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NEWS ABOUT: tango

tango stories: 3 news summaries

UN's Dance Dance Resolution: Protect the Tango

Cultural tradition placed on protected list, as with physical heritage sites

Sep 30, 09 8:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - The tango is a cultural treasure worthy of the same kinds of protection as the Great Wall of China or the California redwoods, the United Nations declared today. The dance, submitted for such recognition by Uruguay and Argentina, “embodies and encourages diversity and cultural dialogue,” the UN Educational,... More »

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entertainment • United Nations • Argentina • dance • Uruguay • UNESCO • tango • cultural heritage

(Newser) - America is getting to see a whole different side of Tom DeLay on Dancing with the Stars, and he wants you to know it's the real Tom DeLay. Maureen Dowd chats up the man once dubbed the “meanest man in Congress” and ponders the meaning of his transformation.... More »

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entertainment • reality TV • Dancing with the Stars • Tom DeLay • Maureen Dowd • interview • tango

 Tom's Geography Needs Work 

Star confuses Brazil with Spain

Feb 6, 09 12:02 PM CST
(Newser) - Tom Cruise is on a roll with the gaffes as he promotes Valkyrie in Rio de Janeiro, the New York Post reports. First the star tried to be cute by saying hola and gracias to reporters—forgetting that Brazilians speak Portuguese, not Spanish. Cruise also said he loves Brazil for... More »

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film • Tom Cruise • Germany • Brazil • Valkyrie • Rio de Janeiro • Spanish • samba • actor • tango • Portuguese

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