A collection of stories tagged 'deft' from NPR. http://www.reverbiage.com/ Copyright 2006 Reverbiage.com. Reverbiage is not affiliated with NPR nor its member stations. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 20:38:35 EST The bass-guitar virtuoso, known for his prodigious soloing, recently released a new solo album, which he says addresses spirituality and mysticism. He speaks with Andrea Seabrook and demonstrates his technique with a few tunes. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/51779 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=91975355&ft=1&f=1039 Sat, 28 Jun 2008 17:00:00 EDT Barack Obama declared his candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination in February 2007. His relative inexperience was seen as a liability, but the Illinois senator built a deft political organization. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/50478 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=91181160&ft=1&f=1012 Thu, 05 Jun 2008 08:15:00 EDT Irina Reyn's deft debut novel dusts off Tolstoy's great 19th-century romantic heroine and re-imagines her as a complex — yet still dreamy-eyed — modern woman of today. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/49762 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=90464477&ft=1&f=1032 Fri, 23 May 2008 00:20:00 EDT Pianist Oscar Peterson was one of the giants of jazz piano. Fast fingers and a hard-wired sense of swing defined Peterson and made him a favorite musical partner for everyone from Ella to Dizzy to Herbie Hancock. On this program from 1998, Peterson demonstrates his deft touch and amazing technique. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/49397 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=17622315&ft=1&f=1039 Fri, 16 May 2008 14:34:00 EDT Mexican President Felipe Calderon is giving his first State of the Union address Saturday night -- and what a difference a year makes. Coming into his presidency, it looked as though Calderon would be a lame duck. There was a divided electorate, an opposition figure in Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador -- who refused to concede defeat -- and a country that seemed beset with insolvable problems, such as a raging drug war. But now, even his critics say Calderon has been governing with a deft touch. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/38851 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=14094432&ft=1&f=1001 Fri, 31 Aug 2007 16:00:00 EDT A gifted singer/songwriter with a deft touch on the guitar, mandolin, piano and banjo, McKeown calls herself a mix between Django Reinhardt and G. Love. But even that description only scratches the surface of her music's sly lyrics and rip-roaring swing. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/30673 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=7216685 Tue, 06 Feb 2007 11:18:00 EST A gifted singer/songwriter with a deft touch on the guitar, mandolin, piano and banjo, McKeown calls herself a mix between Django Reinhardt and G. Love. But even that description only scratches the surface of her music's sly lyrics and rip-roaring swing. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/30274 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=7000246 Fri, 26 Jan 2007 11:06:00 EST Many call it a deft move by Chinese officials: the government announced this week it would revalue its currency, the yuan, by a scant 2 percent. Some U.S. manufacturers welcome the news, while retailers and politicians are not as happy. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/8960 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4768630 Sun, 24 Jul 2005 00:00:00 EDT Enigmatic Dad, Precocious Daughter: 'Jack and Rose' March 25, 2005 · Los Angeles Times film critic Kenneth Turan says director Rebecca Miller's life with her famous father, the late playwright Arthur Miller, has given her a deft hand for the story she tells in her latest film. The Ballad of Jack and Rose centers on an enigmatic father, a precocious daughter and an island retreat. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/9548 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4560687 Fri, 25 Mar 2005 00:00:00 EST