Sen. Olympia J. Snowe, the iconic Republican moderate from Maine, announced her retirement from the Senate on Tuesday, saying she would not seek a fourth term because political partisanship has made the Senate unproductive. Read full article > >

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Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) says she’ll retire, citing partisanship in Congress

The Washington Monument is to remain closed indefinitely to visitors, as engineers assess the damage to the iconic US obelisk caused by August’s earthquake.

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Washington Monument to stay shut

The Associated Press sues several clothing retailers for unauthorised use of the iconic Hope image created by Shepard Fairey.

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What’s that groovy vehicle? It’s the VW Bulli, a concept van that the German carmaker has unveiled at the Geneva Auto Show. The microbus recalls the iconic van that was a favorite of hippies, and even keeps the same German nickname, the Bulli. The new…

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VW Preps iPad-Pimped Electric Microbus

Daniel Day-Lewis will play Abraham Lincoln in Steven Spielberg’s film about the iconic president. Lewis, a master of accents and period personas, will replace Liam Neeson, who withdrew from the cast four months ago saying his age wasn’t right for the…

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“Speaking words of wisdom, let it be.” The feud between Beatles bandmates John Lennon and Paul McCartney has been well-documented, but on what would have been the iconic singer’s 70th birthday, it’s been revealed by Lennon’s widow Yoko Ono that it was…

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McCartney Saved John and Yoko’s Marriage

Bentley, the luxury car maker, is recalling almost 600 vehicles in the United States because of a fault with the iconic ‘Flying B’ bonnet ornament.

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