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'S.W.A.T.' actor Steve Forrest dead at age 87
ReutersLOS ANGELES, May 23 (Reuters) - U.S. actor Steve Forrest, who was best known for a leading role on the short-lived 1970s television drama "S.W.A.T.," has died at the age of 87 in Thousand Oaks, California, near Los Angeles, his wife Christine said on...Tags: Television Industry, MGM Inc., Celebrities, U.S. Army, ABC (tv network)
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Senate approves Obama nominee to key appeals court
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - In a break from bipartisan battles over judicial appointments, the U.S. Senate on Thursday approved a White House nominee to the influential U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. The Senate voted 97-0 to...Tags: Sandra Day O'Connor, Crime, Law and Justice, Chuck Grassley, Justice System, Trials
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'S.W.A.T.' Star Steve Forrest Dies at 87
ReutersMay 23 (TheWrap.com) - Steve Forrest, an actor best known for his role as Lt. Dan 'Hondo' Harrelson on ABC's "S.W.A.T.," died in Thousand Oaks, Calif., on Saturday. He was 87. A cause of death was not made available, but he passed away peacefully...Tags: Golden Globe Awards, Robert Taylor, Dallas 2011 (tv program), BBC, ABC (tv network)
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Getting drunken drivers off road
From the St. Louis Post-DispatchWhen bundled with a host of other suggestions aimed at curbing drunken driving, the National Transportation Safety Board's proposal that state governments should reduce the allowable blood-alcohol concentration to 0.05 percent is reasonable. If the...Tags: Bill Clinton, Transportation Industry, Highway Transportation, National Transportation Safety Board
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How you can help Oklahoma tornado victims
If you want to help the victims of this week's massive tornado in Oklahoma but haven't yet had a chance, don't worry. Relief efforts are still being organized -- and disaster workers say aid will be needed for the long run. Consider that seven months...
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The buck stops short
Jules WitcoverWASHINGTON -- In the pell-mell rush in some quarters to equate the IRS scandal with Watergate, a question that featured prominently in the latter is bubbling up. That would be then-Sen. Howard Baker's query about Richard Nixon: "What did the president...Tags: Richard Nixon, Joe Biden, U.S. Congress, Jules Witcover, Barack Obama
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Newton R. Russell dies at 85; veteran California legislator
Newton R. Russell, a veteran state senator known as an expert on California's complex public pension system and a stickler for upholding legislative rules, died Saturday of lung cancer at his La Cañada Flintridge home, his family said. He was 85. A...
Tags: Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Pension and Welfare, Lung Cancer, Politics, Labor Legislation
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Doyle McManus: Second-term scandal plague catches up to Obama
What is it about presidents' second terms that makes them seem so scandal-ridden? Simple: The iron law of longevity. All governments make mistakes, and all governments try to hide those mistakes. But the longer an administration is in office, the more...Tags: U.S. Congress, Steve King, Barack Obama, Central Intelligence Agency, Hillary Clinton
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John Dean: Obama's scandals are more like Harding's than Nixon's
During President Barack Obama's May 16 news conference, reporter Jeff Mason asked as part of his question: "And, more broadly, how do you feel about comparisons by some of your critics of this week's scandals to those that happened under the Nixon...
Tags: Bob Woodward, Benghazi, U.S. Congress, Barack Obama, Central Intelligence Agency
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Diamond anniversary
Miami Beach's oldest Conservative synagogue recently celebrated its 75th anniversary with a gala that drew more than 300 people, including community leaders. Among the highlights of Temple Emanu-El's 75th Diamond Anniversary Gala were honoring its past...Tags: Bill Clinton, Judaism, Dalai Lama, Miami Beach, Human Interest
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COLUMN - It's not Watergate, it's Whitewater
Reuters(Nicholas Wapshott is a Reuters columnist but his opinions are his own.) By Nicholas Wapshott May 21 (Reuters) - The trifecta of scandals - Benghazi, the IRS and snooping on journalists - that has broken upon the heads of the Obama administration is...Tags: Polls, Bob Woodward, U.S. Congress, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton
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Column: It's not Watergate, it's Whitewater
Reuters(Reuters) - The trifecta of scandals â Benghazi, the IRS and snooping on journalists â that has broken upon the heads of the Obama administration is as bad as Watergate. No it isn't, says Bob Woodward, whose reputation was made by doggedly pursuing...Tags: Bob Woodward, Polls, U.S. Congress, Barack Obama, Central Intelligence Agency
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