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Former Washington Mayor Marion Barry reflects on what he has learned during a political career plagued by scandal.

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Rap mogul Marion 'Suge' Knight charged with marijuana possessionupdated: Thu Feb 09 2012 19:19:00

Rap music mogul Marion "Suge" Knight was charged with marijuana possession after he was pulled over by Las Vegas police for an alleged traffic violation, police spokesman Laura Meltzer said Thursday.

Feds give $400 million to 8 states hit by Hurricane Irene, other disastersupdated: Fri Jan 20 2012 20:38:00

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development distributed $400 million in emergency aid Friday to eight states that experienced the biggest natural disasters in 2011.

CNNMoney: Dippin' Dots files for bankruptcyupdated: Fri Nov 04 2011 15:45:00

The "ice cream of the future" first has to deal with some debts of the past.

Comic-Con exclusive toys we're excited aboutupdated: Thu Jul 14 2011 11:00:00

You can almost hear them now. The throngs descending on San Diego Comic-Con, ready to devour as much pop culture as they can possibly muster over an extra-long weekend.

Tornado caught on tapeupdated: Thu Apr 28 2011 22:41:00

CNN's Anderson Cooper talks to a man who videotaped a tornado in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

Money Magazine: Financial fix: Don't be so agressiveupdated: Mon Jan 03 2011 15:17:00

When Brian Allison started investing, he was unmarried and decades from retirement. So he snapped up growth stocks for his IRAs.

Archaeologists find wreckage of Confederate gunboatupdated: Tue Dec 21 2010 20:23:00

The Ides of March was indeed a portentous day for the Confederate gunboat Peedee and its the 90-man crew, which heaved three artillery pieces overboard and torched the doomed vessel in the waning weeks of the Civil War.

'Migrant Mother' your number one photographupdated: Thu Nov 25 2010 09:26:00

The votes are in, the numbers tallied and your number one iconic photograph is "Migrant Mother," by Dorothea Lange.

SI.com: Bruce Jenkins: Serena gives masses every reason to question her sincerityupdated: Tue Jul 20 2010 17:31:00

I keep looking for the real story. Between Serena Williams's website, the WTA Tour site and wire service reports, there is nothing but mystery surrounding an injury that now requires surgery. Collectively, they've left everyone in the dark, which leads to a grim and familiar conclusion: Serena has the entire sport buffaloed.

15 women on why they said 'no' to marriageupdated: Fri Jun 25 2010 09:23:00

Many couples feel that marriage is not necessary for happiness and long-term commitment. Fifteen women give us their ideas about what marriage means and why they don't need it to be happy in their relationships.

50 years after he was chained and set afire, WWI veteran is honoredupdated: Fri May 14 2010 16:16:00

A traditional three-shot volley salute and the solemn sound of taps echoed across the black cemetery in the Delta flatlands of Arkansas, just across the Mississippi River from Memphis, Tennessee.

SI.com: Austin Murphy: Bright shines brightest in women's halfpipeupdated: Fri Feb 19 2010 17:56:00

CYPRESS MOUNTAIN, British Columbia -- From the top of the halfpipe on a shockingly clear night, Torah Bright cast her gaze on crowd, searching for her people. They weren't tough to find. Bright, from Cooma, Australia, soon spied a green-and-gold section whose boisterous occupants Thursday included seven bare-chested men -- none of whom came close to matching her fitness level -- whose painted midsections spelled out G-O T-O-R-A-H.

Genius behind the 'Joy of Cooking'updated: Mon Dec 28 2009 13:09:00

The ubiquity of the "Joy of Cooking" is staggering. More than 18 million copies have sold since the Great Depression -- when a Midwestern widow named Irma Rombauer published her recipes and anecdotes in the hope of lifting America's spirits.

People.com: Sarah Jessica Parker: Motherhood is 'Perfectly Overwhelming'updated: Wed Dec 16 2009 08:53:00

But despite the craziness, children James, Marion and Tabitha "get along beautifully," the actress says

People.com: Sarah Jessica Parker's Kids Won't Have a Silver Spoonupdated: Wed Dec 02 2009 14:15:00

The Sex and the City mom's children should not feel entitled, she says

Holding Gitmo inmates would be economic boost, Illinois officials sayupdated: Mon Nov 16 2009 18:32:00

A proposal to house federal prisoners, including some detainees from Guantanamo Bay, in a largely vacant maximum-security prison would be an economic boost to struggling northern Illinois, state officials said Sunday.

Lawmakers tour Illinois prisonupdated: Mon Nov 16 2009 18:32:00

Federal officials toured an Illinois prison that could one day house Guantanamo detainees. CNN's Elaine Quijano reports.

People.com: PHOTO: Sarah Jessica Parker's Twins!updated: Tue Jun 30 2009 15:50:00

The actress and husband Matthew Broderick release first picture of Marion and Tabitha

KKK attack trial beginsupdated: Wed Nov 12 2008 21:25:00

The Ku Klux Klan is being put on trial in Kentucky.

Deadly crane collapseupdated: Sat Jul 19 2008 20:37:00

Multiple people have died after a large crane collapse at a chemical plant in Houston, Texas.

People.com: Gretchen Wilson Graduates from High Schoolupdated: Fri May 16 2008 15:27:00

The country star, 34, finally gets her diploma in Tennessee

Time.com: Whatever Happened to the IRA?updated: Fri Mar 28 2008 19:00:00

One of the world's most intractible conflicts is now history. Robert Baer ponders what lessons it offers for the Middle East

People.com: Lawyer: Marion Cotillard's Remarks Out of Contextupdated: Mon Mar 03 2008 12:22:00

The Oscar winner "never intended to contest nor question" 9/11 attacks, says her attorney

People.com: 'The Kid' Marion Cotillard Wins in Parisupdated: Sun Feb 24 2008 00:23:00

The French raised the Oscar stakes on Friday night – sending La Vie en Rose's Marion Cotillard off to L.A. with a best actress win at the 33rd Annual César Awards ceremony.

Time.com: The Downsizing of Oscarupdated: Tue Jan 22 2008 18:00:00

Indies rule the day at the Academy Award nominations. Richard Corliss ruminates on a big year for little pictures

People.com: Marion Jones Opens Up to Oprah About Her 'Mistakes'updated: Wed Jan 16 2008 16:42:00

In her first interview since being sentenced to six months in prison for lying about her steroid use and check fraud, Marion Jones accepts responsibility and says she has no regrets.

Clinton's November 19, 2007, speech on economic challengesupdated: Mon Jan 14 2008 09:35:00

Thank you. Oh, my goodness, thank you all so much.

Tearful Jones apologizesupdated: Fri Jan 11 2008 15:10:00

Track star Marion Jones tearfully apologizes after pleading guilty to a charge of lying about her use of steroids.

Track star Marion Jones sentenced to 6 monthsupdated: Fri Jan 11 2008 15:10:00

Olympic track star Marion Jones was sentenced in a federal court Friday to six months in prison, two years of probation and community service for lying to federal prosecutors investigating the use of performance-enhancing substances.

FSB: Need more workers? Try a robotupdated: Thu Jan 03 2008 18:42:00

Two of the best workers at Blue Chip, a manufacturing shop in Columbus, don't take lunch breaks. These model employees draw no salary, work unlimited shifts, and weld at lightning speed. Their performance isn't just superhuman it isn't human at all. "My robots are wonderful," says Steve Tatman, vice president of engineering at Blue Chip (bluechipmanufacturing.com). "Since adding them to the team, we've become more competitive and more efficient."

SI.com: Damon Hack: Bob Sanders plays with a ferocious physicality that belies his sizeupdated: Mon Sep 24 2007 22:50:00

The videotape is a half hour long, a recording of a man standing among flames. He is sweating in his hard hat, his clothes covered in soot, his body pockmarked with burns. Marion Sanders had wanted to be a prizefighter like Joe Louis, but the work at Erie Malleable Iron was steadier. He clocked in at 24, helped raise eight children and didn't clock out until he was gray.

Time.com: Paris Not for Loversupdated: Fri Aug 10 2007 12:00:00

Julie Delpy's 2 Days in Paris paints a darker picture of the City of Light

SI.com: Back to the drawing boardupdated: Tue May 08 2007 10:05:00

The San Antonio Spurs' 111-106 victory in Game 1 of the Western Conference series that began on Sunday most assuredly put the Phoenix Suns on the defensive ... and we know how much the Suns like to play defense. But it is incumbent upon Phoenix to make a few adjustments for Tuesday's Game 2.

SI.com: Misuse of powerupdated: Thu Apr 19 2007 16:50:00

The year was 1968. I was covering the summer Olympics in Mexico City and I was on my way to one of the venues, driving on the Pereferique, the freeway that ringed the city. All of a sudden there was this tremendous commotion of horns and sirens and flashing lights behind me. I thought it surely must be an ambulance or a hospital emergency and pulled the wheel right, hitting the shoulder of the road and nearly flipping.

Money Magazine: Annuity options in a retirement planupdated: Tue Feb 20 2007 08:17:00

Question: My wife and I are 55 years old and considering retiring in the next seven years. We have a retirement portfolio of more than $500,000 that includes $50,000 in annuities that we bought 20 years ago.

EW review: Vivid and complex 'Intuition' updated: Wed Mar 01 2006 14:54:00

No one writes 19th-century novels about 20th -- and now 21st -- century America better than Allegra Goodman, whose omniscient narrators and impeccably polished storytelling seem borrowed from an era when authors were expected to issue cool moral judgments rather than exorcise inner demons.

Fortune: Hubby, Wife Are Golden Duoupdated: Mon Mar 04 2002 00:01:00

Herb Sandler called in early February to share some news. Who? That's exactly what I said. "Marion's husband, from Golden West Financial," said the voice on the other end of the line. The co-CEO of...

Money Magazine: The Real World Our lives are more complicated than ever. But we can handle it.updated: Sat Sep 01 2001 00:01:00

Last month in this column, I wrote about my father. A few months earlier it was my grandmother. I've also written about my wife, mother, kids, sister, uncle, cousins--you get the idea.

Money Magazine: Should You Pay For Original Auto Parts?updated: Wed Dec 01 1999 00:01:00

Like the sound of screeching tires and breaking glass, an Illinois state court decision is grabbing the attention of motorists nationwide, who are now wondering if their collision insurance is adeq...

Fortune: A MULTIMEDIA STOCK THAT'S OUT OF THIS WORLDupdated: Mon Jun 26 1995 00:01:00

A MULTIMEDIA STOCK THAT'S OUT OF THIS WORLD

Fortune: AMERICA'S BEST?updated: Mon Feb 07 1994 00:01:00

If you harbor any doubt that a global view contributes to business success, consider this remarkable fact: Four of America's ten most admired companies are run by immigrant CEOs. J.P. Morgan's Denn...

Money Magazine: Two helpful books GOOD READupdated: Sat Jan 01 1994 00:01:00

New books to make '94 more profitable and secure: Free Lunch on Wall Street by Charles B. Carlson (McGraw-Hill, $14.95). A guide to freebies for stockholders, from 3% to 5% discounts on shares boug...

Fortune: THE STRANGE WAYS OF JAPANESE MEDICINE MAKERS updated: Mon Jul 29 1991 00:01:00

Their chips and cars are everywhere, so why isn't the world swamped with inexpensive and innovative Japanese pharmaceuticals? The answer has to do with the odd way medicine is tested and sold in Ja...

Money Magazine: HOW TO QUADRUPLE YOUR MONEY IN DRUG STOCKS -- AGAINupdated: Mon Jul 01 1991 00:01:00

Take Two of Arthur Pancoe's Drug Stocks and You May Be Rich in the Morning.'' That headline ran above our November 1988 profile of Pancoe -- a prominent Bear Stearns broker in Chicago -- and turned...

Money Magazine: STOCK OF THE MONTH THIS STOCK'S PRICE GAIN IS DOUBLY SECUREupdated: Mon Oct 01 1990 00:01:00

Looking for some belt-and-suspenders stock buys? Consider Marion Merrell Dow, the $2.4 billion drug giant formed last year when Marion Laboratories merged with Dow Chemical's Merrell Dow drug unit....

Fortune: A SPOONFUL OF SUGAR FOR A MEDICINE STOCKupdated: Mon Jan 29 1990 00:01:00

Ever wish you could buy a sure thing? One complex but compelling pair of securities issued by the newly created drug company Marion Merrell Dow seems to come pretty close. The reason: If the shares...

Money Magazine: TAKE TWO OF ARTHUR PANCOE'S DRUG STOCKS AND YOU MAY BE RICH IN THE MORNINGupdated: Tue Nov 01 1988 00:01:00

To Arthur Pancoe, 63, whose grandmother, aunt and uncle died of coronaries, heart disease seemed an inevitability. But in 1979, years after his father also suffered a fatal heart attack, Pancoe, th...

Fortune: Growth Stocks the Market Left Behindupdated: Mon Nov 09 1987 00:01:00

As everybody knows by now, the stock market isn't brimming with bargains. Even after the recent bath, the Standard & Poor's 500-stock index sells at 14.8 times the financial community's estimate of...

Fortune: THE REAL ESTATE MEN ''YOU GET TO PLAY GOD''updated: Mon Oct 12 1987 00:01:00

Decades of breakneck building have transformed Southern California into a spaghetti maze of freeways that weave through a sun-drenched oasis of tract houses spilling across the boundaries of towns ...

Fortune: A Little Drug Maker's Exploding Profitsupdated: Mon Apr 01 1985 00:01:00

Ewing Marion Kauffman, a feisty young entrepreneur, began peddling ground-up oyster shells to doctors back in 1950. Today the powdered shells command 40% of the $100-million-a-year market for calci...

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