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July 2008
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Baggage snafu hits American Airlines fliers at New York’s JFK
American Airlines’ baggage system at New York’s John F. Kennedy airport (JFK) is having a meltdown today. It’s so bad that... more
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What’s cheaper? SoCal Travel Deal Quiz for July 30, 2008
Here’s a fun little quiz to test your travel deal knowledge. Answers appear after the jump. 1. Is it cheaper to fly from Los Angeles... more
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Columnist Novak is diagnosed with brain tumor
| July 29, 2008
From Los Angeles TimesConservative columnist Robert Novak, a fixture on the Washington scene since the administration of John F. Kennedy, announced Monday that... more
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Preview of Stone's Bush bio online
From The Swamp | July 28, 2008by James Oliphant The trailer of Oliver Stone's film "W" has reached the internets. The movie examines George W. Bush's rise to power, from... more
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Trusted Obama advisor gives blunt advice
From The Swamp | July 27, 2008by Don Terry Say you're Sen. Barack Obama, the hottest politician on the planet. You fill up stadiums like the Beatles. You're JFK-smooth... more
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Daily Podcast: First We Kill All The Lawyers
From The Truth About Cars | July 24, 2008But we've got to do it soon. Justin takes his New York bar exam on Tuesday and Wednesday, and our resident new car guy is no John F. Kennedy... more
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Barack Obama urges stronger alliances
From The Swamp | July 24, 2008By Mike Dorning BERLIN--Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama came to a city once divided by the Cold War and sustained in crisis... more
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No Love for the Love Speech
From The Corner | July 24, 2008An e-mail: Never put a small man on a big stage. It just makes him look smaller. Watching that thing in the office, there were more than... more
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Presidents in the new age of TV
| July 24, 2008 From Los Angeles TimesAt the New York World's Fair on April 30, 1939, President Franklin D. Roosevelt became the first commander in chief to appear on television... more
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A Somewhat Embarrassing Spectacle
From The Corner | July 23, 2008The latest Obama throng abroad is not about liberal bias, at least entirely, but more something like an embarrassing retrogression to teen... more
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Did Springsteen bring down Berlin Wall?
From Variety | July 20, 2008Music News: Questions arise over performer's 1988 speech -- Historians have often credited John F. Kennedy ("Ich bin ein Berliner") and Ronald... more
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Adding up to dull in Berlin
| July 20, 2008 From Los Angeles TimesBARACK OBAMA is planning a visit to the German capital this month -- reportedly to deliver a major foreign-policy speech at Pariser Platz... more
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Brandenburg Gate won't be Obama's Berlin backdrop
July 19, 2008 From Los Angeles TimesSo much for Barack Obama's Kennedyesque moment in Berlin. Obama campaign officials say that the Democratic candidate has decided not to speak... more
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Al Gore commands America to go fully green -- and pad his venture...
From Valleywag | July 18, 2008In a speech at Philadelphia's historic Constitution Hall, former veep and current entrepreneur-investor Al Gore called on Americans to produce... more
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Scammed By Curb-Side Check In At JFK [Scams]
From Consumerist | July 18, 2008Reader Andy decided to check his bag curb-side at JFK, that wretched hive of scum and villainy, and the curb-side check-in attendant scammed... more
