Posts Tagged ‘frank’

Eisenhower Family Raises Objections to Planned Memorial

Tuesday, February 7th, 2012

A planned memorial to Dwight D. Eisenhower, with Frank Gehry as the architect, has raised hackles within the Eisenhower family.

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A Literary History of Word Processing

Sunday, December 25th, 2011

Scholars are trying to recover the literary history of word processing, one casual deletion and trashed document at a time, starting with writers like Stephen King and Frank Herbert.

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A Literary History of Word Processing

Barney Frank: What’s the House floor dress code, anyway?

Tuesday, December 20th, 2011

The sight of Rep. Barney Frank wearing a casual t-shirt on the House floor Monday caused more than a few raised eyebrows — room temperature notwithstanding. The Massachusetts Democrat, who’s leaving Congress next year, appeared on the floor not in the traditional shirt, tie and jacket but in a thin blue top and a jacket slung over his shoulders. C-SPAN cameras captured the ensemble, which highlighted Frank’s less-than-buff torso, and the image quickly went viral, drawing snickers across the Internet. Read full article > >

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England 1-0 Spain

Saturday, November 12th, 2011

Stand-in skipper Frank Lampard scores the only goal of the game as England beat world and European champions Spain at Wembley.

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McCourt Agrees to Sell Los Angeles Dodgers

Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011

The settlement, which comes four weeks before a scheduled trial in bankruptcy court, appears to satisfy both Dodgers owner Frank McCourt and Commissioner Bud Selig.

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Comedians and Others Are Joking About Cancer

Saturday, October 8th, 2011

The existence of the frank new cancer comedy film “50/50” prompts the question, “How did we get here?”

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Bleakley and Lampard get engaged

Wednesday, June 15th, 2011

Northern Ireland media celebrity Christine Bleakley has become engaged to her boyfriend, Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard.

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‘Blind Allegiance to Sarah Palin,’ by former staffer Frank Bailey

Monday, May 23rd, 2011

BLIND ALLEGIANCE TO SARAH PALIN A Memoir of Our Tumultuous Years By Frank Bailey with Ken Morris & Jeanne Devon Read full article > >

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‘Blind Allegiance to Sarah Palin,’ by former staffer Frank Bailey

Former Scots ministers lose seats

Friday, May 6th, 2011

Former Scottish Labour ministers Andy Kerr, Tom McCabe and Frank McAveety lose their seats in the Scottish election.

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Former Scots ministers lose seats

VIDEO: What next for terror group al-Qaeda?

Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011

The BBC’s Frank Gardner looks at what lies ahead for terrorist group al-Qaeda and whether the West should be worried about new attacks.

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Nuclear Disaster Could Happen in U.S.

Thursday, March 24th, 2011

A nuclear crisis like Japan’s could happen in the U.S., writes Frank N. von Hippel, co-chairman of the International Panel on Fissile Materials, and the most important way to prevent it is to reform the industry-regulator relationship. “Nuclear power…

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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang set to fly again

Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011

A new series of books featuring the flying car Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is being written by children’s author Frank Cottrell Boyce.

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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang set to fly again

Frank Buckles burial

Wednesday, March 16th, 2011

The last known of the nearly 5 million American veterans of World War I, Frank Buckles, is laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery.

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Frank Buckles, last U.S. vet­eran of World War I, laid to rest at Arlington

Tuesday, March 15th, 2011

The last of nearly 5 million American veterans of World War I, Frank Woodruff Buckles, 110, was buried Tuesday at Arlington National Cemetery.

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Rotunda Honor Is Blocked for World War I Veteran

Tuesday, March 8th, 2011

Relatives of Frank Buckles, who died last month at 110, have been rebuffed by Congressional leaders.

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