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John Kluge dies at 95; founder of Metromedia television empire
John Kluge, a billionaire entrepreneur and pioneer in independent television-station ownership whose Metromedia Inc. stations formed the basis for News Corp.'s Fox network, has died. He was 95.
Kluge died Tuesday at his home in Albemarle County, Va.,...Tags: Television, Albemarle County, Steak & Ale, World War II (1939-1945), Entertainment
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FrancEyE dies at 87; prolific Santa Monica poet
Frances Dean Smith, a Santa Monica poet known as FrancEyE who was inspired by Charles Bukowski, lived with him and had a child with him in the 1960s, has died. She was 87. Smith, who had been living in a nursing home in San Rafael, Calif., died June 2 at...Tags: George Washington University, Poetry, Newspaper and Magazine, Rockville (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania), Family
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Don't be afraid of hybrid ARMs
Some adjustable-rate mortgages may have been lumped in with such "toxic" mortgage products as interest-only loans, pay-option ARMs and loans with negative amortization, but those are not the same as more conventional products known as hybrid ARMs. These...Tags: Mortgages, Homes
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Drug Trials With a Dose of Doubt
Times Staff WriterOn Jan. 10, 2001, pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co. gathered its forces in a hotel conference room here with a clear-cut mission: Win a favorable vote for a new antifungal drug from a federal advisory committee -- a victory that would position the...Tags: Merck & Company Incorporated, Newspaper and Magazine, Health Organizations, Companies and Corporations, Medical Services
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Army Pvt. Janelle F. King, 23, Merced; medic dies in non-combat-related incident in Iraq
As a teenager, Army Pvt. Janelle F. King was a "Food Network guru" who could whip up hollandaise sauce over grilled salmon without even glancing at a recipe. As a daring 9-year-old, she once popped caffeine pills to one-up her cousin at a game of "who...Tags: Health, Brian King, Armed Forces, Iraq, Baghdad (Iraq)
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Leon Howell dies at 73; author and essayist was last editor of Christianity and Crisis
Leon Howell, an author and essayist who was the last editor of the influential liberal-tilting journal Christianity and Crisis, has died. He was 73. Howell died Feb. 26 at his home in Silver Spring, Md. He had suffered for years from a viral spinal...Tags: Reinhold Niebuhr, Colleges and Universities, Christianity, Vietnam War (1955-1975), The Washington Post
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How to Help
Action Against Hunger 247 West 37th St., Suite 1201 New York, NY 10018 (877) 777-1420 www.actionagainsthunger.org * ADRA International 12501 Old Columbia Pike Silver Spring, MD 20904 (800) 424-ADRA (2372) www.adra.org * American Jewish Joint...Tags: Human Rights, Portland (Middlesex, Connecticut), Disasters and Accidents, American Red Cross, Plymouth
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PASSINGS
Carmelita Durio Sister of O.J. Simpson Carmelita Durio, O.J. Simpson's sister, who collapsed in a Las Vegas courtroom when he was convicted of robbery and kidnapping last October, died Monday in a Sacramento hospital. She was believed to be in her early...Tags: Union (McHenry, Illinois), Marquette University, History, Finance, Abraham Lincoln
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Dith Pran, 65; helped reveal 'Killing Fields'
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterOne day during the rise of the Khmer Rouge regime in the mid-1970s, American journalist Sydney Schanberg asked his Cambodian assistant, Dith Pran, a gnawing question. How would Dith respond to the American diplomat in Phnom Penh who had been publicly...Tags: International Law, Disasters and Accidents, England, Movies, Refugee
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Banned words list offers no 'bailout' to offenders
A movie about a "maverick," his journey "from Wall Street to Main Street," his "desperate search" for a "monkey" and a "game-changing" revelation about his "carbon footprint" probably would make the nation's word-watchers physically ill. Especially if it...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Sarah Palin, Todd Palin, Politics, Education
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American Taliban Took Odd Route
Times Staff WritersEven here in the heart of famously tolerant Marin County, John Walker cut an atypical path. He attended an alternative high school. He converted to Islam at 16 after reading "The Autobiography of Malcolm X." He raised eyebrows among neighbors by...Tags: Malcolm X, National Security, Music Industry, Unrest, Conflicts and War, John Lennon
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It's Time for an Emergency Fund
Times Staff WriterRoughly 42 million Americans live paycheck to paycheck, or so says a recent survey commissioned by Automatic Data Processing, a New York-based payroll service. If one paycheck were late, 60% of respondents said they'd have to cut back on at least one...Tags: Unemployment Benefits, Disasters and Accidents, Disasters, Stock Broking, Car Repair and Maintenance Tips
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