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The Lockerbie bomber's overlong life
Steve ChapmanIt's been nearly a year since the Scottish government disgraced itself by releasing the only person convicted in the 1988 bombing of a Pan Am airliner over Lockerbie, which killed 270 people. Abdel Baset Al-Megrahi had been sentenced to a...... -
'Black Watch' by National Theatre of Scotland: Battles blaze anew in the Broadway Armory
The Theater LoopTHEATER REVIEW: "Black Watch" ★★★★ Through April 10 at the Broadway Armory at 5917 N. Broadway; $38-$45 at 312-595-5600 or chicagoshakes.com. | "Black Watch" PHOTOS • Broadway Armory is a stage fit for "Black Watch" (posted... -
Seen on the CTA last night: Culture clash
The Theater LoopSeen in Edgewater last night: "Black Watch," the play about the Scottish military regiment by the visiting National Theatre of Scotland, let out at about 10 p.m. It's been well-attended and Thursday night was no exception. And since the Broadway...... -
The Complaints. Ian Rankin. Little, Brown. $24.99. 448 pp.
The Complaints. Ian Rankin. Little, Brown. $24.99. 448 pp. Three years ago, best-selling Scottish author Ian Rankin called a halt to his series about Edinburgh Det. Insp. John Rebus, who was approaching 60 years old, retirement age for a cop in Scotland....Tags: Retirement, Fox Broadcasting Company, Suicide
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Rethink ‘ye olde' British Isles
A key to experiencing Great Britain and Ireland smartly in 2010 is to embrace them not as "ye olde" destinations but as modern ones.
London is busily preparing for the 2012 Olympic Games, developing its Olympic Park site in the eastern part of the city....Tags: European Union, Martin Luther King Jr., Alcoholic Beverages, Olympic Games, Republic of Ireland
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Comments & Curiosities: Lesser-known New Year's plans
"Maybe it's much too early in the game. Ah, but I thought I'd ask you just the same, what are you doing New Year's – New Year's Eve?" I didn't write that. Frank Loesser did, in 1947. A boatload of people have sung it, but I'd say it's a tie for...Tags: BBC, Ella Fitzgerald, Foods and Beverages, New Year's Day, Bars and Clubs
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Freed Lockerbie Bomber Gets Hero's Welcome in Libya
KTLA NewsTRIPOLI, Libya - The only man convicted in the 1988 Lockerbie bombing has returned home to Libya to die after Scotland released him from prison Thursday. The decision outraged relatives of the 270 people killed when the jetliner blew up over a Scottish...Tags: Prostate Cancer, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Transportation Accidents, KTLA
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Celebrating to the kilt
Wearing a kilt, suspenders and feathered derby hat, Steven Garza looked every bit the part of a man celebrating his Scottish ancestry Saturday in Costa Mesa.
He had high white socks and a tobacco pipe, and his friend also wore a kilt. Both walked into...Tags: Culture
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Gulf oil spill: BP Lockerbie conspiracy accusations to be aired
GreenspaceU.S. Senators will examine whether a lucrative oil deal between BP and Libya played a role in the release from a Scottish prison of Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, the convicted bomber of a Pan Am flight that crashed over Lockerbie, Scotland, in...... -
Brendan Mullen dies at 60; founder of influential Masque punk rock club
Brendan Mullen, founder of the Masque punk rock club in Hollywood that helped launch the vibrantly anarchic music scene on the West Coast in the late 1970s, died Monday after suffering a massive stroke over the weekend. He was 60.
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FBI Director Blasts Scotland's Justice Minister for Lockerbie Decision
FBI Director Robert Mueller is criticizing Scotland's justice minister for releasing the Lockerbie bomber, letting him return home to Libya.
Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill ordered the release of Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, citing compassion as grounds for...Tags: Prostate Cancer, Lawyers, Justice System, Death, FBI
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Primer: The case of the Lockerbie terrorist bomber
The release from prison Thursday of Abdel Basset Ali Megrahi, described as terminally ill with prostate cancer, was the latest development in the case of the 1988 Pan Am bombing over Lockerbie, Scotland, which was seared into American and British...Tags: New York City, Prisons, Prostate Cancer, Murder, Death
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