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Inauguration 2013: Let's move the ceremony to L.A. next time
They had a nice little Inauguration Day on Monday in Washington. A bit nippy -- mid-20s to mid-40s -- but no Arctic blast of cold air or snow. That really nasty stuff is expected Tuesday. And that’s why it’s time to move this whole...
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A stroll through history at Virginia's Berkeley Plantation
A place of beginnings and endings, Berkeley Plantation, about halfway between Richmond and Williamsburg, Va., is part of your life. Each time you celebrate Thanksgiving, there's an echo of the first Thanksgiving held here in 1619 (pre-Pilgrim, Berkeley...
Tags: Charles City (Charles City, Virginia), Holidays, Benjamin Harrison, Thanksgiving
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Karl Rove spends $10 million on a smart, mendacious attack ad
There’s a reason George W. Bush called Karl Rove “Boy Genius.” When it comes to attack ads, no one is smarter. Bush also had another nickname for his chief political guru, “Turd Blossom.” Given the high level of B.S. in...
Tags: Democratic Party, Bain Capital, LLC, Edward G. Rendell, Jeremiah Wright, Politics
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PASSINGS: Murray Rose, Tippy Dye, Garry Walberg
Murray Rose Swimmer won Olympic gold medals Murray Rose, 73, a four-time Olympic gold medal swimmer from Australia who also competed at USC while studying acting in the late '50s, died Sunday in Sydney of leukemia, Swimming Australia said. Rose...Tags: Gunsmoke (tv program), Awards and Prizes, Nebraska Cornhuskers, College Baseball, The Ohio State University
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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: Ricky Martin, Charles Sumner, Calvin Coolidge, George W. Bush, Bible
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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: Riots, Crime, Law and Justice, Chesapeake (Chesapeake, Virginia), Slavery, Heart Attack
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A presidential quiz
The 42 men who've been president of the United States share many characteristics besides membership in one of the world's most exclusive clubs. That means, looking at them as a group, we can extract an "average president." The data can't predict who'll...Tags: Madelyn Dunham, Millard Fillmore, Jimmy Carter, Michelle Obama, Crime, Law and Justice
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Hail to the chiefs, as played by . . .
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterAmericans usually celebrate the likes of George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Franklin D. Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy on President's Day. But rarely are the less stellar commanders in chief ever mentioned, such as William Henry Harrison -- who caught a...Tags: Movies, Fred Thompson, Celebrities, George W. Bush, George Washington
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Paying homage to a land of presidents
Special to The TimesI had no intention of lingering in Ohio last August when I drove through heading west from Philadelphia. My itinerary for the Buckeye State included pumping gas, grabbing burgers and finding restrooms. But a sign on Interstate 80 near Fremont sparked my...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, University of Pennsylvania, Kerry Wood, Monuments and Heritage Sites, Government
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Brandon plantation goes on the market
Richmond Times-DispatchAn 18th-century house in seemingly impeccable condition sits on nearly 5,000 acres of timberland and farmland along the James River in Prince George County. The Brandon Plantation has changed ownership only a few times in the past four centuries. It...Tags: Marketing, Rentals, U.S. House of Representatives, Government, Politics
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EDITORIAL: Gather Family, Friends For Great Summer Time In Fort Smith
Times Record, Fort Smith, Ark.Memorial Day weekend will be here before you know it. Schools will be out for the summer. Families will be looking to spend some time together. When those families start looking for a location to spend that time, there is no place better than right here...Tags: Travel, Justice System, Judges, Human Interest, Tourism and Leisure
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Siege mentality: Ohio's Fort Meigs marks battle's bicentennial
The Columbus DispatchPERRYSBURG, Ohio -- As far as Ohioans are concerned, the conflict between the Americans and British at the beginning of the 19th century should really be called the War of 1813. This year marks the bicentennial of two major Buckeye State events in the...Tags: Entertainment, Sociology, Museums, Culture, War of 1812
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