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Joe Paterno dies at 85; transformed Penn State into football power
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterDuring a six-decade career, Joe Paterno transformed sleepy Penn State University into a national football power, creating a legacy that no one thought could be beaten — or tarnished. But the Ivy League-educated coach who demanded that his players...Tags: Sugar Bowl, Fiesta Bowl, Courtney Brown, Big Ten Conference, Jack Ham
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Henry S. Ruth Jr. dies at 80; Watergate special prosecutor
Henry S. Ruth Jr., who served a year as Watergate special prosecutor after Archibald Cox was fired and Leon Jaworski resigned, died in Tucson on March 16 after a stroke, his wife, Deborah Mathieu, said. He was 80.
Ruth investigated organized crime for...Tags: Justice System, University of Pennsylvania, Prosecution, Organized Crime, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
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PASSINGS: Doris Betts, Norman Fruman, Stanley R. Resor, Greg Ham, Maersk Mc-Kinney Moeller
Doris Betts
Southern author of short stories, novels
Doris Betts, 79, a novelist and writing teacher best known for short stories and novels that evoke the geography and mores of the South, died of lung cancer Saturday at her home in Pittsboro, N.C.,...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Teaching and Learning, New York University, Companies and Corporations, Economy, Business and Finance
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James Franco signs publishing deal with Amazon
Tribune NewspapersJames Franco, the actor-writer-producer-graduate student, has signed a publishing deal with Amazon's fledgling publishing house, the Observer reports. It will be Franco's first novel, tentatively titled "Actors Anonymous," and said to be loosely based on...Tags: Entertainment Events, Book, Academy Awards, Celebrities, Charles Bukowski
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Roger Kennedy dies at 85; former National Park Service director
One day deep in the administration of George W. Bush — a time of tumult among environmentalists and conservationists — Roger Kennedy found himself shaking his head and sighing. The Endangered Species Act was in the cross hairs of a...Tags: Television, Unrest, Conflicts and War, George W. Bush, History (tv network), Entertainment
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Wall Street's Ivy League pipeline faces growing criticism
Money & CompanyThe battle for the hearts and minds of America's best and brightest is heating up. As the Times reported earlier this fall, students and professors on elite college campuses have been criticizing the high proportion of smartstudents who go to work in... -
Justice Department accuses Conn. police of bias against Latinos
Nation NowA federal Justice Department probe of the East Haven, Conn. police department has found a pattern of discrimination against Latinos, the latest legal blow aimed at the suburban department.... -
Tom Williams resigns as Yale football coach amid Rhodes scandal
The Fabulous ForumTom Williams resigned as the Bulldogs coach Wednesday as the university continues to investigate whether he lied on his resume about being a Rhodes candidate while attending Stanford.... -
McManus: Presidential crystal balls
Unemployment is mired at 9%, and President Obama's poll ratings are mired too. Democrats are dispirited. Republicans are fired up and ready to go. Activists on both the right and the left are demanding change.
So is there any way Obama can win reelection...Tags: Mitt Romney, Personal Service, Vanderbilt University , Hillary Clinton, George H.W. Bush
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PASSINGS: Peter Breck, Philip Bruns, Jim Lloyd, Harry Keough, Antoni Tapies, Florence Green, Morgan Jones, Bill Hinzman
Los Angeles Times staff writerPeter Breck Actor on 'The Big Valley' Peter Breck, 82, an actor who played a son of ranch owner Barbara Stanwyck on the 1960s TV western "The Big Valley," died Monday in Vancouver after a long illness, his wife, Diane, announced on the website The Big...Tags: Obituaries, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Arts, U.S. House Committee on Armed Services, Movies
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Joe Paterno has plenty of well-wishers on 85th birthday
The Fabulous ForumJoe Paterno has had a rough year, but the legendary former Penn State football coach is receiving plenty of love as he turns 85 today.... -
Was the Rose Bowl the first postseason bowl game?
The Fabulous ForumFOOTBALL URBAN LEGEND: The original Rose Bowl was the first postseason "bowl game." As we reach the end of the year, we enter into the holiday season. We also enter into the season of College Football Bowl Games, over two......
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