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Singer and radio star Jo Stafford dies at 90
(AP)
2008-07-18 17:29:00 AP - Jo Stafford, the honey-voiced band singer who starred in radio and television and sold more than 25 million records with her ballads and folks songs, has died. She was 90.
World's oldest blogger dies in Australia
(AP)
2008-07-14 07:55:00 AP - A 108-year-old Australian woman who was promoted as the world's oldest blogger has died two weeks after making her last post about "singing a happy song," her great-grand son and her online forum said.
Polish statesman Geremek killed in crash
(AP)
2008-07-13 10:44:00 AP - Bronislaw Geremek — who was a key figure in the Solidarity trade union that helped topple communism, and went on to become Poland's foreign minister — was killed in a car accident Sunday, police said. He was 76.
Ex-Yanks star, broadcaster Bobby Murcer dies at 62
(AP)
2008-07-13 03:01:00 AP - NEW YORK (AP) — Bobby Murcer succeeded Mickey Mantle, played in pinstripes with Don Mattingly and watched proudly from the broadcast booth when the New York Yankees returned to power.
Cancer claims ex-Bush press secretary Tony Snow
(AP)
2008-07-12 23:40:00 AP - WASHINGTON (AP) — Tony Snow, a conservative writer and commentator who cheerfully sparred with reporters in the White House briefing room during a stint as President Bush's press secretary, died Saturday of colon cancer. He was 53.
Yankees former All-Star, broadcaster Murcer dies
(Reuters)
2008-07-12 20:55:00 Reuters - Former New York Yankees outfielder and broadcaster Bobby Murcer has died from brain cancer, the Yankees said on Saturday.
Former Yankees great Murcer dies
(AFP)
2008-07-12 16:46:00 AFP - Bobby Murcer, a former New York Yankees outfielder who also served as a broadcaster for the storied Major League Baseball club, died Saturday at age 62 after a battle with brain cancer.
Former White House press secretary Snow dies
(Reuters)
2008-07-12 14:13:00 Reuters - President George W. Bush's former press secretary Tony Snow, known for his genial jousting with reporters, has died of cancer, the White House said on Saturday.
Former Bush spokesman Tony Snow dies at 53
(AFP)
2008-07-12 12:20:00 AFP - Tony Snow, a former White House spokesman and veteran radio and television journalist, has died following a long battle with colon cancer, his former employers said Saturday. He was 53.
Pioneering heart doctor Michael DeBakey dead at 99
(AP)
2008-07-12 10:02:00 AP - Dr. Michael DeBakey, the world-famous cardiovascular surgeon who pioneered such now-common procedures as bypass surgery and invented a host of devices to help heart patients, has died. He was 99.
Actress Evelyn Keyes dies at 91 in California
(AP)
2008-07-11 21:49:00 AP - Evelyn Keyes, who played Scarlett O'Hara's younger sister Suellen in "Gone With the Wind" and counted director John Huston and bandleader Artie Shaw among her famous husbands, has died. She was 91.
Greenglass, witness in Rosenberg case, dead at 84
(AP)
2008-07-09 18:26:00 AP - Ruth Greenglass, whose testimony in the sensational Rosenberg spy trial helped send her sister-in-law Ethel Rosenberg to the electric chair, has died. She was 84.
Former Revlon model, cover girl Dorian Leigh dies
(AP)
2008-07-09 15:08:00 AP - Dorian Leigh, an early supermodel who made Revlon's 1950s "Fire and Ice" cosmetics line famous, has died at age 91.
Obituaries in the news
(AP)
2008-07-06 01:42:00 AP - Eric Lieber More About: News , In the News , Obituaries , The News
'Love Connection' producer Eric Lieber dies at 71
(AP)
2008-07-06 01:29:00 AP - Eric Lieber, whose television production credits include the long-running dating show "Love Connection ," has died. He was 71. More About: Dies , Producer
Dissident Vietnamese monk dies in Vietnam
(AP)
2008-07-05 14:53:00 AP - Thich Huyen Quang, the patriarch of an outlawed Buddhist church in Vietnam who spent more than two decades in and out of house arrest, died Saturday after months of ailing health. He was 87. More About: Monk , Vietnamese , Dies , Dissident
Former Republican Sen. Jesse Helms dies at 86
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2008-07-05 12:43:00 AP - Former Sen. Jesse Helms, an unyielding champion of the conservative movement who spent three combative and sometimes caustic decades in Congress, where he relished his battles against liberals, Communists and occasionally a fellow Republican , died on the Fourth of July. He was 86. More About: Dies
Former Senator Jesse Helms dies at 86
(Reuters)
2008-07-05 01:23:00 Reuters - Jesse Helms, a die-hard anti-communist firebrand who championed a wide range of conservative causes in his 30 years in the U.S. Senate, died early on Friday, aged 86, his foundation said. More About: Reuters , Senator , Dies
Reaction to the death of Jesse Helms
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2008-07-04 22:44:00 AP - Reaction to the death of former North Carolina Sen. Jesse Helms, who died on the Fourth of July at age 86: More About: Death
Comic book artist Michael Turner dies at 37
(AP)
2008-07-04 22:40:00 AP - Michael Turner, a comic book artist who drew covers for major titles such as "Superman/Batman," "The Flash" and "Civil War,'" has died. He was 37. More About: Comic , Artist , Book , Michael Turner
Veteran BBC correspondent Wheeler dies at 85
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2008-07-04 17:04:00 AP - Sir Charles Wheeler , who reported from Washington, Berlin and other capitals during a long and distinguished broadcasting career, died Friday. He was 85. More About: Veteran , Dies
Larry Harmon, longtime Bozo the Clown, dead at 83
(AP)
2008-07-04 16:36:00 AP - Larry Harmon wasn't the original Bozo the Clown, but he was the real one. Harmon, who portrayed the wing-haired clown for more than half a century, died Thursday of congestive heart failure, said his publicist, Jerry Digney. He was 83. More About: Dead
Jesse Helms quotes on life and politics
(AP)
2008-07-04 15:18:00 AP - Some quotes of Jesse Helms, who died on the Fourth of July at age 86: More About: Politics , Life , Quotes
Last of the `Baby Ballerinas' dies
(AP)
2008-07-03 16:38:00 AP - Irina Baronova, world renowned in the 1930s as part of a trio of Russian-born dancers dubbed the "Baby Ballerinas," has died at her home in Australia. She was 89. More About: Dies
Fortune teller made famous by Springsteen has died
(AP)
2008-07-02 15:22:00 AP - Fortune teller Madam Marie, a figure of rock 'n' roll mythology thanks to Bruce Springsteen, has died. She was in her mid-90s. More About: Famous , Made , Died
AP correspondent who covered Eichmann trial dies
(AP)
2008-07-02 01:39:00 AP - Garven F. Hudgins, a former Associated Press foreign correspondent who covered the trial of Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann in Jerusalem, has died, his family said. He was 84. More About: Trial , Covered , Dies
New York magazine founder Clay Felker dies at 82
(AP)
2008-07-01 23:32:00 AP - Clay Felker, who revolutionized the magazine genre as founding editor of New York , bringing readers a smart, sassy mix of gossip and news that was replicated relentlessly across the country, died Tuesday. He was 82. More About: Magazine , Founder , New York Magazine
Tavira, one-handed violinist, dies at 84
(AP)
2008-07-01 13:09:00 AP - Angel Tavira, a one-handed violinist who dedicated his life to Mexican folk music and won a Cannes Film Festival award for his first movie at age 82, has died. He was 84. More About: Dies , Handed
Opera manager Edgar Vincent dead at 90
(AP)
More articles from this author:2008-06-30 23:50:00 AP - Edgar Vincent , who represented Placido Domingo, Beverly Sills, Mikhail Baryshnikov and a bevy of stars in classical music during a six-decade career, died Thursday following an operation in New York. He was 90. More About: Opera , Manager , Dead 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |



