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Retired New Mexico Sen. Pete Domenici reveals secret son
Saying he was “very sorry for my behavior,” former Sen. Pete Domenici (R-N.M.) has revealed that he secretly fathered a son more than 30 years ago with the daughter of former Sen. Paul Laxalt (R-Nev.). “More than 30 years ago, I fathered...
Tags: Family, U.S. Navy, Georgetown, Pete Domenici
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Retired Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf dies at 78
Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, who presided over the swift and devastating 1991 military assault on Iraq that transformed the Middle East and reminded America what it was like to win a war, died Thursday of complications from pneumonia. He was 78. The...Tags: Tampa, Elizabeth II, Kuwait, Heroism, Engineering
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Letters: Waiting on Iran
Re "On Iran, there's time," Opinion, Feb. 14 Ray Takeyh counsels the United States and its allies to apply patience as nuclear talks with Iran resume later this month. He contends that "time works best for the United States," while a "take it or leave...
Tags: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Iran, Iran's Nuclear Program, POLITICO LLC, North Korea
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Drone strikes: Who's on the 'kill list'
Who decides who will be killed by U.S. drone attacks? Protectors of civil liberties have expressed dissatisfaction with the present system of unreviewed presidential discretion, whether in the hands of George W. Bush or Barack Obama. Must an...
Tags: Terrorism, Libyan Civil War (2011), Dennis J. Kucinich, George W. Bush, Barack Obama
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'What It Takes': A true political classic
One of the many bits of conventional wisdom about politicians is that they're all scoundrels in one way or another. This is especially true of those who run for president. Maybe they don't steal or lie or cheat on their spouse (although plenty do)....
Tags: Authors, Chicago Tribune, World War II (1939-1945), U.S. Army, Politics
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A football win, a basketball firing, K-pop and Schwarzkopf
The Baltimore SunWhy is “Trouble Maker,” a K-pop song that's been around for a year, suddenly getting worldwide Twitter love? I blame end-of-year lists and an upcoming awards ceremony. On a less global scale, residents along the East Coast continue to be...Tags: Belk Bowl, Fiscal Cliff, Google+, Google Inc., Ceremonies
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Lance Armstrong's inspiration wasn't a lie for many
The 7-Eleven Kid really is 7, a second-grader, and she recently did a report on George Herbert Walker Bush. Along with her friends, they presented it to the third-graders, as scary a group as a second-grader can face. She heard about his being in the...Tags: Medical Research, T.J. Simers, Cycling, Oprah Winfrey, Lance Armstrong
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Letters: The cost of guns
Re "Obama goes all in on guns," Editorial, Jan. 17 As a UC Berkeley-trained demographer and epidemiologist, I look at the total cost of any event, not just the immediate dollar price. In recent years the total cost of gun violence has not been well...
Tags: Republican Party, Air and Space Accidents, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Personal Weapon Control, Transportation Accidents
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Religious tensions play out in inaugural
There may be no clearer reflection of this moment in American religious life than the tensions surrounding prayers at President Barack Obama's inauguration. Efforts by the Presidential Inaugural Committee to bridge the conservative-liberal divide by...Tags: Civil Rights, Gays and Lesbians, Separation of Church and State, Belief and Faith, Judaism
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Memories of Inaugurations Past
Orlando SentinelAs President Barack Obama arrived on the dais to take the 57th inaugural Oath of Office, administered by the chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, Monday, I couldn't help but reflect on my own experiences of photographing previous swearing-in...Tags: Culture, Ceremonies, U.S. Supreme Court, Arts and Culture, Washington, DC
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The feds' education power grab
In December, California's application for a waiver from provisions of the No Child Left Behind Act was denied by the U.S. Department of Education. This, we were told, was because California had failed to embrace the federal department's reform agenda,...
Tags: Government, School Examinations, Teachers, George W. Bush, Politics
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George H.W. Bush could exit hospital soon but maybe not for home
George H.W. Bush, the nation’s oldest former president, could be released this week from a Texas hospital after nearly two months of treatment, according to a family spokesman. Bush, 88, could be released from Methodist Hospital in Houston, if ...
Tags: Physical Therapists, Health and Medical Professionals, Jeb Bush, George W. Bush, Hospitals and Clinics
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