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Elena Kagan's opening statement to the Senate Judiciary Committee
Top of the TicketObama's newest Supreme Court nominee now faces a week of questioning.... -
President Obama Selects Kagan for Supreme Court
President Barack Obama will nominate Solicitor General Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court, a person familiar with the president's thinking said Sunday night.
The move positions the court to have three female justices for the first time in history.
The...Tags: Politics, Local Government, Bill Clinton, Democratic Party, Judges
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New York City Native To Be Nominated For Supreme Court Today
President Barack Obama will nominate Solicitor General Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court, a person familiar with the president's thinking said Sunday night.
The move positions the court to have three female justices for the first time in history.
The...Tags: Politics, Bill Clinton, University of Chicago Law School, Interior Policy, The Associated Press
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Laurence Fishburne essays Thurgood Marshall
Culture MonsterThe first thing you notice is the assured bearing and the deep, authoritative voice (this guy did play Morpheus, after all). Then the judicious observations, the strategic dropping of a timely anecdote, the eyes that calmly take your measure, like...... -
Monster Mash: 'Glee' summer camps are popular; BP to continue supporting the arts
Culture Monster-- Riding the wave: "Glee" summer camps, inspired by the hit Fox series, are popping up across the country. (Chicago Tribune) -- Controversial donations: BP says it plans to continue spending on the arts and cultural institutions despite recent protests..... -
*Theater review: 'Thurgood' at Geffen Playhouse (updated)
Culture MonsterIn a recent poll testing the knowledge of basic American history, more than a quarter of those surveyed didn’t know that the U.S. gained its independence from Great Britain. OK, here’s a chance at redemption: How many of you can...... -
What Exactly Is The Solicitor General?
FOX40 NewsWith Elena Kagan expected to be named as President Obama's choice to take the newly opened seat on the Supreme Court, many have asked about her resume. While substantial, many do not know what the Solicitor Genreal does, nor understand how important a...Tags: Politics, Local Government, William Howard Taft, National Government, Crime, Law and Justice
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Is Steele's RNC pro-slavery?
Page's PagePage's Law of Headline Question Marks holds that, when a headline ends in a question mark, the answer is always "No." Thus, you can relax. The headline up above signals that the Republican National Committee under Michael Steel's leadership is...... -
Laurence Fishburne rules that 'To Kill a Mockingbird' still rocks
Culture MonsterThis month marks the 50th anniversary of the publication of "To Kill a Mockingbird," Harper Lee's classic novel set in the segregated Deep South. Among the biggest fans of the book and its Oscar-winning 1962 film adaptation is actor Laurence...... -
Laurence Fishburne has found a joy supreme
The first thing you notice is the assured bearing and the deep, authoritative voice (this guy did play Morpheus, after all). Then the judicious observations, the strategic dropping of a timely anecdote, the eyes that calmly take your measure, like a...Tags: Laurence Fishburne, Politics, Crimes, African Americans, Vietnam War (1955-1975)
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Roger 'Bill' Terry dies at 87; member of WWII Tuskegee Airmen
![Roger "Bill" Terry, the only member of the all-black group of World War II pilots known as the Tuskegee Airmen convicted in what became known as the Freeman Field Mutiny, died of heart failure Thursday at Kaiser Permanente West Los Angeles Medical Center. He was 87.](http://www.latimes.com/media/alternatethumbnails/story/2009-06/47491204-14194424.jpg "Roger "Bill\" Terry, the only member of the all-black group of World War II pilots known as the Tuskegee Airmen convicted in what became known as the Freeman Field Mutiny, died of heart failure Thursday at Kaiser Permanente West Los Angeles Medical Center. He was 87.")
Roger "Bill" Terry, the only member of the all-black group of World War II pilots known as the Tuskegee Airmen convicted in what became known as the Freeman Field Mutiny, died of heart failure Thursday at Kaiser Permanente West Los Angeles Medical Center....Tags: George Lucas, Los Angeles, World War II (1939-1945), Congressional Gold Medal Honorees, Christianity
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William L. Taylor dies at 78; leading civil rights advocate
![William L. Taylor didn't necessarily look the part of a leading civil rights advocate, a matter he addressed in his memoir under the heading "A White Guy Like Me," as in: "What leads a white guy like me to spend his life working on behalf of black people?"](http://www.latimes.com/media/thumbnails/story/2010-07/54741972-03203307.jpg "William L. Taylor didn't necessarily look the part of a leading civil rights advocate, a matter he addressed in his memoir under the heading "A White Guy Like Me,\" as in: \"What leads a white guy like me to spend his life working on behalf of black people?\"")
William L. Taylor didn't necessarily look the part of a leading civil rights advocate, a matter he addressed in his memoir under the heading "A White Guy Like Me," as in: "What leads a white guy like me to spend his life working on behalf of black people?...Tags: Politics, The Holocaust (1934-1945), Local Government, Sports, Civil Laws
Jun 28, 2010
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Jun 14, 2009
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