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Nora Ephron: 12 quotes to commemorate her life
Recognized for her sharp and witty writing, Nora Ephron was one of a small number of women who successfully wrote and directed in the male-dominated film industry. Here are 12 memorable quotes from Ephron on love, life, and marriage.
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In Pictures: Kim Kardashian's look
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In Pictures: Wendi Deng Murdoch's glamorous life
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Will and Kate visit L.A.: Locals' top 10 southern California must-sees
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Strauss-Kahn house arrest: Five celebrities who know what it's like
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Ella Fitzgerald: From runaway pauper to Queen of Jazz
Ella Fitzgerald would have turned 96 today, Google has honored her with her own doodle
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Whitney Houston: FBI releases 128-page file (+video)
Whitney Houston's FBI file includes letters from fans that Whitney Houston found threatening, as well as an attempted extortion attempt that the FBI investigated.
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Jesse Jackson Jr. guilty plea: 'For years I lived off my campaign' (+video)
Former US Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. pleaded guilty Wednesday to federal charges stemming from use of $750,000 in campaign donations for everything from a Rolex watch and furs to toilet paper and food. His wife, a former Chicago alderman, also pleaded guilty.
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Gun owners talk: Self protection is more complex than 'stand and fight'
Gun owners – including one who is a shooting victim and one who killed in self defense – talk about the logic of their tough decision to carry a gun for self protection: Killing isn't always their first goal. Experts stress the complex responsibility involved in carrying a gun.
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Adele says pregnancy enriched her 'Skyfall' performance (+video)
Adele won the Golden Globes best original song award for "Skyfall," the James Bond theme song. Adele shared the award with songwriter Paul Epworth.
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Surprise! California has a budget surplus
What's rarer than a conservative in Hollywood? A surplus in Sacramento. Gov. Jerry Brown's new budget closes the $25 billion deficit he inherited — and even shows a modest budget surplus.
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Sandy Hook shooting: Town in mourning inundated with gifts, money
Money, toys, food and other gifts have poured in from around the world as Newtown, Conn. mourns the loss of 20 children and six school employees at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
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Lindsay Lohan intervention: Why did it fail? (+video)
Lindsay Lohan reportedly rebuffed an attempt by her father to persuade her to enter rehab for drug and alcohol abuse. Planned interventions can work, but they need to be done carefully.
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Horizons Star Trek: The Original Series' surprising role in US civil rights
Google features a doodle for Star Trek: The Original Series – a nod to one of the most progressive television shows of its era.
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Magnitude-3.5 quake strikes L.A., no reports of damage
Firefighters throughout Los Angeles County went into quake mode, sending crews out to check roads, bridges and other infrastructure. Nothing was found.
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Obama campaign: 'If we don't step it up, we're in trouble'
For the third month, Mitt Romney's campaign has out-fundraised Obama's. But with three months until election day, the Obama campaign is not changing tack.
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Sherman Hemsley played the 'black Archie Bunker' of sitcom
Sherman Hemsley managed to make TV's George Jefferson – a money-driven, prejudiced, temperamental boor – an endearing character. Sherman Hemlsey passed on Tuesday in Texas.
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City slugfest: L.A.'s 'Subway to the Sea' runs aground in Beverly Hills
Citing safety concerns but eliciting charges of hysteria, wealthy Beverly Hills reportedly has spent $2 million to block plans for a subway that would pass underneath its high school.
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Nora Ephron: 12 quotes to commemorate her life
Recognized for her sharp and witty writing, Nora Ephron was one of a small number of women who successfully wrote and directed in the male-dominated film industry. Here are 12 memorable quotes from Ephron on love, life, and marriage.
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Screenwriter Nora Ephron 'loved a good New York story'
Nora Ephron, famous for her romantic comedies, has died. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg says the city's art community will miss Ephron, who set many of her stories there.
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Obama to Romney: congratulations on winning the nomination
President Obama called GOP nominee Mitt Romney on Wednesday to congratulate him for winning enough delegates to secure the Republican nomination.
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Obama fundraises hard as super-PACs boost Romney's cash
The President has so far enjoyed a large lead in the money race, but as the GOP field solidifies more cash in flowing into the Romney camp.
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Worthless? Hardly. Rare penny sells for $1.15 million.
Rare penny minted in 1792 and never circulated was auctioned off for $1.15 million. There are believed to be only 14 copies of the rare penny in existence.
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Feds bulk up for retrial of Roger Clemens over steroids
The Justice Department, embarrassed by an error that caused a mistrial of Roger Clemens last year, has added more prosecutors as it seeks to convict the famed pitcher of lying to Congress when he said he never used performance-enhancing drugs.
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The Vote New Obama movie: more love letter than documentary (+video)
The Obama campaign is holding screenings of 'The Road We’ve Traveled' across the US on Thursday night. The film’s director is Academy Award winner Davis Guggenheim.
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As Election 2012 nears, Hollywood Republicans are braving the limelight
Hollywood Republicans say for years it was best to keep their heads down and mouths shut to preserve their careers. But Election 2012 and the national debate are luring more conservatives into the open.
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Billy Crystal in blackface: Are the Academy Awards out of touch on race?
Many African-Americans were, at best, rubbed the wrong way by the Academy Awards telecast. The performance by Billy Crystal was just one of the complaints.
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The Circle Bastiat Beverly Hills goes vacant
The 90210 crowd are abandoning their underwater mansions in increasing numbers. Is this a bad sign for the rest of the country?
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Whitney Houston remembered at hometown funeral
The biggest names in entertainment swayed to gospel hymns at Whitney Houston's hometown funeral Saturday in the church where the future pop star once sang as a young girl.
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Whitney Houston funeral: Family and friends gather for last goodbye
To the world, Whitney Houston was the pop queen with the perfect voice, the dazzling diva with regal beauty. Those closest to her will gather Saturday at a private funeral to say goodbye.
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