The tribute acts keeping Kate Bush in the spotlight

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GREENVILLE, S.C. — The opening act in the contest to pick a challenger for President Obama in 2012 proved to be an awkward moment for the Republican Party. Thursday night’s candidate debate did as much to highlight divisions within the party as it did to offer a brief for why the president should be denied a second term. With many of the party’s potentially strongest candidates either choosing not to participate — or still making up their minds about whether to run — the 90-minute debate offered a platform for second-tier candidates to make their case. They took full advantage of the spotlight, but in the process they offered dissonance in the GOP message along with moments of comedic relief to the audience. Read full article > >

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GOP debate proves an awkward start in the fight against Obama

As Sarah Palin contemplates a 2012 presidential run, she suddenly has competition from Michele Bachmann and Donald Trump, who could steal conservative votes – and her spotlight.

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COLUMBUS, OHIO – Across Ohio last week, the legislative push to restrict the union rights of government workers was greeted again and again by noisy protests.

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Ohio, Wisconsin shine spotlight on new union battle: Government workers vs. taxpayers

By Julian Fisher, MD How strange for a physician to say that…and especially as I make an initial appearance on this blog.  Physicians are supposed to be caring and to want to care for patients and their illnesses.  But bear with me for a moment, as this commentary is about to shift…. Illness is omnipresent and often becomes newsworthy, especially when someone with a high profile becomes ill – or when a dramatic event propels someone – or a nation – to prominence because of that illness.  The shooting in Tucson is the obvious example but many others abound.  A prominent CEO takes ill — again — or a Hollywood celebrity falls off the wagon – with a giant thud.  And suddenly the spotlight of Entertainment Tonight or ABC or the New York Times or the Financial Times shines upon them…and the world hovers in expectation or curiosity. We are supposedly in a new world of journalism melded with technology.  Actually not true:  the new age began decades ago before the Internet or blogs existed with all-news radio stations and then 500 cable channels enriching our lives as never before…and needing to fill their programming venues with ‘stuff.’  The news expanded – or news producers expanded the available news to fill that void, a topic that James Fallows has covered so well here and in his book Breaking the News: How the Media Undermine American Democracy .  Thus was born intrusive news…or the world intruding on us, peering over the shoulders of those who are well and especially those who are ill, wondering how ill they are and when or whether they will get better. I would argue that illness is a very personal and private matter.  Anyone who has worked with patients knows that. Anyone who has a family member seriously ill knows that.  Learning to walk or talk again after a stroke takes a great deal of effort.  Regaining one’s strength after major shoulder surgery or loss of a limb entails hours and weeks and months of agonizing work – and pain.  There are few patients who want to expose themselves in their moments of greatest weakness to public scrutiny, to be items on Entertainment Tonight or the equivalent general news or business news outlets. There are, of course, outliers:  the larger-than-life Hollywood individual (perhaps afflicted with a narcissistic personality disorder) who wants/needs to have his or her illness flung or hung out for public inspection…or the captain of industry whose presence is critical to the company (I’d sell any stock I had in that company if its performance depended on only one person at the top). But in general, illness is a private matter, and as much as we want to know about the triumphs and trials of others, we need to learn to back off and allow people to be ill and recover in private…the illness of others is your business only if they ask you to join in. Julian Fisher, MD is a Boston-based neurologist and medical information entrepreneur.  

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Your Illness Is Not My Business

Carmichael Gallery’s free monthly newspaper on street art In a world of diminishing print publications and—even more rare—free ones, The Art Street Journal is an inspiring example of how it can still be done. The latest issue, Volume II: Issue IV, features Japanese artist Yoshitomo Nara and at 36 pages is its biggest edition yet since launching in August 2009. Other highlights include a pull-out poster by Slinkachu, a visit to Simon Haas’ studio and a review of John Baldessari’s recent show at the Met. Helmed by editor Elisa Carmichael, who runs the Carmichael Gallery in Los Angeles with her husband Seth, the full-color newsprint magazine’s most recent number boasts a distribution base of 30,000 copies spread among individual subscribers, museums, galleries, cafes and boutiques in 150 countries. While some of the artists featured are indeed part of their gallery’s roster, the Journal extends its scope to include artists the founders believe its target audience of art collectors should pay more attention to or consider investing in—some of whom are artists the Carmichaels personally admire. Each issue’s table of contents lists art show reviews sent in by volunteer writers, plus Q&As with artists, but interestingly the spotlight isn’t just on them. Galleries, auctions and art fairs make up the publication’s coverage too. In its regular section Backstage, The Art Street Journal makes a concerted effort to cover those, as well to provide a more rounded overview of the street art world. Sign up for a free subscription to the bimonthly magazine here .

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Reince Priebus emerged as the leader of the Republican National Committee largely because of a pledge to crave the workload, not the spotlight.

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Man in the News | Reince Priebus: G.O.P. Leader’s Promise: Humility and Hard Work

Though his ideas are not necessarily new, nor his state’s problems unique, Gov. Chris Christie may find himself in the spotlight in a national debate over education.

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News Analysis: Governor Thrusts New Jersey to Fore of an Education Fight

On a day when the president and the nation are mourning the victims of the tragic shooting in Tucson, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) is trying to seize the spotlight to mourn her tarnished reputation. Palin apparently views herself among the real victims of the tragic shooting this weekend that killed six and wounded 14 . read more

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The US Navy says it is investigating the production of lewd videos aboard a US aircraft carrier which have turned the spotlight on a veteran commander.

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The US Navy says it is investigating the production of lewd videos aboard a US aircraft carrier which have turned the spotlight on a veteran commander.

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The US Navy says it is investigating the production of lewd videos aboard a US aircraft carrier which have turned the spotlight on a veteran commander.

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The US Navy says it is investigating the production of lewd videos aboard a US aircraft carrier which have turned the spotlight on a veteran commander.

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As China seizes the spotlight in East and Southeast Asia, it is also making its presence felt on its western flank, once primarily Russia’s domain.

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China Quietly Extends Footprints Into Central Asia

Once an internal measure that principals could choose to heed or ignore, the city’s teacher ranking system has been thrust into the spotlight, bringing its relevance into question.

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Hurdles Emerge in Rising Effort to Rate Teachers