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  • Abraham Lincoln's portrait artist, George P.A. Healy, used photograph technology that was new at the time. (Photograph provided by the National Portrait Gallery)

    Coffee-table book adds artists' stories to presidential portraits

    By Roland Flamini - Special to The Washington Times

    JFK fidgeted, but Richard Nixon sat perfectly still. No, not in the historic televised presidential debate, but in sitting for their respective portraits. Published February 9, 2012 Comments

  • Whitney Houston performs during the Billboard Awards at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on Dec. 7, 1998. (AP Photo/Las Vegas News Bureau)

    Whitney Houston found dead in hotel room

    By Nekesa Mumbi Moody - Associated Press

    Whitney Houston, who ruled as pop music’s queen until her majestic voice was ravaged by drug use and her regal image was tarnished by erratic behavior and a tumultuous marriage to singer Bobby Brown, died Saturday on the eve of the Grammy Awards, over which she once reigned. She was 48. Published February 11, 2012 Comments

  • U.S. director and actress Angelina Jolie poses for the photo call of the film "In the Land of Blood and Honey" at the 62 edition of the Berlinale, International Film Festival in Berlin, Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012. (AP Photo/Gero Breloer)

    Jolie: Nervous, excited about premiere in Bosnia

    By Associated Press

    Angelina Jolie says she’s nervous and excited about the upcoming premiere in Sarajevo of her Bosnian war movie “In the Land of Blood and Honey.” Published February 11, 2012 Comments

  • In this artist rendering released by Lucas Films, a drawing of the proposed Industry Light & Magic campus, is shown. Residents in a tony Marin County neighborhood just north of San Francisco have balked at filmmaker George Lucas' plans to build his next Industry Light & Magic campus in their upscale, rural community. (AP Photo/Lucas Films)

    Rural residents strike back at Lucas film empire

    By Beth Duff-Brown - Associated Press

    Luke Skywalker would be proud. A rebel alliance has formed in the hills north of San Francisco to fight a perceived Evil Empire. Published February 11, 2012 Comments

  • This undated photo provided by the Los Angeles Police Department Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012, shows Robert Dewey Hoskins who was convicted a year ago on charges of threatening to kill singer Madonna. Dewey walked away from a Los Angeles-area state mental hospital last week. (AP Photo/Los Angeles Police Department)

    Los Angeles police capture escapee who stalked Madonna

    By Greg Risling - Associated Press

    Police captured a man on Friday who was convicted of threatening to kill Madonna and walked away from a Los Angeles-area mental hospital last week. Published February 10, 2012 Comments

  • Miscellany: Pet Adoption Party

    Get Out: Pet Adoption Party

    By Mike Riggs - Special to The Washington Times

    And this weekend at the Washington Animal Rescue League, cats will best dogs in still another way: They will cost $2. Published February 9, 2012 Comments

  • Denzel Washington's character is wanted by the CIA and spends much time on the run in "Safe House." (Universal Pictures via Associated Press)

    MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Safe House’

    By Peter Suderman - Special to The Washington Times

    The producers of “Safe House” have done potential viewers exactly one favor: They’ve turned the movie’s title into a hint as to where it’s best viewed — in the safety and comfort of one’s own home. Published February 9, 2012 Comments

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