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In the Pipeline: Pushing for change after tragedy
This year marks the 40th anniversary of the first manned mission of Skylab, the first U.S. orbital space station. Skylab 2, as it was called, set off to repair the space station, and was led by Cmdr. Peter Conrad. As you probably remember, Conrad was...
Tags: Book, Hospitals and Clinics, Science, Fractured Rib, Space Programs
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Christopher Hitchens, 1949-2011: Remembering famed author's visit to O.C.
Editor's note: Michael Miller wrote this article on author and columnist Christopher Hitchens when he visited Newport Beach in 2005. Hitchens died Thursday at age 62. This time last year, Christopher Hitchens was in Kabul, Afghanistan, checking up on the...Tags: Terrorism, Libraries, Henry Kissinger, Arts and Culture, Christopher Hitchens
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Interim IRS director thrown under the bus
In reference to Benghazi: Hillary Clinton wasn't informed of the immediacy of the situation until it was too late. She couldn't have had a very good handle on her State Department if they didn't keep her informed of this debacle. But a sudden revelation...Tags: U.S. Department of State, Internal Revenue Service, Central Intelligence Agency
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Greuel forgoes sleep to shake hands across the city
Operating on just four hours of sleep and trailed by a swarm of journalists, Los Angeles mayoral candidate Wendy Greuel asked for votes and talked up the historic nature of her campaign during a lunchtime stop in Chinatown. "I'm the most qualified...
Tags: Sandwiches, Local Elections, Lifestyle and Leisure, Wendy Greuel, Polls
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GOP ponders how to capitalize on Obama's woes
WASHINGTON (AP) — The scandals dogging President Barack Obama are a political gift to Republicans, who could use some good luck after recent election losses. It's not clear, however, how Republicans can best capitalize on Democrats' woes,...
Tags: White House, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Department of Justice, Parties and Movements
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Nancy Pelosi - 'I'm proudly liberal'
Financial TimesNancy Pelosi is beaming as she bustles into the House of Representatives dining room on Capitol Hill, which combines the busyness of a staff cafeteria with the grace of a late 19th-century reception room. A large painting of George Washington on the...Tags: George W. Bush, U.S. Congress, Bacon, Parties and Movements, Social Issues
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Bill Clinton visits Colombia, Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Former President Clinton visited Colombia last week, meeting with President Juan Manuel Santos and visiting Bogota, where Mayor Gustavo Petro showed him around the city in an electric taxi. Then Clinton took time out to visit with Nobel Prize-winning...Tags: Google+, Nobel Prize Awards, Colombia, Entertainment Events, Chemotherapy
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Forest Hill resident third in family to earn Eagle Scout
Forest Hill resident Thomas Franklin Keller earned the rank of Eagle Scout on Nov. 6, 2012. A ceremony was held on May 4 in recognition of his accomplishment. "I'm honored to be an Eagle Scout," said Keller, who spent 201 hours collecting more than 2,000...Tags: Harford County, Maryland General Assembly
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J.K. Rowling, other authors reveal secrets in books for PEN auction
What does one of the world's best-known authors think when she holds the book that made her famous? J.K. Rowling looks at the title page of the first edition of “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone,” (as it’s is known in the...
Tags: Auction Service, Authors
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GOP can't help overreaching on Obama scandals
Well, that didn't take long. Just as several genuine scandals cast the Obama administration in an unfavorable light, Republicans in Congress are already overreaching — with hyperbolic comparisons to Watergate, calls for special prosecutors,...Tags: White House, Crime, Law and Justice, Tea Party Movement, Parties and Movements, U.S. Congress
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Obama urged to make economy a bigger, bolder topic
WASHINGTON (AP) — Five months into President Barack Obama's second term, allies and former top aides worry that his overarching goal of economic opportunity has been diminished, partly drowned out by controversies seized upon by Republicans in an...
Tags: White House, U.S. Congress, Parties and Movements, Joe Biden, Government Debt
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A long, expensive (and distinctive) race nears the finish line
A two-year campaign that has drawn record spending will see either the first woman or the first Jew elected as Los Angeles mayor. But despite those milestones, candidates Wendy Greuel and Eric Garcetti sped around the city Sunday trying to avoid another...
Tags: Local Elections, Magic Johnson, Judaism, Mark Ridley-Thomas, Religion and Belief
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