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Presidential giants of our generation, Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton
Opinion L.A.Sure, among the great presidents are George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and Franklin Roosevelt. But we've given the nation the Gipper and the Man from Hope. Enough said.... -
U.S. Mint to stop making presidential $1 coins to save taxpayer money
Money & Company$1 coins: The U.S. Mint will stop making $1 coins to save taxpayer money.... -
In reversal, officials allow officer to march in gay pride parade wearing uniform
L.A. NOWThe annual L.A. Pride parade and festival occurs in West Hollywood Sunday, and one of the unlikely stars will be Andrew Johnson, a California corrections officer. Johnson made headlines last week when he complained his department would not allow him...... -
Who knew we needed a $1 Andrew Johnson coin?
Top of the TicketAnd wait til you hear what this Andrew Johnson guy accomplished, besides being nearly thrown out of office.... -
Another President's Day -- for Jefferson Davis
Top of the TicketToday is the 150th anniversary of Jefferson Davis as president of the Confederate States of America.... -
Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated]
The Daily MirrorLos Angeles Times file photo [Update: This is a production shot from “Tennessee Johnson,” published Jan. 2, 1943. The fellow on the ladder with the gloves is director William Dieterle.] In this mystery scene, we have a large room, a...... -
19 months in, a few Americans think Obama is Muslim, but nearly half don't know what he is
Top of the TicketSo what is Barack Obama's religious faith and why all the confusion?... -
'News From the Empire' by Fernando del Paso; translated from the Spanish by Alfonso Gonzlez and Stella T. Clark
News From the Empire A Novel Fernando del Paso, translated from the Spanish by Alfonso Gonzlez and Stella T. Clark Dalkey Archive Press: 710 pp., $18.95 paper "What happens," writes the Mexican novelist Fernando del Paso, "when an author can't escape...Tags: Crimes, Politics, American Civil War (1861-1865), Death, Armed Forces
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Past presidents -- an inaugural quiz
Today, Barack Obama will be sworn in as the nation's 44th president in a ceremony filled with tradition. Test your knowledge of ceremonies past. 1. Of whose inaugural speech did wordsmith H.L. Mencken say: "It reminds me of a string of wet sponges; it...Tags: Richard Nixon, Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant, Super Bowl, Calvin Coolidge
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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: Winston Churchill, National or Ethnic Minorities, Riots, Alexander Hamilton, Civil Rights
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Abolish the vice presidency
Sarah Palin is the product of a design flaw -- the unintended consequence of the founders' decision to create the vice presidency. For two centuries, presidential nominees have used the office to balance the ticket by naming a running mate from a...Tags: Republican Party, Politics, Death, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln
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Groups worry that sea otters will take a hit during salmon season
OutpostsThe recreational salmon fishing season opened Saturday from Point Arena to the Mexican border, and with it has come concern for ocean mammals' safety, specifically sea otters residing in Monterey Bay. The worry is that the animals may be at......
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