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Decorum Breaks Down at House Hearing

Wednesday, May 25th, 2011

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

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Democrats Try to Woo Consumer Advocate to Run

Tuesday, May 24th, 2011

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

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Monarch’s milestone

Thursday, May 12th, 2011

Queen Elizabeth II’s reign marches on

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Monarch’s milestone

Thursday, May 12th, 2011

Queen Elizabeth II’s reign marches on

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Poets and musicians to take the stage at the White House

Thursday, May 5th, 2011

The East Room, the most coveted concert hall in Washington, will be the setting on May 11 for “An Evening of Poetry.” The President and First Lady have invited an interesting collection of voices from former U.S. Poet Laureates Rita Dove and Billy Collins to Grammy Award winner Jill Scott. The lineup also includes Elizabeth Alexander, who created a poem for the president’s inauguration; the hip-hop artist and actor Common; poet and artist Kenneth Goldsmith ; installation artist Alison Knowles and songwriter and singer Aimee Mann. Read full article > >

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Queen for a day

Thursday, April 28th, 2011

As the royal wedding between Prince William and Kate Middleton approaches, one London drag queen is in demand, performing as Elizabeth II, William’s grandmother.

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Christie’s to auction Elizabeth Taylor’s jewelry, art and fashion collections

Saturday, April 9th, 2011

NEW YORK — Christie’s auction house says it has reached an agreement with Elizabeth Taylor’s family to sell her prized jewelry collection, as well as some of her art, clothing and other memorabilia.

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For Sale: Liz Taylor’s Love Letters

Monday, March 28th, 2011

At the nubile age of seventeen, Elizabeth Taylor was as passionate as she proved to be in her subsequent eight marriages, pouring her heart out in love letters to the one who got away. RR Auctions based in Amherst, New Hampshire bought the letters two…

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Liz Taylor’s Fragrances a Windfall for Estate

Saturday, March 26th, 2011

Legends indeed never die. Following her passing this week from congestive heart failure, Elizabeth Taylor’s estate will remain wealthy for a long time coming thanks to her lucrative line of fragrances. Her perfume brand, White Diamonds, combined with…

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VIDEO: Taylor fashionably late for own funeral

Friday, March 25th, 2011

The funeral of Elizabeth Taylor has taken place just outside Los Angeles.

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Elizabeth Taylor: Old Hollywood Survivor

Thursday, March 24th, 2011

“Unlike Marilyn, Liz survived.” So writes The New York Times’ Manohla Dargis in a remembrance of Elizabeth Taylor. “And it was that survival as much as the movies and fights with the studios, the melodramas and men (so many melodramas, so many men!)…

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‘Taylor could be buried in Wales’

Thursday, March 24th, 2011

The family of Welsh actor Richard Burton say they will honour his agreement with screen icon Elizabeth Taylor and allow her to be buried in the family’s grave.

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Elizabeth Taylor dies; screen legend was 79

Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011

Actress Elizabeth Taylor, who became as famous for her marriages as her acting, has died. She was 79.

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VIDEO: Elizabeth Taylor’s career highlights

Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011

Hollywood actress Elizabeth Taylor has died at the age of 79, a statement by her publicist said.

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Elizabeth Taylor Hospitalized

Saturday, February 12th, 2011

Hollywood icon Elizabeth Taylor is being treated at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles for symptoms of congestive heart failure, her spokesperson revealed on Friday. It is not yet clear how long the Oscar-winning actress will remain in the…

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