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Piracy, patience, precision and steel
The Swampby Mark Silva and updated with a transcript of interview The Navy SEAL snipers aboard the USS Bainbridge, hooking and towing the lifeboat in which four pirates held the captain of the pirate-attacked Maersk Alabama, waited, picking the moment to......Tags: Entertainment, Bodies of Water, Richard Phillips, Crimes, Julian Barnes
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Obama: First puppy 'top secret'
The Swampby Mark Silva As hard as we've tried to White House-break the tale of the first puppy, we've been: -- Called on the carpet here by readers. -- Kept on a leash by a well-trained W.H. press office announcing "no......Tags: White House, National Government, Government, Barack Obama
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The Comment of the Week
Dining@LargeThis week's Comment of the Week, obviously, was one that was so much more than a Comment of the Week I didn't even publish it. It was Meg's, telling us of Robert's death. Add to that the fact that I......Tags: Starbucks Corp., Trips and Vacations, Foods and Beverages, Salads, Travel
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Brewing tea in the bathroom of the Luxe Hotel
Dining@LargeSo I'm sitting here on our bathroom floor in our hotel, the Luxe Bel Air -- a hotel normally way out of our league, but we got a great deal on our room (much better than the rates on the......Tags: Hotels and Accommodations, Dining and Drinking, Travel, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Tourism and Leisure
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Obama: Economy not 'out of woods yet'
The Swampby Mark Silva President Barack Obama, who has spoken of seeing "glimmers of hope'' in the American economy, today plans to temper his optimism with a clear-eyed look at the challenges of rising unemployment and other problems still plaguing the......Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Business, National Government, Government, Financial and Business Services
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Pawlenty: Taxes braking the economy
The Swampby Mark Silva Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, filling out his tax returns this weekend, called on Americans today to think about where all their money is going. "The average American has to work from January 1st until this Monday, April......Tags: Small Businesses, Economy, Business and Finance, National Government, Government, Minnesota
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White House's Easter eggs: 'Green'
The SwampBy Mark Silva Now they've thought of everything at the ever-"green" Obama White House: "Green'' Easter eggs. They come in green, blue, rose and orange -- the commemorative 2009 Easter eggs for the annual White House Easter Egg Roll that......Tags: Religious Festivals, White House, Arts and Culture, Politics, Barack Obama
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Obama: Diplomacy in a 'dangerous world'
The Swampby Mark Silva President Barack Obama, returned from a journey across Europe and into Iraq and addressing the nation at the convergence of two religious holidays, called on Americans today to remember "the obligations we have to one another, no......Tags: United States, National Government, Weaponry, Government, NATO
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White House puppy: Easter surprise?
The Swampby Mark Silva It takes some careful reading between the lines in Washington to get to the bottom of a story, particularly the long-running saga of the search for the first puppy. The first lady's office tells Tribune's Washington bureau......Tags: Religious Festivals, White House, National Government, Government, Politics
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Larry Summers: 'Free fall' ending
The Swampby Mark Silva So Wells Fargo & Co., which collected $25 billion in bailout assistance from the federal government, turns in a record, $3 billion profit during the first quarter of the year. And the stock market rallies - the......Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Passover, Consumer Confidence, Wells Fargo & Co., Getty Images Inc.
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Obamas' Portuguese Water Dog: 'Bo'
The Swampby Mark Silva The Post has the full poop on the first pup - front-page stuff no less. They won't need the Sunday paper around the White House this morning, however, because the Obama's new dog will arrive house-trained. It's......Tags: White House, Family, Edward M. Kennedy, Michelle Obama, Barack Obama
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My favorite Easter candy: No, it's not Peeps
Dining@LargeI was curious about what we discussed last year on Easter Sunday, so I went back and was surprised to find that it was nothing Easter-ish. Dining@Large's first post on Restaurants and the Economy appeared, and it spurred Owl Meat......Tags: Religious Festivals, Just Born, Inc.
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