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As impeachment trial begins ... he's live, from New York
Taking his media blitz national Monday in New York, hundreds of miles from the start of his impeachment proceedings in Springfield, embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich continued to portray himself as Jimmy Stewart in "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington," an...Tags: Justice System, Politics, Charles Thomas, Crime, Law and Justice, Saturday Night Live (tv program)
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The horror! Neil Gaiman's spooky book wins John Newbery Medal
Oh, the horror: Neil Gaiman has received the top prize for children's literature: The John Newbery Medal.
"I am so wonderfully befuddled," the best-selling author said today after winning the 88th annual Newbery for "The Graveyard Book," a spooky, but...Tags: Stranger Than Fiction, Arts and Culture, Death, Sports, Minority Groups
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Blagojevich's dead Brit poet tour
The Swampby Frank James So which dead British poet will Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich turn to next? At his press conference today following his impeachment, the first ever of an Illinois governor, it was Alfred Lord Tennyson's "Ulysses:" "That which......Tags: Government, Corporate Crime, Blagojevich Impeachment (2009), Dylan Thomas, Rod Blagojevich
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'I will be vindicated'
Tribune staff reportersHis political career in tatters and Illinois government in limbo, a defiant and unapologetic Gov. Rod Blagojevich said Friday he is innocent of the federal corruption charges leveled against him, will fight to clear his name and won't resign. "I am...Tags: Politics, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Lisa Madigan, Criminals
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Pete Wentz Explains Mowgli Baby Name, But Not Bronx
Zap2It.comPete Wentz only revealed half of the mystery of why he and his wife Ashlee Simpson-Wentz named their newborn son Bronx Mowgli. In a radio interview Tuesday, the Fall Out Boy bassist confirmed to Ryan Seacrest that "Mowgli" was indeed chosen in honor of...Tags: Pete Wentz, Ryan Seacrest, Fall Out Boy (music group), Heart Attack, Ashlee Simpson
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Atwater, in first speech, says government has grown too big
Palm Beach Politics - Sun-Sentinel BlogsIn his first speech as Senate president, Jeff Atwater gave a nod to Florida???s historic cash crunch, but nonetheless laid out an ambitious agenda he hopes to accomplish during his two years. Atwater, R-Palm Beach Gardens, said he would convene......Tags: Government, Politics, Local Government, Everglades, National Government
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Le Clezio -- who's he?
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterIf the selection of French writer Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clezio as the 2008 Nobel literature laureate has anything to tell us, it's that Horace Engdahl means what he says. Last week, Engdahl, the Swedish Academy's permanent secretary, called American...Tags: Justice System, Sarah Palin, Crime, Law and Justice, Philip Roth, Gao Xingjian
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Beat L.A.'s heat by going to these cool places
The place: Moaning Cavern, Vallecito, Calif. Why there? Why now? In the hot summer months, everyone goes to the beach or the mountains. Few people think to go underground. Far, far underground. This is one of California's largest caves and drops visitors...Tags: Natural Resources, Foods and Beverages, Travel, Willie Mays, Gelato
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What was Kim Cattrall doing in Rudyard Kipling's bathtub?
Though Kim Cattrall is best known as Carrie Bradshaw's man-eating friend Samantha Jones in the HBO comedy series "Sex and the City" and in this summer's hit movie based on the show, the English-born Canadian-raised 51-year-old actress has a strong...Tags: Missing in Action, Celebrities, Literature, Sharon Gless, Harry Potter (fictional character)
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'Harry Potter' Star Goes Nude, Tortures Horses on Broadway
Zap2It.comYoung " Harry Potter" fans will have to skip over Daniel Radcliffe's next performance. The British lad will take off his glasses and much more for his American nude debut in the revivial of "Equus," Peter Shaffer's disturbing psychodrama. The play,...Tags: Peter Shaffer, Daniel Radcliffe, London Theatre, Peter Finch, PBS (tv network)
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For British opera 'idol' Paul Potts, it all started with a coin toss.
VANCOUVER, CANADA -- Paul Potts -- the British cellphone salesman turned singing sensation and YouTube phenom after dazzling skeptical judges with the operatic aria "Nessun Dorma" on "Britain's Got Talent" -- steps onstage at the Vancouver Centre for...Tags: Bear (animal), Luciano Pavarotti, Oprah Winfrey, Motorvehicle Accidents, Appendix
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The Chicago stockyards open
Chicago TribuneFor about a century, the Chicago Stockyards were one of the city's world-famous wonders, visited by princes and maharajahs and almost every tourist. "Not to see the Yards is to miss seeing Chicago," one guidebook noted. Most visitors marveled at the sight...Tags: Upton Sinclair, Chicago Tribune, World War I (1914-1918), Chicago Stockyards
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