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LUBBOCK, Texas Billie Sol Estes, a flamboyant Texas huckster who became one of the most notorious men in America in 1962 when he was accused of looting a federal crop subsidy program, has died. He was 88.Estes, whose name became synonymous with Texas-sized schemes, greed and corruption, died in his sleep at his home in DeCordova Bend, a city about 60 miles southwest of Dallas, his daughter said Tuesday. A local funeral home confirmed it would be handling the services.Estes reigned in the state as the king of con men for nearly 50 years. At the height of his infamy, he was immortalized in songs by Allan Sherman in Schticks of One and H
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Another member of a group selected to perform at Donald Trump s inauguration is protesting.Jan Chamberlin, a member of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, is quitting the group and saying that she could never sing for Trump.She sent a resignation letter to the choir president this week. I ve tried to tell myself that it will be all right and that I can continue in good conscience before God and man, Chamberlin wrote in a Facebook post. I only know I could never throw roses to Hitler. And I certainly could never sing for him. Chamberlin said she has concerns about the choir s reputation after performing at the inauguration. Looking from the outside in, it will appear that Choir is endorsing tyranny and fascism by singing for this man, she wrote. Tyranny is now on our doorstep; it has been sneaking its way into our lives through stealth. Now it will burst into our homes through storm, Chamberlin added.Neither the choir nor the Trump transition tea
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