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Oswald's gun and the decline of U.S. politics
Next week marks a much-overlooked anniversary: It will be 50 years since Lee Harvey Oswald, under the name A. Hidell, purchased the Italian surplus Carcano M91/38 rifle with which he would eight months later assassinate President John F. Kennedy. Don'...Tags: John F. Kennedy Assassination (1963), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Gays and Lesbians, Same-Sex Marriage, Justice and Rights
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Harry Truman, Lincoln's heir
Presidents Day, which falls between the birthdays of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, celebrates the contributions of those presidents. But here's a nomination for another president worth remembering on this long weekend: Harry Truman, the first...
Tags: Justice and Rights, U.S. Congress, NAACP, Civil Rights, Abraham Lincoln
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Ed Miller dies at 87; longtime D.A. for San Diego County
Ed Miller, who served as San Diego County district attorney for 24 years and, beginning in the scandal-ridden 1970s, was a major figure in reforming the city's political, business and law enforcement establishment, has died. He was 87. Miller died...
Tags: Law Enforcement, Laws, Prosecution, Local Elections, Richard Nixon
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Supreme Court must not roll back voting rights
It would be troubling — though perhaps fitting — if Alabama, the state that gave us the Voting Rights Act in 1965 because of its opposition to providing African-American citizens the ability to register and vote, became the state that would...Tags: Laws, U.S. Congress, Rick Perry, Minority Groups, Government
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Kevin Spacey brings star power to 'House of Cards'
It was a steamy weeknight in July on Centre Street, and the extras in black tie were flagging. The $100 million series "House of Cards" was prepping a crowd scene outside the Peabody Institute, across from the Midtown BBQ & Brew. For more than two hours,...
Tags: The Social Network (movie) , Entertainment, Annapolis, Robin Wright, U.S. Congress
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Obama plays his high cards
As President Barack Obama nears the end of his first term, has he finally found an inner LBJ to channel? His recent words and actions suggest he has turned a corner from his earlier wishful thinking about playing nice with obstruction-minded Republicans...
Tags: Talk Shows (genre), U.S. Congress, Barack Obama, The New York Times, Fiscal Cliff
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Meet Maryland defensive line recruit Kingsley Opara
The Baltimore SunAlmost immediately after he pledged to Maryland last July, Kingsley Opara was listed by several recruiting services as a "soft commitment." It was a label Opara -- for several months, at least -- found to be accurate. "I knew I was going to have a big-...Tags: North Carolina State Wolfpack, Football, Wake Forest Demon Deacons, Virginia Cavaliers, National Football League
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The presidential power trap
As Barack Obama prepares to be sworn in for the second time as president of the United States, he faces the stark reality that little of what he hopes to accomplish in a second term will likely come to pass. Mr. Obama occupies an office that many assume...Tags: Trade Agreements, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, U.S. Congress, Tea Party Movement, Bill Clinton
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PASSINGS: Leroy 'Sugarfoot' Bonner, Lloyd Phillips, Donald F. Hornig
Leroy 'Sugarfoot' Bonner Lead singer and guitarist for Ohio Players Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner, 69, lead singer and guitarist for the Ohio Players, a band that fused rock, soul and funk for a string of R&B hits in the 1970s, died Saturday in a Dayton...Tags: Andie MacDowell, Entertainment, Russell Crowe, Music, Henry Cavill
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Obama the decider
A rare phenomenon occurred on Capitol Hill the other day when two ranking officials of the Obama administration testified that they had differed with the president they still served over providing arms to the rebels in Syria seeking to oust dictator...Tags: Hillary Clinton, Leon Panetta, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Military Equipment, Joint Chiefs of Staff
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Ki Suh Park dies at 80; architect helped rebuild L.A. after riots
From rubble and wreckage, Ki Suh Park often saw possibility. It was so as he stood amid the destruction of the Korean War, when he resolved to study architecture and help rebuild his homeland. And it was so as he drove down Western Avenue after the 1992...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Renovation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Pancreatic Cancer, Seoul (South Korea)
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Bronzeville among city sites seeking Obama library
The site where Michael Reese Hospital once stood isn't much to look at, just a 37-acre swath of overgrown land in Bronzeville, behind a shoddy chain-link fence. Developers are itching to build a casino or perhaps a sports entertainment complex on the...
Tags: Michigan Avenue, University of Chicago, Springfield, U.S. Congress, Willie Dixon
Mar 8, 2013
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Feb 17, 2013
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Feb 26, 2013
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Jan 29, 2013
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Feb 11, 2013
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Dec 25, 2012
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