Champion of Conservation, Loyal Force Behind LBJ
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Lady Bird Johnson, 94, a first lady whose quiet ambition and determination allowed her to play an influential role in her husband's remarkable political career and to carve out an identity of her own as an advocate for beautifying the national landscape, died yesterday at her home in Austin.
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On this day devoted to ex pressing gratitude for the bounty of life, the NBA should give thanks for LeBron James, because he could be the one chosen to lift the league up again.
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It wasnât very long ago that the Bush administration saw L. Paul Bremer III as a true-blue loyalist, a favorite of the presidentâs who had a good chance at a
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Like the "limousine liberals" he seems to admire so much, Mayor Rocky Anderson revealed his true heart ... and it was not a pretty sight. A true leader and patriot like James Evans, Salt Lake County's Republican chairman, deserves better than to be consigned to Rocky's plantation.
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WHATEVER her status as an individual in the world of basketball, Lauren Jackson&#39;s ultimate legacy will be what she achieves with her teams.
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Lady Bird Johnson, the former first lady who championed conservation and worked tenaciously for the political career of her husband, former President Lyndon B. Johnson, died today, a family spokeswoman said.
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The Cleveland Cavaliers are just one defeat away from losing the NBA finals, yet star forward LeBron James is refusing to throw in the towel.
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NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 10 -- Rep. William J. Jefferson may be a pariah in some Washington political circles, but voters in this storm-battered city weighed in over the weekend with their own verdict regarding their scandal-plagued congressman: He's still our guy.
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Lady Bird Johnson, the former first lady who championed conservation and worked tenaciously for the political career of her husband, former President Lyndon B. Johnson, died Wednesday, a family spokeswoman said. She was 94.
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A tall, rugged, blueblood war veteran from Massachusetts with the initials JFK, Sen. John Forbes Kerry rose from the political dead to challenge President Bush for the White House.
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A president who, for better or worse, has demonstrated an extraordinary ability to wield the powers of office.
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Sen. James Jeffords may be a man without a party, but he has plenty of high-powered friends. Facing his first re-election bid since leaving the Republican Party, the Vermont independent on Wednesday got an endorsement from Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., and a boost from Republican Gov. James Douglas, who said he will not campaign against Jeffords because he "has served the state well."
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Jacques Chirac's tenure in public office in France has been legendary despite questions over his political acumen.
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The presumptive GOP nominee knows he must prevent a civil war within the party to have any chance in the fall
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BOGOTA, Colombia -- Col. Hern?n Mej?a was among Colombia's most decorated officers, a young, strapping warrior with five medals for valor on his chest and a reputation for being a relentless adversary of the Marxist guerrillas who operated in the dusty hamlets of northeast Colombia.
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WASHINGTON Outgoing Veterans Affairs Secretary Anthony Principi (prin-SIP&#39;-ee) has been regarded as a relentless advocate for veterans during his tenure.
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During seven years as the District government's chief financial officer, Natwar M. Gandhi has built a reputation as a prudent and ethical fiscal steward, a Wall Street favorite who earned national acclaim for helping to steer a near-bankrupt city to stellar bond ratings and revenue surpluses.