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Harriet Baskas is a frequent contributor to msnbc.com, authors the “Stuck at the Airport” blog and is a columnist for USATODAY.com.You can follow her on Twitter.
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‘Sopranos’ star Gandolfini dead; son called for help
James Gandolfini, who rose to fame on “The Sopranos," died Wednesday.
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Dexter to Draper: How Soprano paved the way
Gandolfini's appealing portrayal of a gritty, unappealing guy ushered in the era of the modern TV antihero.
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Gandolfini’s range, from mobster to CIA boss
James Gandolfini, who died June 19 at the age of 51, reinvented the television antihero with his iconic portrayal of Tony Soprano, but he was also acclaimed for his extraordinary resume as a character actor.
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Soprano, Gandolfini had NJ state of mind
The incredible success of New Jersey native James Gandolfini and "The Sopranos" changed the Garden State forever.
- Barry Wetcher / AP file
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US nuke-reduction goal just the start of slow process
President Obama says he wants to reduce the number of deployed U.S. nuclear weapons by a third, but even if the Russians agree to do the same, it could be a decade or longer before the warheads under discussion are actually destroyed.
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What Duchess Kate’s ‘maternity leave’ means
Officially, the Duchess of Cambridge is off the grid, trying to spend the final weeks of her pregnancy out of a limelight. But unofficially…
- Kate to give birth in same hospital as Princess Diana
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