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Venture capital didn't build that
Can government play a positive role in economic development? To understand who built what in the construction of the American economy from its pre-industrial origins, a look at one of the drivers of U.S. innovation — venture capital — is...
Tags: Highway Transportation, International Military Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Government, Productivity
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George Randolph Hearst Jr. dies at 84; L.A. Herald-Examiner publisher
The demise of the Hearst newspaper empire in Los Angeles began in 1962 when publisher George Randolph Hearst Jr. abandoned the morning newspaper market.
Hearst and the company that owned the Los Angeles Times made what some viewed as a back-room deal: At...Tags: Board of Directors, International Military Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Economy, Business and Finance, Houston Chronicle
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Ray Briem dies at 82; all-night radio host in L.A.
Ray Briem, the longtime KABC-AM talk show host who ruled all-night radio for nearly three decades with his phone calls to the famous and the quirky and his opinionated banter slamming liberals, championing conservative causes and extolling the big-band...
Tags: Insomnia, Count Basie, Radio Industry, Richard Nixon, Music
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North Korea's dangerous ambition
North Korea's first successful rocket launch is a truly dangerous development. Although the North Koreans have previously detonated two nuclear devices, until now they have not demonstrated any ability to deliver them. Weaponizing a missile is hard, but...
Tags: Woodrow Wilson, Barack Obama, North Korea, International Military Interventions, Weaponry
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Three wars, three veterans
FrameworkWorld War II veteran Emmet Burke, 72, left; joins Korean War vet Charles Alderson, 52, center and first World War vet Jack Coopersmith, 94, in salute during protest against sale of Veterans Administration land in West Los Angeles.... -
California lawmakers call for Navy ship to be named after Harvey Milk
PolitiCalState lawmakers have no power to name U.S. Navy ships, but that didn't discourage the state Senate from a long, passionate debate over a proposal to name a vessel after slain gay rights leader Harvey Milk.... -
Army sergeant killed in Korean War finally to be laid to rest
L.A. NOWThe remains of an Army sergeant killed in Korean War finally will be laid to rest in Riverside.... -
Multiple cameras for 1981 space shuttle landing
FrameworkPhotographer Gerry Perkins demonstrates his multiple camera setup - a converted Korean War era U.S. Army anti-aircraft turret.... -
George McGovern dies at 90; liberal standard-bearer against Nixon in '72
George S. McGovern, an icon of American liberalism who campaigned for the White House with moral fervor against President Richard M. Nixon and the Vietnam War but lost in a thundering landslide, has died. He was 90. McGovern died Sunday morning while...
Tags: Bob Dole, Injuries and Wounds, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Voting, Nobel Prize Awards
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Arthur Ochs Sulzberger dies at 86; former New York Times publisher
Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, the fourth publisher of the New York Times, who made history with his decision to publish the Pentagon Papers and revived the "Good Gray Lady" of print journalism with a radical redesign that set a new standard, has died. He was...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Pulitzer Prize Awards, The Pentagon, World War II (1939-1945), Wars and Interventions
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Neil Armstrong dies at 82; first person to walk on moon
When Neil Armstrong became the first person to set foot on the moon, on July 20, 1969, he uttered a phrase that has been carved in stone and quoted across the planet: "That's one small step for man; one giant leap for mankind." The grainy black-and-white...
Tags: Engineering, Barack Obama, Charles F. Bolden, Jr., Aerospace Manufacturing, Stanley Kubrick
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Jeff Kaye dies at 75; a voice for NFL Films
If you were going to follow John Facenda on the air, you had to have a great voice. Maybe nobody could match the legendary Facenda, whose familiar baritone was called the "voice of God" when he broadcast for NFL Films. But Jeff Kaye brought it off....Tags: Sports, National Football League, Radio Industry, Super Bowl, Entertainment
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