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Pre-inaugural books on civics for history geeks
You’re not necessarily a history geek if you shed a tear during Steven Spielberg’s excellent biopic “Lincoln,” which relates the struggle to pass the 13th Amendment to the Constitution and forever outlaw slavery. However, you are...
Tags: Barack Obama, Martin Luther King Jr., Rick Moody, Daniel Day-Lewis, Abraham Lincoln
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Previewing 2013's books [Google+ Hangout]
Join book critic David L. Ulin and me for a video chat about the books we're looking forward to in 2013. We'll be talking live Tuesday at 10 a.m. In part, the conversation will preview my article in Sunday's Los Angeles Times, which looks at the hot...Tags: Rick Moody, Los Angeles Times, Social Media, Google+
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The Bernard Madoff book collection: Rick Moody, Fyodor Dostoevsky
How does an author of seriously literary fiction discover one of his books was owned by Bernie Madoff, the investor who defrauded his clients of billions of dollars? He sees it listed in an auction on EBay. That's how Rick Moody came to know that Madoff's...
Tags: Rick Moody, Arts and Culture, Authors, eBay Inc., Tom Clancy
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Remarkable Woman: Kelly Richmond Pope
Most people don't start their day combing the newspaper for headlines about white-collar felons. But for Kelly Richmond Pope, it's just part of the job as a forensic accountant, and one she shares with students at DePaul University, where she is an...
Tags: Research, Economy, Business and Finance, Medical Specialization, Psychology, Corporate Crime
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Former city councilman thinks Hagerstown mishandled anonymous donor
cj.lovelace@herald-mail.comA former Hagerstown City Councilman and one re-elected in November have differing viewpoints about how the city handled information about an anonymous eight-figure donation that would have helped make a downtown stadium project possible. Councilman...Tags: Public Officials, Human Interest, Justice System, Government, Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania)
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Durkee attorney challenges number of fraud victims listed by feds
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The SEC, from lapdog to watchdog
WASHINGTON -- In the early days of the Obama administration, I sat in a Capitol Hill hearing room and listened to Harry Markopolos, the whistle-blower in the Bernie Madoff scandal, bemoan the toothless Securities and Exchange Commission. The SEC,...
Tags: Freddie Mac, Bank of America Corp., Dow Jones Industrial Average, Economy, Business and Finance, Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
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He's too sexy for this spoof
Change of SubjectThe Associated Press reports: BEIJING -- The online version of China's Communist Party newspaper has hailed a report by The Onion naming North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un as the "Sexiest Man Alive" -- not realizing it is satire. The...... -
SEC chief Mary Schapiro to step down
WASHINGTON -- Mary Schapiro said Monday she will step down as chairwoman of the Securities and Exchange Commission next month. Schapiro, who has headed the Wall Street watchdog since 2009, had been widely expected to depart the commission after the...
Tags: Bank of America Corp., The New York Times, Mary Schapiro, Economy, Business and Finance, Finance
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Tom Z's Highly Unethical College Football Gambling Picks: Week 9
Well, we’ve reached that point of the season where everyone starts freaking out about hypothetical situations. “Can Kansas State jump Florida to get into the top two?” “Will Oregon go undefeated and be left out of the...
Tags: College Football, Georgia Bulldogs, Arkansas Razorbacks, Bowl Championship Series, Iowa Hawkeyes
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'Wooo!' Amtrak train briefly hits 111 mph in test run
Tribune reporterABOARD AMTRAK TEST TRAIN – The fierce, unresolved debate over whether the U.S. can afford to invest billions of dollars on high-speed passenger rail seemed to fall by the wayside, at least temporarily, in the heartland on Friday when an Amtrak train...Tags: John L. Mica, Executive Branch, Dick Durbin, Regional Authority, Parties and Movements
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Big Bird costume sales soar after Romney threat
Fox 5 San Diego ReporterPOWAY, Calif. - A San Diego area costume wholesaler said orders for Big Bird costumes are coming in so fast even the Count can’t keep up. The costume became popular following the release of Obama’s new TV campaign ad. The advertisement is...Tags: Walmart, Mitt Romney, Media Industry, Halloween, PBS (tv network)
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