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American art gets a higher profile in U.S. museums
Long the stepchild of a Eurocentric art world, American art is finding new favor at home as a growing number of institutions showcase work from Colonial times to World War II.
Today, the Huntington in San Marino will join the Metropolitan Museum of Art...Tags: England, Education, Human Accomplishments, World War II (1939-1945), Documentary (genre)
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U of I Chancellor Recommends Ending Admission Clout Altogether
(WGN-AM)- The University of Illinois' favoritism toward students backed by powerful sponsors must come to an end, the principal enforcer of the campus' secret admissions system testified today.
Chancellor Richard Herman took responsibility for the...Tags: Judges, Censorship, Urbana (Champaign, Illinois), Tony Rezko, Human Accomplishments
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Tribune Sues U of I Over Admissions Documents
(WGN-AM)- The Chicago Tribune filed a state lawsuit Tuesday against the University of Illinois demanding the immediate release of grade point averages and standardized test scores of the hundreds of college applicants placed on an internal list of well-...Tags: Education, Human Accomplishments, Teaching and Learning, Justice and Rights, Sangamon County
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Phil Spector's Prison Transfer Halted
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES -- The decision to move Phil Spector to a different prison has been put on hold. Spector, 69, along with a group of other prisoners, were scheduled to be moved to Pleasant Valley State Prison in Coalinga to make room for inmates that...Tags: Organized Crime, Phil Spector, Music Industry, Crimes, Prisons
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Steven Van Zandt
!["Steven Van Zandt is the nation's premier priest of garage rock, spreading the gospel of no-frills, fist-pumping rock roll."](http://media.trb.com/media/thumbnails/story/2009-07/48304466-27072546.jpg ""Steven Van Zandt is the nation's premier priest of garage rock, spreading the gospel of no-frills, fist-pumping rock roll.\"")
"Steven Van Zandt is the nation's premier priest of garage rock, spreading the gospel of no-frills, fist-pumping rock roll."
-Entertainment Weekly, 2006
On April 7, 2002, coincidentally (or not?) the same date in 1967 that Tom Donahue kicked off...Tags: Television, Festive Events, Human Accomplishments, MTV (tv network), Interior Policy
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Publicist: Charles Manson Sent Note to Phil Spector
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES -- Convicted killer Phil Spector reportedly has a prison admirer, Charles Manson. The 68-year-old music producer's wife, Rachelle, says he received a note from the cult leader. Spector's publicist Hal Lifson told KTLA that: "Phil Spector...Tags: Juvenile Delinquency, Music Industry, Crimes, Crime, Law and Justice, Human Accomplishments
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11 kids bumped ahead of 149 peers
A Feb. 13, 2007, e-mail shows 11 candidates from the University of Illinois clout list were admitted to the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, even though the university ranked their applications lower than 149 of their high school classmates. When an...Tags: Chicago Tribune, Colleges and Universities, Human Accomplishments, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Science
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Dominick Dunne dies at 83; author and former Hollywood producer
Dominick Dunne, the bestselling novelist and Vanity Fair writer who chronicled the misdeeds of the rich and famous with wicked glee -- most memorably in his highly personal accounts of the trials of Claus von Bulow, the Menendez brothers and O.J....Tags: Health, Nancy Reagan, Drug Use, Human Accomplishments, Prosecution
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Ellie Greenwich dies at 68; co-wrote 'Da Doo Ron Ron,' 'Chapel of Love' and other '60s hits
Ellie Greenwich, the New York songwriter behind a string of 1960s hits that gave effervescent voice to unbridled teen romance including "Da Doo Ron Ron," "Chapel of Love" and "Be My Baby," many of them in collaboration with producer Phil Spector, died...Tags: Health, Carole King, Whitney Houston, Human Accomplishments, Bob Dylan
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Guidance Counselor Accused of Fixing Grades
wpix.comA guidance counselor at Fort Lee High School has been charged with altering the academic records of several students, PIX News has learned. In March, district officials revealed that grades for at least six high school seniors had been changed on their...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Human Accomplishments, Prosecution, WPIX
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Secretary Of Defense Gates Greeted By Protests At UW Commencement Exercises
Staff reporterProtesters greeted UW graduates and their family members as they entered Husky Stadium today for the university's graduation ceremony. About 4,100 graduates are expected to attend, with an audience of about 39,000 family members and guests. The...Tags: Education, Crime, Law and Justice, Human Accomplishments, Justice and Rights, Robert Gates
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Marie Knight dies at 84; gospel vocalist sang with Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Marie Knight, a gospel singer who came to fame singing duets with gospel-music star Sister Rosetta Tharpe in the late 1940s and made a noteworthy late-in-life comeback as a solo artist, has died. She was 84. Knight died Sunday of complications from...Tags: Health, Music Industry, Bars and Clubs, New York Weather, Human Accomplishments
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