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Spiro Theodore Agnew was the thirty-ninth vice president of the United States, serving under President Richard M. Nixon, and the fifty-fifth governor of Maryland. He is most famous for his resignation in 1973 after he was charged with the crime of federal income tax evasion. The move ended a quick rise in politics starting with his election as Baltimore County executive in 1962. His resignation triggered the first use of the 25th Amendment, as the vacancy prompted the appointment and confirmation of Gerald Ford, the House Minority Leader, as his successor. Agnew was born Spiros Anagnostopoulos November 9, 1918, in the Towson area of Baltimore County. Raised as a Democrat, Agnew later switche...
Spiro Theodore Agnew was the thirty-ninth vice president of the United States, serving under President Richard M. Nixon, and the fifty-fifth governor of Maryland. He is most famous for his resignation in 1973 after he was charged with the crime of federal income tax evasion. The move ended a quick rise in politics starting with his election as Baltimore County executive in 1962. His resignation triggered the first use of the 25th Amendment, as the vacancy prompted the appointment and confirmation of Gerald Ford, the House Minority Leader, as his successor. Agnew was born Spiros Anagnostopoulos November 9, 1918, in the Towson area of Baltimore County. Raised as a Democrat, Agnew later switched parties and became a Republican. His most famous lines came in a 1970 speech, when he attacked the media as "nattering nabobs of negativism" and "the hopeless, hysterical hypochondriacs of history." In his later years, Agnew was an international trade executive and had homes in Maryland and California. Agnew died Sept. 17, 1996, at the age of 77.
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The 4th of July: Renewing the Declaration
My brother "S-Man" was not exactly an imposing soldier. At age 19, his driver's license showed him with blond hair, blue eyes, 140 pounds, and 5 feet 9 inches tall, though his listed height likely involved some hyperbole. So did his self-appointed...Tags: Defense, Wars and Interventions, Richard Nixon, Armed Conflicts, Armed Forces
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GOP barely hangs on in Maryland
Even before Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter switched to the Democratic side, Republican leaders were warning that their national party was in danger of becoming a regional one. Specter's departure, part of a larger Republican shift away from the...Tags: George Bush, Lower House, Barack Obama, Local Elections, Dining and Drinking
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Agnew's 'nolo' plea set the stage for the corruption of semantics
The ''no contest'' or ''nolo contendere'' foolishness began in earnest in October 1973, when Spiro Agnew resigned as vice president and simultaneously entered that plea in a Baltimore federal court. The charges involved his failure to pay taxes on...Tags: Murder, Corporate Crime, Court Preliminary, Trials, Prosecution
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Weiner loud in his defense of Dixon
Hours after Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon was indicted on charges of theft, perjury and misuse of office, she headed to the industrial-chic offices of her lead defense attorney, where dozens of reporters and photographers had gathered.
Instead of...Tags: FBI, Clothing, Accessories, and Shoes, Lawyers, Witnesses, Bankruptcy
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Henican: Ghosts of the women's movement haunted by Palin
"A friggin' beauty queen?" Bella Abzug was fuming as only Bella Abzug can fume. "Believe me, sister," the former Manhattan congresswoman was nearly shouting from beneath her big, floppy hat. "I didn't get into politics from the pageant circuit. God...Tags: Dick Cheney, Walter Mondale, Bella Abzug, National Government, Government
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Ranking the veeps
Today's question: Give us your list of best and worst vice presidents in recent history. Previously, Lichtman and Edwards debated the proper role of the vice president, discussed how history might treat Dick Cheney and digested the current candidates'...Tags: Walter Mondale, William McKinley, John Nance, Richard Nixon, George H.W. Bush
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Tricks of the trade
Sentinel Columnist"I am not a crook." — Richard Nixon "I have never authorized, or heard of, or even seen in any way, shape or form any other team's walkthrough." —Bill Belichick In the proud history of the United States of America, there are so many...Tags: Maynard Ferguson, Philosophy, Barack Obama, Florida Gators, Local Elections
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Former President Gerald Ford: A model football player
Sentinel Staff WriterToday, the image many Americans have of their 38th president is at odds with the reality. Contrary to Chevy Chase's Saturday Night Live portrayal of him, Gerald R. Ford was not a complete and total klutz. Far from it. None of the occupants of the...Tags: Parliament, Gerald Ford, Lower House, Richard Nixon, University of Michigan
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Sarah Palin's media war
The Swampby Mark Silva Not since Spiro Agnew took on the "nattering nabobs of negativism'' has a presidential running mate stood so ready to wage a media war. Sarah Palin, with her shots across the bow of the mainstream media in......Tags: John McCain, Republican National Conventions, Barack Obama, Wesley Clark, Richard Nixon
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Obama/McCain: Who's the favorite now?
Spin CycleOrganized punditry has spent several months declaring Obama the favorite in the presidential race, apparenly forgetting that Americans have shown a proclivity for electing Republicans to the White House -- in 7 of the last 10 races. Now, suddenly, this......Tags: Republican National Conventions, Energy, Democratic National Conventions, Sarah Palin, Reformed
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Barack Obama gets Colin Powell backing
The Swampby John McCormick, updated Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama has won the backing of former Secretary of State Colin Powell, a much anticipated endorsement from a Republican with impressive foreign policy credentials. The endorsement came during...Tags: Terrorism, Joe Scarborough, George Bush, Sarah Palin, Values
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'The Puppet Show' at Santa Monica Museum of Art
Special to The Times"The Puppet Show" isn't as much fun as you'd expect. And that's not because this exhibition at the Santa Monica Museum of Art is so serious and probing that fun is too frivolous an experience to expect from its mostly impressive inventory of works by 27...Tags: Santa Monica, Sculpture, Andy Warhol, Richard Nixon
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