 | | 1. | 'Amazing Race' moves to new night, time | | | | | Kansas City Star - Friends Lyn Turk, 32, of Birmingham, Ala., and Karlyn Harris, 32, of Helena, Ala. _ Husband and wife David Conley, 32, and Mary Conley, 31, of Stone, Ky. _ Friends Bilal Abdul-Mani, 37, and Sa'eed Rudolph, 39, of Cleveland, who are Muslims. _ Friends ... |
|  | | | 2. | UNLEASHING A HURRICANE SPIKE LEE | ‘When the Levees Broke’ | | | | | Kansas City Star - After producing a documentary about the 1963 Birmingham church bombing, “Four Little Girls,” Lee knew the network would let him do the film his way. But there was another reason HBO was the place for Lee. “When people are mad, they curse,” he ... |
| | | | 3. | AARON BARNHART TODAY IN TV | | | | | Kansas City Star - After producing a documentary about the 1963 Birmingham church bombing, “Four Little Girls,” Lee knew the network would let him do the film his way. But there was another reason HBO was the place for Lee. “When people are mad, they curse,” he ... |
| | | | 4. | Clay Aiken look-alike sings on 'Idol' | | | | | Kansas City Star - Even though the spotlight during last week's season finale was on "Idol" winner Taylor Hicks of Birmingham, Ala., the TV talent contest granted Sandecki a second spotlight moment by singing on a show filled with performances by well-known artists ... |
| | | | 5. | SHORT TAKES | | | | | Kansas City Star - Your “American Idol” auditions will be at the Forum in Los Angeles (Aug. 8), the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas (Aug. 11), Continental Airlines Arena in East Rutherford, N.J. (Aug. 14), the BJCC in Birmingham, Ala. (Aug. 21), FedEx Forum in ... |
| | | | 6. | Chinese auto maker plans new MG plant | | | | | Kansas City Star - The Oklahoma operations are part of a global business strategy by the newly formed MG Motors, which also plans to build vehicles in Nanjing, China, NAC's home, as well as resume production at the Longbridge assembly plant near Birmingham, England. "We ... |
| | | | 7. | 'Space Odyssey' composer Ligeti dies | | | | | Kansas City Star - Sir Simon Rattle was a fan of Ligeti and led many performances of his works during his tenure at the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra before taking over the Berlin Philharmonic. Austrian Chancellor Wolfgang Schuessel hailed Ligeti on Monday as ... |
| | | | 8. | Yamin says there's music after 'Idol' | | | | | Kansas City Star - Yamin, 27, of Richmond, made his exit from the Fox talent competition Wednesday night, clearing the path for a showdown between Taylor Hicks of Birmingham, Ala., and Katharine McPhee of Los Angeles. The winner will be crowned May 24. "I'm going to do ... |
| | | | 9. | Taylor Hicks anxious to ride tour bus | | | | | Kansas City Star - These days, Hicks says he prefers to travel rather than stay at his Birmingham apartment. "It's been there and it's been nice to come home, but (I'm) only there for a few days and I'm on the road," he said. "So a tour bus with some good, cold iceberg ... |
| | | | 10. | New ad campaign to link Chrysler, Mercedes | | | | | Kansas City Star - What does your company have to do with Mercedes?" the balding Zetsche remembers the woman at the downtown Birmingham shop asking him. The question, which came in an area where people are bombarded with automotive news by the minute, became a metaphor ... |
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