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Tom Fuentes, longtime O.C. Republican Party leader, dies at 63

Sun, 20 May 2012 07:00:00 GMT

Tom Fuentes was chairman of the Orange County Republican Party from 1985 to 2004. He helped maintain its powerhouse status and is remembered as 'the godfather of every idealistic person in the party, young and old.'

Tom Fuentes, whose forceful leadership of the Orange County Republican Party confirmed it as an epicenter of GOP fundraising and political clout, has died. He was 63.


I'll Have Another edges Bodemeister in Preakness

Sat, 19 May 2012 23:15:00 GMT

The Kentucky Derby winner shows great closing speed again in overtaking the front-runner in the final 100 yards to move within one victory over the Triple Crown.

BALTIMORE --The 2012 Preakness was billed as a rematch between Kentucky Derby winner I'll Have Another and runner-up Bodemeister.


Spurs start slow, finish fast to beat Clippers in Game 3

Sat, 19 May 2012 22:15:00 GMT

San Antonio uses a 24-0 run in the third quarter to take control of game during a 96-86 victory that puts the Clippers on the brink of elimination.

No team in NBA history has come back to win a playoff series after losing the first three games. That’s exactly the position the Clippers find themselves in now.


Obama, other G-8 leaders push economic growth over austerity

Sat, 19 May 2012 20:59:00 GMT

President Obama and leaders of the world’s other leading economies Saturday embraced a policy of growth over austerity in Europe as they met on the cloistered grounds of Camp David to talk about fending off a spread of the Eurozone crisis.


Mary Kennedy is mourned at private funeral in New York

Sat, 19 May 2012 20:36:00 GMT

The service, held on a beautiful spring morning, was private, but the list of celebrities attending was a testament to both Kennedy star power, and Mary's knack for friendship.

Family and friends gathered Saturday at a modest stone church in a hamlet north of New York City for the funeral of Mary Richardson Kennedy, the latest member of that charmed and cursed family to fall victim to tragedy and inner demons.


NATO summit demonstrations peaceful despite terrorism charges

Sat, 19 May 2012 20:34:00 GMT

On the day three men were charged with conspiracy to commit terrorism at President Obama's campaign headquarters and other Chicago-area sites, protests on the first day of the NATO summit on Saturday have been vigorous and noisy but largely peaceful.


After John Travolta lawsuit fizzles, questions about attorney remain

Sat, 19 May 2012 19:51:00 GMT

Tawdry allegations about John Travolta became a sensation after they appeared in a lawsuit. But the accusers soon withdrew the suit, leaving questions about their attorney and how the matter got so much publicity. The actor's attorney says the allegations are baseless.

It was billed as a "shocking tell-all" and a "world exclusive," but the National Enquirer's March 26 cover story landed with a thud. TMZ, Page Six and other major players in celebrity gossip ignored the article in which a masseuse claimed John Travolta offered money for sex.


Solar eclipse: How to watch it without blinding yourself

Sat, 19 May 2012 15:00:00 GMT

Solar eclipse excitement is building, but one astronomer is trying to warn the masses: Don't look up into the sky with the naked eye during Sunday's solar eclipse. To do so is to risk serious eye injury and even blindness, he said.


Panetta to confront Pakistan at NATO summit on transport costs

Sat, 19 May 2012 12:03:00 GMT

At this weekend's NATO summit in Chicago, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta will discuss what he considers Pakistan's price-gouging. He also aims to find agreement among allies on the Afghanistan war.

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta heads to this weekend's NATO summit prepared to confront Pakistan over what he considers price-gouging for transport of supplies to Afghanistan and hoping for a "consensus" among allies over the war effort.


NATO and G-8 summits allow Obama to showcase foreign policy

Sat, 19 May 2012 12:00:00 GMT

His status as a world leader, rather than the slow economic recovery, will be in the spotlight.

WASHINGTON — Whatever else they achieve, back-to-back summits of world leaders this weekend hosted by President Obama will showcase the perks of incumbency. An American president with sagging approval ratings on the top campaign issue — the anemic economic recovery — will stand in the spotlight as a seasoned world leader.




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