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Republican celebrities get the party going at the convention
CAUSE CÉLÈBREThe GOP's uninvited guest, Hurricane Gustav, initially cast a pall over festivities at the Republican National Convention this week, but by Wednesday the party was popping. Actor Jon Voight made the rounds; so did singer Pat Boone (easy to spot in...Tags: Joe Lieberman, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Britney Spears, Elections, Ronald Reagan
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Little tables no longer a side attraction
Those looking to update their living space for fall without going all-out might want to consider some of today's smart, sophisticated new side tables. Not that occasional tables are new; Eileen Gray and Charles Eames created elegant, iconic versions in...Tags: Bedford (Bronx, New York), Clothing and Textiles Industry, Furniture
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Labor Department reportedly joins investigation of SEIU payments
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterA growing financial scandal in the 2-million-member Service Employees International Union has prompted a federal criminal investigation into the labor organization's largest California local, sources familiar with the probe say. U.S. Labor Department...Tags: Police Investigations, Police, Charity, Crimes, Government
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Tyrone Freeman steps aside as head of SEIU chapter
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe head of California's largest union local has stepped aside in the wake of Times reports that the organization and a related charity paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to firms owned by his wife and mother-in-law. Tyrone Freeman, president of a...Tags: Internal Revenue Service, Police Investigations, Police, Ethics, Values
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SEIU removes all officers of local chapter amid financial inquiry
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe Service Employees International Union on Friday removed all elected officers of its biggest California local amid an inquiry into the financial practices of the labor group and a related charity, including payments of hundreds of thousands of...Tags: Long Term Care, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, National Government, Employees, Government
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Hollywood nerds turn video game night into networking opportunity
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterIt was dark and drizzling when screenwriter Justin Marks did what many in Hollywood have fantasized during their bleakest career moments: He attacked his agent with a chain saw. Marks hunched behind a wall, revved the chain saw motor and leaned forward....Tags: Health and Safety at School, Microsoft Corp., Movies, Computing and Information Technology, Metal and Mineral
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'Design in the Age of Darwin: From William Morris to Frank Lloyd Wright'
An exhibition of 125 works illustrating how evolutionary theory influenced pioneers of modern design in 19th Century Britain and North America. Through Sunday. Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University, 40 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston;...Tags: Northwestern University, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Linda Evans, Frank Lloyd Wright, Evanston
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U.S. investigates L.A.-based union's election
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe election of a Los Angeles union leader under fire for his labor group's spending practices is the subject of a government review that could force a new vote because of complaints that the contest was unfair to challengers. The U.S. Labor Department...Tags: Elections, Political Candidates, Government, Voting, Long Term Care
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Investigation of spending by care workers' union is sought
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterAdvocates for low-wage caregivers called on authorities Monday to investigate the spending practices of a Los Angeles union and a related charity that have paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to firms owned by the wife and mother-in-law of the labor...Tags: Internal Revenue Service, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Charity, Ethics, Values
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Museums
Please submit listings by going online to metromix.com/listings. Art Institute of Chicago: Benin—Kings and Rituals: Court Arts From Nigeria: Features 220 bronze figures, altar heads, wall plaques, jewelry and more from the royal Benin Kingdom of...Tags: Brookfield Zoo, Photography, Rivers, Coral Reefs, Elections
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'Love Story' producer dies in West Palm Beach
The Associated PressHoward G. Minsky, a former Hollywood talent agent and producer of the 1970 movie "Love Story,'' has died in West Palm Beach. He was 94. His family says Minsky died Sunday of natural causes at a hospital. Minsky's daughter, Marcia Halperin, says her...Tags: Cinema Industry, Film Festivals, Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), Movies
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'Ghostbusters,' 'Sopranos' Producer Bernie Brillstein Dies
Zap2It.comBernie Brillstein, the Hollywood power broker who helped produce shows like "The Sopranos" and managed the careers of "Saturday Night Live" comedians, has died. He was 77. The studio head, manager, producer and talent agent died of chronic pulmonary...Tags: Hollywood (Los Angeles, California), Saturday Night Live, Garry Shandling, Gilda Radner, New York
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