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One day in 1964, a New York advertising-jingle composer in his early 30s received an unlikely job offer. The composer, Mitch Leigh, the Brooklyn-born son of a Jewish furrier from Ukraine, had no theater experience to speak of. All he had ever done was compose incidental music for a couple of short-lived Broadway comedies — “Too True to Be Good” (1963) and “Never Live Over a Pretzel Factory” (1964). Now he was being asked to write the music for a new show that was going to try out at the Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam, Conn. A few numbers...

<p>Breaking: Federal Grand Jury Indicts Former Presidential Candidate John Edwards.</p>

Kitna boldly predicts that Lions will be winners in 2007 ESPN.com news services Updated: June 24, 2007, 10:39 AM ET The Detroit Lions haven't had a winning record since 2000 and haven't won 10 games since 1995. That's all going to change in 2007, according to quarterback Jon Kitna. Appearing on WDFN-AM in Detroit on Thursday, Kitna predicted that the Lions will win more than 10 games this season. The Lions were 3-13 in 2006. In March, Kitna said the Lions would win 10 games in 2007, but after seeing the team's schedule he adjusted his prediction -- higher. "I'll...

the quote from Hotline is in the "Full Story" below. Why Senate Dems :: "At the beginning of the current Congress a year ago, there was a lot of skepticism that we could take back the Senate in 2004. We heard it not just from our friends in Labor, political pundits and donors, but also among ourselves." A Democratic majority in '04 seemed "out of reach. Bush was strong, our presidential prospects were uncertain and our Senate candidates unknown." Bush and Karl Rove envisioned their "Dream Team" of Senate recruits, including: Jennifer Dunn in WA; Mike Huckabee in AR; Ed...

NASA unveiled Monday, Feb. 2, 2004, this photograph of the Mars rover Opportunity's robotic arm as it stretched over the surface of Mars. NASA's Opportunity and its twin Spirit reached out their complex robotic arms to touch the surface of Mars on Monday, marking the first day of the joint $820 million mission when both unmanned spacecraft were in full swing. (AP Photo/NASA, JPL) print reply subscribe European Scientists Plan Mars Mission By JANE WARDELLAssociated Press Writer LONDON -- European scientists set out a route map Tuesday for manned missions to Mars that aims to land astronauts on the...