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Gallup: Obama, Hillary Clinton are most admired, again and again
Nation NowGallup's "most admired" poll: President Obama and Hillary Clinton top the Gallup poll of the most admired Americans.... -
Love in Bloom
Couples have been getting married in gardens for ages, but recently they’re doing more than just taking their vows amid lush, verdant settings.
From planting heirloom lettuces and fruits for their wedding dinner to gifting guests with homemade...Tags: Lettuce, Weddings, Hobbies, Family, Human Interest
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Mary Fickett dies at 83; longtime actress on 'All My Children'
Mary Fickett, who for decades played nurse Ruth Martin on "All My Children" and in 1973 won the first Emmy Award given to an actress in a daytime drama after her character made an impassioned anti-Vietnam War speech, has died. She was 83.
Fickett, who...Tags: Minority Groups, Lee Meriwether, Gays and Lesbians, Health and Medical Professionals, Armstrong Circle Theatre (tv program)
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Wade Mainer dies at 104; 'grandfather of bluegrass'
Born on a mountain farm near Weaverville, N.C., in 1907, Wade Mainer soaked up old songs ringing in the far hills and hollers.
As a professional singer and banjo player, he would introduce that music to audiences throughout the nation and also pass it on...Tags: Buncombe County, Arts and Culture, Radio Industry, BBC, Bluegrass (genre)
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Michelle Obama, author
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterNext spring, when the warm weather brings on thoughts of gardening and summer harvest, Michelle Obama will publish her first book. "American Grown: How the White House Kitchen Garden Inspired Families, Schools and Communities" will be served up in April...Tags: Barack Obama, World War II (1939-1945), Conservation, White House, Michelle Obama
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Michelle Obama, author: Her book is coming in 2012
Jacket CopyMichelle Obama: First Lady Michelle Obama's first book will be "American Grown: How the White House Kitchen Garden Inspired Families, Schools and Communities."... -
NEH gives $40 million in grants; $3.2 million to California
Culture MonsterNational Endowment for the Humanities issues $40 million in grants, including $3.2 million to California museums, scholars and documentary filmmakers. Documentaries win the biggest grants; others sponsor seminars aimed to improve college and secondary... -
Style Profile: Kristen Bell
Special to the Los Angeles TimesKristen Bell sits perched on a picnic table bench at Griffith Park wearing jean shorts, a pinkish button-down top and cornflower blue Toms espadrilles. The 30-year-old actress, blond hair tied back in a ponytail, watches as her two dogs explore the grass....Tags: Human Body, Drew Barrymore, Cinderella (fictional character), Betty White, Entertainment
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PASSINGS: Betty Sarah Wouk, Hazel Rowley
Betty Sarah Wouk Wife and agent of 'Caine Mutiny' author Betty Sarah Wouk, 90, the wife and literary agent of bestselling writer Herman Wouk, died March 17 at Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs after suffering a stroke, said Suzanne Stein of...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Arts and Culture, Biography (genre), Colleges and Universities, Fiction
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'Gossip Girl' recap: The beautiful and bland
Show TrackerAround this time of year, most shows are busy celebrating Halloween. But in the "Gossip Girl" universe, Blair's birthday -- traditionally observed with champagne, fussy hors d'oeuvres, a handful of cameos by minor celebrities and a climactic showdown --... -
Weekly remarks: GOP says U.S. must develop more domestic oil; Obama marks Women's History Month
Top of the TicketDemocrat says still insufficient equality for American women; Republican woman from Alaska says Obama cripples domestic oil development....
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