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Joe Biden: From Stutter To Power

Aug 23rd, 2008 · Over the last 35 years, Joe Biden has held some of the most powerful positions in the Senate. He started life as a stuttering child in Scranton, Pa.

Keywords: Senate · Child · PA · Joe · Biden · Joe Biden · stutter · Scranton

On Becoming Joe Biden ****

Aug 1st, 2007 · In a new memoir, Promises to Keep, presidential candidate Sen. Joe Biden (D-DE) shares the sometimes painful experiences that shaped him -- from a childhood stutter to his failed first run for the White House.

Keywords: White House · presidential · memoir · candidate · Sen · Promise · childhood · Joe · Biden · Joe Biden · stutter

A Lounge-Friendly Blend of Beats and Bass ****

Dec 14th, 2006 · Most of the music on Radio Citizen's Berlin Serengeti, a lounge-friendly blend of beats and bass, has a noirish cast to it. The brainchild of German musician Niko Schabel, Radio Citizen moves his songs forward with stuttering drum loops and fulsome, jazz-inspired bass.

Keywords: citizen · music · Jazz · German · songs · bass · noirish · stutter · Radio Citizen · Berlin Serengeti · Niko Schabel · fulsome

The Blow's Perfect Little Pop Marvel ****

Dec 7th, 2006 · Khaela Maricich isn't afraid to stretch her voice out or drop it to a low whisper in order to suit an unconventional melody, and the music tiptoes that same line. The Blow's beats stutter and pop enough to highlight the sensuality in Maricich's voice, but they're rugged enough to complement her brand of low-fidelity intimacy.

Keywords: music · melody · Complement · Fidelity · Intimacy · Whisperer · stutter · rugged · Khaela Maricich · sensuality · Maricich

Pretty Pop Finds Its Sinister Side ****

Nov 17th, 2006 · Not content with musical convention, Chris Garneau restricts his soft voice to starts and stutters, as if it refuses to leave his lips. At its most fluttery, it brings to mind the likes of Elliott Smith and Sufjan Stevens, but Garneau breaks free of easy comparisons in "First Place!!!"

Keywords: conventions · music · Elliott Smith · sinister · Sufjan Stevens · stutter · restrictions · Chris Garneau · fluttery · Garneau · First Place

Actor James Earl Jones

Oct 1st, 2004 · Jones is one of the distinctive voices of our time, yet few people know he fights a stutter. The Tony-Award winning actor took just one day to record the voice track for Darth Vader in Star Wars. That performance lead to many commercial voice-over projects. There's a new Star Wars trilogy on DVD. This show was originally broadcast on Sept. 15, 1993.

Keywords: commercial · actor · winning · projects · Trilogy · James · DVD · earl · Jones · 1993 · Star Wars · Tony Award

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