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Then, in 1989, the Museum of the American Indian's holdings became part of the Smithsonian, setting off a legal battle over the Huntington's collection, which the Smithsonian said was included in the acquisition.

The Smithsonian setting also allows Mr. Stiller to step in and out of an Eisenstaedt photo.

Smithsonian: Don't fret the invasion of the cicadas.

Washington The 42nd annual Smithsonian Folklife Festival (www.folklife.si.edu/festival/2008) is set for June 25 to 29 and July 2 to 6.

The two-hour program, called "Titanoboa: Monster Snake," is set to premiere on the Smithsonian Channel on Sunday, April 1 at 8 p.m. ET/PT.

THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION'S "Woody at 100," a three- CD boxed set commemorating the centennial of Woody Guthrie's birth, begins, as it must, with "This Land Is Your Land," his most famous song.

In conjunction with an upcoming Smithsonian Channel show about titanoboa, the National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. is set to display a scientifically accurate, life-sized model of the snake on March 30, according to a written statement released by the channel.

22 New Smithsonian Chief Almost exactly a year after the head of the Smithsonian Institution resigned amid financial scandal -- prompting a thorough overhaul of the organization's governance and management -- the museum complex announced the appointment of a new chief to help right the ship and set a course for the future.

Smithsonian: So, you don't want to wait until Mardi Gras to devour that traditional king cake?

+ The Smithsonian has commissioned Mark Bradford to make his biggest painting yet for their Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.

Last year, the White House Office of Management and Budget proposed transferring most Smithsonian research money to the National Science Foundation and forcing Smithsonian scientists to compete for grants.