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Maria Shriver had 'such a void' after death of parents, agonized over separation from Schwarzenegger, friends say
L.A. NOWSome people close to Maria Shriver said her separation from Arnold Schwarzenegger after 25 years of marriage came as she was dealing with the loss of her parents and her transition from California's First Lady back into private life. The...... -
Debate: Is it time to retire the Peace Corps?
Opinion L.A.Is the Peace Corps just a government-subsidized vacation for well-to-do white kids? Nonsense, writes Jessie Seiler in an Op-Ed about her experience in the Peace Corps that ran in Sunday's Opinion pages. Before I joined the Peace Corps, I had...... -
Dominique Strauss-Kahn: The American commentary on France's reaction to DSK's alleged sex scandal
Opinion L.A.News that IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn allegedly sexually assaulted a hotel maid in New York City has set opinionators' tongues wagging. The two leading trains of thought: 1) What was France's leading socialist doing staying in an upscale hotel, in...... -
Netflix CEO deflects criticism with humor (and Albanian army dog tags)
Company TownHuffington Post Editor in Chief Arianna Huffington gave Netflix Chief Executive Reed Hastings a tongue-in-cheek opportunity to respond to some of the barbed comments leveled in recent weeks at the fast-growing subscription service by the head of media... -
What's behind our obsessive Amy Chua disorder?
Opinion L.A.Over the course of the last 13 days, Gabrielle Giffords survived a shot to the head; Tunisians overthrew their government; Sarah Palin tried to change the meaning of "blood libel"; Sen. Joe Lieberman announced his retirement; Peace Corps founder Sargent..... -
A month in review: From Jerry Brown's budget plan to the Tucson massacre to the powerful protests that began with the help of Twitter
Opinion L.A.Isn't January the month for recuperating after the holidays, a month when we navel-gaze and plan our goals for the upcoming year? Yeah, there was no time for that. Arnold Schwarzenegger bid adieu as governor of California, but not before...... -
EW's Sean Smith: 'I joined the Peace Corps because of Angelina Jolie'
The Big PictureAngelina Jolie inspires Entertainment Weekly's Sean Smith to join the Peace Corps... -
Book review: 'Jerusalem, Jerusalem: How the Ancient City Ignited Our Modern World,' by James Carroll
Special to the Los Angeles TimesJerusalem, Jerusalem How the Ancient City Ignited Our Modern World James Carroll Houghton Mifflin Harcourt: 418 pp., $28 James Carroll's latest book is very ambitious. Invoking history, anthropology, social psychology, geography and theology, the...Tags: Arts and Culture, Judaism, Europe, Israel, Book
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Denis Dutton dies at 66; founder of Arts & Letters Daily website
Denis Dutton, a scholar, author and Internet trailblazer who founded Arts & Letters Daily, a pithy website that links thousands of devoted followers around the world to smart, provocative writing online about books, culture and ideas, died Tuesday in...Tags: University of California, Canterbury, Family, Harvard University, Services and Shopping
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R. Sargent Shriver dies at 95; 'unmatched' public servant and Kennedy in-law
R. Sargent Shriver, a lawyer who served as the social conscience of two administrations, launching the Peace Corps for his brother-in-law, President Kennedy, and leading the "war on poverty" for President Johnson, has died. He was 95.
Shriver died...Tags: Multi-Sport Events, National Government, Minority Groups, Health and Medical Professionals, Eunice Kennedy Shriver
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Peace Corps opens door for same-sex couples to serve together
The U.S. Peace Corps will begin accepting applications from same-sex couples who wish to serve overseas together for the first time next month, the agency announced Tuesday. The move follows a broader shift by the Obama administration toward publicly...
Tags: Gays and Lesbians, U.S. Department of State, Social Issues, John F. Kennedy
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Bobsledder encourages graduates to 'savor it'
The Dominion Post, Morgantown, W.Va.Devon Harris, a member of Jamaica's original bobsled team, adapted a line from "Cool Runnings," the movie loosely based on the team's 1988 run at the Winter Olympics in Calgary. "Feel the rhythm. Feel the rhyme. Put your hands in the air, it's Class...Tags: Science and Technology, Science, Sexual Health, Physiology, Bobsleigh
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