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Ben Affleck trades acting for TV reporting in Congo
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Oscar winner and actor Ben Affleck has taken on a new job, if only for one assignment, traveling to the war-torn eastern Congo to do a report for Thursday's edition of ABC television news program "Nightline."
Nations:Congo People:Ben Affleck Bob Woodruff Don Cheadle George Clooney Brad Pitt Source:(Reuters)
2008-06-26
Oklahomans pause to remember victims of 1995 bombing
Oklahomans and victims' relatives paused Saturday at the Oklahoma City National Memorial for a simple, poignant ceremony to remember the 168 people killed 13 years ago in the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building.
People:Bob Woodruff Activities:Oklahoma City Bombing
2008-04-19
Springsteen helps Woodruff fete troops
It was an unlikely combination of entertainers: Bruce Springsteen singing "Thunder Road," a Marine Corps band playing taps and "Amazing Grace," Robin Williams cracking off-color jokes.
Nations:U.S. People:Bruce Springsteen Bob Woodruff Stephen Colbert Conan O'Brien James Gandolfini Robin Williams
2007-11-08
Ailing S.D. Sen. Johnson: 'I am back'
Sen. Tim Johnson, speaking slowly and slurring some words more than eight months after experiencing a life-threatening brain hemorrhage, announced Tuesday to state residents: "I am back."
People:Tim Johnson Bob Woodruff
2007-08-29
Katie Couric to report from Iraq, Syria
Katie Couric plans to leave Wednesday for an ambitious reporting trip to Iraq and Syria -- the CBS anchor's first time in the war zone -- in anticipation of a crucial military report on progress of the American effort.
Nations:Iraq People:Katie Couric David Petraeus Charles Gibson Bob Woodruff
2007-08-29
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