Three paintings from Elizabeth Taylor’s personal art collection are sold for almost £14 million at an auction in London.

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Three paintings from Elizabeth Taylor’s personal art collection are sold for almost £14 million at an auction in London.

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Princess Elizabeth was enjoying a brief break from her royal duties in Kenya when she learnt that her father, George VI, had suddenly died, and she was now Queen Elizabeth II.

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The moment a princess became a queen

A four-day New York auction of the belongings of Hollywood star Elizabeth Taylor fetches more than $150m, with one film script selling for more than 50 times its estimate.

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Taylor NY auction fetches $150m

Auctioneer Christies will be auctioning an Elizabeth Taylor collection that includes 400 dresses and accessories worn by the film star to premieres, movie awards, charity galas and her two weddings to Richard Burton

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VIDEO: Liz Taylor collection up for auction

In the Massachusetts Senate race, Elizabeth Warren’s combativeness captivated the national Democratic base, but Republicans are already seeking to use it against her.

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Elizabeth Warren’s Fighting Words Draw Return Fire From G.O.P. Rivals

Lifted message from Elizabeth Dole speech.

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Scott Brown Accused of Plagiarism

As the Republican presidential race begins in earnest, so are Senate campaigns across the country. On Monday, former congressman Chris Shays (R) announced he would run for an open seat in Connecticut in 2012, while Reps. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) and Allen B. West (R-Fla.) both announced they would not run. Those three decisions came just days after former Obama administration adviser Elizabeth Warren announced that she was forming an exploratory committee to face Sen. Scott Brown (R-Mass.), possibly giving Democrats their first top-tier challenger in that race. Read full article > >

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The early line on Senate 2012 races — will the balance of power shift?

Queen Elizabeth II rang in her 85th birthday Saturday with the “Trooping of the Colors” ceremony. Though the queen’s actual birthday is April 21, the historical procession is held every year in June (when London’s weather is likely to be at its best)…

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Queen Celebrates 85th Birthday

DOVER, N.H. — They don’t like identity politics and aren’t crazy about the word “feminist.” But a lot of conservative women here can’t help but rejoice that they may have a couple of tough-talking, tea-drinking mothers to choose from in the Republican primary. Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota is on the verge of announcing her intentions, and former vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin is contemplating a bid. If either runs, it would be the first time since Elizabeth Dole’s bid in 1999 that a viable female candidate has sought the Republican nomination for president. Read full article > >

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Conservative women enthusiastic about Bachmann, Palin

Queen Elizabeth II sure knows how to party: To mark the English monarch’s 60th year on the throne in 2012, Buckingham Palace announced today plans for a four-day celebration. The lavish ceremonies will include a flotilla of 1,000 boats along the…

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Queen’s Jubilee Plans Announced

Queen Elizabeth II sure knows how to party: To mark the English monarch’s 60th year on the throne in 2012, Buckingham Palace announced today plans for a four-day celebration. The lavish ceremonies will include a flotilla of 1,000 boats along the…

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Queen’s Jubilee Plans Announced

A Salt Lake City judge sentenced Brian David Mitchell to life in prison Wednesday for the 2002 kidnapping of Elizabeth Smart. Smart, now 23, addressed Mitchell directly after the sentencing, telling him “I know you know exactly what you did… you took…

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Smart Kidnapper Gets Life in Prison

A panel chairman accused Elizabeth Warren, who is directing the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, of lying.

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Decorum Breaks Down at House Hearing

Officials want Elizabeth Warren to run for Senate in Massachusetts rather than set up a consumer financial protection bureau.

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Democrats Try to Woo Consumer Advocate to Run