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Wednesday, December 12,2007
Pat Graham: Silent Pictures
Tues. Dec. 18
Harry W. Schwartz (Downer Avenue), 7 p.m. Milwaukee native Pat Graham has spent much of the last 20 years on the road, snapping pictures of bands for the pages of magazines like Rolling Stone, NME and Spin
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Wednesday, December 5,2007
For The Bible Tells Me So
Times Cinema, 7pm
After screenings at the Milwaukee LGBT and then the Milwaukee International Film Festival, this documentary plays tonight and tomorrow.
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Wednesday, December 5,2007
An Unreasonable Man
UWM Union Theater, 7:30pm
Wednesday, December 5,2007
An Evening To Promote Racial Justice
Marcus Center, 5pm
Wednesday, December 5,2007
Pat Green
Thurs. Dec. 6
In the late-’90s, Pat Green was one of the most buzzed-about independent songwriters
in country circles, but he lost some of that good will once he signed to a major
label
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Wednesday, December 5,2007
The Musical Box
Fri. Dec. 7
The Riverside Theater, 8 p.m.
A Genesis-approved Genesis tribute band, The Musical
Box has set out to recreate one of the prog-rock group’s
most curious shows on their latest tour. In 1974
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Wednesday, December 5,2007
The Jonas Brothers
Fri. Dec. 7
The Rave, 7 p.m.
The Jonas Brothers were a wholesome, Hansonesque
trio of rocking siblings with a background in
Christian music
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Wednesday, December 5,2007
Brady Street Festivu
Dec. 7 & 8
Bring the unadorned aluminum pole out of the crawl
space: Brady Street honors the vaguely defined, nondenominational
“Seinfeld” holiday this Friday and
Saturday
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Wednesday, December 5,2007
Art Vs. Craft
Sat. Dec. 8
This biannual craft fair puts the emphasis on a young, new wave of artists and
designers. It’s a veritable hipster marketplace filled with the requisite silk-screened
posters
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Wednesday, December 5,2007
Good for the Jews
Sat. Dec. 8
The Miramar Theatre, 9 p.m.
A sort of Flight of the Conchords for
the kosher set, the musical comedy
duo Good For the Jews
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Obama seeks greater rein on financial institutions
(AP)
AP - President Barack Obama says he wants Congress to pass legislation giving the government greater regulatory authority over financial institutions like American International Group.
Sources: Pentagon to stop forced tour extension
(AP)
AP - The Army will substantially reduce use of the unpopular practice of holding troops beyond their enlistment dates and will pay $500 to those still forced to stay in the service, defense and congressional officials said Wednesday.
AIG head shares US anger of bonuses but backs them
(AP)
AP - The chief executive officer of failed insurance conglomerate AIG acknowledged Wednesday that the company's multimillion-dollar bonuses were "distasteful" to many and had provoked a firestorm of wrath. "I share that anger," Edward Liddy, chairman and CEO of the American International Group Inc., said in testimony prepared for Congress.
Analysis: White House, Dems backpedaling on AIG
(AP)
AP - For the first time since last fall's election, Democrats and the Obama administration are backpedaling furiously on an issue easily understood by financially strapped taxpayers: $165 million in bonuses paid out at bailed-out AIG.
Pence: Return AIG donations
(Politico)
Politico - House Republican Conference Chairman Mike Pence is urging politicians from both parties to strongly consider returning campaign contributions from AIG.
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AIG head shares US anger of bonuses but backs them
(AP)
AP - The chief executive officer of failed insurance conglomerate AIG acknowledged Wednesday that the company's multimillion-dollar bonuses were "distasteful" to many and had provoked a firestorm of wrath. "I share that anger," Edward Liddy, chairman and CEO of the American International Group Inc., said in testimony prepared for Congress.
Obama seeks greater rein on financial institutions
(AP)
AP - President Barack Obama says he wants Congress to pass legislation giving the government greater regulatory authority over financial institutions like American International Group.
Consumer prices rise by largest amount in 7 months
(AP)
AP - Consumer prices rose in February by the largest amount in seven months as gasoline prices surged again and clothing costs jumped the most in nearly two decades.
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