Drocket
02-11-2008, 12:18 AM
Obama on Sunday won the spoken word Grammy for the audiobook version of his blockbuster tome "The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream." It marked his second statuette, following a win in 2006 for "Dreams From My Father," an audiobook for a memoir first published in 1995.
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Bill Clinton was seeking his third Grammy with "Giving: How Each of Us Can Change the World," a call to public service. Another former Democratic president, Jimmy Carter, also was in the running, with "Sunday Morning in Plains: Bringing Peace to a Changing World," a collection of Bible lessons. Carter won the award last year.
Actor Alan Alda and poet Maya Angelou, a three-time winner, rounded out this year's nominees in the category.
Link (http://www.reuters.com/article/vcCandidateFeed1/idUSN0852813420080210)
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Bill Clinton was seeking his third Grammy with "Giving: How Each of Us Can Change the World," a call to public service. Another former Democratic president, Jimmy Carter, also was in the running, with "Sunday Morning in Plains: Bringing Peace to a Changing World," a collection of Bible lessons. Carter won the award last year.
Actor Alan Alda and poet Maya Angelou, a three-time winner, rounded out this year's nominees in the category.
Link (http://www.reuters.com/article/vcCandidateFeed1/idUSN0852813420080210)