Doris ward articles
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Threat of summer poll a tactic to ward off Sunak revolt, say senior Tories
Rumours of an early election, despite Labour’s lead in opinion polls, being used to keep unruly Conservative MPs in checkSenior Tories believe the threat of a summer general election is being used by Downing Street to deter a rebellion against Rishi Sunak’s leadership, before a perilous set of local elections this week.Westminster has been abuzz with rumours of an early election, despite the persistent double-digit lead enjoyed by Labour in the polls. While Downing St sources have played down...
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Homicide investigation underway after man fatally shot near Lower Ninth Ward
Officers with the New Orleans Police Department are investigating a shooting that left a man dead near the Lower Ninth Ward on Sunday, April 21.
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Doris Kearns Goodwin and husband Dick Goodwin lived, observed, created and chronicled the 1960s
“An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s” isn’t precisely the book that presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin set out to write. Dominating this often fascinating volume is both the colossal presence and the sudden absence of Richard “Dick” Goodwin, Doris’ late husband, whose speechwriting talents defined some of the most memorable moments of the 1960s. The couple’s aim was to co-write a book based on his extraordinary archive — 300 boxes! — of personal papers and curios,...