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Former secretary of state and national security adviser preached and personified realpolitik
He went on to pursue a career in Hollywood and championed civil rights — but the sports star also had a dark history of violence against women
From coal miner’s daughter to rule-breaking queen of country music
The player spoke out on the great social issues of the day when many of his peers chose to stay silent
An elegant stylist who personified the New Yorker magazine, whose pages he graced for almost 80 years
Sharp-tongued veteran who was twice majority leader of the Senate but never made it to the White House
Military leader and first black secretary of state regretted UN speech on Iraq weapons intelligence
Two-time Pentagon chief and Washington veteran was leading advocate of 2003 Iraq invasion
A zealous huckster who plotted for the Nixon White House and revelled in his own notoriety
Polemical broadcaster fuelled rightward shift in US politics and laid the foundation for Donald Trump’s presidency
Force behind the Sarbanes-Oxley Act that transformed the regulation of auditors and financial reporting
Renaissance man who transformed the global financial institution, and the world’s view of it
Second woman to serve on highest US bench was its most determined advocate for gender equality
A sharp-eyed editor and foreign correspondent who turned a killing phrase
A nationalist who could temper his dogma and made his presence felt across the globe
She turned the agency into a diplomatic and moral force
The baseball team’s victory in the World Series reflects the city’s wider resurgence
A trailblazer who broke the glass ceiling in Washington
He became the scourge of the Mob and white-collar crime in New York
From Wimbledon to Lord’s, this summer has been a gift that — technology permitting — keeps on giving
His 19% in 1992 was best result for independent presidential candidate in 80 years
Heiress who made her own success as the ‘Queen of Jeans’
A prolific American talent who defied the snobbery of literary critics
Jurek Martin recalls unlikely encounters with an ancient dynasty, from dance floor to tennis court
Master of disguise who plotted the ‘Argo’ escape from Iran
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