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Sex, lies and editorials
Everybody loves a good political sex scandal — the ritual apologies, the jokes, the schadenfreude, the self-righteousness (from everyone else, of course). But The Times editorial boards of old tended to stay out of the graphic, cheeky media hype, refusing...Tags: Juvenile Delinquency, Arizona, Ohio, Ethics, Death
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10 things you might not know about candy
Tribune staff reporterWednesday is Halloween, the top holiday for candy sales. Here are 10 facts that are all treat and no trick: 1. The Arabs are often credited with inventing caramel. But an early use of the hot, sticky substance was not so sweet: Women in harems applied it...Tags: Entertainment, Halloween, Sports, Music, Australia (movie)
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Obama Becoming a Work of Art
The eye's, the nose, the ears. For months local artist David Adickes has been spent over 200 hours thinking about it all. He's refining what we first showed you back in December. It was a model for a bust of President Obama. It will be the 43rd bust...Tags: Barack Obama, Sculpture, Martin van Buren, Arts and Culture, Grant Park
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Obama's SoCal gig
After eight years of being little more than the president's sugar daddies, Southern Californians can be proud to have a new occupant of the Oval Office who values us not just for our generous campaign contributions but for who we really are: providers...Tags: Entertainment, Barack Obama, University of California, Berkeley, Washington (U.S. state), Energy Saving
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George Streeter's district
Chicago TribuneWith the wind picking up off Lake Michigan, the passengers who had traveled to Milwaukee on Capt. George Wellington Streeter's homemade steamboat surveyed the darkening sky and Streeter's rickety vessel. They decided to take the train back to Chicago....Tags: Defense, Illinois, Chicago Restaurants, Chicago Tribune, Northwestern University
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The World's Columbian Exposition at the 'White City'
Chicago TribuneThe World's Columbian Exposition, which opened on this date, was the most famous world's fair ever held on American soil. The fair, a celebration by the nation--and the world--of the 400th anniversary of the discovery of the Americas by Christopher...Tags: Washington (U.S. state), Great Chicago Fire (1871), New York, Midway, Chicago Tribune
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Cash or charged?
Times Staff WriterToday, former FEC Chairman Smith and Brookings Institution fellow Mann discuss the essential tension between political speech and campaign finance regulation. Previously they debated public financing of campaigns, broader campaign finance solutions,...Tags: Litigation and Regulation, John Lennon, Abraham Lincoln, Colleges and Universities, Ohio
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For Gertrude Baines, reaching 115 isn't old hat
Through it all, she smiled.
Gertrude Baines, who holds the record as the world's oldest living person, celebrated her 115th birthday Monday, as a crowd of well-wishers that included President Obama and the Dodgers sent their regards.
Plaques,...Tags: Social Issues, Maxine Waters, Los Angeles, Long Term Care, Hospitals and Clinics
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Answers to Chris Reynolds' 'Where am I?" quiz
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterTell view the answer, move your cursor over the image (works best with Internet Explorer). 1. Now there's a cool sign for a jewelry store, don't you think? Except that this joint's proprietors have been in another game for decades. ------------------...Tags: San Luis Obispo (San Luis Obispo, California), Casino and Gambling Industry, George Clinton, Death, Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara, California)
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Finally, I felt the tingle
Sun ReporterIt was a sensation I'd experienced while touring plantations in South Carolina and walking the Forum in Rome, that feeling that because I was standing in a certain place, I was linked intimately with the span of human history. I stared at the bronzed...Tags: Baseball, Casey Stengel, Customs and Tradition, Rollie Fingers, Sports
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The Pullman Strike
Chicago TribuneWorkers at the Pullman factory on what became the Far Southeast Side of Chicago walked off the job on this date, and, in the protracted strike that followed, one man's dream of a better tomorrow fell apart even as another's was born. George Pullman, in...Tags: Career and Workplace, Illinois Supreme Court, Labor Disputes, Politics, George Pullman
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