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Classic Hollywood: 'Thelma & Louise,' 20 years later
It didn't take long for Geena Davis to realize the impact of "Thelma & Louise" after it opened in May 1991.
"On the opening weekend, women would stop me in the store saying that 'The movie changed my life,'" recalled the Oscar winner ("The Accidental...Tags: Sundance Film Festival, Butch Cassidy, Blade Runner (movie), Elections, Callie Khouri
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Jon Huntsman
STATUS: Out
WEBSITE: http://jon2012.com/
BIO: Jon Huntsman
- 1960: March 26 Jon Meade Huntsman, Jr., was born in Palo Alto, CA, to Jon and Karen Huntsman. He would be the oldest of nine children.
- 1970 Jon Huntsman, Sr. starts the Huntsman...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Cancer, Washington, DC, Marketing, Health Care Reform (2009)
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Customers protest fund switch by Constellation suitor Exelon
The dismantling of Exelon Corp.'s Zion Station nuclear power plant near Chicago is setting several remarkable precedents. It's the biggest-ever nuclear decommissioning job in the United States, says Exelon, which is seeking permission to buy...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Consumers, Nuclear Power, Illinois, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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Is Homeland Security spending paying off?
On the edge of the Nebraska sand hills is Lake McConaughy, a 22-mile-long reservoir that in summer becomes a magnet for Winnebagos, fishermen and kite sailors. But officials here in Keith County, population 8,370, imagined this scene: an Al Qaeda...Tags: Radio, Alaska, Guerrilla Activity, Transportation Accidents, Building Material
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Gov. Rick Perry's big donors fare well in Texas
Texas Gov. Rick Perry has powered his political career on the largesse of donors like Dallas billionaire Harold Simmons, who gave the governor $1.12 million in recent years. And donors like Simmons have found the rewards to be mutual, reaping benefits...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Political Candidates, Des Moines (Polk, Iowa), University of Texas at Austin, Environmental Issues
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Toeing the party line
The event was pegged as the first major debate among GOP presidential hopefuls in 2012, but Monday night's gathering turned out to be less a clash of competing ideas than a rote recital of hoary political nostrums that Republican primary voters have...
Tags: Political Candidates, Rick Santorum, Heads of State, Alaska, Executive Branch
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Utah man killed in Idaho standoff
Fox 13A Utah man is dead after being caught in the crossfire of gunfire during a hostage standoff between Idaho police and a suspect. Police say the trouble began when a state trooper tried to pull over a driver in Twin Falls. The suspect refused to pull...Tags: Idaho
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A growing religious tolerance in U.S. politics
Of the 44 U.S. presidents, all but a handful have been affiliated with a relatively narrow list of traditional Protestant denominations.
Eleven were Episcopalians (12 if you count Thomas Jefferson, whose adult beliefs are a subject of debate), eight were...Tags: John F. Kennedy, Rick Santorum, Christianity, Reformed, Washington (U.S. state)
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Sarah Palin gets it right
Just when you thought the Republican presidential field was getting set, up pops the most mischievous force in American politics, Sarah Palin. The former Alaska governor — the real deal this time, not actress Julianne Moore channeling her for the...
Tags: Christianity, Alaska, Arkansas, Executive Branch, Mike Huckabee
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'The List' suspects strike plea deals
Fox13Now.comTwo ex-Department of Workforce Services employees suspected of creating "The List" of 1,300 allegedly illegal immigrants have struck plea bargains with prosecutors. Teresa Bassett (who recently changed her name to London Grace Wellington), pleaded in...Tags: Justice System, Judges, Interior Policy, Illegal Immigrants, North Carolina
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Shurtleff wants 'List' suspect to do community service for Latino community
Fox13Now.comUtah's Attorney General said he wishes one of the women suspected of creating "The List" of 1,300 allegedly illegal immigrants would have been sentenced to serve her 250 hours of community service to the Latino community. Mark Shurtleff reacted to the...Tags: Fraud, Justice System, Judges, Interior Policy, Illegal Immigrants
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"List" suspect's fine paid by combat veteran's group
FOX 13 NewsA fine was paid off for Leah Carson Thursday by a local veteran's group, according to a Utah Minutemen spokesperson. Carson was one of the two suspects who is accused of leaking government information to create "The List." The combat veterans group...Tags: Defense, Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, Veterans Affairs, Illegal Immigrants
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