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Campaign tests Joe Biden's everyman appeal
STEUBENVILLE, Ohio — About the last thing Barack Obama's advisors expected when Joe Biden joined the ticket was to see him develop a kitsch public persona — an odd blend of affable everyman and the Dos Equis "Most Interesting Man in the World....Tags: Republican Party, Hillary Clinton, Politics, Primaries, Los Angeles Times Journalists
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University of Missouri Press to close, after 54 years
Jacket CopyThe University of Missouri will pull the plug on its 54 year old press, just the latest in a string of academic publishing casualties... -
Blank Theatre's young playwrights' festival turns 20
Playwright Stephen Karam has made a splash off-Broadway with one play and been a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize with another. But for memorable moments in his stage career, he says there's nothing quite like his teenage triumphs in the Blank Theatre's...
Tags: Chris Pine, Education, Pulitzer Prize Awards, Alyson Hannigan, Festive Events
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Cathie Wright dies at 82; former assemblywoman and state senator
A cardboard elephant in Cathie Wright's Sacramento office during her 20 years in the Assembly and state Senate from 1980 to 2000 summed up the Simi Valley Republican's sense of statecraft: "It's Better to Be a Stomper, Than a Stompee."
"I'm tenacious, I'...Tags: Republican Party, Parties and Movements, Regional Authority, Gray Davis, India
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'Hunger Games' fans set up camp at L.A. Live
24 Frames"I feel like a zombie," Jennifer Lawrence said to a fellow cast mate, as she eyed a line of fans that swirled around the courtyard of the Nokia Theatre. On Sunday -- Lawrence's first day off in weeks -- the actress had made the trek to downtown Los... -
Romney withdraws attack ad during Santorum's daughter's illness
Mitt Romney has ordered a temporary pause in his saturation bombing campaign against Rick Santorum. It’s the latest twist in the high-stakes Pennsylvania primary contest, which could be the final showdown of the 2012 GOP race. Romney’s...
Tags: Republican Party, Politics, Television Industry, Mitt Romney, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
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Styx, Ted Nugent, REO Speedwagon announce 2012 tour
Pop & HissWe're not sure exactly what the fans of 95.5 KLOS did to appease the gods of classic rock this month, but they can now look forward to a slice of mullet-heavy arena rock courtesy of Styx, REO Speedwagon and Ted Nugent.... -
Patt Morrison Asks: Robert Reich, Pre-Occupied
Robert Reich has worked in a lot of big white buildings -- in the Senate, as an intern to Robert F. Kennedy; in the office of then-Solicitor General Robert Bork; in the Ford and Carter administrations; and as labor secretary to President Clinton. Now...Tags: James Stewart, Charles Dickens, Robert F. Kennedy, Newt Gingrich, Democratic Party
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New Year's Eve: Champagne, an elixir of poets, packs a wallop
Nation NowChampagne on New Year's Eve is a longtime tradition. A look at the chemistry of Champagne and drunkenness. We find that the bubbles probably do make you drunk faster.... -
What to wear? Skirt, blouse, prosthetic penis?
Nation NowWhat to wear? Skirt, blouse, prosthetic penis?... -
Joe Paterno viewing draws another large crowd on second day
Sports NowHundreds more mourners lined up outside a Penn State campus spiritual center Wednesday to pay their respects to the late Joe Paterno on the second of three days of mourning for the beloved former football coach.... -
Critic's notebook: 'The Office' is still in business
Show TrackerIn this mad week that has seen Charlie Sheen praised and applauded as a comic genius and excessive Internet hating on that nice boy Ashton Kutcher (a recent Kutcher tweet: "I'm going to hand the next 24 hrs a serious dose of happiness, and if it fights...
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