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Obama, at Ohio State, calls on graduates to be active citizens
WASHINGTON — Speaking to the graduating class of Ohio State University in Columbus on Sunday, President Obama called on the students to embrace the school’s motto, “education for citizenship,” and to press the government to act....
Tags: Graduation, Education, Ethics, Barack Obama, Religion and Belief
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Obama wants short-term alternative to sequestration cuts
WASHINGTON -- Seeking to avoid steep spending cuts scheduled to begin March 1, President Obama will call on Congress on Tuesday to devise an alternative package of reductions and new tax revenue that could postpone the deeper cuts for a few months....
Tags: U.S. Congress, Fiscal Cliff, Barack Obama, White House, Republican Party
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Innovative home products hit the showroom floor
In the market for a hot-water-dispensing refrigerator? That was just one of the innovative and unusual products on display this week at the International Builders’ Show in Las Vegas. The annual event, put on by the National Assn. of Home Builders,...
Tags: Kohler Company, Alternative Energy, General Electric Company
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A business lesson in tolerance
The owner of a trolley tour company in Annapolis, Md., has decided to close down one portion of his business — old-fashioned trolleys for wedding parties — rather than extend the service to same-sex couples. He has every right to do so, but he...
Tags: Marriage, Religion and Belief, Family, Weddings, Social Issues
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HMS Bounty: Woman killed in tall ship's sinking loved the sea
L.A. NOWShe was bright, vivacious and in love with with her ship, the HMS Bounty. Claudene Christian, the former USC song girl who died at sea Monday when the tall ship on which she was sailing sank off the North Carolina...... -
Wesley Brown dies at 85; first black graduate of Naval Academy
Retired Lt. Cmdr. Wesley Brown, the first African American graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, died Tuesday in Silver Spring, Md., the Naval Academy's alumni association announced from Annapolis, Md. He was 85 and had cancer. A 1949 graduate, Brown was...
Tags: College Sports, Science and Technology, Silver Spring (Montgomery, Maryland), Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Vietnam War (1955-1975)
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Gay marriage: Fights have begun in Washington, N.J., Maryland...
Nation NowGay marriage: Legislation to allow gay marriage is moving forward in Washington, New Jersey and Maryland, but opponents are fighting back. Here's a national round-up of legislation and upcoming or pending ballot initiatives that are in the works in six... -
Robert Helliwell dies at 90; electrical engineer who expanded understanding of Earth's atmosphere
Robert Helliwell, a Stanford electrical engineer whose study of radio waves emitted by lightning opened a new window to understanding the upper layers of the Earth's atmosphere, died May 3 in Palo Alto of complications of dementia. He was 90.
Helliwell...Tags: Stanford University, Science and Technology, Entertainment, Electronics, Mountains
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America's post-DADT military: Stronger than ever
Opinion L.A.Hey, what happened? Did I miss the big news? Didn't America's armed forces disband Tuesday? After all, the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy has officially ended. Gays and lesbians are now free to serve openly. Surely our troops in...... -
U.S. Launches Astronaut Alan Shepard: 'Boy What a Ride!'
The Daily MirrorMay 6, 1961: Astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr. was rocketed 115 miles above the Earth in a flawless suborbital flight and recovered safely 302 miles down the Atlantic Missile Range to become America's first man in space, Times space-aviation editor...... -
Before you head to Europe, consider travel insurance
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThis is a troubling time for Europe-bound travelers. The U.S. State Department on Oct. 3 issued a travel alert that cited "the potential for terrorist attacks in Europe" but stopped short of warning travelers against going there. Sporadic labor actions in...Tags: Heads of State, National Security, Government, Transportation Industry, Air Transportation
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Art Gilmore dies at 98; announcer was a familiar voice on radio, TV, movie trailers
Art Gilmore, who launched his more than 60-year career as an announcer in the 1930s and became a widely recognized voice on radio, television, commercials, documentaries and movie trailers, has died. He was 98.
Gilmore died Sept. 25 of age-related causes...Tags: Red Skelton, Documentary (genre), Entertainment, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Television
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