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Out of the White House and onto the dole
In this era of huge federal debt and fiscal dysfunction, it's less than heartening to learn from the Congressional Research Service that the nation's four living former chief executives got a total of $3.7 million in pensions and operating expenses last...Tags: White House, Interior Policy, Politics, Jimmy Carter, Crime, Law and Justice
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Acting Commerce Secretary Blank leaving to head university
WASHINGTON -- Acting Commerce Secretary Rebecca Blank, who has held the job since John Bryson resigned for medical reasons in June, is stepping down to become chancellor of the University of Wisconsin in Madison, she said Monday. Blank told her staff in...
Tags: Business, John Bryson, Politics, Edison International, Colleges and Universities
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House passes pension levy for health insurance
Editor's note: As part of the coverage of the 2013 legislative session, the American News will provide, on most days, a list of 10 pieces of information helpful to understanding what is — and sometimes isn’t — happening at the state...Tags: Interior Policy, Politics, Watertown, Health Insurance, Pension and Welfare
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Bronzeville among city sites seeking Obama library
The site where Michael Reese Hospital once stood isn't much to look at, just a 37-acre swath of overgrown land in Bronzeville, behind a shoddy chain-link fence. Developers are itching to build a casino or perhaps a sports entertainment complex on the...
Tags: Boston, Politics, Science, Museums, Lyndon B. Johnson
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Southwest Airlines offers double Rapid Rewards points for flights
Southwest Airlines said Monday it will double points on all U.S. travel for members of its frequent flier program for flights booked before May 15. The Dallas-based carrier made the announcement on its website and also revealed that Grand Rapids, Mich.,...
Tags: Air Transportation Industry, Southwest Airlines Co., AirTran
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SoCal Close-Ups: A date with the Coachella Valley
Sure, you could go to the beach again. Or you could turn your back on the Pacific and head instead for a desert land of date shakes and camel races, jumbo windmills and creationist dinosaurs, native palms and gay parties, mountain views and midcentury...
Tags: Dining and Drinking, Museums, Los Angeles Hotels, Pottery Barn, Mirage (music group)
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Chan Lowe: The Pope retires
Some thoughts from the cheap seats about the Pope’s abdication: The former Cardinal Ratzinger accepted the heavy mantle of the Papacy with great reluctance. He reportedly prayed not to be chosen for the role, convinced he was inadequate for...
Tags: The Pope
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U.S. must recognize Israel's control of the Golan
Straddling the divide between the chaos in Syria and the calm of the Galilee in northern Israel is a pastoral plateau known as the Golan Heights. Famous for its world-class vineyards, wandering cattle, and lush nature trails, the Golan has served as the...
Tags: Mountains, Israel, Politics, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Jerusalem (Israel)
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VP became bigger job after Kennedy
Jules Witcover's commentary ("Don't count Biden out in 2016," Jan. 29) contrasts the vice president's potency with former vice presidents who had little influence or significance in American history. Indeed, when Lyndon Johnson was broached by John...Tags: Lyndon B. Johnson, Martin Luther King Jr., John F. Kennedy, Ronald Reagan
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Fusing the Ford
Daily Press photographer Rob Ostermaier spent some time chronicling a day in the life of a late-shift welder at Newport News Shipbuilding. The shipyard's welders ensure the structural integrity of the nation's aircraft carriers and submarines. The...
Tags: Aircraft Carriers, Shipbuilding, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Manufacturing and Engineering
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Man About Town: 'Mormon' fails to make a convert
I’d wanted to take an actual Mormon to see “The Book of Mormon,” but the closest I could come was the lovely and patient older daughter — so well scrubbed and shimmery that she looked like an Irish coin. “Come on, Coin,...Tags: Comedy (genre), Religion and Belief, The New York Times, Christianity, Jesse Jackson
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B.L. 'Bill' Saylor Jr.
Lily: B.L. “Bill” Saylor Jr., 89, of Lily entered into heaven on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013, at his daughter's home in Aberdeen. Funeral Services will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 19, 2013, at the Lily Historical Church in Lily. Burial will be held at...Tags: Orlando, World War II (1939-1945), David White, Arts and Culture, American Legion
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