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Tom Fuentes, longtime Orange County Republican Party leader, dies at 63

Tom Fuentes, whose forceful leadership of the Orange County Republican Party confirmed it as an epicenter of GOP fundraising and political clout, has died. He was 63.

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Convicted Lockerbie bomber dies of cancer in Libya

He was the embodiment of one of modern Libya's darkest chapters - a man synonymous with horrifying scenes of wreckage, broken families and a plane that fell out of the sky a generation ago. His name,...

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Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees dies at 62, leaves musical legacy

Robin Gibb, one of the Bee Gees, loses his battle with pneumonia and dies at age 62 in England.

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Robin Gibb of Bee Gees dies at 62

Robin Gibb, a founding member of the Bee Gees who helped propel the group to international stardom, has died. He was 62.

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Ex-NBA star, Olympian Bob Boozer dies at 75

Bob Boozer was a star in college, an Olympic gold medalist and an 11-year professional who finished his playing career with an NBA championship.

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Robin Gibb of Bee Gees dies at 62

With his carefully tended hair, tight trousers and perfect harmonies, Robin Gibb, along with his brothers Maurice and Barry, defined the disco era. As part of the Bee Gees - short for the Brothers Gibb...

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Robin Gibb, who rose to pop fame as one-third of the Bee Gees, dies at 62

Robin Gibb, a singer and songwriter who joined two of his brothers in forming the Bee Gees pop group that helped define the sound of the disco era with the best-selling 1977 soundtrack to "Saturday...

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Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees dies at 62, leaves musical legacy

Robin Gibb, one of the Bee Gees, loses his battle with pneumonia and dies at age 62 in England.

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Original Bull Bob Boozer dies at 75

CHICAGO - Bob Boozer, an Olympic gold medalist and original Chicago Bull, died Saturday night in Omaha, Neb. He was 75.

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Iowan who led to more help for disabled kids dies

Katie Beckett, whose struggles with childhood disease and federal bureaucracy brought landmark changes to the federal-state Medicaid program allowing children with disabilities to live at home, has...

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Evelyn Bryan Johnson, flier who held Guinness record for female pilots, dies...

With her husband serving in the Army Air Forces during World War II, Evelyn Bryan Johnson was looking for something to occupy her time when she wasn't running their dry-cleaning business in Jefferson...

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'Polka King' Eddie Blazonczyk dies at 70

Grammy Award-winning polka great Eddie Blazonczyk, who began playing the lively music in the 1950s and went on to earn the nickname "Polka King" after starting his own band and label, has died. He was 70.

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Eugene Polley, inventor of first wireless remote control, dies at 96

Television watchers have cause to lift their remote controls for a moment of silence.

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AME Church Bishop Hartford Brookins dies at 86

Hamel Hartford Brookins, a bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church for 30 years and a longtime civil rights activist, has died in Los Angeles. He was 86.

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Stage and screen actress Janet Carroll dead at 71

Actress Janet Carroll, who played the mother of Tom Cruise's character in the movie "Risky Business," has died. She was 71.

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Literary scholar Paul Fussell dead at 88

Paul Fussell, an acclaimed literary scholar who won a National Book Award in 1976 for "The Great War and Modern Memory," died Wednesday morning at age 88.

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NY black radio-pioneer Hal Jackson dies

Radio pioneer Harold "Hal" Jackson, a staple of New York radio, has died. He was in his late 90s.

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1st black to graduate from Naval Academy dies

Retired Lt. Cmdr. Wesley Brown, the first African-American to graduate from the U.S. Naval Academy, has died, the Academy said. He was 85.

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H.H. Brookins, L.A. pastor who was influential black leader, dies at 86

The Rev. Hamel Hartford Brookins, an influential bishop and former pastor of the First African Methodist Episcopal Church of Los Angeles who became a political power broker, civil rights leader and...

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Terry Martin, surfboard shaper hailed as perfectionist, dies at 74

Well into his 70s, Terry Martin could be found most days in his workshop in the Orange County community of Dana Point sanding blocks of polyurethane foam into precision-shaped surfboards. With his big...

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