Dixie Chicks `Not Ready to Make Nice'
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One of the more innocuous explanations given to the Dixie Chicks as to why country radio hasn&#039;t been playing their new single, &quot;Not Ready to Make Nice,&quot; is because the defiant song doesn&#039;t fit in with everything else that&#039;s playing on the dial.
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Female activists in Zimbabwe are facing increasingly brutal treatment from the police, a report claims.
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The Grammys could take a rare step into the political arena on Sunday if the Dixie Chicks win the coveted album-of-the-year award, as observers of the music industry's biggest honors are predicting.
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Despite the comfort of her  surroundings -- a warm and tastefully decorated den dominated  by a fireplace on one wall and windows that look out over her  front 40 on another -- Sheryl Crow is clearly not comfortable.
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Hillary Rodham Clinton has increasingly been alluding to her spiritual life, but she has come under attack for it.
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When we can no longer pretend that we behave the way our cultural expectations say we should, perhaps it's time to adjust those expectations. Commentary by Regina Lynn.
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Tycho:  It's been a couple weeks discussing reviews and reviewers around here, but somewhere along the way I neglected to mention that their job is essentially impossible.  The 7-9 scale they toil under is largely the result of an uneasy peace between the business and editorial wings of the venue.  No matter what score they give it, high or low, they're reviled equally by the online chorus.  Apparently, even when they do it right they're doing it wrong.
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The Grammys could take a rare step  into the political arena on Sunday if the Dixie Chicks win the  coveted album-of-the-year award, as observers of the music  industry's biggest honors are predicting.
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Cory Boyd wasn't part of South Carolina's losing effort at the Independence Bowl last year. He knew, though, the Gamecocks' attitude wasn't what it should've been.
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It was a blunt question for Hillary Rodham Clinton at the end of a long campaign day. A young man said he knew a lot of people who just didn't like her, and he wanted to know what she could do about it.
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Amazing, but even in this time of goodwill and cheer, some folks are always looking for a fight. A recent exchange with a regular reader got me thinking how divisive things can get.
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NASHVILLE  - Media consolidation doesn't play well here in Music City, USA as a roomful of singers and songwriters, from the famous to the unknown, gathered Monday to criticize government policy easing the rules that say who can own what media outlet where.
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The Country Music Association awards   are a three-way showdown between Brad Paisley, Keith Urban and   Kenny Chesney, while the Dixie Chicks were snubbed again with   not a single nomination on Wednesday.
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By S.L. Wykes, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Jun. 27--Teenager Austin Stewart did something a friend didn't like and the next thing she knew "a non-stop flood of hurtfulness" was posted about her on Facebook and other Web message areas.
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MEMPHIS, Tennessee - A Tennessee mother fed up with her daughter's misbehavior took an unusual tack in for latest punishment, making her stand on a busy street corner with an attention-getting sign.  Tashara Wilkins, 13, held a sign Sunday reading, "I don't obey my parents, I'm a liar.
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Many in the state of Utah have decried the callous and often ridiculous comments made by legislators over SB190, Henry's Bill. We have an alarming rate of child abuse and domestic violence in the state.
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Record labels don't trust us with their music. They need to retune that thinking