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Senate approves limits on the filibuster rule to speed debate
WASHINGTON – The Senate approved rules changes Thursday that will limit the use of the filibuster as a weapon in the partisan obstruction that has ground action in the chamber to a near standstill. The deal, between Senate Majority Leader Harry...
Tags: George W. Bush, Tom Udall, Barack Obama, Strom Thurmond, Harry Reid
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Filibuster agreement expected for vote late Thursday
WASHINGTON -- Senate leaders reached a tentative agreement Thursday for rules changes that would limit the use of the filibuster as a weapon in the partisan obstruction that has ground action in the chamber to a near standstill. The deal, between Senate...
Tags: George W. Bush, Tom Udall, Barack Obama, Strom Thurmond, Harry Reid
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“Parade’s End”: HBO miniseries showcases World War I’s effect on British society
Channel Guide MagazineParade's End airs over three nights on HBO, Feb. 26-28. Parade's End HBO Part 1: Feb. 26, 9pm Part 2: Feb. 26, 10:05pm Part 3: Feb. 27, 9pm Part 4: Feb. 28, 10:05pm Part 5: Feb. 28, 9pm What is it that’s so fascinating about pre-World War I Britain?... -
Around Town: An incredible Boddy of work
By all accounts, Elias Manchester Boddy was a self-made man. Boddy's early years were difficult. Born in a log cabin in Washington, gassed in Europe in World War I, Boddy worked his way through college with a variety of odd jobs, ranging from janitor...Tags: FBI, Attack on Pearl Harbor (1941), Newspaper and Magazine
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Larry Zanoff's aim: Teach actors to bear arms for the film's sake
For Larry Zanoff, the armorer who lent Quentin Tarantino's "Django Unchained" its firepower, fake blood can be a serious occupational hazard. "The gun gets splattered with fake blood," he said. "Now it's all gummed up; it doesn't want to work anymore....
Tags: Cinema Industry, Firearms, Jamie Foxx, Celebrities, The Last Stand (movie)
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Oscar-nominated short films a mixed and marvelous bag
The experience of watching five short animation or live-action films in one sitting — each a finalist for an Oscar in two of this year's shorts categories — can be a bit like walking into a museum to find the Rothko's been hung next to the...
Tags: Academy Awards, Entertainment, Music, Entertainment Events, The Simpsons (tv program)
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'Downton Abbey,' 'Mad Men:' Why the good old days are hot again
The third season premiere of "Downton Abbey" was heralded by the sort of media blitz more in line with the Summer Olympics or a new Robert Downey Jr. franchise than anything appearing on PBS' "Masterpiece." The public television network hosted a red-...Tags: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, Robert Downey Jr., Summer Olympics, Girls (tv program), Julian Fellowes
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NRA enemies list: Britney, Hallmark and the YWCA
Boy, the National Rifle Assn. sure is thorough. And thin-skinned. Richard Nixon’s renowned enemies list had 823 names of people and organizations, but as president, Nixon had scores of issues to grapple with and an entire world to be mad about...Tags: Government, Harry Dean Stanton, Executive Branch, Wars and Interventions, Ronald Reagan
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‘Tomorrowland’: Brad Bird project gets a title, remains mysterious
Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - latimes.comLast week, filmmaker Brad Bird sent genre fans into a frenzy of speculation with a simple tweet showing the contents ...... -
Casual ambience on the Aegean
ISTANBUL, Turkey — We slipped out of Istanbul at dusk, gliding across the Bosporus strait toward the Aegean Sea, Asia on the left bank, Europe on the right, four masts towering 204 feet overhead, polished teak floors underfoot, the notes of Buddy...
Tags: Cruises, Restaurants, Casino and Gambling, Cruise Line Ports, Lifestyle and Leisure
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At grounded Alaska oil rig, response crews on tense standby
Coast Guard emergency teams continue to wait and watch a grounded oil rig in southern Alaska on Wednesday morning for signs of leakage. Stormy weather is delaying efforts to get people onto the Kulluk rig to make a closer assessment. Meanwhile, a "full-...
Tags: Wildlife, Environmental Issues, U.S. Coast Guard, Los Angeles Times, Energy Resources
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Cinema Judaica: The War Years, 1939-1949¿ to open at Heritage Discovery Center Traveling exhibit is presented as part of the Jewish Community Heritage Project
JOHNSTOWN – A traveling exhibit, “Cinema Judaica: The War Years, 1939-1949,” will be presented at the Heritage Discovery Center from February 1- March 31. It joins the current temporary exhibit, “Remembrance: 150 Years of Jewish...Tags: Cinema Industry, Attack on Pearl Harbor (1941), Nazi Party, Charlie Chaplin, Germany
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Original site for World War I (1914-1918) topic gallery.