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Political art: 'Presidential Campaign Posters' has election fever
Before the era of the 24-hour news cycle and weekly televised debates, the predominant and most creative outlet for presidential candidates to communicate their vision was the campaign poster. With "Presidential Campaign Posters" (Quirk Books), the...
Tags: Politics, Jimmy Carter, Libraries, Ben Shahn, Arts and Culture
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Guillermo Martinez: Hidden images of the secret US war against Castro's Cuba unveiled
Jim Nickless was "embedded" on commando raids against Cuba 35 years before the word "embedded" became part of the journalism vernacular in the second Gulf War almost 40 years later. The year was 1964, and Nickless was looking for a way to link up with...Tags: Central Intelligence Agency, Cuba, Dominican Republic, White House, Costa Rica
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H.H. Brookins dies at 86; pastor was influential black leader
The Rev. Hamel Hartford Brookins, an influential bishop and former pastor of the First African Methodist Episcopal Church of Los Angeles who became a political power broker, civil rights leader and mentor to former Mayor Tom Bradley, the Rev. Jesse...Tags: Anglicanism, Executive Branch, Hillary Clinton, Obituaries, Jimmy Carter
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Jury Enters 4th Day of Edwards Trial Deliberations
CNNGREENSBORO, N.C. -- The jury in former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards' corruption trial enters its fourth day of deliberations Wednesday. The eight-man, four-woman jury began weighing the former North Carolina senator's fate Friday...Tags: Misdemeanors, O'Hare International Airport, Prisons, Andrew Young, Photography and Video
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L.A. Unified can apply for federal Race to the Top funds
For the first time, L.A. Unified and other individual school districts can apply for federal Race to the Top grants, bypassing California officials, including the governor, who had objected to the rules for receiving the education-reform incentives....
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BWI airport becomes art gallery to celebrate human rights
Some of the bravest people in the world can be found at BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport.
Vaclav Havel of the Czech Republic. Archbishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa. The Dalai Lama.
These and many other figures are featured in a photo exhibit organized to...Tags: Human Interest, Military Equipment, Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, Civil Rights, Anne Arundel County
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Kennedy Tragedy Deepens As RFK Jr., In-laws Feud
pix11.com | @jamesfordtv | @colekirstinWhile a possible dispute between the family of Mary Richardson Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.'s famed clan may be simmering, at least one Kennedy is attempting to bridge the gap between her dynastic family and that of a woman she called her "best,...Tags: Manhattan (New York City), Suicide
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EXCLUSIVE: Interview With Caretaker Who Found Mary Richardson Kennedy's Body
Staff ReporterIt was the wake that almost wasn't. RFK, Jr. had to get a court order to get his estranged wife's body released to him, and not his in-laws. Kennedys are known as much for their public service as they are for their public struggles, and Mary Kennedy...Tags: Bedford (Bronx, New York), Andrew Cuomo, Manhattan (New York City), Larry David
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Kennedy Clan, Celebrities Attend Mary Kennedy's Funeral
ReutersBEDFORD, New York (Reuters) - Mary Kennedy, the estranged wife of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. who died in an apparent suicide earlier this week, was recalled Saturday as an "angel" who was ultimately overwhelmed by a lengthy fight with depression. Those...Tags: Bedford (Bronx, New York), John McEnroe, Chevy Chase, Arts and Culture, John F. Kennedy
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Baltimore native played key role in Johnson's swearing-in
Kenneth O'Donnell, aide to President John F. Kennedy, stepped into a small cubicle at Parkland Hospital, where Vice President Lyndon Baines Johnson nervously waited with his wife and several aides to learn the condition of the president. Kennedy had...Tags: George Washington, White House, Trials, Arts and Culture, Justice System
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Romney's Prep School Memories Unforgettable
The Hartford CourantIt is possible, although just barely, that Mitt Romney cannot conjure up the memory of youthful actions that today would be considered borderline felonious. Such, however, was the gist of his comment on a story in the Washington Post that he, as a...Tags: Mitt Romney, Farmington (Hartford, Connecticut), Windsor (Hartford, Connecticut), Teaching and Learning, The Washington Post
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Mary Kennedy suicide: Family criticizes media coverage
The grieving family of Mary R. Kennedy -- the estranged wife of Robert Kennedy Jr. -- said media coverage of her suicide by hanging was riddled with "inaccuracies and misrepresentations" and that relatives plan to hold their own memorial service apart...Tags: Bedford (Bronx, New York), Human Interest, Google+, CNN (tv network), John F. Kennedy
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