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Eugene Genovese dies at 82; leftist historian turned conservative
Eugene D. Genovese became one of the most notorious radical intellectuals in the country in 1965 when he addressed an all-night teach-in at Rutgers University on the Vietnam War. "I do not fear or regret the impending Viet Cong victory. I welcome it,"...
Tags: Fiction, Pulitzer Prize Awards, Christopher Hitchens, University of Pennsylvania, University of California, Berkeley
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'Desperate Housewives': Not all gimmicks are good ones
Show Tracker"You gotta get a gimmick." Marc Cherry & Co. continue to make it too easy for critics writing about Wisteria Lane. Thankfully last night, this critic put away his claws because the show has almost gotten back to its familiar...... -
Death row's IQ divide
SARA CATANIA is a contributing writer at Mother Jones and author of the forthcoming book, "A is for Afro."LAST MONTH, the state of Texas executed James Lee Clark, a plumber's assistant who raped and killed a teenage girl. Clark's lawyers argued in vain that their client, a high school dropout with a low IQ, should have been spared because of his mental...Tags: Social Sciences, Punishment, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Death
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Martin Ortiz, founder of Center of Mexican American Affairs, dies at 89
Martin Ortiz, who inspired thousands of Latino students to reach for college and earn degrees as the founding director of Whittier College's Center of Mexican American Affairs, has died. He was 89. Ortiz, who had Parkinson's disease and pneumonia, died...Tags: Family, Social Sciences, Arts and Culture, Children, Clubs and Associations
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Knight ex-bodyguard convicted in PCP case
Los Angeles Times Staff WritersTwo men under investigation in a high-profile Los Angeles County murder were convicted Thursday in Riverside of federal drug charges related to a massive Southern California PCP distribution ring. George Williams and Rodrick Cardale "Lil Rod" Reed,...Tags: Dr. Dre (music artist), Trials, Drugs and Medicines, Drug Trafficking, Richard Johnson
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