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Former U.S. District Judge Harry Claiborne of Nevada was denied parole from a federal prison where he is serving a two-year sentence for tax evasion, the Justice Department announced today. The U.S. Parole Commission voted 8 to 0 Tuesday in a closed session to reject Claiborne's request for immediate release from the minimum-security unit of the Federal Prison Camp at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Ala.

The Man Who Changed the Way We Eat Thomas McNamee Free Press, 339 pp., $27 Ask your average Food Network viewer or Yelp poster about Craig Claiborne and you're likely to be met with a blank look and a "Who?" How fleeting is fame in the food world. Claiborne is one of the giants of this modern age, even if today - less than 20 years after his passing - he is largely forgotten. People remember James Beard because of the foundation that keeps his name alive. Julia Child lives on in television reruns (even if some fans now believe she looked just like Meryl Streep)

The Senate debated the impeachment case against U.S. District Judge Harry E. Claiborne for two hours behind closed doors Wednesday, then voted to proceed with his trial without calling any witnesses. Adoption of the time-saving step by a margin of 61 to 32 cleared the way for a vote today on whether to remove the Las Vegas judge from office. Claiborne's attorney, Oscar Goodman, hastily filed suit demanding a full hearing in the Senate, but U.S. District Judge Harold H.

  Morris Claiborne of Louisiana State was generally regarded as the top cornerback in the NFL draft, and the Dallas Cowboys certainly needed help in that department. But even so, their trade to move up from 14th in the first round to sixth to get the talented LSU corner shocked Claiborne. "I didn't see it coming in a million years. I had no idea," the Dallas Morning News reported Claiborne as saying after the pick. "We didn't talk at all. That's why it was so shocking to me when I got the phone call.

U.S. District Judge Harry E. Claiborne, seeking to stave off removal by the Senate, testified Friday that errors by his accountants led to his imprisonment earlier this year for federal income tax evasion. The veteran Las Vegas judge, addressing the first Senate impeachment proceeding in 50 years, said the errors were exploited by federal law enforcement agents in Nevada, who he said had been seeking to discredit him for at least six years.

Picture this: An arm with a clenched fist thrusts out of a billboard. Beneath it, the words: "Violence at home is war against women." It is just one of almost 200 images debuting on billboards in San Francisco today. Commissioned by the Liz Claiborne Co., the signs focus attention on domestic violence, a health crisis that reportedly injures more women than car accidents, muggings and rapes combined.

Two developers are hoping that bargain-hunters will soon be singing "I Bought It on the Grapevine." A pair of giant factory outlet centers totaling 720,000 square feet are being planned for the Golden State Freeway near Gorman, a truck-stop hamlet just below the Los Angeles-Kern county line, 65 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles. They would continue a trend begun in the late 1980s, when manufacturers began opening wholesale outlets in the western United States.

There are occasional bursts of notable work in this uneven 1995 film. Kathy Bates, (pictured left with Jennifer Jason Leigh), gives a better performance than the film deserves as the grumpy and possibly homicidal title character. The longtime housekeeper of a rich, nasty socialite, Dolores becomes a suspect when her employer dies under puzzling circumstances. This brings Dolores' high-strung, estranged daughter (Leigh) home for the first time in 15 years.

Jerry Claiborne, saying his heart was no longer into recruiting players, resigned unexpectedly Tuesday as Kentucky's football coach. "The reason was as I looked forward to what I had to do as far as recruiting goes, being away from my family and doing the things I had to do to have a successful football program, I just did not feel up to it," the 61-year-old coach said, reading from a prepared statement. Claiborne had a 41-46-3 record in eight years at Kentucky. Kentucky athletics director C.M.

Cabaret and Broadway veteran Claiborne Cary returns Monday through Wednesday to the Gardenia, 7066 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood. The singer-comedian will perform songs from her upcoming CD, to be recorded at Danny's Skylight in New York City. Information: (213) 467-7444.

No. 6 Dallas Cowboys: CB Morris Claiborne, LSU - - Generally viewed as the best corner in this draft, Claiborne had 11 interceptions in his two full seasons as a starter at LSU.  He returned one pick for a 45-yard touchdown against Georgia last season in the Southeastern Conference title game. Although he doesn't have elite speed for an NFL corner, he was fast enough in high school to win the Louisiana state championship in the 100 meters. Comment: The Cowboys needed a playmaker at this position and Claiborne is elite - a player so coveted that Dallas was willing to sacrifice its second-round pick to get him. MORE Photos: 2012 NFL draft picks First round of draft is a rush to judgment NFL considers suspending Pro Bowl after 2013     NFl draft: Cowboys select cornerback Morris Claiborne at No. 6

Morris Claiborne is projected to be drafted No. 7 overall in a mock NFL draft by The Times' Sam Farmer. Claiborne spent three years playing cornerback at LSU. Subtract the two numbers and you'll get Claiborne's score on the Wonderlic test. There are 50 questions on the test, which is given to prospective NFL players at the scouting combine in February ... and, according to multiple sources, Claiborne got four correct. These results, if accurate, probably reveal very little about Claiborne's intelligence, even though that's what the test is supposed to measure.

Liz Claiborne Inc. is looking to the coasts for reinvention as the fashion firm ditches its name for a new one that evokes the style hubs of New York and California: Fifth & Pacific Cos. The company hopes its new handle, meant to tap into the cool of Malibu and Manhattan shopping chic, will help refresh its image as it transitions from a department store retailer to a direct-to-consumer business. Claiborne, headquartered on New York's Broadway, plans to focus on fresher, premium brands such as Juicy Couture, Kate Spade and Lucky Brand that it says have more potential for global expansion.

J.C. Penney Co. said Wednesday that it had reached an agreement with Liz Claiborne Inc. to pay $267.5 million for the Liz Claiborne brands and fashion-jewelry brand Monet. Penney has been the exclusive licensee for all Liz Claiborne and Claiborne-branded merchandise in the U.S. and Puerto Rico since August 2010. The original 10-year agreement allowed Penney to exercise its rights to purchase the brands after the fifth year of the agreement, but the terms were accelerated. The Plano, Texas-based department store chain expects that by August 2012 its stores will begin selling Monet, a staple fashion-jewelry brand at higher-end department stores for decades.

CLARA CLAIBORNE PARK Author wrote about her daughter's autism Clara Claiborne Park, 86, an English instructor who gained international acclaim for the books she wrote about her quest to understand her daughter's autism, died July 3 at a nursing home in Williamstown, Mass., of complications from a fall, according to her family. When "The Siege: The First Eight Years of an Autistic Child" was published in 1967, the developmental disorder was a mystery to nearly everyone outside the medical community, and to many doctors as well.

Claiborne Pell, the quirky blueblood who represented blue-collar Rhode Island in the U.S. Senate for 36 years and was the force behind a grant program that has helped tens of millions of Americans attend college, died Thursday after a long battle with Parkinson's disease. He was 90. Pell died at his Newport home just after midnight, according to his former assistant, Jan Demers. A Democrat, Pell was first elected to the Senate in 1960.

ISAAC MIZRAHI is one of the easiest interviews in the fashion business. If ever you're struck mute, he can carry on a conversation with himself. He's fun like that, bouncing from his love of NPR ("Diane Rehm is a god-dess") to his love of Cobb salads during a chat last week in L.A., the latest stop on his book tour for "How to Have Style" (Gotham). That title may sound presumptuous, but Mizrahi has earned it; his influence on style over the last decade is unparalleled.

Taking stock of a rough holiday season, retailers are shuttering stores and trimming expansion plans as they stare down edgy consumers. Industry analysts said Thursday that there was little mystery behind the plans announced by several chains this month. "We're in poor economic times, and when you're in poor economic times, retailers close stores" and reduce the number they plan to open, said Eric Beder of Brean Murray, Carret & Co. "That will accelerate into the second half of 2008." Zale Corp.