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Announcing the 2012 L.A. Times Book Prize finalists
This post has been updated; see below for details. The finalists for the 33rd L.A. Times Book Prizes were announced Thursday morning -- the complete list is below. In addition to the 50 books in 10 categories that are in the running for the awards,...
Tags: Michael Chabon, Science and Technology, Book, Literature, Poetry
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For GOP substance, deregulate
WASHINGTON -- Because of the grotesquely swollen place the presidency now occupies in the nation's governance and consciousness, we are never not preoccupied with presidential campaigning. The Constitution's Framers would be appalled. The nation reveres...
Tags: Rand Paul, U.S. Congress, Parties and Movements, Political Fundraising, U.S. Electoral College
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Column: Deregulation needed for Republican substance
WASHINGTON — Because of the grotesquely swollen place the presidency now occupies in the nation’s governance and consciousness, we are never not preoccupied with presidential campaigning. The Constitution’s Framers would be appalled....Tags: Rand Paul, Washington, DC, Political Fundraising, Parties and Movements, U.S. Electoral College
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Shifting party fortunes is nothing new
Is the Republican Party toast? You would think so, listening to the political analysts and strategists, including those who prepared a harshly critical self-appraisal for the Republican National Committee. The contention that the GOP should be changed to...
Tags: Tea Party Movement, Parties and Movements, Bill Clinton, Jimmy Carter, Richard Nixon
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The Swoose
FrameworkLos Angeles once had "The Swoose" - the oldest B-17 in existence - as a possible war memorial.... -
Coral Springs theater stages Jerry Herman musical revue
Staff WriterThe revue "Jerry's Girls" is supposed to be an ensemble piece celebrating the highly hummable tunes of the Great White Way composer Jerry Herman. For the most part, the production at Stage Door Theatre in Coral Springs is exactly that. The cast of six...Tags: Entertainment, Broadway Theater, Music, Jerry Herman, Carol Channing
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Twelve steaks and an arugula salad: Obama takes the GOP to dinner
President Barack Obama had a dinner date last week with a dozen of his worst enemies, thus proving that the governmental stalemate in Washington, D.C., is driving him to unusual acts of political creativity -- or desperation. The president personally...
Tags: John McCain, Washington, DC, Saxby Chambliss, Parties and Movements, Bill Clinton
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In California, Bush urges a change in the D.C. political climate
As speculation swirled around his potential run for president in 2016, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush made a plea Friday for greater bipartisanship, hailing President Obama’s dinner invitation to a dozen Republican senators this week as a promising...
Tags: Career and Workplace, George W. Bush, U.S. Senate, White House, Human Interest
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Oswald's gun and the decline of U.S. politics
Next week marks a much-overlooked anniversary: It will be 50 years since Lee Harvey Oswald, under the name A. Hidell, purchased the Italian surplus Carcano M91/38 rifle with which he would eight months later assassinate President John F. Kennedy. Don'...Tags: White House, Gun Control, Philosophy, Firearms, Personal Weapon Control
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Kevin Spacey brings star power to 'House of Cards'
It was a steamy weeknight in July on Centre Street, and the extras in black tie were flagging. The $100 million series "House of Cards" was prepping a crowd scene outside the Peabody Institute, across from the Midtown BBQ & Brew. For more than two hours,...
Tags: Sales, Kevin Spacey, Celebrities, Ides of March, The Social Network (movie)
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Filibuster reform can't wait
Two months after American voters made it clear they want effective government — and two years before the U.S. Senate's next opportunity to reform its broken rules — that "do nothing" chamber appears poised to fix its filibuster. In its present...
Tags: Career and Workplace, U.S. Senate, Benjamin L. Cardin, Barbara A. Mikulski, Republican Party
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Ending filibuster abuse
The announcement last week that South Carolina's Jim DeMint is leaving his Senate seat to run the Heritage Foundation caused some in Washington to wishfully think that perhaps the move might usher in a more congenial, if not cooperative, outlook in the U....Tags: U.S. Senate, Tea Party Movement, Parties and Movements, Republican Party, James Stewart
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Mar 25, 2013
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Mar 18, 2013
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Mar 14, 2013
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Mar 12, 2013
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Mar 8, 2013
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Mar 8, 2013
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Feb 6, 2013
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Jan 18, 2013
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Dec 11, 2012
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