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...Edward M. Kennedy ’54-’56 will receive an honorary degree from the University at a convocation ceremony held in his honor...
...distrust virtually everything that comes out of this White House - which they consider one of the least environmentally friendly ever - feel differently. "If you thought the first 100 days of the Bush Administration were bad, just wait and see what the last 100 could bring," said Democratic Representative Edward Markey, chairman of the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming...
Friends and allies say Clinton is still trying to figure out what her role will be. Though some imagine she can become a champion of liberal causes in the Senate, much as Edward Kennedy did after his defeat in the 1980 Democratic primary, that model may not fit. Kennedy by 1981 had nearly 20 years of seniority in the Senate, and he had an ideal foil in Ronald Reagan. Clinton, on the other hand, is a relatively junior Senator and ranks no higher than fifth in seniority on any of her committees. On Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, the panel...
...looking to tweak regulations that will make mountaintop mining easier, ease catch limits for certain kinds of fish, lighten the regulation of drinking water and potentially allow power plants to emit more greenhouse gases. "We already know this Administration has a deep, unwavering ideology of deregulation," said Representative Edward Markey, the chairman of the select committee on energy independence and global warming. "With scant time left, there's no reason to think they'll stop deregulating now." The new Administration could reverse many of these changes, but doing so will take precious time and effort...
...Angeles County Museum of Art's Vanity Fair Portraits: Photographs 1913-2008 brings together the magazine's historic 1913-1936 photo archive and its stash of contemporary portraits from 1983 to the present, tracing nearly a century of change in celebrity photography. Artists include Cecil Beaton, Man Ray, Edward Steichen, Helmut Newton, Annie Leibovitz, Mario Testino and Bruce Weber. The exhibit runs through March 1, 2009. 5905 Wilshire Boulevard...