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Edith Carissimi dies at 95; a family pillar of Musso & Frank Grill
Newly divorced from a studio executive, Edith Reich needed a job in the early 1960s. She found one, and her future, at Musso & Frank Grill, Hollywood's oldest restaurant.
Hired as a cashier-hostess, she soon married Charles Carissimi, whose family had...Tags: Jonathan Winters, Merv Griffin, Obituaries, Hungary, Social Issues
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Ghosts of the Pinochet regime haunt Chile's conservative president
La PlazaEx-military chiefs in Chile were apparently expecting that after two decades of center-left rule, conservative President Sebastian Pinera would go easy on them. But Pinera has not suspended investigations into alleged abuses by the military under Gen.... -
Brand X Files: Did Mel pull gun on Oksana? GOP wants to repeal Wall St. reform! Apple to recall iPhone 4?
Brand XMel Gibson alleged to have pulled gun on Oksana Grigorieva when she tried to leave his house after argument: Radar also reports on photos of his bruised baby daughter, and a fifth tape is released Friday, allegedly of Gibson totally losing it. (Radar... -
Jorge Videla, former dictator, faces new trial in Argentina
La PlazaThe former dictator ruled Argentina between 1976 and 1981, when tens of thousands were killed or "disappeared." Videla had been sentenced in life in prison in 1985 after democracy was restored in the country, but in 1990, he was pardoned and freed by... -
Argentina legalizes same-sex marriage, first nation in Latin America
La PlazaThe law allows gay married gay couples to adopt children and inherit wealth. With its passage, Argentina joins only the Mexican Federal District (or Mexico City) in Latin America allowing same-sex marriage, in addition to the region's former colonial... -
Mercedes Sosa dies at 74; Argentine folk singer
Mercedes Sosa, an Argentine singer who emerged as an electrifying voice of conscience throughout Latin America for songs that championed social justice in the face of government repression, died Sunday at a medical clinic in Buenos Aires. She was 74 and...Tags: Concerts, Carnegie Hall, Culture, Obituaries, Cultural Development
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PASSINGS: Leon Lyon, Sandro, Leon Yao Liang, George W. Trippon
Leon Lyon O.C. builder, arts patron Leon Lyon, 89, an Orange County developer, financier and philanthropist, died Dec. 15 at Hoag Hospital in Newport Beach of complications from congestive heart failure, his family announced. A Newport Beach resident,...Tags: Communist Party of China, Labor Legislation, World War II (1939-1945), Fashion Shows, Career and Workplace
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'What makes an Argentine?'
La PlazaIt's a good time to ask. This year, like Mexico, Argentina is marking 200 years of independence. In the video feature above by BBC Mundo (in Spanish), regular Argentinos are stopped on the streets and asked, "What makes you Argentine?" (Or "Argentinean,"... -
How Argentina jump-started its economy
Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner on Sunday became the first woman elected to the presidency of Argentina. Her victory is not difficult to explain. Her political party, under President Nestor Kirchner (her husband), led a dramatic economic turnaround that...Tags: Buenos Aires (Argentina), Money and Monetary Policy, Finance, Currency Values, Financial Markets
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Hugo Chavez's criminal paradise
While President Hugo Chavez has been molding Venezuela into his personal socialist vision, other transformations -- less visible but equally profound -- have taken hold in the country. Venezuela has become a major hub for international crime syndicates....Tags: Europe, Organized Crime, Iran, Crime, Law and Justice, Illegal Immigrants
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Don't drive, won't drive
Special to the TimesI'M an English guy who's been in L.A. for 16 years. I work here. My children were born here. And still I don't drive. Some people find this puzzling. "But why?" they ask. "Why don't you drive?" "I'm really not sure," I say. "I've spent thousands of...Tags: David Cronenberg, Road Transportation, World War II (1939-1945), Vehicles, Transportation
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