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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: Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Fertilizer, Chemical Industry, Agriculture
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Barbara Walters: Let the victory lap begin!
Let the Barbara Walter's farewell tour begin! Monday's edition of "The View" opened with the show's founder and star fixing the camera with that fearless don't-let-the-strange-absence-of-wrinkles-fool-you-I've-been-on-television-for-50-years gaze and...
Tags: Richard Nixon, The View (tv program), Celebrities, Saturday Night Live (tv program), Academy Awards
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'The Butler' puts a new spin on LBJ, says Liev Schreiber
The new trailer for Lee Daniels’ “The Butler” shows an up-from-his-bootstraps man moving, Zelig-like, through U.S. presidential history, demonstrating how “one man overcame his past.” But for at least one of the actors...
Tags: Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire (movie), Lee Daniels, Celebrities, Oprah Winfrey, Justice and Rights
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McManus: Obama's plan to avoid lame-duckery
For the last two months, President Obama has been mired in Washington's inside game, caught up in backroom congressional politics as he tried unsuccessfully to pass a bill on gun control and nudge Republican senators toward compromise on the budget. But...
Tags: Gun Control, Bob Corker, State of the Union Address, Saxby Chambliss, Republican Party
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With new presidential library, George W. Bush back in public eye
WASHINGTON — President Obama, the four living ex-presidents and thousands of others head to Dallas on Thursday for the dedication of the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum. The challenge facing library officials will be to keep the...
Tags: Fox News Channel (tv network), Unrest, Conflicts and War, George W. Bush, University of Pittsburgh, Ronald Reagan
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Goldberg: 'Right wing' doesn't equal 'terrorist'
"If history were to repeat itself," warned President Franklin D. Roosevelt in his 1944 State of the Union address, "and we were to return to the so-called normalcy of the 1920s, then it is certain that even though we shall have conquered our enemies on...
Tags: Rush Limbaugh, State of the Union Address, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Entertainment
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Bryan Cranston to play LBJ in play by Robert Schenkkan
Bryan Cranston is going from playing a meth dealer on AMC's "Breaking Bad" to playing President Lyndon B. Johnson in a new stage production of a work by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Robert Schenkkan. "All The Way" will open the new season at...
Tags: Michael McKean, Martin Luther King Jr., Arts and Culture, Breaking Bad (tv program), Awards and Prizes
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War, and a warning, at L.A. Times book awards
The darkly comic tale of soldiers spending Thanksgiving leave at a Dallas Cowboys game and a warning of the environmental threats to the female body were among the winners Friday at the annual Los Angeles Times Book Prizes. The awards to Ben Fountain in...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Book, French Literature, Literature, Authors
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33rd annual Los Angeles Times Book Prizes to be presented tonight
The 33rd annual Los Angeles Times Book Prizes will be presented in a public ceremony Friday night at USC’s Bovard Auditorium. The awards are given in 10 categories, including biography, current interest, first fiction and adult literature. In...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Saudi Arabia, Literature, Michael Chabon, Authors
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At George W. Bush library, five presidents meet in harmony
DALLAS — The five men who have held the title of president gathered to celebrate the dedication of George W. Bush's presidential library at Southern Methodist University on Thursday, a rare reunion that focused on praising his achievements and...
Tags: Iraq, State of the Union Address, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Unrest, Conflicts and War, George W. Bush
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William H. Ginsburg dies at 70; Monica Lewinsky's attorney
William H. Ginsburg, a seasoned medical malpractice attorney who bolted to national prominence in the brutal arena of Washington politics as Monica Lewinsky's lawyer, died Monday at his home in Sherman Oaks. He was 70. The cause was cancer, said his...
Tags: FBI, Military Justice, Personal Service, Laws, Monica Lewinsky
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The Swoose
FrameworkLos Angeles once had "The Swoose" - the oldest B-17 in existence - as a possible war memorial....
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