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Mike Wallace dies at 93; '60 Minutes' pioneer
As the self-described "black hat" of television's premier newsmagazine "60 Minutes," Mike Wallace crafted a persona of a probing reporter known for his often caustic questioning of sometimes reluctant guests on the program.
Beginning in 1968, as one of...Tags: Media Industry, New Canaan, 60 Minutes (tv program), Nation of Islam, Television Industry
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Farrakhan's right to speak at Berkeley event is defended
L.A. NOWAn appearance by controversial Nation of Islam Minister Louis Farrakhan at UC Berkeley raised some hackles, but University of California President Mark G. Yudof issued a statement defending Farrakhan's right to speak.... -
Remembering Mike Wallace
Show TrackerVeteran broadcast journalist Mike Wallace, who found his way into the homes of millions of people through his many years on CBS' "60 Minutes," died Saturday night at the age of 93.... -
Book Review: 'Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention' by Manning Marable
Special to the Los Angeles TimesMalcolm X A Life of Reinvention Manning Marable Viking: 594 pp., $30 Malcolm X never died. While his contemporary Martin Luther King Jr. lives on in the noble but fixed ideal of a racially unified and enlightened America, Malcolm lives on in the fluid...Tags: Human Rights, Gays and Lesbians, Columbia University, Martin Luther King Jr., Nation of Islam
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Gag order issued in trial of UC students accused of disrupting speech by Israeli ambassador
L.A. NOWA judge Friday issued a gag order in the misdemeanor criminal trial in Orange County of 11 college students accused of disrupting a speech by the Israeli ambassador to the United States.... -
Book review: 'Extraordinary, Ordinary People: A Memoir of Family' by Condoleezza Rice
Los Angeles TimesAs national security advisor and then secretary of State to President George W. Bush, Condoleezza Rice never displayed any doubt or admitted any errors in the White House decisions that led to war in Iraq. -------------------- FOR THE RECORD:...Tags: Barack Obama, Titusville, George W. Bush, Condoleezza Rice, Led Zeppelin (music group)
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Book reviews: 'Preaching With Sacred Fire' and 'The Anthology of Rap'
Special to the Los Angeles TimesPreaching With Sacred Fire An Anthology of African American Sermons, 1750 to the Present Edited by Martha Simmons and Frank A. Thomas W.W. Norton: 976 pp., $45 The Anthology of Rap Edited by Adam Bradley and Andrew DuBois Yale University Press:...Tags: Slavery, Poetry, Kanye West, Chuck D, Social Issues
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'The Bridge: The Life and Rise of Barack Obama' by David Remnick
On Oct. 9, 2009, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs woke up at dawn and received startling news from Oslo. President Obama, only 48, had just received the Nobel Peace Prize. Usually, this most prestigious of awards honors lifetime accomplishment...Tags: Heavy Engineering, Social Issues, White House, Books and Magazines, Biography (genre)
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'Curb Your Enthusiasm': Never leaving the past (behind)
Show TrackerWhile this week's 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' offered some window dressing (borrowed pens, rash-afflicted 9-year-old girls, maitre d' bribery, Groat's disease), the main events were clearly the table read for the 'Seinfeld' reunion and Michael Richards being... -
Michael Jackson hailed during emotional memorial service
Music legends, sports figures, and civil rights leaders paid tribute to Michael Jackson today during an emotional, song-filled service at Staples Center that was part polished entertainment, part revival meeting.
Jackson was praised as a music pioneer...Tags: Queen Latifah, Constitutional Issues, Mariah Carey, Paris Jackson, Forest Lawn Memorial Park
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Brand X Files: Max Headroom returns. Liberals are smarter than consevatives. Courtney Love overshares.
Brand XRise and shine Los Angeles! It's the first day of Spring! Here's your Brand X morning round-up of news from around the 'net:Stewardess fist fight causes flight to be canceled: A heated altercation between two airline stewardesses caused a flight to be... -
McCain's Web gap is showing
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe video lasts just more than three minutes. But that's long enough to raise some nasty doubts about John McCain's reputation as a straight talker. There's the Arizona senator arguing both sides of President Bush's tax cuts. Here's the supposed...Tags: Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Ellen DeGeneres, Mike Huckabee, Elections
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