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Henry Mount Charles, Whose Castle Was a Mecca for Rock, Dies at 74

To preserve his Irish manor, he staged concerts on its grounds, drawing the likes of U2, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Madonna, 50 Cent and the Rolling Stones as well as tens of thousands of fans.

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Henry Mount Charles holds tickets for the “Eminem and 50 Cent European Tour” in 2005. To generate funds for the upkeep of Slane Castle, he turned its grounds into an amphitheater.

Richard A. Boucher, Veteran State Department Spokesman, Dies at 73

Working for six secretaries of state, he was known for explaining and defending U.S. foreign policy in a noncombative tone, without interjecting his own opinion.

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The State Department spokesman Richard A. Boucher talked about a standoff between the United States and China at a press briefing in Washington in 2001.

Richard A. Boucher, Veteran State Department Spokesman, Dies at 73

Working for six secretaries of state, he was known for explaining and defending U.S. foreign policy in a noncombative tone, without interjecting his own opinion.

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The State Department spokesman Richard A. Boucher talked about a standoff between the United States and China at a press briefing in Washington in 2001.

Pat Williams, Last Montana Democrat to Serve in the House, Dies at 87

His liberal politics, inspired by the safety nets of the New Deal, were shaped in working-class mining country.

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Pat Williams in 1990. Two years later he was Montana’s only member of the House, after the state’s representation there had been chiseled down to one seat.
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