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Otis Bowen, 2-term Indiana governor and Reagan health secretary, dies at age 95
Associated PressINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Otis R. Bowen, who overhauled Indiana's tax system as governor before helping oversee the federal response to the burgeoning AIDS epidemic during President Ronald Reagan's second term, has died. He was 95. Indiana Gov. Mike...Tags: AIDS, New Year's Day, Elections, Executive Branch, Nursing Homes
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Lawmakers squabble over Margaret Thatcher
Capitol IdeasYo! When the Pennsylvania legislature is in session, numerous “NONCONTROVERSIAL” resolutions usually sail through the House. These are commemorative items all lawmakers, regardless of party, can agree on. They deal with naming bridges after... -
'Hell's Kitchen' recap: No, raw pork is not on the menu
Do you like this "To Be Continued" stuff on "Hell's Kitchen"? Episodes kick off with a bang -- and an elimination -- under this new formatting kick, and it seems to work, bracketing each episode with drama. But what do you think? Do you like waiting a...Tags: Mike Tyson, Gordon Ramsay
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De la diplomacia a la torpeza y el humor
La semana pasada el presidente uruguayo, José "Pepe" Mujica, dijo al final de un discurso que "esta vieja es peor que el tuerto" y la calificó de "terca". Lo dijo en privado, pero los micrófonos permanecían abiertos. "La vieja", además "terca", era la...Tags: George W. Bush, Fidel Castro, Argentina, BBC, Bolivia
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Not a 'quota woman'
Margaret Thatcher never cared much for feminism and other progressive equal-rights movements. Yet she deserves to be honored by those of us who do, whether we like the result of her politics or not. Thatcher, who died Monday at age 87 after a stroke,...
Tags: Labour Party (UK), England, University of Oxford, Human Interest, Bill Clinton
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Margaret Thatcher death: Tributes, criticism from around the world
In Britain and around the world, supporters of the late Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher celebrated her legacy Monday. Even some of her sharpest critics said she defined an era in British public life -- if not always for the right reasons. Among those...Tags: Enda Kenny, Human Interest, Tony Blair, United Nations, Benjamin Netanyahu
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Survey: Ronald Reagan would beat Obama in modern election
If presidential politics ever involved time travel, President Obama might be in a little trouble. If an election between Ronald Reagan and Barack Obama were held today, 58% would vote for Reagan over Obama, according to a survey of 1,000 Americans age...
Tags: Pitbull (music artist), National Geographic Channel (tv network), Hill Street Blues (tv program), Elections, Barack Obama
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Nancy Reagan says Thatcher was husband's 'political soul mate'
Former First Lady Nancy Reagan said she is "terribly saddened" by the death of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and described her as a "true champion of freedom and democracy." In a statement released Monday, Nancy Reagan acknowledged the...
Tags: Government, BBC, Politics, United Kingdom
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Did Margaret Thatcher diss Sarah Palin?
The death of any iconic global figure is often the occasion for colorful anecdotes, but the one that has been repeated Monday in the wake of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s death—that she snubbed former Alaska Gov. Sarah...Tags: Patt Morrison, Elections, Executive Branch, Government, Alzheimer's Disease
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Retired Justice O'Connor: Bush v. Gore 'stirred up the public'
Tribune reporterRetired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor hasn’t given much thought to which case was the most important one she helped decide during her 25 years on the bench. But she has no doubt which was most controversial. It was Bush v....Tags: U.S. Supreme Court, George W. Bush, Elections, Sandra Day O'Connor, Lobbying
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Road to recovery? It all depends
As a youth, I marched under the red flag of socialism, a banner that's drooped badly in more recent decades. Stalin made a bloody mockery of Marx's vision of a classless society. Ditto Castro in Cuba. China is an old lefty's worst nightmare: a Communist...Tags: Chicago Teachers Strike, Religion and Belief, McDonald's, Calvin Coolidge, Barack Obama
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McManus: Obama's war on red tape
Here are three things the Obama administration has done that you probably didn't know about: Ever struggle with those accordion-style rubber sleeves on nozzles at the gas station? The sleeve — technically a "vapor recovery nozzle" — was...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Environmental Politics, Elections, Sylvia Mathews Burwell, Economy, Business and Finance
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