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Ford testifies on behalf of Robert Bork, nominated to be on the US Supreme Court
Former President Gerald Ford (L) is watched by Judge Robert Bork as he testifies on behalf of the latter before the Senate Judiciary Committee on September 15, 1987 in Washington. Bork has been nominated to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. (UPI Photo/Cliff Owen/Files)

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Robert Bork, polarizing figure, dies at 85
Robert Bork, polarizing figure, dies at 85
Former Supreme Court nominee Robert Bork died of heart disease early Wednesday at a hospital in Arlington, Va., his family confirmed. He was 85.
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A former U.S. presidential nominee, a longtime U.S. senator, the central figure in a case that led to reform of a major police department, and a number of supporting players from the Civil Rights era and the Watergate scandal, topped the list of notable deaths in 2012.
Robert Bork dies at 85
Robert Bork dies at 85
Former Supreme Court nominee Robert Bork has died at a hospital in Arlington, Va., of heart disease, his family told several news organizations. He was 85.
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Because of the unreasonable height of the dais, without stairs or a handrail, Mr. Bork fell backwards ... striking his left leg on the side of the dais and striking his head on a heat register
Bork sues Yale Club for fall
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I think a few states that launched the first lawsuits didn't anticipate that the industry would settle for such a high price
State attorneys general expand power
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I think all of those lawsuits are scandals since all of these states and the federal government knew the dangers of tobacco but allowed it to be sold, taxed it, benefited from it and then after the risks -- that they knew were there -- came to be, then they sued and (blamed the tobacco companies)
State attorneys general expand power
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The very fact that we have gone from Elvis to Snoop Doggy Dogg is the heart of the case for censorship
'Bandstand' is a true golden oldie
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The proposed decree is so ineffective that it would not have prevented Microsoft from destroying Netscape and Java, the very acts that gave rise to this lawsuit
Bork, Starr oppose Microsoft settlement
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