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Scott Walker to pen book with 'torture apologist'
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is drawing heat over his choice of ghostwriter for a forthcoming book. As the National Review online reported, Walker will team up with former George W. Bush speechwriter Marc Thiessen on the book, which according to a source...
Tags: Civil and Public Service, Government, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Periodicals, George W. Bush
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Community succeeds in facing down a killer in 'How to Survive a Plague' ★★★ 1/2
From a terrible epidemic comes a beautiful documentary. More than any other nonfiction work I've seen, with far-reaching intelligence and grace, David France's "How to Survive a Plague" relays what happened in the early years of AIDS. And what didn't...
Tags: Merck & Company Incorporated, Epidemics and Plagues, Movies, France, National Institutes of Health
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The left, the right, the arts and dogs in lively 'Chesapeake'
At the height of the so-called culture wars of 20 years past — when the late Senators Strom Thurmond and Jesse Helms were raging against the "obscene" solo artists funded by the National Endowment for the Arts and performers like Tim Miller and...
Tags: Culture, Arts, Strom Thurmond, World AIDS Day, Arts and Culture
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Ron Paul profile: Third run, same message
GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) -- Long before he discovered Friedrich Hayek and other free-market economists, Ron Paul got a lesson in sound money from his oldest brother, Bill.
It was the height of World War II, and the Paul boys were laying aside quarters...Tags: Elections, Rand Paul, World War I (1914-1918), U.S. Senate, U.S. Army
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U.S. Rep. Dan Burton announces his retirement Tuesday
Veteran Indiana Republican Congressman Dan Burton announced on the floor of the Indiana Statehouse Tuesday that he would not be running for re-election in his party’s May primary.
Rep. Burton stated he would retire at the end of the year from the...Tags: Elections, U.S. Senate, Politics, U.S. House of Representatives, Bill Clinton
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Air time check: Who got the most words in edgewise during Monday night's GOP debate?
Change of SubjectRunning a word-count program on the transcript of last night's GOP presidential primary debate I get: Mitt Romney -- 4,649 (34%) Newt Gingrich -- 4,118 (30%) Rick Santorum --2,898 ( 21%) Ron Paul -- 2,095 (15%) This does not include...... -
'Game Change' is an old Hollywood story, a la 'A Star Is Born'
24 FramesThe HBO Sarah Palin flm "Game Change" has an eerily familiar narrative, one that dates back to the earliest days of Hollywood: the backstage showbiz drama. It's just the backdrop that's different -- instead of a Broadway theater, or movie backlot, we've... -
Critic's Notebook: Karen Finley slips into the skin of other women
Los Angeles Times Book CriticIn "The Jackie Look," the last of eight monologues that make up her new book "The Reality Shows" (Feminist Press: 256 pp., $17.95 paper), Karen Finley offers a statement that suggests her point of view. "Life," she writes, "is more important than art /...Tags: Arts, Liza Minnelli, Martha Stewart, Television Industry, Arts and Culture
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Ohio Gov. John Kasich: 'We will not be raising taxes in this state'
Top of the TicketJohn Kasich lists new jobs at top of his priority list in building a new future for his economically-troubled state.... -
A survey of heated rhetoric on Andres Serrano's 'Piss Christ'
Culture Monster'Piss Christ' still stokes anger after all these years... -
Senate OKs FDA Tobacco Regulation Bill
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterCapping a half-century battle with the tobacco industry, the Senate today overwhelmingly approved legislation that would give the federal government far-reaching powers to regulate the manufacturing and marketing of cigarettes. The legislation, which was...Tags: Laws, Politics, Tobacco Products, Weather Warnings, Weather
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Tobacco regulation coming: Congress
The Swampby Janet Hook Capping a half-century battle with the tobacco industry, the Senate today overwhelmingly approved legislation that would give the federal government far-reaching powers for the first time to regulate the manufacturing and marketing of...Tags: Government, Politics, Tobacco Products, Health Organizations, Barack Obama
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Jun 11, 2009
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