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Eugene Genovese dies at 82; leftist historian turned conservative
Eugene D. Genovese became one of the most notorious radical intellectuals in the country in 1965 when he addressed an all-night teach-in at Rutgers University on the Vietnam War. "I do not fear or regret the impending Viet Cong victory. I welcome it,"...
Tags: Pulitzer Prize Awards, Fiction, Vietnam War (1955-1975), University of Pennsylvania, Christianity
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Robert Miles Parker dies; artist, architectural preservationist
Robert Miles Parker, a free-spirited artist who sparked an architectural preservation movement in San Diego and translated the personalities of Los Angeles and New York into distinctive pen-and-ink drawings of their buildings, has died. He was 72. His...Tags: Artists, Al Hirschfeld, Arthur Rubinstein, College Sports, AIDS
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Mexico's president, first lady pray for peace at holy site
World NowPresident Felipe Calderon and First Lady Margarita Zavala on Sunday appeared at Mexico's most revered holy site for Roman Catholics, the Basilica of the Virgin of Guadalupe, and prayed for peace in a public display of devotion.... -
Occupy D.C. protest draws congressional scrutiny
Nation NowThe head of the National Park Service on Tuesday defended his decision to allow Occupy D.C. protesters to remain in a park near the White House in the face of congressional Republican criticism that he was "turning a blind eye" to lawbreakers.... -
Musical moments with U.S. presidents
Pop & HissPresident Obama sang the blues on Tuesday with B.B. King, Mick Jagger and Buddy Guy for a White House blues concert. The President is one of many chief executives who have shown their musical talents in office.... -
'Doc Martin' star Martin Clunes on the making of the British series
Show Tracker"Doc Martin," the globally popular British series about an antisocial big-city surgeon working as a general practitioner among boundary-disrespecting neighbors in a Cornwall fishing village, has just begun its fifth season. Over the last couple of years... -
The Supreme Court fiddles with GPS
Opinion L.A.The Supreme Court term doesn't begin until next Monday but an in-group of lawyers, law students and journalists got a preview over the weekend at the so-called Supreme Court Preview at the William and Mary Law School in Williamsburg, Va....... -
Don't Lose Seoul, America
SOUTH KOREAN President Roh Moo-hyun arrives in Washington on Thursday for meetings with President Bush at a time of great tension and increasing uncertainty in their nations' alliance. The persistent source of friction is fundamentally different...Tags: Japan, Princeton University, North Korea, Tokyo (Japan), George W. Bush
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Presidents -- the good and the bad
We tend to lionize or demonize our presidents. It would be tough to find many Abraham Lincoln detractors -- or, for that matter, many Warren G. Harding fans. But even our greatest heroes occasionally failed, and the worst presidents could boast of some...Tags: African Americans, Armed Forces, Presidents of the United States, U.S. Navy, Woodrow Wilson
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Arizona baseball stakes claim in Pac 10
Times Staff WriterThe Arizona baseball team moved into the top 25 last week for the first time this season on the heels of a three-game sweep of defending national champion Oregon State. So what did the Wildcats do for an encore? They swept California to run their...Tags: Students, American League, Hollinger Incorporated, Baseball, ESPN (tv network)
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Calderon makes early gains on his tall agenda
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterMexican President Felipe Calderon is often shown in caricature as a small, blunt-featured man wearing an oversized general's cap and a field jacket too long for his arms. The image derives from a photo last winter of Calderon launching his military...Tags: Immigration, Government, Crime, Law and Justice, George W. Bush, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador
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Obama's national security team
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