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One of the most popular funk groups of the '70s, War were also one of the most eclectic, freely melding soul, Latin, jazz, blues, reggae, and rock influences into an effortlessly funky whole.

The year 1969 was a time of anti-Vietnam war protests and civil rights marches, which made it a perfect platform for WAR, an eight-piece, Los Angeles-based band featuring a multicultural lineup of musicians playing songs popping with socio-political lyrics.

Tom DeLay, the former House speaker, dances with Cheryl Burke during a recent episode of "Dancing With the Stars." Dancing with DeLay is no more.

Fractured feet did in former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay in his bid to make himself over from scandal-tainted pol to that nice old man who won the cheesetastic Mirrored Disco Ball on ABC's "Dancing with the Stars." The rump-shaking disgraced Texas Republican planned is going to announce his resignation from the running Tuesday night -- 24 hours ...

Dancing with DeLay is no more. Tom Delay, the former Texas congressman who joined the cast of "Dancing With the Stars" this season, has decided to end his run on the show.

Histoires Grecques Snapshots from Antiquity by Maurice Sartre Translated by Catherine Porter Belknap Press of Harvard, 448 pp., $35 For those on nodding terms with ancient history, the life trajectory of the Greek polis looks a lot like that of a rock star on the old VH1 series Behind the Music .

Dancing DeLay 'insane or stupid' October 6, 2009 It was one painful step for Tom DeLay, and one giant leap for non-partisan politics when the Hammer danced the samba last night -- against doctor's orders, no less.

Heretofore, my impression of CIA recruiting came via "Why Can't We Be Friends," in which we learn that the Mafia - or as War pronounced it, "moff-eye-hay" - is the more selective secret organization.

I haven't been in this studio since my second-grade class took the NBC tour years ago,' blurts 51-year-old Living Colour guitarist and founder Vernon Reid.

Genre: Creative-Death Horror Directed by: David R. Ellis Starring: Bobby Campo, Shantel VanSanten, Nick Zano, Haley Webb, Mykelti Williamson There is a scene early on in David R. Ellis' The Final Destination where a neo-Nazi - who is drunkenly attempting to set a cross ablaze in the front yard of a black security guard - is set on fire.

It may be one of the most unlikely hit songs ever. With a lilting reggae beat, a repetitive chorus, and a relentlessly optimistic vibe, War's "Why Can't We Be Friends" is a message of solidarity and hope wrapped up in a funky three-and-a-half-minute package.

Rege Behe can be reached via e-mail or at 412-320-7990. Years ago during a show at Rosebud in the Strip District, musician Dave Alvin brought onstage the guy who was selling his CDs and T-shirts. A grave injustice had been done, Alvin said, this man being relegated to the merchandise table.

War and the Average White Band Hard Rock Live, Hollywood Tuesday, June 30, 2009 Better Than: Hearing both of these groups play in another 10 years.

WN was singing the refrains of "Why Can't We Be Friends?" from the classic group "War." Apparently, we've got more readers in Australia these days .

Reggaeton star Daddy Yankee presents his newly redesigned website DaddyYankee.com at this VIP soiree.

Get ready for a rock 'n' roll homecoming. The '70s band War, responsible for megahits "Why Can't We Be Friends?" "Low Rider" and "The Cisco Kid," got its start playing in San Pedro, and this weekend it'll make its return.

WAR is best known for their songs Low Rider, The Cisco Kid, and Why Can't we be friends.

The - 70s funk group WAR has a much-loved hybrid sound that, in its own way, conjures the perpetual summertime feel of Southern California as thoroughly as the Beach Boys.

Multicultural funk is coming to Hard Rock Live thanks to WAR and Average White Band .

War, what is it good for? Hopefully a lot of sold tickets when the funk band brings "Low Rider, "Spill the Wine" and "Why Can't We Be Friends?" to the Solano County Fair on July 24.