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I just heard, through the WLS AM (Chicago) internet stream a tribute to both Ronald Reagan and Ray Charles. It was terrific, hope they post it on their website. It was the Ray Charles rendition of "America" interspersed with quotes from Ronald Reagan. Should be a part of any patriotic salute to the United States.

Legendary Singer Ray Charles Dies Spokesman Jerry Digney said Charles died of acute liver disease today in Bevery Hills, Calif., while surrounded by family and friends. He was 73.

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Ray Charles (news), the Grammy-winning crooner who blended gospel and blues in such crowd-pleasers as "What'd I Say" and heartfelt ballads like "Georgia on My Mind," died Thursday, a spokesman said. He was 73. Charles died at his Beverly Hills home surrounded by family and friends, said spokesman Jerry Digney. Charles last public appearance was alongside Clint Eastwood (news) on April 30, when the city of Los Angeles designated the singer's studios, built 40 years ago in central Los Angeles, as a historic landmark. Blind by age 7 and an orphan at 15, Charles spent his...

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Washington -- Last Saturday, after awakening at 5:00 a.m. in Virginia's Shenandoah Mountains to hunt wild turkey, I showered and dressed in black tie for one of my favorite Washington evenings, the White House Correspondents' Association dinner. If I did not see any turkeys during the matutinal hunt, I was guaranteed to see them in abundance during the vespertine melee that this distinguished gathering has become. In all of New York there is nothing quite like it, though you can find an approximation of it on the Virginia countryside. I have in mind the county fair, at least the county...