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    May 4, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. 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.
    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: George W. Bush, John Adams, George Washington, Franklin Pierce, Government

    2. May 16, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Recognition for a reserved WWII vet

    Like many World War II veterans, he speaks modestly about his service.
    Like many World War II veterans, he speaks modestly about his service. He is quiet and a polite listener, not the kind to draw attention to himself. But a few months ago, as he visited the National WWII Museum in New Orleans, other veterans noticed...

    Tags: Chinese Restaurants, Eric Shinseki, Discrimination, Smithsonian Institution, Maxine Waters

    3. May 7, 2013 | Los Angeles Times

  3. (Small) body of presidential knowledge

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    Five-year-old Arden Hayes loves Legos. And presidents. He's been reading up on history and can name the chief executives in order and tell you a little — OK, a lot — about them. When he found out that he shared a birthday with FDR, he...
    4. Apr 16, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Martyl Langsdorf dies at 96; artist created Doomsday Clock image

    Martyl Langsdorf, the artist who created the widely known Doomsday Clock for the first cover of the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, died March 26 at a rehabilitation facility near her home in suburban Chicago of complications from a lung infection. She was 96.
    Martyl Langsdorf, the artist who created the widely known Doomsday Clock for the first cover of the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, died March 26 at a rehabilitation facility near her home in suburban Chicago of complications from a lung infection. She was...

    Tags: Science and Technology, Artists, Nuclear Weapons, St. Louis, The Washington Post

    5. Mar 3, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Rex Scouten dies at 88; longtime White House chief usher

    Rex Scouten, whose 48-year career in the White House began with the Trumans and ended with the Clintons, and whose duties included helping first families transition to their oversized new home, died Feb. 20 at a hospital near his home in Fairfax, Va. He was 88.
    Rex Scouten, whose 48-year career in the White House began with the Trumans and ended with the Clintons, and whose duties included helping first families transition to their oversized new home, died Feb. 20 at a hospital near his home in Fairfax, Va. He...

    Tags: U.S. Army, White House, Rosalynn Carter, Richard Nixon, Franklin Delano Roosevelt

    6. Feb 25, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. The stupid sequester -- and you

    Tired of the sequester yet?
    Tired of the sequester yet? The automatic cuts to federal spending don’t start until Friday, and even then their effects will only be gradual. But Washington is already in a frenzy over a crisis that the two parties have brought on themselves with...

    Tags: U.S. Senate, Job Layoffs, Republican Party, Mitch McConnell, Politics

    7. Feb 20, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Letters: Truman and civil rights

    <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-shogan-truman-and-civil-rights-20130217%2C0%2C4634425.story">Re "Harry Truman, Lincoln's heir," Opinion, Feb. 17</a>
    Re "Harry Truman, Lincoln's heir," Opinion, Feb. 17 Robert Shogan is correct that President Harry S. Truman did more for the cause of African American rights than his predecessor Franklin D. Roosevelt or his successor Dwight D. Eisenhower. Yet...

    Tags: Adam Clayton, The Home Depot, Woodrow Wilson, Elections, Crime, Law and Justice

    8. Feb 5, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Actor burned at Lyric Opera of Chicago dress rehearsal; father there

    A performer with Lyric Opera of Chicago suffered serious burns Monday afternoon when his face went up in flames during a dress rehearsal of Wagner&rsquo;s &ldquo;Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg&rdquo; at the Civic Opera House in Chicago.
    A performer with Lyric Opera of Chicago suffered serious burns Monday afternoon when his face went up in flames during a dress rehearsal of Wagner’s “Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg” at the Civic Opera House in Chicago. Wesley Daniel,...

    Tags: Roosevelt University, Celebrities, Hospitals and Clinics, Benjamin Millepied, Northwestern Memorial Hospital

    9. Jan 1, 2013 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  9. The Rose Parade grows up

    It's just a parade, after all, a once-a-year parade, so in the grand scheme of things, the Tournament of Roses Parade doesn't matter &mdash; until it does. And it does.
    It's just a parade, after all, a once-a-year parade, so in the grand scheme of things, the Tournament of Roses Parade doesn't matter — until it does. And it does. There's a paradox at the core of Pasadena's pretty street party. What began in...

    Tags: New Year's Day, The Women (movie, 2008), Parties and Movements, Culture, Mary Pickford

    10. Nov 25, 2012 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  10. McManus: Petraeus, the comeback general

    Gen. David H. Petraeus, long the most famous overachiever in the U.S. Army, is already on his way to a new career distinction: breaking the land speed record for rehabilitation from a scandal.
    Gen. David H. Petraeus, long the most famous overachiever in the U.S. Army, is already on his way to a new career distinction: breaking the land speed record for rehabilitation from a scandal. It was only two weeks ago that Petraeus resigned from his...

    Tags: Mitt Romney, Paula Broadwell, Police Investigations, Elections, Central Intelligence Agency

    11. Sep 19, 2012 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  11. McManus: Are businessmen better presidents?

    It's one of Mitt Romney's favorite lines: America needs a businessman in the White House. It's "a basic qualification" for the job, he said in his speech at the Republican convention last month, "one that's essential to [the] task."
    It's one of Mitt Romney's favorite lines: America needs a businessman in the White House. It's "a basic qualification" for the job, he said in his speech at the Republican convention last month, "one that's essential to [the] task." But what does history...

    Tags: Mitt Romney, Bill Clinton, Finance, George Washington, Government

    12. Aug 3, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  12. Pictures in the News | Aug. 3, 2012

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    Pictures in the News from around the world....
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