Each year, I keep a chronological count and roll call of the movies that open in Memphis.
On Christmas Day, when the year's final two movies opened ("Dreamgirls" and "Black Christmas"), that count hit 387 - a fairly astonishing number, and a record for any year since I began keeping these lists in 1997.
Surrounded by an enormous, adoring crowd, Barack Obama promised a clean break from the "broken politics in Washington and the failed policies of George W. Bush" on Thursday night as he embarked on the final lap of his audacious bid to become the nation's first black president.
Memphis police have identified remains found in a wooded area in Frayser as Jaliesa Dickerson, 16.
Are you planning to watch tonight's speech by Barack Obama accepting the Democratic nomination for President? We would like to hear if you are planning to attend any gatherings. If you are undecided, what do you feel you need to hear from Obama?
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