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Photo Gallery 02/12
10,000
Black Men Named George
From
left, Mario Van Peebles,
Andre Braugher and
Charles S. Dutton star
in "10,000 Black
Men Named George,"
the true-life account of
civil rights champion
Asa Philip Randolph.
Randolph (Braugher)
organized the black men
working as Pullman Car
porters on the nation's
passenger trains,
forcing the Pullman Co.
to recognize his union
and, in 1937, negotiated
the first contract given
to a group of black
American workers.
Premiere is Sunday, Feb.
24, 2002, at 8 p.m.
(ET/PT) on Showtime.
Big
John Meets Elvis
Responding
to pro-Yucca Mountain
lobbyist John Sununu's
recent comments
suggesting that
Americans rethink
vacations to Las Vegas,
the destination's
delegates 'Elvis' and a
Las Vegas Showgirl
offered the lobbyist a
taste of the town. The
pair sent a package for
Mr. Sununu on Friday,
February 8, 2002,
containing items
representing "All
Things Las Vegas"
to lighten up his
perception of the
worldwide destination.
Mr. Sununu will receive
the package on Monday,
February 11, via
Priority Postal
delivery. (PRNewsFoto)
The
Man With Two Red
Shoes
Gregory
Hines stars as mystical
junk collector Zeke who
gives a pair of magic
sneakers to a would-be
basketball player in
"The Red
Sneakers." The
film, which Hines also
directs, premieres
Sunday, Feb. 10, 2002,
at 8 p.m. on Showtime.
(Showtime Photo via FPS)
Nice and Comfortable The Future Mobility Platform (FMP) is anything but conventional. Loaded with advanced technologies to include hybrid electric drive and band track, composite armor, signature control, cockpit design and advanced sensor suite, its weight and space reducing technologies meets the requirements of TRACER/FSCS, and is an ideal platform for the US Army's Future Combat System Program. (PRNewsFoto)
Fishing
Expedition
Garrison
Keillor caps off a
Wobegon Weekend with ice
fishing on White Bear
Lake. Minnesota Public
Radio and Keillor hosted
300 "A Prairie Home
Companion"
fans--many from warmer
climates--for a weekend
of small-town winter fun
including an authentic
hot-dish church supper
and hymnal sing,
historical tours of St.
Paul, and tickets to a
live broadcast of
"A Prairie Home
Companion". (PRNewsFoto)
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