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Conservative Strategist and Publisher Rusher Dies at 87

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- William A. Rusher, a conservative strategist for more than 50 years who helped engineer Barry Goldwater's nomination as the Republican candidate for president in 1964, has died, officials confirmed Monday. Rusher died Saturday in a nursing facility in San Francisco at the age of 87 after a long...

Elizabeth Taylor's Obit Writer Died 6 Years Ago

In a turn of fate, an Elizabeth Taylor obituary writer died six years before the death of the much-loved actress, leaving his byline as an awkward addendum to a New York Times story today about the life of the Hollywood icon. New York Times reporter Mel Gussow died in 2005 after a battle with cancer. The Times ran his...

Film Icon Elizabeth Taylor Dies at 79 [VIDEO]

Charlie Louvin Dead From Cancer: Video Tribute for the Country Music Star

Charlie Louvin, one half of the Louvin Brothers country music duo, passed away early this morning after suffering complications from pancreatic cancer. He was 83. Charlie and his brother Ira toured together until the early 1960s, reviving "country music's emotional, full-throated harmony tradition" with 10 top-20...

Notable Deaths of 2011 [PHOTOS]

They inspired and intrigued us. They entertained and enlightened us. Some made us howl with laughter or moved us to tears -- or both. When news came of their deaths this year, we remembered how each one's life left a mark in this world. No annual list of newsworthy deaths is truly complete. As you look through these...

Background on obituary

An obituary is a news article that reports the recent death of a person, typically along with an account of the person's life and information about the upcoming funeral.

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