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Veteran AP journalist Ary Moleon dies at 82
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2008-06-25 21:21:00 AP - Ary Moleon, who spent four decades covering diplomacy and politics in Washington for The Associated Press' Latin American service, has died. He was 82. More About: Veteran , Journalist , Dies
Leonid Hurwicz, oldest Nobel winner, dies at 90
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2008-06-25 16:52:00 AP - Leonid Hurwicz, who shared the Nobel Prize in economics last year for developing a theory that helps explain how buyers and sellers can maximize their gains, has died at age 90, a spokesman said Wednesday. More About: Winner , Dies
`Big Bird' costume creator Kermit Love dies at 91
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2008-06-25 15:35:00 AP - Kermit Love , the costume designer who helped puppeteer Jim Henson create Big Bird and other "Sesame Street" characters, has died. He was 91. More About: Costume , Creator , Dies
Obituaries in the news
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2008-06-24 20:32:00 AP - Eric Chia More About: News , In the News , Obituaries , The News
Appreciation: Carlin, from straight comic to icon
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2008-06-24 13:37:00 AP - When he shucked the coat and tie for black T-shirts and jeans, grew his hair long and began to riff about those "Seven Words You Can Never Say on TV," George Carlin became more than just the countercultural comedian. More About: Icon , Comic , Appreciation , Straight
Obituaries in the news
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2008-06-23 20:40:00 AP - James A. Baker More About: News , In the News , Obituaries , The News
Appreciation: Carlin, from straight comic to icon
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2008-06-23 18:46:00 AP - When he shucked the coat and tie for black T-shirts and jeans, grew his hair long and began to riff about those "Seven Words You Can Never Say on TV," George Carlin became more than just the countercultural comedian. More About: Icon , Comic , Appreciation , Straight
Dody Goodman, stage and TV comedian, dies at 93
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2008-06-23 12:50:00 AP - Dody Goodman, the delightfully daffy comedian known for her television appearances on Jack Paar's late-night talk show and as the mother on the soap-opera parody "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman," has died at 93. More About: Comedian , Stage , Dies
1st black La. Supreme Court justice dies at 84
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2008-06-22 21:17:00 AP - Revius Ortique Jr., a former civil rights attorney who became the first black justice on the Louisiana Supreme Court , died Sunday. He was 84. More About: Justice , Black , Dies
Christian scholar Henry Chadwick dies at 87
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2008-06-20 07:35:00 AP - The Rev. Henry Chadwick , a Church of England priest and renowned scholar of the early centuries of Christian ity, has died at age 87. More About: Scholar , Dies
Pioneer in field of molecular biology dies at 84
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2008-06-20 04:13:00 AP - Gunther Stent, who helped pioneer the field of molecular biology as one of the first scientists to confirm the structure of DNA, has died. He was 84. More About: Biology , Pioneer , Field , Dies , Molecular Biology
Illustrator Tasha Tudor dead at 92
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2008-06-19 17:07:00 AP - Children's book illustrator Tasha Tudor, whose whimsical drawings of country outings, gardens and family life in rural New England echoed her own picturesque lifestyle, has died. She was 92. More About: Dead , Illustrator
Man who proved true birth year of AP dies at 83
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2008-06-19 16:52:00 AP - Brewster Yale Beach, who presented proof that The Associated Press originated two years earlier than the date previously accepted by historians and the news cooperative itself, has died. He was 83. More About: Birth , True , Year , Dies
French filmmaker Jean Delannoy dies at 100
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2008-06-19 15:58:00 AP - Classic French filmmaker Jean Delannoy, who adapted novels by Victor Hugo and Andre Gide and won the Cannes Film Festival's top prize in 1946, has died at age 100, officials said Thursday. More About: Dies
Navy attorney in USS Liberty investigation dies
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2008-06-18 15:15:00 AP - Ward Boston, a former Navy attorney who helped investigate the 1967 Israeli attack on the USS Liberty that killed 34 crewmen and years later said President Lyndon Johnson ordered that the assault be ruled an accident, has died. He was 84. More About: Attorney , Investigation , Dies
Cyd Charisse dies in Los Angeles at age 86
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2008-06-18 07:09:00 AP - Cyd Charisse, the long-legged Texas beauty who danced with the Ballet Russe as a teenager and starred in MGM musicals with Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly, has died. She was 86. More About: Los Angeles , Dies , Angeles
Jerusalem hotel proprietor Valentine Vester dies
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2008-06-17 10:18:00 AP - Valentine Vester, who witnessed history as the proprietor of one of the Middle East's most storied hotels, has died. She was 96. More About: Jerusalem , Hotel , Dies
Stan Winston dies of cancer at 62
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2008-06-16 19:16:00 AP - Stan Winston , the Oscar-winning special-effects maestro responsible for bringing the dinosaurs of "Jurassic Park" and other iconic movie creatures to life, has died. He was 62. More About: Cancer , Dies
Tony Schwartz, who helped create 'daisy ad,' dies
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2008-06-16 17:01:00 AP - Tony Schwartz , who helped create the infamous "daisy ad" that ran only once during the 1964 presidential race but changed political advertising forever, has died. More About: Create , Dies , Daisy
Jazz pianist Esbjorn Svensson dead at 44
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2008-06-16 10:53:00 AP - Swedish jazz pianist Esbjorn Svensson, whose fusion of lyrical melodies and rock-inspired electronics broke fresh ground in modern jazz, has died in a diving accident, his manager said Monday. He was 44. More About: Jazz , Dead
Former AP Haiti correspondent Michael Norton dies
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2008-06-15 18:57:00 AP - Michael Norton — who spent nearly two decades covering Haiti 's coups, rebellions and disasters for The Associated Press — died Sunday after a long battle with cancer. He was 66. More About: Dies
NBC's Tim Russert dies at 58 of heart attack
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2008-06-14 08:56:00 AP - Tim Russert , a political lifer who made a TV career of his passion with unrelenting questioning of the powerful and influential, died of a heart attack Friday in the midst of a presidential campaign he'd covered with trademark intensity. Praise poured in from the biggest names in politics, some recalling their own meltdown moments on his hot seat. More About: Heart , Heart Attack , Dies , Attack
Sportscaster Charlie Jones, 77, dies of heart attack
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2008-06-13 21:57:00 AP - SAN DIEGO (AP) — Charlie Jones , the deep-voiced sportscaster whose career as a play-by-play announcer dated to the beginning of the American Football League in 1960, has died. He was 77. More About: Heart , Heart Attack , Dies
NBC's Tim Russert dead at 58
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2008-06-13 14:54:00 AP - Tim Russert , host of NBC's "Meet the Press" and its Washington bureau chief collapsed and died at work Friday after suffering an apparent heart attack. He was 58 More About: Dead
Ex-Vietnamese prime minister Kiet dies
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2008-06-11 02:44:00 AP - Former Vietnamese Prime Minister Vo Van Kiet, an economic reformer who led the Communist nation away from poverty and isolation and backed the normalization of ties with the United States, died Wednesday. He was 85. More About: Dies
Correction: Bo Diddley story
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2008-06-10 20:17:00 AP - In a June 2 obituary for music legend Bo Diddley, The Associated Press misspelled his real first name. He was Ellas McDaniel, not Ellis. More About: Story
Obituaries in the news
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2008-06-09 04:48:00 AP - Jake Flake More About: News , In the News , Obituaries , The News
Obit: Mustafa Khalil, Egyptian peace negotiator
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2008-06-08 16:16:00 AP - Mustafa Khalil, a former Egyptian prime minister who was an architect of the 1979 Camp David peace treaty between Egypt and Israel, has died. He was 88. More About: Peace , Obit
Groundbreaking sportscaster Jim McKay dies at 86
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2008-06-08 14:16:00 AP - NEW YORK (AP) — Jim McKay elegantly covered competitions from badminton to barrel jumping. Yet he may best be remembered for that grim day at the Munich Olympics when he broke the news with three simple words: "They're all gone." More About: Dies
Groundbreaking sportscaster Jim McKay dies at 86
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More articles from this author:2008-06-08 10:48:00 AP - Jim McKay elegantly covered competitions from badminton to barrel jumping. Yet he may best be remembered for that grim day at the Munich Olympics when he broke the news with three simple words: "They're all gone." More About: Dies 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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