's
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Obamas' First State Dinner -- 'Bigger than the Biggest Wedding'
dress as the first lady In 2006, first lady Laura Bush donned a stunning red Oscar de la Renta dress for the Kennedy Center Honors at the White House. The only problem -- three other attendees also wore the dress. Going with the flow
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Obama honors 'agents of change'
numerous accolades for her performances, including two Tony Awards, six additional Tony nominations, and the Kennedy Center Honors Award. As fearless as Anita in West Side Story, and as self-reliant as Aurora in Kiss of the Spider Woman
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SNEAK PEEK: ‘Courage and Coolness’morning worship service, Nashua, NH At the White House. . . PRESIDENT BUSH --7:30 pm ET: Attends the Kennedy Center Honors Gala with First Lady Laura Bush Monday Dec. 3, 2007 The Democrats. . . HILLARY CLINTON --12:00 pm ET
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Rocky Transition: Medicaid to Private HMOsis funded directly by the company -- has also contributed money to the National Symphony Orchestra and the Kennedy Center Honors Gala in Washington over the past few years. Centene employs approximately 100 workers at a medical claims processing
