Bush Center Notes: James Baker tops list of guest speakers (The Bryan-College Station Eagle) The George Bush Presidential Library and Museum has a busy schedule for 2007, with January topics examining the U.S. military and foreign affairs - including a visit by former Secretary of State James A. Baker III. ...more...Legends, leaders, and legacies: The year in farewells (Boston Globe) At the close of a year fraught with political conflict and cultural fragmentation, Americans were touched by the deaths of two iconic figures, one hailed for restoring decency and civility to national politics, the other for imbuing pop music with a propulsive beat that cut across genres and generations....more... Ed Barkowitz | Park Parker? It's a tough call (Philly.com) IF YOU drafted Willie Parker, you knew this day would come. Here we are, at the latest most important week of the year, and Parker gets to face the Ravens' defense. To start or not to start, that is the question. Vote in our Full fantasy awards ballot. (PDF, 143 KB) and take an online poll. ...more... $0.02: Many ways to measure U.S. Ski Team's success (Summit Daily News) Summit County, CO Colorado If you look at the men's overall alpine World Cup standings right now, you'll see that three of the top seven skiers on the list are Americans - Bode Miller in third, Ted Ligety in fifth, Steve Nyman in seventh....more... |