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Remembering Michael Jackson: Fans Hold Vigil at Musician's Childhood Home
In honor of what would have been Michael Jackson's 54th birthday, numerous fans and the Jackson family held a vigil outside his childhood home in Gary, Ind. Daughter Paris Jackson tweeted a photo of the crowd and wrote, "you guys are amazing!!!"...
Tags: Paris Jackson, Michael Jackson
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Stars and Family Celebrate Whitney Houston
On any other day, this would have just been a who's who of R&B, soul, pop and gospel luminaries.
But the impressive number of stars gathered Saturday at New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, N.J., were paying tribute and saying their goodbyes to Whitney...Tags: Whitney Houston, Alicia Keys, Music, Dionne Warwick, Clive Davis
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Whitney Houston Tribute at the Grammys
![With <strong>Whitney Houston</strong>'s <a href="http://www.eonline.com/news/whitney_houston_dead_48/293564" target="_blank">sudden death</a> Saturday, tonight's <a href="http://www.eonline.com/redcarpet/2012/grammys" target="_blank">54th Annual Grammy Awards</a> will not only coronate a new star, but say farewell to a legend.](http://media.trb.com/media/thumbnails/story/2012-02/68040394-12084732.jpg "With <strong>Whitney Houston</strong>'s <a href="http://www.eonline.com/news/whitney_houston_dead_48/293564\" target=\"_blank\">sudden death</a> Saturday, tonight's <a href=\"http://www.eonline.com/redcarpet/2012/grammys\" target=\"_blank\">54th Annual Grammy Awards</a> will not only coronate a new star, but say farewell to a legend.")
With Whitney Houston's sudden death Saturday, tonight's 54th Annual Grammy Awards will not only coronate a new star, but say farewell to a legend.
As previously reported, Jennifer Hudson will take part in a "respectful musical tribute" to the late...Tags: Whitney Houston, Music, Awards and Prizes, Concerts, Amy Winehouse
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Former Gov. Mark Sanford wins South Carolina House seat
WASHINGTON — Two years after Mark Sanford left the South Carolina governor’s office tarred by an adultery scandal, he has completed an unlikely political comeback to win a special congressional election. Sanford defeated Democratic neophyte...Tags: Israel, Elizabeth Colbert Busch, Regional Authority, Elections, Democratic Party
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By the numbers, how Rahm could lose in 2015
Change of SubjectFriday's print column A new Tribune/WGN-TV poll shows that, halfway through his first term, Mayor Rahm Emanuel's overall disapproval rating is up 11 percentage points over a year ago. Four in 10 Chicago voters — and nearly half of the...... -
George Michael: Pretty blue in blue states
A recent article in the real estate section of MSN.com, written by Kurt Badenhausen of Forbes Magazine, was titled “America’s Most Miserable Cities of 2013.” The article ranked American cities based on metrics that included violent...Tags: Rudy Giuliani, Real Estate, Services and Shopping, Queens (New York City), Lawyers
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Are you (fill in the blank) enough?
WASHINGTON -- Enough with this "enough" business. Latest to the question of whether a person is sufficiently identifiable as belonging to a particular demographic is Ted Cruz -- the conservative Texas senator who happens to be of Hispanic descent. But...
Tags: Demographics, Immigration, Republican Party, Minority Groups, Ted Cruz
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'42' in the Windy City
Chicago Tribune reporterWhen Jackie Robinson and the Brooklyn Dodgers brought their historic roadshow to Chicago a few weeks into the 1947 season, a record crowd of 46,572 people crammed into Wrigley Field, and 20,000 more stood outside wishing they could get in. After the game,...Tags: Career and Workplace, Soldier Field, St. Louis Cardinals, Cleveland Indians, Sports
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Race and crime in Baltimore
It's unfortunate when an everyday accident happens but it's sad when columnist Dan Rodricks and Michael Hanchard use it to play the race card ("Man sees race, indifference in experience with Baltimore police," April 13). First, if as Michael Hanchard...
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What election?
I was looking over the results of the various county and township elections across Chicagoland this morning. Robin Kelly won Jesse Jackson's old congressional seat; not really a surprise but the turnout in that district was 20 percent of the electorate. ...Tags: Elections, Politics
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US Rep. Pelosi to deliver keynote speech at annual Detroit NAACP Fight for Freedom Fund Dinner
DETROIT (AP) — U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi will deliver the keynote address at the Detroit Branch of the NAACP's 58th annual Fight for Freedom Fund Dinner. The Sunday evening dinner is expected to draw 10,000 people to Cobo Center in downtown Detroit....Tags: Jeremiah Wright, Bill Clinton, NAACP, Nancy Pelosi, U.S. Congress
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Venezuela's 'president in charge' Maduro picks a running mate
CARACAS, Venezuela -- Venezuela’s new interim president, Nicolas Maduro, gave a clear sign Friday night that he will use political capital left by the late President Hugo Chavez to win election in his own right. In his acceptance speech to the...
Tags: Venezuela, Elections, Heads of State, Hugo Chavez, Politics
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