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  • March 2008

    • Famed Tenor di Stefano Dead

      Los Angeles Times  |  Mar 4, 08 9:53 AM CST

      Famed Tenor di Stefano Dead

      (Newser) - Giuseppe di Stefano, the tenor whose short but brilliant career made him an operatic legend, died yesterday at his home near Milan. He was 86. His widow told reporters his death resulted from head injuries dating to 2004, when robbers in Kenya left him temporarily comatose. Di Stefano's superb voice earned comparisons to Enrico Caruso, but his temperament and personal conduct cut short his career, the LA Times reports. More »

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      music  • obituary  • opera  • tenor  • Milan

    • Blind Guitarist Healey Dead at 41

      Globe and Mail  |  Mar 3, 08 3:25 PM CST

      Blind Guitarist Healey Dead at 41

      (Newser) - Acclaimed guitarist Jeff Healey died of cancer at 41 yesterday after battling the disease throughout his life, the Globe and Mail reports. Healey, who lost his eyesight as a child to retinoblastoma, a rare form of cancer, sold more than a million albums in the US, racking up hits such as “Angel Eyes,” “See the Light,” and a cover of the Beatles' "While My Guitar Gently Weeps.” More »

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      obituary  • Canada  • guitar  • guitarist

    • Buckley Leaves Conservatism Up the Creek

      Newsweek  |  Mar 2, 08 5:45 PM CST

      Buckley Leaves Conservatism Up the Creek

      (Newser) - William F. Buckley may have been the architect of the modern conservative movement, but what will it do without him? Evan Thomas even wonders, in Newsweek, if what he created still exists at all. Buckley was “a man who could spar intensely with the late liberal icons…and then have a laugh over a martini.” Rush Limbaugh he was not. More »

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      Iraq  • Iraq war  • obituary  • Ronald Reagan  • Rush Limbaugh  • conservatism  • National Review  • Arthur Schlesinger Jr.  • William F. Buckley

  • February 2008

    • Writers Parse Buckley's Legacy

      Slate  |  Feb 28, 08 3:36 PM CST

      Writers Parse Buckley's Legacy

      (Newser) - William F. Buckley Jr. was a titan on the political scene, carving out his own brand of conservatism. But one day after his death, writers differ on his legacy: At Slate, Timothy Noah notes Buckley’s more noxious stances—defending segregationists and Joe McCarthy—and says it’s good fortune “Buckley’s man Ronald Reagan” didn’t accomplish goals of turning back civil-rights law and shrinking government. George W. Bush’s ascendance thankfully marked a return to Republicanism at peace with the New Deal. More »

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      obituary  • Ronald Reagan  • Joe Lieberman  • conservatism  • National Review

    • William F. Buckley Jr. Dies at 82

      New York Times  |  Feb 27, 08 10:32 AM CST

      William F. Buckley Jr. Dies at 82

      (Newser) - Conservative columnist and editor William F. Buckley Jr. died today at age 82; he suffered from diabetes and emphysema. Buckley founded the opinion magazine National Review , hosted the show “Firing Line” and wrote 45 books. The author of God and Man at Yale and defender of Joe McCarthy was “replete with $10 words and a darting tongue,” the New York Times eulogizes. More »

    • Auto Worker Powerhouse Doug Fraser Dead at 91

      Detroit Free Press  |  Feb 25, 08 2:47 AM CST

      Auto Worker Powerhouse Doug Fraser Dead at 91

      (Newser) - Former United Auto Workers president Doug Fraser, who played a vital role in saving Chrysler from bankruptcy, died yesterday at age 91. The cause of death was unknown, but Fraser had been suffering from emphysema, the Detroit Free Press reports. As UAW president during the ’70s and ’80s, Fraser helped win comprehensive health care and improved working conditions. More »

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      obituary  • auto industry  • Detroit  • Chrysler  • United Auto Workers  • labor unions  • unions  • Ron Gettelfinger

    • Literary Pioneer, Filmmaker Robbe-Grillet Dead at 85

      AFP  |  Feb 18, 08 3:19 PM CST

      Literary Pioneer, Filmmaker Robbe-Grillet Dead at 85

      (Newser) - French novelist and filmmaker Alain Robbe-Grillet died today at 85, AFP reports. A pioneer of the “new novel” literary style, he was best known in the US as the Oscar-nominated screenwriter of Last Year at Marienbad (1961). "The Academie Francaise today loses one of its most illustrious members," Nicolas Sarkozy's office said in a statement. More »

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      obituary  • literature

    • RIP, Steve Fossett

      Associated Press  |  Feb 16, 08 5:44 AM CST

      RIP, Steve Fossett

      (Newser) - He vanished on a routine flight five months ago, and now daredevil Steve Fossett has been declared dead at the age of 63, the AP reports. The famous world record breaker was last seen flying a small plane over western Nevada where 15-20 private planes have disappeared since 1950. The first man to circle the world solo in a hot air balloon, Fossett aspired to "be the best in everything." More »

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      obituary  • pilot  • Richard Branson  • aviation  • world record  • Steve Fossett  • hot air balloon

    • Congressman Lantos Dead at 80

      San Francisco Chronicle  |  Feb 11, 08 11:17 AM CST

      Congressman Lantos Dead at 80

      (Newser) - Tom Lantos, the only Holocaust survivor to serve in Congress, has died at 80. The California Democrat disclosed his cancer last month and announced that he wouldn't seek reelection. His widow said in a statement that his life was "defined by courage, optimism, and unwavering dedication to his principles and to his family," the San Francisco Chronicle reports. More »

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      Iraq war  • obituary  • Nazi  • Holocaust  • Tom Lantos  • Raoul Wallenberg

    • Jaws Actor Scheider Dead at 75

      Los Angeles Times  |  Feb 11, 08 7:39 AM CST

      Jaws Actor Scheider Dead at 75

      (Newser) - Actor Roy Scheider, famous for his roles in Jaws, All That Jazz , and The French Connection, died yesterday while being treated for multiple myeloma . He was believed to be 75 , though he sometimes gave a different age in interviews, reports the Los Angeles Times . He once predicted that the Jaws role "will be on my tombstone." More »

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      obituary  • Hollywood  • Jaws

    • Indian Guru to the Beatles Dies

      Guardian (UK)  |  Feb 6, 08 3:22 AM CST

      Indian Guru to the Beatles Dies

      (Newser) - Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, the Indian guru who inspired the Beatles and founded the Transcendental Meditation movement, died yesterday at his Dutch home, the Guardian reports. He was believed to be 90. Maharishi—known as the “giggling guru” for his playful witticisms—hosted the Beatles for a highly publicized retreat at his Indian compound in 1968. More »

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      obituary  • India  • Beatles  • Netherlands  • Wales  • Clint Eastwood  • meditation  • Deepak Chopra

    • Ledger's Ex Appeals for Privacy

      E! Online  |  Feb 1, 08 3:56 PM CST

      Ledger's Ex Appeals for Privacy

      (Newser) - Heath Ledger's ex-fiancee, Michelle Williams, made her first public statement since the actor's death today, asking the press and public to "respect our need to grieve privately." The 27-year-old actress met Ledger on the set of Brokeback Mountain in 2005, the same year their daughter was born. They broke up in September. More »

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      obituary  • Heath Ledger  • Michelle Williams  • Matilda Rose Ledger

  • January 2008

    • Margaret Truman Daniel Dead

      Los Angeles Times  |  Jan 29, 08 5:20 PM CST

      Margaret Truman Daniel Dead

      (Newser) - Margaret Truman Daniel died today at 83 after breaking the mold of First Daughter and embarking on careers in singing, acting, and writing, the Los Angeles Times reports. The go-getter braved opera critics as a singer in the 1940s and '50s before acting alongside Jimmy Stewart on radio and television. Her career cooled after she married a future New York Times editor, but she wrote biographies—one of father Harry—before turning to mystery-writing on a whim. More »

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      obituary  • White House  • book  • Washington  • opera  • mystery  • Harry Truman  • first families  • Too Much Media

    • Suharto Leaves Complex Legacy

      Christian Science Monitor  |  Jan 28, 08 11:20 AM CST

      Suharto Leaves Complex Legacy

      (Newser) - The death of Suharto, Indonesia's ferociously anti-communist dictator for more than 30 years, leaves islanders ambivalent: On the one hand, he created economic prosperity; on the other, he enriched himself and his cronies, and brutally suppressed opponents, leaving hundreds of thousands imprisoned or dead. "He was 50% good and 50% bad," a historian tells the Christian Science Monitor . More »

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      obituary  • corruption  • Indonesia  • Suharto  • military rule  • international development

    • Top Mormon Leader Hinckley Dead at 97

      Los Angeles Times  |  Jan 28, 08 3:55 AM CST

      Top Mormon Leader Hinckley Dead at 97

      (Newser) - Gordon B. Hinckley, at 97 the longest-lived president-prophet in the history of the Mormon church, died yesterday of complications of old age. Hinckley, whose energy and extensive world travels earned comparisons to Pope John Paul II, oversaw his church for 12 years during an era of unprecedented growth, the Los Angeles Times reports. More »

    • Indonesia Mourns Suharto

      New York Times  |  Jan 27, 08 3:00 PM CST

      Indonesia Mourns Suharto

      (Newser) - Suharto's critics kept quiet today as Indonesia mourned the former dictator on the streets and around TVs, the New York Times reports. Crowds swarmed an ambulance transporting his body, television channels ran nostalgic accounts of his life, and President Susilo Yudhoyono called on the nation to pray for Suharto, saying, "Pray that the deceased’s good deeds and dedication to the nation be may accepted by God the Almighty." More »

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      obituary  • Indonesia  • dictatorship  • Jakarta  • Suharto  • Susilo Yudhoyono

    • Indonesia's Suharto Dies at Age 86

      Reuters  |  Jan 27, 08 2:45 AM CST

      Indonesia's Suharto Dies at Age 86

      (Newser) - Former Indonesian president Suharto, a US Cold War ally whose legacy of economic development was marred by charges of human rights abuses and corruption, died today of organ failure at 86, Reuters reports. Suharto ruled for 32 years until being forced out in 1998; his deteriorating health prevented him from ever going to trial even though accusers allege he had perhaps 1 million opponents killed and had embezzled billions. More »

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      obituary  • corruption  • Indonesia  • Cold War  • human rights abuse  • Suharto  • East Timor

    • Brando's Troubled Firstborn Dies

      Los Angeles Times  |  Jan 26, 08 7:44 PM CST

      Brando's Troubled Firstborn Dies

      (Newser) - Christian Brando, the eldest of the late Godfather's nine children, died today from pneumonia at 49. Brando, the product of his iconic father's first marriage, earned the media limelight in 1990 for shooting to death his sister's boyfriend, he LA Times reports. But he was in and out of the court system for much of his troubled life. More »

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      obituary  • The Godfather

    • Hunky Heath Savored Challenges

      Washington Post  |  Jan 23, 08 6:40 AM CST

      Hunky Heath Savored Challenges

      (Newser) - The late Heath Ledger, found dead yesterday in his Manhattan apartment, was a "craggy, sexy" actor who went about his craft with almost painful seriousness, says the Washington Post . He left an undeniable mark in film history, from his role in teen flick 10 Things I Hate About You as a fresh-faced unknown to his final part as the Joker in the upcoming Batman movie. More »

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      obituary  • Australia  • actor  • Heath Ledger  • Oscar  • Batman  • Brokeback Mountain

    • Ledger Didn't Kill Himself: Cops

      New York Post  |  Jan 22, 08 9:58 PM CST

      Ledger Didn't Kill Himself: Cops

      (Newser) - Actor Heath Ledger likely died from an overdose of anti-anxiety pills today but there were no signs of suicide, police told the New York Post . The film star had generic forms of Valium and Xanax in his New York home when he was found; an autopsy is planned for tomorrow. He also had pneumonia, which may have proved fatal when mixed with sleeping pills, the Sydney Morning Herald reports. More »

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      obituary  • Heath Ledger  • Batman

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