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Bombshell Tapes May Reveal New Marilyn Monroe Mystery
By Chris Epting - AOL NewsDid Marilyn Monroe take a mystery trip aboard Frank Sinatra's private jet the very weekend she died? A trip during which she spent an intense night at the singer's retreat with mobster Sam Giancana? That's one of the suggestions made on the recently disclosed tapes featuring a close confidante of Monroe's -- who was also one of the most famous stylists in history. The legendary screen star's passing on Aug. 5, 1962, remains, arguably, the most mysterious and controversial death in Hollywood history. STR / AFP / Getty Images Undated file photo of American actress Marilyn Monroe ...
An Anti-War Challenge to Obama in 2012: The Case for Alan Grayson
By Mark I. Pinsky - Politics DailyORLANDO, Fla. -- Current Beltway consensus holds that the 2012 race, like 2010, will be a referendum on the economy. But what if, instead, the war in Afghanistan, which Barack Obama has embraced, deteriorates dramatically, requiring a delay in the scheduled troop withdrawal or, worse, forces another escalation? Might Democratic anti-war sentiment -- until now a sleeper issue -- turn rebellious? Already, national polls show a plurality (Pew) or a majority (Quinnipiac) opposed to remaining in Afghanistan, with the margins of opposition rising. A Washington Post/ABC News poll conducted Dec. 9-12 ...
Opinion: RFK's Legacy 42 Years Later
By not in system - AOL News(June 5) -- Forty-two years ago, 42-year-old Sen. Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated moments after making his victory speech at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles. Kennedy had just won the California and South Dakota primaries. His last public words that night, spoken to a large, young and enthusiastic crowd -- the kind that followed him throughout his 82-day 1968 presidential campaign -- were: "And now it's on to Chicago, and let's win there." Kennedy never made it to Chicago, and America continues to face many of the same problems -- war, violence, distrust of government -- about which ...
Secret Birthday Photo of John F. Kennedy and Marilyn Monroe Goes on Sale
By David Knowles - Politics DailyIt's like a surprise party for gossip columnists and Camelotphiles: A rare photograph of Marilyn Monroe and President John F. Kennedy is up for sale. Just hours after Monroe sang her sultry rendition of "Happy Birthday" to then president Kennedy at Madison Square Garden, the film star attended a private party with the commander-in-chief where White House photographer Cecil Stoughton snapped the shot that has remained secret until now. Taken at the home of Arthur and Matilda Krim on May 19, 1962, the photo also shows Kennedy's brother, Bobby, chatting with Monroe and the president. ...
Obama, the Thin-Skinned President
By Peter Wehner - Politics DailyIn their book "The Battle for America 2008," Haynes Johnson and Dan Balz wrote this: [Chief political aide David] Axelrod also warned that Obama's confessions of youthful drug use, described in his memoir, Dreams From My Father, would be used against him. "This is more than an unpleasant inconvenience," he wrote. "It goes to your willingness and ability to put up with something you have never experienced on a sustained basis: criticism. At the risk of triggering the very reaction that concerns me, I don't know if you are Muhammad Ali or Floyd Patterson when it comes to taking a punch. You ...
Portions of Kennedy FBI File May Stay Family Secret
By David Knowles - AOL News(April 12) -- What secrets still remain about one of America's most famous public figures? Before the FBI releases 3,000 pages of its file on Massachusetts Sen. Ted Kennedy, the family of the late political icon will have a chance to review them and make its case to keep some portions from being made public. The release of this first installment of Kennedy's file comes in response to several Freedom of Information Act requests made following the senator's death from brain cancer in 2009 at the age of 77. Chip Somodevilla, Getty Images Ted Kennedy's family will have the opportunity to ...
Hillaryalot - New Clinton Ads
By Greg McNeilly - Politics DailyThe nostalgia of "Camelot" continues. In the political endorsement version of "me too," a new spat of Hillary Clinton ads seeks to capture the "Kennedy" mantle. Both of these ads are running in the Super Tuesday (Feb 5) states of California, Massachusetts, New York and Arizona. The first :30 second spot is titled "Bobby." ...
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