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JFK intern Mimi Alford shares story of her affair with Kennedy in new book. Relevant? Historian Robert Dallek says yes
December 31, 1969 06:00 
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More than you wanted to know? A new book shares explicit details about a 50-year-old presidential sex scandal between JFK and a White House intern. “Once Upon a Secret: My Affair with President John F. Kennedy and Its Aftermath,” by Mimi...
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CHARLES DICKENS GOOGLE DOODLE: Classic characters populate today’s logo to celebrate author’s 1812 birth
December 31, 1969 06:00
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IT WAS THE birth of Dickens, it is the bicentennial of Dickens. Today, much of the world is celebrating one of its greatest storytellers ever on the 200th anniversary of his birth. And Google is paying tribute with its prominent perch: a homepage...
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Recreation & Entertainment
Obama’s ‘Truth Team’ aims to network its way to a reelection win
December 31, 1969 06:00
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With his decision to embrace an independent super PAC last week, President Obama issued a plea for deep-pocketed allies to help his campaign fight back against Republican rivals in the increasingly expensive and sophisticated arena of television...
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Politics
‘Walking Dead’: The series returns and reminds us that hope does not spring eternal
December 31, 1969 06:00
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A weekly recap of (almost) every gory detail in this week’s episode of “Walking Dead.” After a two-month-plus hiatus, “Walking Dead” returned Sunday night with a new episode titled “Nebraska.” And while it seemed that maybe the...
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Recreation & Entertainment
Wizards’ Rashard Lewis gets heckled, makes history
December 31, 1969 06:00
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Rashard Lewis didn’t play in the first half of the Wizards’ 98-77 win over the Detroit Pistons and was heckled for a large portion of a game by a fan seated near the visiting team bench. During a timeout, Lewis stood up and the fan shouted,...
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Sports
Hey isn’t that...?: Rick Santorum confused by sushi
December 31, 1969 06:00
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• Rick Santorum, his wife, daughter and advisers power-lunching Friday at McCormick & Schmick’s in Tysons Corner. The GOP presidential candidate drank a Guinness beer and ate calamari and quesadillas, then tuna and California rolls —...
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