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The Butler

Opens Friday, Aug 16, 2013 Synopsis: Director Lee Daniels (Precious) teams up with Emmy Award-winning screenwriter Danny Strong to tell the remarkable story of White House butler Eugene Allen (played by Oscar-winner Forest Whitaker), who served eight U.S. presidents over the course of 30 years, and witnessed sweeping social change during his three decades of service at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Inspired by Wil Haygood's Washington Post article, The Butler features Robin Williams as Dwight D. Eisenhower, James Marsden as John F. Kennedy, Liev Schreiber as Lyndon B. Johnson, John Cusack as Richard M. Nixon and Alan Rickman as Ronald Reagan. Oprah Winfrey, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Terrence Howard, Jane Fonda, David Oyelowo, Lenny Kravitz, Melissa Leo, and Vanessa Redgrave co-star. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi Cast: Forest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Terrence Howard, Alan Rickman, Jane Fonda Movie Details Play Trailer Buy Tickets Movie Review

Alaska Quarterly Review releases Spring/Summer issue with vodka literary tonic

...and an evening of music from Kevin Worrell.Described as "one of the nation's best literary magazines" by the Washington Post and as "fresh treasure" by the Sunday New York Times Book Review, 2013 marks Alaska Quarterly Review's 31st year...

http://juneauempire.com/art/2013-04-11/alaska-quarterly-review-releases-springsu
Art
City to aid in investigation of football player allegedly assaulted by coach

...about the issue any further.The story and video have drawn national attention, including The Huffington Post, Washington Post, U.S. News & World Report, Anchorage Daily News, Associated Press and ESPN and Oregon television stations.

http://juneauempire.com/local/2013-04-10/city-aid-investigation-football-player-
Local
Love of sport, not money, draws Iditarod mushers

...Administration cancelled plans to recruit potential employees in Alaska with a publicity campaign during the Iditarod. The Washington Post reported at the time that the recruitment plans were abandoned under pressure from PETA, but an agency official said...

http://juneauempire.com/sports/2013-03-07/love-sport-not-money-draws-iditarod-mu
Sports
Women and Sunshine Week

...however, Maxine Cheshire, a social reporter for The Washington Post, investigated Mamie Eisenhower's acceptance of...traditions of journalism. For example, Dana Priest of the Washington Post is a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner. Along with...

http://juneauempire.com/opinion/2013-03-15/women-and-sunshine-week
Opinion
'Twas the night before Fiscal Cliff

...senses."? Thomas' features and columns have appeared in more than 250 magazines and newspapers, including the Washington Post, LA Times, Chicago Tribune, Boston Globe, San Francisco Chronicle, and Christian Science Monitor. He can be...

http://juneauempire.com/opinion/2012-12-06/twas-night-fiscal-cliff
Opinion
McClatchy, Washington Post press for release of journalist Austin Tice - missing in Syria

...regularly published in McClatchy newspapers and The Washington Post. While the wait for news on his whereabouts drags...Washpost.com) is the executive editor of The Washington Post, and Gyllenhaal (Agyllenhaal@McClatchy.com...

http://juneauempire.com/opinion/2012-12-25/mcclatchy-washington-post-press-relea
Opinion
Convicted murderer seeks relief through DNA testing

...Pate says that provided the jury with the most direct link between his client and Anne Benolken's murder.The Washington Post reported in 2010 that an internal investigation by prosecutors revealed that Malone gave false testimony about a hair...

http://juneauempire.com/local/2013-01-11/convicted-murderer-seeks-relief-through
Local
Embattled, Rice bows out of running; Kerry likely

...provided by intelligence officials.She reasserted that position in an opinion piece published late Thursday on The Washington Post's website, adding, "In recent weeks, new lines of attack have been raised to malign my character and my career...

http://juneauempire.com/ben-feller/2012-12-14/embattled-rice-bows-out-running-ke
Put up the 'For Sale' sign

...Cathy Giessel stated, if Alaska was a sovereign nation we would be tenth in the world in our natural resources. A Washington Post reporter suggested the federal government sell Alaska (12-14-12- "To Solve Our Debt Problems, Let's Sell...

http://juneauempire.com/letters/2012-12-18/put-sale-sign
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