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Robert Indiana first emerged as a pop artist in the early 1960s, but he was quickly defined by his 1966 signature work, LOVE, shown behind Indiana in this 2013 photo. Lauren Casselberry/AP hide caption

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Robert Indiana: A Career Defined By 'LOVE' No Longer

In 1968, the Museum of Modern Art bought his painting LOVE and made him a star. It became a sculpture, a stamp, greeting cards — and it obscured the rest of his career. Now the first major retrospective of Indiana's work has begun a national tour at the Whitney Museum of American Art.

Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., along with Sen. Dean Heller, R-Nev., is co-sponsoring the three-month extension of unemployment benefits up for a vote in Congress this week. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption

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The Campaign For Jobless Benefits Begins In Congress

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Downtown Los Angeles peeps through the distance and dry brush. Many cities in California closed out 2013 as the driest year since record-keeping began more than a century ago. Nick Ut/AP hide caption

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No Relief Forecast After One Of California's Driest Years Ever

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Robert Indiana first emerged as a pop artist in the early 1960s, but he was quickly defined by his 1966 signature work, LOVE, shown behind Indiana in this 2013 photo. Lauren Casselberry/AP hide caption

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Robert Indiana: A Career Defined By 'LOVE' No Longer

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Annie Dookhan, a former chemist, during her arraignment in Brockton, Mass., in January 2013. Jessica Rinaldi/Reuters/Landov hide caption

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Despite Scandals, Nation's Crime Labs Have Seen Little Change

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Basketball Coach Fights For His Dream Of A Division I Job

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A Debut Album At 81 Years Old

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