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David Petraeus, former CIA chief and military leader, joins USC
David H. Petraeus, the former four-star U.S. Army general who resigned as head of the Central Intelligence Agency last year after confessing to an extramarital affair, will teach part-time at USC and help mentor students who are veterans, officials are...Tags: West Point, Colleges and Universities, Central Intelligence Agency, Woodrow Wilson, Iraq
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A rich season for playwright Richard Greenberg
NEW YORK — "I'm too tired to be anxious," said playwright Richard Greenberg, looking worn out with anxiety as he settled into a booth at a Chelsea diner. This neighborhood canteen, dubbed his "office" by the late theatrical agent Helen Merrill, is...
Tags: Chelsea (Manhattan, New York), Tony Awards, Authors, Manhattan (New York City), Nick Nolte
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'Reluctant Fundamentalist': Immigrant's journey a tale most timely ★★★ 1/2
If there ever was a time to see "The Reluctant Fundamentalist," that time is now. With a potent piece of fiction as its starting point and a splendid performance by Riz Ahmed as its centerpiece, "Reluctant Fundamentalist" is able to deal with the...
Tags: Pakistan, Om Puri, Movies, Riz Ahmed, Lahore (Pakistan)
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David Petraeus to teach at CUNY school in New York
David Petraeus, the former four-star general who was forced out as head of the Central Intelligence Agency because he had an affair with his biographer, has accepted a post as a visiting professor in New York. In a statement released Tuesday, Macaulay...Tags: West Point, Tampa, Colleges and Universities, Woodrow Wilson, Adultery
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Arthur Machen Jr., Venable law partner
Arthur W. Machen Jr., a retired attorney who was also the chancellor of the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland and a legal advocate for the poor, died of congestive heart failure Wednesday at Gilchrist Hospice Care. The former Ruxton resident was 92. A well-...
Tags: Christianity, Executive Branch, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Baltimore County, Legal Service
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Field has mulled selling artifacts
When the Field Museum sold more than 30 works of 19th-century Western art for millions of dollars in 2004, it eased controversy by announcing plans to spend the proceeds on new artifacts and by holding on to four of the best paintings from the collection....
Tags: Arts, Anthropology, Conservation, Politics, Sotheby's Holdings Incorporated
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Review: 'The Reluctant Fundamentalist' considers 9/11 effects
If there ever was a time to see "The Reluctant Fundamentalist," that time is here and now. In the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombings, with even President Obama asking, "Why did young men who grew up and studied here as part of our communities and...Tags: Pakistan, Om Puri, Movies, Riz Ahmed, Sports
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Dinosaur-size debt
For many people the defining moment in the Field Museum's recent history was the bid at a 1997 auction that made Chicago home to the Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton known as Sue. But that choice could have far less impact on the Field's future than another...
Tags: Arts, Harvard University, Politics, Economy, Business and Finance, Parties and Movements
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'Croods' simple but dazzling
Opening Friday The Croods Cavemen — they’re just like us! — or so ‘‘The Croods’’ seems to be saying with its familiar mix of generational clashes, coming-of-age milestones and generally relatable laughs. ...
Tags: Cloris Leachman, Steve Carell, Olympus Has Fallen (movie), Halle Berry, Morgan Freeman
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Composer Hilary Tann Headlines the 13th Annual Women Composers Festival of Hartford
Women Composers Festival of Hartford March 2-9, various locations around the Hartford area, womencomposersfestival.com Over the last 12 years, the week-long Women Composers Festival of Hartford has grown into one of the Northeast's top...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, Festive Events, Music, Education, Charter Oak Cultural Center
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Hopkins researcher receives new award to spotlight scientists
Many people have heard of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg or Google co-founder Sergey Brin. But few know about Bert Vogelstein, a Johns Hopkins scientist who helped map the cancer genome and created gene and stool tests to detect colon cancer. A new,...
Tags: Genetics, Colleges and Universities, Diseases and Illnesses, Mark Zuckerberg, Google Inc.
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Crompton 'Tommy' Smith Jr., steeplechase rider
Crompton "Tommy" Smith Jr., an accomplished steeplechase rider who won the Maryland Hunt Cup five times, died Tuesday at his Upperco home from complications of a riding accident suffered more than a decade ago. He was 75. The son and grandson of noted...
Tags: Christianity, Sports, Track and Field, Horse and Harness Racing, Anglicanism
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