The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 07/15/2008
LOS ANGELES, July 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Full day passes for The Women's Conference 2008 have sold out in a historic, record-breaking time of only three hours, after going on sale July 14, California First Lady Maria Shriver announ...
The Common Room (Free subscription) | 07/15/2008
Maria Shriver (Jack Kennedy's niece) was a reporter in New York City when she met Arnold Schwartzenegger, and she recently said that he was the first Republican she'd ever even met, indicating a certain paucity of diversity in her life, don't you think? Here's another such example : The Chicago Trib Staff got together to name their fifty favorite magazines: Once again we’ve gathered around the magazine...
News: Moldova.org: Politics (Free subscription) | 07/15/2008
California's budget woes could dampen efforts by first lady Maria Shriver to help find jobs for developmentally disabled adults, observers say.Shriver has outlined a plan to help 20,000 Californians with developmental disabilities get jobs by spotlighting companies having success hiring disabled people, the Los Angeles Times reported Monday.Trying to plug a $15.2 billion state budget deficit, Shriver's...
YubaNet.com (Free subscription) | 07/14/2008
California First Lady Maria Shriver today announced an extraordinary lineup of newsmakers and world opinion leaders confirmed for The Women's Conference 2008 to be held on October 21 and 22 at the Long Beach Convention Center. Tickets to the conference go on sale today at 9:00 a.m. PDT at http://www.californiawomen.org/.
New York Times (Free subscription) | 07/14/2008
A conference on women’s issues may be a staple production of first lady offices around the nation, but few pack the celebrity punch of the annual event of Maria Shriver.
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 07/02/2008
California First Lady Maria Shriver's powerhouse annual Women's Conference last year managed a coup in rounding up all the presidential candidates' wives -- and this year, looks like she may up...
Think Positive! Blog (Free subscription) | 07/01/2008
If you are a regular reader, you know that I occasionally write book reviews. Sometimes I review books that I have chosen and sometimes I review books that authors send me. Today I am reviewing Maria Shriver's new book called...
The Corner (Free subscription) | 06/20/2008
I had to turn off Tim Russert's memorial service after Mario Cuomo filibustering -- and bringing up his Notre Dame abortion speech! -- and Maria Shriver Camelotting, but the excess was trumped by the goodness that was being acknowledged and celebrated. Peggy Noonan's captured the moment -- out of a tragic death, there was a great celebration of a good man who lived life well and demonstrated the virtues...
Lesa's Book Critiques (Free subscription) | 06/20/2008
Maria Shriver read the poem, "The Little Ship", at Tim Russert's memorial service yesterday. When I copied it here, I had no idea that it meant as much to other people as it did to me. Almost 800 people have come to the blog, looking for this poem. It says a great deal about Tim Russert, and what he meant to people, that so many of us watched the service, and identified with the poem. It also showed...
FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog (Free subscription) | 06/19/2008
Day By Day by Chris Muir Left-Right relationships are interesting. Look at James Carville and Mary Matlin and their families. Look at Maria Shriver and Arnold Schwarzenegger and their families. The next generation may be ALL mixed up. Previous: The Day By Day Archive Technorati Tags: Day By Day, Chris Muir, Arnold Schwarzenegger
Eagle in Atlanta -- atleagle.com (Free subscription) | 06/19/2008
At the Russert Memorial, Maria Shriver shared a story related to Tim and BC: Shriver, California's first lady and member of the Kennedy family, recalled how Russert tried to help get her daughter into Boston College, which Luke attended. He told her "it's competitive," she said. "You need to know people in Boston. You need to know people in the Catholic church." Shriver had that covered, although her...
Lesa's Book Critiques (Free subscription) | 06/19/2008
Maria Shriver read this poem today at the memorial service for Tim Russert. She said someone sent it to her when her cousin, John F. Kennedy, Jr., died. The Little Ship I stood watching as the little ship sailed out to sea. The setting sun tinted his white sails with a golden light, and as he disappeared from sight a voice at my side whispered, "He is gone". But the sea was a narrow one. On the farther...
Entertainment Tonight (Free subscription) | 06/19/2008
TIM RUSSERT 's friends, family and colleagues gathered at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday to honor the late newsman. Now, watch the heartfelt eulogies delivered by Russert's son, LUKE , and California first lady MARIA SHRIVER . Raising a partially filled glass of water, Luke said: "For Tim Russert, his glass was always half-full. … In my 22 years, I've never met anybody filled...
MediaBistro.com (Free subscription) | 06/19/2008
If Maria Shriver's reading of this poem during today's ceremony didn't move you, then, well, your heart's not beating: The Little Ship I stood watching as the little ship sailed out to sea. The setting sun tinted his white sails with a golden light, and as he disappeared from sight a voice at my side whispered, "He is gone". But the sea was a narrow one. On the farther shore a little band of friends...
MediaBistro.com (Free subscription) | 06/18/2008
From this morning's private funeral for Tim Russert , held at Holy Trinity Church in Georgetown: Other notables spotted: Matt Lauer , Meredith Viera , Tom Brokaw , Maria Shriver , Nancy Pelosi , Harry Reid , Brian Williams and Bryant Gumbel . New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media
