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Murdered by the Media: 25 Premature Celebrity Obituaries

Murdered by the Media: 25 Premature Celebrity Obituaries

Sensationalism in the media is not always intentional. When a celebrity or public figure is elderly or ill, drafts of obituaries are often prepared in advance. While this can be convenient, it can also lead to disaster when these drafts are released prematurely. Other times when the media kills...

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TV Personality Ed McMahon Dies at Age 86

Television personality Ed McMahon died early Tuesday morning at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in Westwood at the age of 86. His publicist, Howard Bragman, didn't give a cause of death, saying only that McMahon had a "multitude of health problems the last few months." Several reports say the...

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Americans Oppose New Reagan $50 Bill

Americans oppose a new Ronald Reagan $50 bill. A Marist College poll on Thursday, April 22, 2010 found that 79 percent of Americans oppose Rep. Patrick McHenry's proposal to use Ronald Reagan's image on the new $50 dollar bill rather than former president Ulysses S. Grant. McHenry (Rep., North...