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Lampert wrote songs for movies, Beatles
NEW YORK — Diane Charlotte Lampert, an accomplished songwriter who wrote lyrics to title songs for over 20 movies, has died. She was 88. Lampert died Friday at a Manhattan hospital of heart fail...
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Looming cuts threaten economic gains
WASHINGTON — Washington’s protracted budget stalemate could seriously undermine the economy and stall gains made since the recession, exasperated governors said Saturday as they tried to gauge the ...
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Fishing writer Merwin dies
LEBANON, N.H. — John Henry Merwin, one of America’s pre-eminent fishing writers who authored or edited 15 books on the subject, has died at age 66. Merwin, of Dorset, Vt., died Wednesday at Dart...
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Associated Press Ginger Niesen talks with ranchers John Ladd (left) and Ban Bell in 2010 as they join other ranchers, legislators and protesters at the Arizona Capitol in Phoenix following the shooting death of Arizona rancher Robert Krentz. Krentz was gunned down while checking water lines on his property near the border.
What does a ‘secure’ border look like?
Once, the barren mesas and shrub-covered canyons that extend east of the Pacific Ocean held the most popular routes for illegal immigrants heading into the U.S. Dozens at a time sprinted to waiting...
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Hunter acquitted of killing man mistaken for bear
SALEM, Ore. — An Oregon hunter has been found not guilty of manslaughter in the shooting death of a Marine reservist from California he says he mistook for a bear. The Salem jury deliberated for...
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Associated Press Former state senator Jane Orie, right, sister Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin, center, from and their sister Janine Orie, left, were found guilty of campaign corruption crimes.
Political sisters convicted of corruption
PITTSBURGH — The story has more irony than a Greek tragedy. Three sisters from a devoutly Catholic family have seen their personal and political careers ruined by a scandal that began with, of all ...
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Members of 1st team to top Everest reunite
BERKELEY, Calif. — It might be hard to conceive now, in an era of extreme sports and ultra-light equipment, but there was a time when Americans who set out to conquer mountains engaged in a pursuit...
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Associated Press Author James Baldwin (right) and Bayard Rustin, deputy director of the March on Washington, talk about civil rights incidents in Alabama during a news conference Sept. 18, 1963 in New York.
JFK holds complex place in black history
Not that many years ago, three portraits hung in thousands of black homes, a visual tribute to men who had helped black people navigate the long journey to equality. There was Jesus, who represe...
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Associated Press The President Truman, a large cargo ship, passes under the Bayonne Bridge Sept. 21, 2010, in Bayonne, N.J., Gov. Chris Christie, third left, front, and Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno, fourth left, front, listen with others U.S. Rep. Albio Sires (D-NJ) talks about plans to raise the height of the bridge to accommodate the larger next generation of cargo ships.
Panama Canal project raises ire around East
NEWARK, N.J. — Residents of this city’s Ironbound neighborhood are familiar with big modes of transport. Jumbo jets fly so low while approaching Newark Airport that it seems one can hop onto a wing...
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Associated Press President Barack Obama meets to discuss administration policies to reduce gun violence with representatives from the Major Cities Chiefs Association and Major County Sheriffs Association at the White House on Jan. 28.
NRA uses memo to accuse Obama
WASHINGTON — The National Rifle Association is using a Justice Department memo it obtained to argue in ads that the Obama administration believes its gun control plans won’t work unless the governm...
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