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Hunting for Al Qaeda Leader May Hobble War
Times Staff WriterThe failure so far to capture Osama bin Laden is forcing the Bush administration to confront the possibility that he may remain at large for some time, a development that could complicate the campaign in Afghanistan and cause political repercussions at...Tags: Crimes, George Washington University, Crime, Law and Justice, Mohammed Omar, George W. Bush
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On Kentucky's Bourbon Trail
Times Staff WriterYo, Napa Valley winemakers, better watch your backs. The South is rising again, this time in a battle for tourist dollars. In an effort to win hearts, minds and a larger market share, the bourbon distilleries of Kentucky are "taking a page from the...Tags: Hotels and Accommodations, Bodies of Water, Distilling and Brewing Industry, Turkey, Restaurant and Catering Industry
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Chicago's new sparkle
"The time has come to bring order out of chaos incident to rapid growth," wrote the architect Daniel H. Burnham. The year was 1909. The place, Chicago. The occasion, the unveiling of Burnham's sweeping, visionary plan to change the face of the city on the...Tags: Goodman Theatre, Carl Sandburg, Migration, Football, O'Hare International Airport
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Fear, Defiance and Curiosity Amid Chaos
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterFriday night in Baghdad brought thunder, fire and smoke -- and the image of the pyramid-shaped headquarters of the Iraqi intelligence service glowing from the inside like a saw-toothed jack o' lantern as it burned from repeated hits from U.S. cruise...Tags: Explosions, Hotels and Accommodations, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Disasters and Accidents, Assault
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Sunshine estates
Times Staff WriterIt was the Gilded Age, a post-Civil War, pre-Great Depression era when the rich got richer and those who had it flaunted it, building grand and grandiose mansions and hotels as Rococo-Beaux Arts-Renaissance expressions of what they deemed the apogee of...Tags: Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning, State Budgets, Bill Clinton, Personal Service, Hotels and Accommodations
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Commentary: Gore Vidal's Perspective on the White House Scandal
On Monday, the 42nd president of the United States, William Jefferson Clinton, will commit what could be a fatal political error by allowing himself to be questioned under oath by an independent counsel, Kenneth W. Starr, who has taken more than four...Tags: Jesse Helms, George Washington, State Budgets, Insurance, Laws
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Bob Dylan (1992): Dylan Now
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterBob Dylan stares idly at the paperback book that someone has brought aboard his custom tour bus, which is speeding through the snowy Wisconsin countryside in the midnight hour. He has just finished a concert in Madison and is on his way to South Bend,...Tags: Career and Workplace, O'Hare International Airport, Science and Technology, Peter, Paul, and Mary (music group), Cary Grant
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From the archives: Colombia Drug Lords Find Fugitive Life Erodes Power
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterBOGOTA, Colombia -- Pablo Escobar and Gonzalo Rodriguez Gacha have joined the notorious ranks of Billy the Kid and Al Capone. After years on the rampage, the two Colombian drug lords seem bigger than life and as bad as bandits come. Forbes magazine...Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, Sicilian Mafia, Career and Workplace, Journalism, Justice System
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Amid the myths, searching for the real 'Bathhouse John'
As historic types, Chicago aldermen do not lack for color. But despite the height of the bar for eccentricity on the City of Chicago's council, Ald. John Coughlin vaults over it with ease. In his time around the turn of the last century — a time...
Tags: Lincoln Park Zoo, Amusement and Theme Parks, Trips and Vacations, Entertainment, Arts and Culture
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Counting down to Lit Fest
(This selection is edited for clarity and length.) Tom Acitelli What do you think of when you think of Chicago? Oddly enough, the 1860 Republican convention that nominated Abraham Lincoln. Who is an author you'd like to meet, dead or alive?...
Tags: Authors, Apple iPad, Science and Technology, People (magazine), Vie
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At 104, Madison gent has seen much
New Haven Register, Conn.Dressed in his best, Clifford Sneider Sr. was greeted with applause upon entering the Town Campus Monday afternoon. Members of the community and Sneider's family had gathered to congratulate the long-time resident for turning 104 years old last month....Tags: BBC, U.S. Navy, Brooklyn (New York City), Yale University, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut)
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Indoor pot production leaves giant carbon footprint
Seattle TimesMarijuana growing is not a green industry. Done mostly indoors in Washington, pot production often uses hospital-intensity lamps, air conditioning, dehumidifiers, fans and carbon-dioxide generators to stimulate plants and boost their potency. The...Tags: Science and Technology, Conservation, Government, Tomatoes, Jay Inslee
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