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John F. Kerry embraces Europe
WASHINGTON -- When John Kerry’s political foes complained in 2004 that he “looked French” and ordered Swiss cheese on his Philadelphia cheese steaks, the Democratic presidential nominee began keeping his affinities for Europe bien...
Tags: Central Asia, John F. Kennedy, Berlin (Germany), Literature, Italy
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Announcing the 2012 L.A. Times Book Prize finalists
This post has been updated; see below for details. The finalists for the 33rd L.A. Times Book Prizes were announced Thursday morning -- the complete list is below. In addition to the 50 books in 10 categories that are in the running for the awards,...
Tags: Pulitzer Prize Awards, Awards and Prizes, Culture, Roger Williams, Authors
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House Republicans retain their majority in the chamber
WASHINGTON — Republicans held on to their House majority in Tuesday's election, leaving Democrats well short of the net gain of 25 seats they needed to take control. "The American people have once again given the House of Representatives to...
Tags: Mia Love, Joe Walsh, Parties and Movements, Frank Guinta, Gabrielle Giffords
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GOP Retains Grip on U.S. House of Representatives
Los Angeles TimesWASHINGTON -- Republicans held on to their House majority in Tuesday's election, leaving Democrats well short of the net gain of 25 seats they needed to take control. "The American people have once again given the House of Representatives to Republicans,...Tags: Mia Love, Ann Marie Buerkle, Joe Walsh, Michele Bachmann, Ethics
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Lauren Anne Birchfield & Joseph Patrick Kennedy III
The Rev. Dr. James T. and Marta M. Birchfield of Houston, TX are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Lauren Anne Birchfield to Joseph Patrick Kennedy III, the son of Joseph P. Kennedy II of Boston and Sheila Rauch Kennedy of Cambridge,...Tags: Boston, Education, Stanford University, Colleges and Universities, University of California, Los Angeles
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Bookmark: Take a chance on these moguls' biographies
How'd they do it? That is often thought to be the primary motivation behind our fascination with the life stories of business behemoths: a curiosity about the means — both noble and scurrilous — by which mammoth fortunes are made. "Steve...Tags: University of Chicago, Pulitzer Prize Awards, Apple iPod, Chicago Tribune, Health
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See the billionaire – then be the billionaire
How'd they do it? That is often thought to be the primary motivation behind our fascination with the life stories of business behemoths: a curiosity about the means – both noble and scurrilous – by which mammoth fortunes are made. "Steve...Tags: University of Chicago, Apple iPod, Behavioral Conditions, Health, Pixar Animation
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TODAY IN HISTORY
1867: President Andrew Johnson sparked a move to impeach him as he defied Congress by suspending Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton. 1944: During World War II, Joseph P. Kennedy Jr., eldest son of Joseph and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, was killed with his...Tags: South Dakota, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, Politics, Andrew Johnson
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Essex World War II veteran served with JFK's elder brother in Navy
Wherever Alvin T. Jones has lived throughout his adult life, he has reserved wall space for his Navy memorabilia. He displays his three Air Medals and his Distinguished Flying Cross, his honorable discharge, dated 1945, and a wedding photo of a young...Tags: Veterans Affairs, White Marsh, World War II (1939-1945), The Home Depot, Transportation Accidents
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Sargent Shriver Dies
R. Sargent Shriver, who was responsible for launching the U.S. Peace Corps after marrying into the Kennedy family and joining John F. Kennedy's White House, has died, a family source told CNN.
Shriver, whose full name was Robert Sargent Shriver, was 95....Tags: John F. Kennedy, White House, 2016 Olympic Games, Multi-Sport Events, Sports
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New exhibit commemorates RFK's speech following MLK's death
Fox59A member of the Kennedy family came to Indianapolis Thursday night to mark a moment in history made in the Circle City. A new exhibit at the Indiana History Center commemorates the speech made by Robert F. Kennedy on the day Martin Luther King Jr. was...Tags: History, Memphis, Arts and Culture, Politics, Robert F. Kennedy
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Book review: 'Wild Bill Donovan: The Spymaster Who Created the OSS and Modern American Espionage'
Los Angeles TimesContemporary history is seldom as relevant and engaging as Douglas Waller's new biography, "Wild Bill Donovan: The Spymaster Who Created the OSS and Modern American Espionage," which is — by turns — fascinatingly instructive and thoroughly...Tags: Lawyers, Wars and Interventions, International Military Interventions, Folklore and Mythology, Biography (genre)
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