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Kagan had rapid ascent to high court nominationWASHINGTON - Solicitor General Elena Kagan would be the first person in 38 years to join the Supreme Court without first serving as a judge. She's had a year as perhaps the next best thing. More » |
Barrier-breaking jazz star Lena Horne dies at 92NEW YORK - Lena Horne, the enchanting jazz singer and actress who reviled the bigotry that allowed her to entertain white audiences but not socialize with them, slowing her rise to Broadway superstardom, has died. She was 92. More » |