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Independent Groups Step Up On-Air Ads
Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:21:00 -0400
Independent groups have yet to unveil an ad as damaging as the Swift Boat Veterans spot that hurt Sen. John Kerry's presidential bid in 2004. But as the summer goes on, more groups are producing radio and TV spots targeting the presidential race and key Senate battles.
Remembering Nelson Mandela's Pivotal Moment
Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:00:00 -0400
When he stood up in a South African courtroom during his treason trial in 1964, Nelson Mandela declared that he was "prepared to die" for his cause. As Mandela turns 90, a documentary studies the pivotal moment when he became a worldwide symbol of the struggle for freedom and democracy.
Obama Takes Biggest Lead Yet, But What Does It Mean?
Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:00:00 -0400
Both Obama and McCain made appearances this week in front of the NAACP and the Council of La Raza. Why are some attendees saying that while the Democratic candidate was the audience favorite, the Republican candidate connected better with delegates?

The Talk of the Town

Shape-shifter
Paul Goldberger Mon, 14 Jul 2008 04:00:00 -0000
Architects don’t usually hold elaborate press conferences to announce their new designs. But David Fisher is not a typical architect, and not only because he goes by the honorific “Dr.” Fisher, who was born in Tel Aviv fifty-nine years ago, is based in Florence, and believes that he has . . .
Isn’t It Romantic?
Rebecca Mead Mon, 14 Jul 2008 04:00:00 -0000
The plot of “The Romantics,” a new novel by Galt Niederhoffer, unfolds during the weekend wedding of Lila Hayes, a blond, beautiful, witty, and wealthy Yale graduate, and her former classmate Tom McDevon, a handsome, charming, social-climbing cipher. The book’s heroine--the clever, ill-at-ease, Brooklyn-dwelling Laura . . .
H-bloo On A-rod
Ben McGrath Mon, 14 Jul 2008 04:00:00 -0000
Shortly before his regular teatime, one day last week, the Yale literature professor Harold Bloom found an occasion to consider the plight of his beloved Yankees, as they approached the All Star break in third place, and of their star third baseman, Alex Rodriguez. “The poor fellow, you know he’s . . .

 

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Amelia Earhart - The official site of the aviatrix from CMG Worldwide, with a biography, a photo gallery, and some of her quotes and achievements.
Meta Description: [ Official Amelia Earhart site, includes biography and rare photos. ]

Amelia Earhart - The Salvagin of NR16020 - An intriguing story about a sailor onboard the aircraft carrier USS Constellation when in 1979 they come across some aircraft wreckage on an island in the south pacific they thought belonged to the lost aviatrix Amelia Earhart.
Meta Description: [ In 1937 Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan disappeared on their round the world attempt. But did they really? In 1979 while a secret covert operation was underway in the south pacific to remove Earhart's wrecakge from a tiny pacific atoll a foriegn government stepped in to claim the wreckage for th... ]

Amelia Earhart Birthplace Museum - Atchison, Kansas. Overview of the museum, location and hours, biography of the aviator, news clips and facts.

Amelia Earhart Information - A short biography of the famous aviator, from the Naval Historical Center. Also offers a bibliography.
Meta Description: [ Information about Amelia Earhart and the records held by the Navy concerning her last flight ]

Aviation History: Amelia Earhart - Illustrated biography of the pioneering pilot.
Meta Description: [ On her 25th birthday, Amelia bought her first airplane, a bright yellow Kinner Canary. October, 1922, Rogers Air Field Los Angeles, she set the women's altitude record of 14,000 feet. ]

Aviation Pioneers: Amelia Earhart - Biography of the Kansas-born aviator, focusing on her recordbreaking flights and her disappearance over the Pacific.
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Earhart Project - Four archaeological expeditions to the remote, uninhabited Pacific atoll of Nikumaroro have recovered physical evidence that the Earhart flight landed there on July 2, 1937.
Meta Description: [ This page contains all of the links and basic information about the Earhart Project. ]

Earhart, Amelia - Brief biographical entry in the Columbia Encyclopedia. Includes bibliography.
Meta Description: [ Earhart, Amelia. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05 ]

Earhart, Amelia (Mary) - Biographical article.

Ellen's Place: Amelia Earhart - Illustrated three-part biography. Available in English and Spanish. Links.
Meta Description: [ Amelia Earhart, 1897 to 1937, biography of achievements, the early years, the celebrity, the last flight, links, references ]

404 Freedom of Information Act: Amelia Earhart - Aviatrix who disappeared July 1937 over the Pacific Ocean while on a highly publicized world flight attempt. The FBI never investigated her disappearance. The records generally consist of correspondence from individuals speculating about her fate. PDF format.

The Diary of Virginia Park - A diary entry written by one of Amelia Earhart's childhood friends, partly to her dictation. Includes photos of Earhart and a WAV file of her voice.

The Earhart Tragedy: Old Mystery, New Hypothesis - John P. Riley considers the role of military officials in the mystery of the disappearance of Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan.
Meta Description: [ The Professional Society of the Sea Services, dedicated to the advancement of professional, literary, and scientific knowledge and the advancement of knowledge of sea power. ]

Wikipedia: Amelia Earhart - Short biography, with bibliography and extensive hyperlinks to related topics.

Women in Aviation and Space History: Amelia Earhart - A biography of probably the most famous woman aviator ever, from the Smithsonian.