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Griffin Bell, attorney general in the Carter administration, has died at age 90. He had suffered from pancreatic cancer. Bell arrived at the Justice Department in 1977 in the wake of the Watergate scandal, and his impact is still felt. () Helen Suzman, Anti-Apartheid Crusader, Dies At 91
For 13 years Suzman was the sole representative in South Africa's Parliament to reject segregation. () Former Sen. Pell, College Grant Creator, Dies At 90
Claiborne Pell started a program that has helped tens of millions of Americans attend college. () Music Interviews & ProfilesJazz Trumpeter Freddie Hubbard Dies
December 30, 2008 · Grammy Award-winning jazz musician Freddie Hubbard has died at the age of 70. He collaborated with such greats as John Coltrane and Sonny Rollins. Hubbard had been hospitalized since a heart attack last month.Web Extra: Hear an Interview with Hubbard () Miriam Makeba: The Voice Of 'World Music'December 27, 2008 · Africa and the world grieved earlier this year when South African Miriam Makeba died. She was 76. She campaigned tirelessly against apartheid, becoming one of the voices of Africa — and of conscience. () Nobel Prize-Winning Playwright Harold Pinter Dies
December 25, 2008 · Harold Pinter, an influential British playwright and political activist, won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2005. Pinter died Christmas day at the age of 78 after a long battle with esophageal cancer. () Music Interviews & ProfilesSinger And Actress Eartha Kitt DiesDecember 25, 2008 · Singer and actress Eartha Kitt has died of colon cancer. She was 81. Kitt, who was ostracized as a child in South Carolina because of her mixed-race heritage, got her start in show business as a dancer and vocalist, and earned early international notice as a featured singer in a Paris nightclub. () An Appreciation Of Harold PinterDecember 25, 2008 · Playwright Harold Pinter came into prominence at a time when Tennessee Williams' and Arthur Miller's plays were being performed in the U.S. and Bernard Shaw and the Boulevard Comedies dominated London's West End. In contrast to the work at the time, Pinter's plays dealt with the theater of menace. () W. Mark Felt, Watergate's 'Deep Throat,' Dies At 95December 19, 2008 · W. Mark Felt, the FBI associate director who leaked key information to the press during the Watergate scandal, has died. He revealed himself as "Deep Throat" in 2005, after more than 30 years of secrecy. Jim Mann, whose 1992 article pointed to Felt as the probable source, says Felt was an ordinary guy who had dedicated his life to the FBI. () SportsRedskins Hall Of Famer Sammy Baugh Dies At 94December 19, 2008 · One of the greatest quarterbacks in the history of professional football has died. Sammy Baugh, who played for the Washington Redskins, was 94. Nicknamed Slingin' Sammy, he transformed the quarterback position with his accuracy and long passing. () Conservative Icon Paul Weyrich DiesDecember 18, 2008 · Paul Weyrich, a founder of the Heritage Foundation and the Free Congress Foundation, has died. He was 66. Weyrich was a beacon on the right in American politics for over four decades. () Bettie Page Dies At 85December 12, 2008 · Bettie Page, the pinup bombshell from the 1950s, has died in Los Angeles. She was 85. Page was a secretary-turned-model who helped inspire the sexual revolution. () Health & ScienceRemembering Amnesiac Who Shed Light On MemoryDecember 5, 2008 · Henry Gustav Molaison, known to neuroscientists as H.M., was one of the world's most memorable amnesiacs. He died Tuesday at the age of 82. Suzanne Corkin, professor of Behavioral Neuroscience in the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, who worked him, offers her insight. () Folk Legend Odetta Dies Of Heart Disease
December 3, 2008 · Odetta's folk songs made her a symbol of the civil rights movement. She performed at the civil rights march on Washington in 1963 and sang "O Freedom." Her ballads and songs became, for many, the soundtrack to the American civil rights movement. Manager Doug Yeager says Odetta died Tuesday of heart disease at the age of 77. () MediaRemembering Tom Gish, A Voice Of Appalachia
November 24, 2008 · Kentucky newspaper crusader Tom Gish has died. The 50-year veteran of The Mountain Eagle in Whitesburg, Ky., was famous for standing up to powerful political and coal interests, defying boycotts and a firebombing. () More Remembrances » Archives Transcripts Stations Shop About Contact Us Help Copyright year = new Date(); document.write(year.getFullYear()); NPR Terms of Use Permissions Privacy Policy storyId=1062; 
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