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The Sunday Conversation: Shepard Smith
Shepard Smith, longtime host of the nightly "Fox Report," is Fox News Channel's No. 1 anchor. That's thanks in part to his mix of folksy accessibility and anchor-worthy gravitas, which have earned him a perch at Politico.com, where his news clips are...Tags: Jon Stewart, Religion and Belief, Roman Catholicism, Rachel Maddow, The New York Times
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Pop-psychedelic Americana painter to meet fans at retrospective exhibit
Listen to Peter Max reminisce long enough, and the painter starts to sound like the elder statesman of American pop-art itself, with his sensational tales of grabbing coffee with Paul McCartney (just last month), or shaking hands with presidents Bill...
Tags: Central Park, Manhattan (New York City), Lee Iacocca, Grammy Awards, Ronald Reagan
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C&O Canal Park visitation increases
The latest figures for visitation show that the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park is Maryland’s largest and most visited national park. Figures released by the National Park Service recently show that the park ranks 11th in number...Tags: Gardens and Parks, National Parks, Georgetown, Travel, Corporate Officers
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Allan B. Calhamer dies at 81; inventor of Diplomacy game
The origins of the board game Diplomacy can be traced to an old geography book that Allan B. Calhamer discovered while rummaging around with a friend in the attic of his boyhood home in suburban Chicago. Calhamer was fascinated by the exotic countries...
Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, U.S. Foreign Service, Henry Kissinger, World War I (1914-1918), Colleges and Universities
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Drone warfare becomes America's face to the world
It is certainly not be what he hoped or intended, but one of President Barack Obama's biggest legacies in foreign affairs may prove to be the proliferation of drones as tools of war, assassination and terror. Mr. Obama is not the first to use drones...
Tags: John O. Brennan, Pulitzer Prize Awards, Ron Wyden, Central Intelligence Agency, Entertainment Events
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Sen. Rand Paul wows Casey crowd with extended visit
tkleffman@amnews.comLIBERTY — U.S. Sen. Rand Paul opened his visit to Casey County Friday by delivering some breaking news from Washington. "I don't know if you've heard this yet, but I heard reports about it all the way here — the Federal Reserve has been...Tags: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Politics, Tea Party Movement, Health Insurance, Barack Obama
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Letters: A nation of immigrants
Re "Senate panel has plan on immigration," Jan. 28 I am so grateful to the millions of immigrants of recent decades, legal and illegal, for moving my country toward equality. When I was growing up, our country was dominated by white male Protestants,...Tags: Politics, Illegal Immigrants, Immigration, Migration
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Letters: Maintaining public art
Re "Sculpture gets a reprieve," Jan. 24 Where is the common sense of the Santa Monica City Council when it comes to donated public art? The iconic "Chain Reaction" by the late Times cartoonist Paul Conrad hasn't cost the city of Santa Monica a single...Tags: Arts and Culture, Washington Monument
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'Dear Abby' advice columnist Pauline Friedman Phillips dies at age 94
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Pauline Friedman Phillips, who under the name of Abigail Van Buren, wrote the long-running "Dear Abby" advice column that was followed by millions of newspaper readers throughout the world, has died. She was 94. Publicist Gene...Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, Religion and Belief, Jeanne Phillips, Viagra (drug), Alzheimer's Disease
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House finally OKs Sandy aid; Senate action expected soon
WASHINGTON--Seventy-eight days after Superstorm Sandy battered the Northeast, the House on Tuesday approved $50.5 billion in disaster relief in a vote that exposed divisions within Republican ranks and foreshadowed the spending fights that lie ahead. ...
Tags: Washington, DC, Hurricanes, Dannel P. Malloy , Hurricane Sandy (2012), Politics
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'Refugee Hotel': Refugees learn to breathe free
Airport hotels are this era's Ellis Island, providing respite to refugees who have traveled thousands of miles and often survived horrific circumstances. New immigrants are greeted not by the Statue of Liberty but by the glow of fast-food restaurants...Tags: Ellis Island, Chicago Tribune, Politics, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Immigration
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Statue Of Liberty, Ellis Island Will Not Reopen In 2012 In Wake Of Sandy
After suffering significant damage from Superstorm Sandy, the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island will not reopen to tourists this year, the National Park Service announced Wednesday.
According to the NPS, the Statue of Liberty, its pedestal and base...Tags: National Parks, Ellis Island, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Arts, Arts and Culture
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