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Goldberg: Obama's 'idiot' defense
Although there's still a great deal to be learned about the scandals and controversies swirling around the White House like so many ominous dorsal fins in the surf, the nature of President Obama's bind is becoming clear. The best defenses of his...
Tags: Government, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Barack Obama, Woodrow Wilson, White House
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PASSINGS: Vincent G. Dowling, John La Montaine
Vincent G. Dowling Actor, director gave Tom Hanks early break Actor and director Vincent G. Dowling, 83, who left behind a long career with Ireland's national theater to run a Shakespeare festival in Cleveland where he gave a young Tom Hanks an...
Tags: Music Industry, Journalism, Entertainment, Music, Festive Events
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Billie Sol Estes dies at 88; notorious Texas con man in 1960s scandal
Billie Sol Estes, a flamboyant Texas huckster who became one of the most notorious men in America in 1962 when he was accused of looting a federal crop subsidy program, has died. He was 88. Estes died in his sleep at his home in DeCordova Bend, a city...
Tags: Chemical Industry, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Agriculture, Lyndon B. Johnson, Fertilizer
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PASSINGS: Kenneth Battelle
Kenneth Battelle, an influential hairstylist who created Jacqueline Kennedy's tousled bouffant and counted Marilyn Monroe and Lucille Ball among his many famous clients, died Sunday at his home in Wappingers Falls, N.Y. He was 86. His death was...
Tags: White House, Madison Square Garden
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John Kerry's brother, Cameron, to be acting Commerce secretary
WASHINGTON -- Cameron Kerry will serve as acting Commerce secretary starting June 1, joining his brother, Secretary of State John Kerry, in President Obama's Cabinet. Cameron Kerry, who has been general counsel at the Commerce Department since 2009,...
Tags: Edison International, Penny Pritzker, Barack Obama, Rebecca Blank, John Kerry
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Come to papa: Ernest Hemingway's papers return from Cuba
Records from the estate in Cuba where Ernest Hemingway wrote many of his most famous books have been digitized and brought to the United States, the Associated Press reports. The materials will be held at Boston's John F. Kennedy Library, which holds a...
Tags: Authors, Entertainment Events, Ernest Hemingway, Cuba, Nobel Prize Awards
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'Mad Men': It's a shameful, shameful day
On an early spring evening, Don and Megan are headed to the New York advertising awards and Arnold and Sylvia are going to D.C. where the doctor will give a last-minute (Got that, Don? She didn’t have time to tell you) speech. “Come Monday...
Tags: Central Park, Martin Luther King Jr.
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Giffords accepts Kennedy 'Profile in Courage' award
Courage comes in many guises. In Boston on Sunday, Gabrielle Giffords was praised for having the courage just to carry on. "It’s been a hard two years for me, but I want to make the world a better place," said Giffords in receiving the 2013...
Tags: National Rifle Association of America, Interior Policy, U.S. Congress, Gun Control, Gabrielle Giffords
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Poll: Should Jerry Brown and Barack Obama tell us to pray?
Gov. Jerry Brown, a onetime Jesuit seminarian, issued a proclamation designating Thursday a Day of Prayer in California, timed to coincide with the National Day of Prayer proclaimed by President Obama pursuant to an act of Congress. “A National...
Tags: Government, Jerry Brown, Barack Obama, National Government, Religion and Belief
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Elon Musk really, really hates traffic jams
Apparently, billionaire Elon Musk is channeling John F. Kennedy, who famously intoned, “Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.” Musk, who wasn’t even born when Kennedy gave his inaugural...
Tags: Road Transportation, Highway Transportation, Fuel-efficient Vehicles, PayPal, Inc., Transportation
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Obama pledges assistance after Boston Marathon explosions
WASHINGTON -- President Obama has called officials in Boston to offer “whatever assistance is necessary” to investigate and respond to the deadly bomb blasts Monday and plans to speak publicly on the incident this evening, a senior White House...
Tags: Bombings, FBI, Barack Obama, White House, Interior Policy
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Deadly explosions throw Boston Marathon into chaos
BOSTON — Two crude but deadly bombs ripped through crowds at the Boston Marathon on Monday, turning the finish line into a scene of chaos and carnage, killing 3, injuring at least 140 and closing down parts of central Boston. The back-to-back...
Tags: Massachusetts General Hospital, Hospitals and Clinics, Barack Obama, Running, Boston Marathon
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