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Tom Hanks says he aspires to appear in a completely silent movie

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Tom Hanks, the movie actor known for his leading roles in Big, Forrest Gump and Saving Private Ryan, is staring on Broadway right now, in Lucky Guy, about a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist. But Hanks, who has played roles that don’t have to say much to make a big impact, isn’t done yet.

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The way it was: Walter Cronkite’s memorial

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Cronkite, a Critic of Current Journalism

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Remembering the Most Trusted Man in News

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Blasting NASA

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Host Jeff Young speaks with former NASA engineer and editor of NASA watch dot com, Keith Cowing, about the new frontier for America’s civilian space program.

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