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This presidential database loves running and Legos
Arden Hayes is 5. He loves Legos and running so fast across the living room to flip onto the couch that his feet end up pointing at the ceiling. He also loves the presidents — especially 11 and 33. Arden knows all 44 U.S. presidents. In order....
Tags: Abraham Lincoln, Harry S. Truman, Benjamin Harrison, Grover Cleveland, John Adams
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Marilyn Monroe pictures: A trove of Vogue photos uncovered
NEW YORK — A tiny apartment in a run-down industrial neighborhood in Brooklyn is not where you'd expect to be looking at original color negatives of Elizabeth Taylor, Natalie Wood, Audrey Hepburn, Catherine Deneuve, Julie Newmar and Sophia Loren...
Tags: Brooklyn (New York City), Audrey Hepburn, Arts and Culture, Sophia Loren, Julie Newmar
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Goldberg: Birth control agitprop
In 1984, Mario Cuomo pioneered the argument that one may be "personally opposed" to abortion while supporting abortion rights.
Ever since, this convenient locution has become a staple for countless Democratic politicians, particularly Roman Catholic...Tags: Barack Obama, Employment Opportunities, Social Issues, Parties and Movements, Christianity
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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.... -
Catching up with the candidates in New Hampshire
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterWATCH BILL GARDNER CAREFULLY He's the New Hampshire secretary of state ( www.sos.nh.gov), the man sworn to preserve the New Hampshire first-in-nation primary tradition (state law requires that it fall before any other state primary). In the scramble of...Tags: Dunkin' Donuts, Car Safety Tips and Advice, Nashua Corporation, John Kerry, George W. Bush
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Joan Didion Re-Enters Her Life
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterDistinguished American writer Joan Didion has always seemed delicate, but now she looks frail. Her shoulders are thin and stooped as she speaks haltingly about the loss of her daughter a few weeks ago, as she was still grappling with the sudden death of...Tags: Heart Attack, World War I (1914-1918), Julie Andrews, Entertainment, The Sound of Music (movie)
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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: Heads of State, Coup d'Etat, World War I (1914-1918), Aaron Burr, Andrew Johnson
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Monday's Democratic National Convention schedule
Monday, Aug. 25: ONE NATION Session begins at 3 p.m. Mountain Time, which is 2 p.m. Pacific and 5 p.m. Eastern. 3 p.m - 7 p.m. Call to Order The Honorable Howard Dean Chair, Democratic National Committee Former Governor of Vermont Invocation The...Tags: John Legend, Barack Obama, Caroline Kennedy, Sandwiches, Portland (Multnomah, Oregon)
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In the market for campaign memorabilia
The votes are in, and it's bad news for John McCain. Barack Obama has a big lead in the sale of campaign buttons and other election paraphernalia, outselling McCain 3 to 1 on one memorabilia website.
An Obama victory could make some of those pieces...Tags: Barack Obama, Lyndon B. Johnson, Parties and Movements, PBS (tv network), Political Campaigns
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Tuesday's Democratic National Convention schedule
TELEVISION COVERAGE: The network news channels (ABC, CBS, NBC) will offer nightly prime-time coverage of the convention from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. The cable news channels (MSNBC, CNN, Fox) will broadcast live from Denver and offer round-the-clock coverage....Tags: Eleanor Holmes Norton, Debbie Stabenow, MSNBC (tv network), Steny Hoyer, Tammy Baldwin
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Senate poll
Times Staff Writer//NATIONAL &na.title=Recently Reported Polls:& &na.poll=Oct. 28: Colorado, Illinois, Missouri, N. Carolina, Oklahoma, S. Carolina, S. Dakota, Washington | Oct. 27: Florida | Oct. 25: Arkansas, Kentucky, Nevada, N. Dakota& &na.lean=& &na.year=& &na....Tags: Research, Television, St. Louis, Colleges and Universities, Quinnipiac University
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Franklin Pierce wins NCAA baseball regional
The New Hampshire Union Leader, ManchesterZach Mathieu just knew his roommate, pitcher Ryan Leach, was going to bring his best stuff to Penmen Field. "He didn't really say anything to me, but I just knew he was going to be ready," said Derry's Mathieu of Leach, whose three-hitter in six-plus...Tags: Ceremonies, Arts and Culture, College Baseball, College Sports, National Collegiate Athletic Association
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