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Herbert Lionel Adolphus Hart
Herbert Lionel Adolphus Hart Herbert Lionel Adolphus Hart (1907-1992) became a leading scholar in the field of legal philosophy after publishing his most influential work, The Concept of Law, in 1961. Hart was a foremost proponent of legal positivism. Law Career H.L.A. Hart was born on... Read more |
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hart in Christian iconography, the hart can symbolize a soul longing for the water of baptism, in allusion to Psalm 42. A hart can also stand as an image of Christ as the adversary of Satan, since the Bestiaries attribute to deer the power of finding and killing snakes.A hart (or stag), sometimes... Read more |
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Mickey Hart
Mickey Hart Drummer, percussionist For the Record… Joined the Grateful Dead Developed Own Musical Pursuits Continued Interest in World Music Selected discography Selected writings Sources Mickey Hart is best known as one of two drummers in the improvisational.... Read more |
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Lorenz Milton Hart
Lorenz Milton Hart 1895-1943, American lyricist, b. New York City, studied at Columbia. Hart began collaborating with Richard Rodgers in 1919; their initial success was The Garrick Gaieties (1925). Thereafter, the team of Rodgers and Hart produced such popular musicals as Connecticut Yankee ... Read more |
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Thomas Hart Benton
Thomas Hart Benton 1889-1975, American regionalist painter, b. Neosho, Mo.; grandnephew of Sen. Thomas Hart Benton and son of Congressman Maecenas E. Benton. In 1906 and 1907 he attended the Art Institute of Chicago and at 19 went to Paris, where he remained five years. On his return to the United... Read more |
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Bret Harte
Bret Harte (Francis Brett Harte) , 1836-1902, American writer of short stories and humorous verse, b. Albany, N.Y. At 19 he went to California, where he tried his hand at teaching, clerking, and mining. In 1868 he helped establish the Overland Monthly, where his short stories and verse first... Read more |
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Alvin Youngblood Hart
Hart, Alvin Youngblood1963— Musician Steeped in the acoustic blues tradition of his Mississippi ancestors, guitarist and singer Alvin Youngblood Hart has earned both critical and popular acclaim. His songs honor the blues heritage of such seminal figures as Leadbelly and Robert Johnson, but also... Read more |
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John Hart
John Hart 1711?-1779, political leader in the American Revolution, signer of the Declaration of Independence, b. Hopewell Township, N.J. A prosperous farm and mill owner, he was a member of the provincial assembly (1761-71), of several provincial congresses, and of the Continental Congress of 1776.... Read more |
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Despair
173. Despair (See also Futility.) Achitophel hanged himself from despair when his advice went unheeded. [O.T.: II Samuel 17:23] Aram, Eugene scholar murders from pressure of poverty. [Br. Lit.: Eugene Aram ] Bowery, the Manhattan skid row for alcoholics. [Am. Hist.: Hart, 97] Giant... Read more |
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Victor Garber
GARBER, Victor 1949– PERSONAL Full name, Victor Joseph Garber; born March 16, 1949, in London, Ontario, Canada; son of Hope Garber (an actress). Addresses: Agent —Gersh Agency, 232 N. Canon Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90210; Gersh Agency, 41 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10010. Career: ... Read more |
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ALONE AMID CAMERAS: GARY HART'S RETURN
...the glass booth, Gary Hart, stood motionless...have ever seen," Hart said as he returned...his wife, Lee, his son, John, and an ad...his kitchen table. Hart's daughter, Andrea...Democratic bosses as George McGovern's ... |
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Hart Reenters 1988 Race, Stunning Political World
Former senator Gary Hart (D-Colo.), saying...people decide," Hart said in a brief speech...his wife Lee, and son, John. "This will...Former senator George McGovern (D-S.D...is very tough." McGovern, who has spoken with... |
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McGovern writes new book on Abraham Lincoln.
...D. Eisenhower, son of Dwight Eisenhower...and former senator, McGovern campaign staffer and presidential candidate Gary Hart (James Monroe). McGovern said the series' former...books. At that time, McGovern said he was too ... |
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Hart: Damage from scandal is fading; 'Perspective': He is considering another...
...Former Colorado Sen. Gary Hart said Wednesday that...other things," said Hart. He was referring...talk about it," Hart said. "They are...about whether their sons are going to die in...former Sen. George McGovern's 1972 ... |
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'72 Skiddoo: McGovern And the Campaign Ghost
...Texas operation; Gary Hart, later U.S...such members of the McGovern '72 inner circle...Sargent Shriver, McGovern's second running...Richard Nixon told McGovern that "our differences...included Shriver's son-in-law Arnold... |
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DEAN SUPPORTERS REJECT COMPARISON TO '72 MCGOVERN
...McGovern, their son Chris, 36, is...because of what McGovern has come to symbolize...lefty peace nik, McGovern was trounced in...1972. "And so McGovern has just become...Howard Dean." For Gary Hart, the ... |
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What"s On.(Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride: Hunter S. Thompson on Film, One...
...political figures such as senators Gary Hart and George McGovern, literary luminary Tom Wolfe and...ONE PUNK UNDER GOD: THE PRODIGAL SON OF JIM AND TAMMY FAYE Sundance Channel...follows Jay Bakker, the punk minister son of "Praise the Lord" ... |
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GONE BABY GONZO
...ish affinity for off-the-leash Thompson. George McGovern, Gary Hart and Jimmy Carter are on hand and, for the cultural...Thompson left behind after his 2005 suicide and his son Juan Thompson who cops to Hunter's gun problem and... |
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Parsing the Generational Divide for Democrats
...Democratic Party Vice Chair): I have a 25-year-old son who's about to enter graduate school. He's very...before in the Democratic Party - Gene McCarthy, George McGovern, Gary Hart. But this year, young voters are doing more than just... |
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The Reliable Source
...table with candles), the British prime minister's son cut short the second of two internships on Capitol...Cheney, Barack Obama, Doro Bush Koch, Tim Russert, Gary Hart, George McGovern, William Cohen, Pat Buchanan, Ariana Huffington... |