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The Morning Fix: History makes history. USS Iowa invades L.A.
After the coffee. Before making sure that AARP mailer was sent to the wrong address. The Skinny: Wednesday's headlines include a look at Hollywood's newest neighbor -- the battleship USS Iowa. Also, CNN's latest efforts to get something cooking and...
Tags: Bill Paxton, Stanley Cup Playoffs, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Titanic (movie, 1997), Avatar (movie)
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Battleship Iowa gets a new mission in Hollywood
The battleship Iowa, which once transported President Franklin D. Roosevelt to a summit with Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin in Tehran, is embarking on a new mission that would include a recurring role in Hollywood.
The 887-foot-long World War II-era...Tags: Battleship (movie), Titanic (movie, 1997), Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Museums, U.S. Navy
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Battleship Iowa gets new mission in Hollywood
The famous battleship Iowa, which once transported President Franklin D. Rooseveltto a summit with Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin in Tehran, is embarking on a new mission that would include a recurring role in Hollywood. The 887-foot-long World War...
Tags: Museums, Services and Shopping, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Iran, Movies
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Twitter feud erupts between Jerry Brown press shop, columnist
PolitiCalA Twitter feud between Gov. Jerry Brown’s press secretary and writers from the Sacramento and Fresno Bee has found its way into the newspaper’s pages. Thursday’s paper included an item on the tweeting exploits of Brown press secretary... -
Kings GM Dean Lombardi: A circuitous career for a circuitous guy
When Dean Lombardi landed his first job in the front office with an NHL franchise, he didn't purchase a house by one of the 10,000-plus lakes in Minnesota or dabble in the rental apartment market.
This was the home address for a newly minted assistant...Tags: National Hockey League, Dean Lombardi, Stanley Cup Playoffs, Western Conference (NHL), Vince Lombardi
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WWII battleship to begin transformation into L.A. museum
The battleship Iowa, a storied vessel that languished for years in the U.S. Navy's mothball fleet, is about to start its final journey, from San Francisco to its permanent home as a museum in the Port of Los Angeles. Next Sunday, four tugboats will guide...
Tags: Crowley Maritime Corporation, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Museums, U.S. Navy, Attack on Pearl Harbor (1941)
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Goldberg: Romney feeds the crocs
"If Mitt Romney can be pushed around, intimidated, coerced, co-opted by a conservative radio talk show host in Middle America, then how is he going to stand up to the Chinese? How is he going to stand up to Putin?" So asked Bryan Fischer, a radio host...
Tags: Republican Party, Politics, Religion and Belief, United Nations, Mitt Romney
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Your local chippy: The Pikey is open in Hollywood
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Southern California hailed as model of sustainability
Southern California is no longer the Great Satan of suburban sprawl. Last month, the Census Bureau released a list of America's densest urban areas, and Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim ranked first. New York-Newark was fifth. Nothing symbolizes the...
Tags: Politics, Public Transportation, Interior Policy, Housing and Urban Planning, Travel
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Raoul Wallenberg, Lena Horne, Jack Nicklaus: Gold medals for all?
WASHINGTON -- World War II hero Raoul Wallenberg, singer Lena Horne and golfer Jack Nicklaus would be added to the list of Congressional Gold Medal recipients under measures that have cleared the House. The action comes as the House prepares to vote this...
Tags: George Washington, Mark Twain, Congressional Gold Medal Honorees, Lena Horne, Awards and Prizes
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A storied yacht saves its restorer's life
She is 96 years old, all bones and little skin. Her ribs are split and rotted in places and stained by rust. Nonetheless, she is a slightly fearsome presence, commanding her surroundings like a T. rex in a natural history museum.
When the Shawnee first...Tags: Michael Jackson, Netherlands, Cancer, Condos and Houses, Rentals
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Tony Blankley dies at 63; press secretary to Speaker Newt Gingrich
Reporting from Washington -- Tony Blankley, who gained notoriety as press secretary for Newt Gingrich during the Republican takeover of Congress in the 1990s and later as a conservative commentator on radio and television, has died. He was 63.
The...Tags: Republican Party, Stomach Cancer, Politics, Newt Gingrich, Radio
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