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'The Rescuer'
Special to The TimesAmid the cheers and the firecrackers at the sunny Fourth of July parade in 1869, Ida shouted, "Thank you! Thank you!" to the cheering crowd. After the parade, the mayor announced, "Next Tuesday, President Grant and Vice President Colfax will come to...Tags: Ulysses S Grant, Government, National Government
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Election gaffe rewind
The Swampby Katie Fretland Campaign gaffes dominated the election news last week. A weekly study by the Project for Excellence in Journalism shows that most of the coverage of the race for the White House was dedicated to Jesse Jackson's unscripted......Tags: The White House, Political Candidates, Jesse Jackson, Elections, Health Treatments
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Hillary's withdrawal: Trickle down
Spin CycleThe Times-Union today looks at the impact of Clinton's withdrawal in New York, speculating that it could boost female candidates, like Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand, by energizing female voters, but could hurt the Dems chances of taking back the state Senate......Tags: Eliot Spitzer, Political Candidates, Elections, Republican Party, New York
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Return to Forever, the fusion supergroup of Chick Corea, Al Di Meola, Stanley Clarke and Lenny White, is back -- after a break of 25 (or maybe 30) years.
Chick Corea is smiling. In fact, he's beaming. Seated behind his Minimoog and his Fender Rhodes keyboards, arms and hands in motion, kicking out one brisk rhythmic phrase after another, making constant eye contact with the musicians around him --...Tags: Los Feliz, Weather Reports, Photography, Music, Music Industry
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Voting like it's maņana
Ahora marchamos, maņana votamos. "Now we march, tomorrow we vote." So promised the diverse but predominantly Latino crowds during the massive 2006 immigration demonstrations in Los Angeles and other cities. Two years later, in the wake of this month's...Tags: Texas, Labor Legislation, Referenda, Polls, George Bush
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Des Moines: Weather Beacon hails political winds
Tribune correspondentOut-of-town visitors call it "the tower" or "that flashing-light thingy." But no matter how you refer to the KCCI Weather Beacon, it's one of Des Moines' most-watched sights come caucus time, when weather becomes crucially important because it affects...Tags: Building Material, Metal and Mineral, Iowa, Weather Reports, Political Candidates
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Tenth Los Angeles Conference on Magic History
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterAs exclusive gatherings go, this one was noteworthy, even by the high local standards set by A-list Hollywood, with attendees including a former acting director of the CIA, at least one prime-time TV star and half of Penn & Teller (the smaller, quieter...Tags: Harry Houdini, Dustin Hoffman, Central Intelligence Agency, Maryland, North Hollywood (Los Angeles, California)
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Suozzi's dream ends at polls
The morning after being drubbed in his bid for the Democratic nomination for governor, Nassau County Executive Tom Suozzi said Wednesday he will serve out the remaining three years of his second term and then, "who knows?" He insisted that despite his...Tags: Corporate Crime, Government, Political Candidates, Fraud, Tom Suozzi
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Dems closing in on House
Newsday Washington BureauDemocrats appear to have a good shot at securing control of the House in November, political experts say, and many wonder if even seemingly untouchable GOP incumbents will survive. "It's going to be a tsunami of a year," said Michael Dawidziak, a...Tags: Government, Political Candidates, Elections, Republican Party, New York
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Pop music schedule
A key to addresses and contact information for pop music venues can be found at the end of this list. SEPTEMBER Sept. 7 // Part Harmony, Avenue Sept. 7 // Superstars of Jazz Fusion, Birchmere Sept. 7 // Edwin McCain Band, Recher Sept. 7 // Perry...Tags: Lyric Opera of Baltimore, Verizon Communications, Peter White, White Marsh, Music
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Contender's eyes on the spies
Newsday Washington BureauSoon after she entered the New York Senate race in March, Republican K.T. McFarland told surprised supporters that Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton had dispatched helicopters to conduct surveillance over her East End vacation house. In fact, someone was...Tags: Campaign Finance, Political Candidates, Upper House, Republican Party, New York
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Deal Breaker
Arnold Schwarzenegger entered the Sheraton conference room with an unlit stogie in his mouth. On this day in November 2004, his concession to the Sacramento hotel's smoking rules was the only one he would make to limits set by others. After a string of...Tags: Transportation, Health and Safety at School, Venice, Democracy, Referenda
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