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Good afternoon everyone. My name is alex cooley, director of the Harriman Institute here at columbia university. It is my great pleasure to introduce todays speaker, david phillips, who is the director of the program on peace building and rights at Columbia Institute for the study of human rights for a talk about his new book, an uncertain ally turkey under erdogans dictatorship. David has long experience in both academic and policy settings. He has been advisor to three president s and the stat...

Now joining us on booktv is robert george, professor of Juris Prudence here at princeton, university. Way want to talk to him about his recent book conscience and its enemies confronting the dog mas of liberal secularism. Dr. George oh, do you you define liberal secular system. Guest a view about human detonation and dignity that competes with other views some secular but not liberal, some religious. Its a view that is very common in places like the one where we are right now university communit...

Situation, as the skies over israel have lit up tonight. Sirens have sounded and israelis have been told they have between 15 seconds and one minute to run to shelter and avoid rockets coming in, launched by hamas in this escalation of violence that many fear could easily become the next war fought in that region of constant troubles. Video came in to us tonight showing a wedding in israel interrupted by sirens. When they sound, people scatter as theyre told to as incoming rockets trigger outgoi...

Paste's editor reflects on three decades of listening to music at Eddie's Attic, a tiny Georgia venue that helped launch John Mayer, Sugarland and others.

His death was announced by his wife, Amy Carmen, who did not reveal a cause, saying only that he died “in his sleep, over the weekend.”

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Singer-songwriter and Cleveland native Eric Carmen has died at age 74.

Eric Carmen, the illustrious frontman of the Raspberries has passed away at the age of 74. See details.

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Legendary 80s singer Eric Carmen has died at the age of 74. Carmen’s website reported the news, saying the singer died in his sleep over the weekend. “It brought him great joy to know, that for decades, his music touched so many and will behis lasting legacy,” the statement reads. The […]

Eric Carmen, who found fame as the Raspberries frontman before a successful solo career, died over the weekend at 74, his wife announced Monday.