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The “Apache” actress and activist wasn’t Native American, say her sisters. And that wasn’t the only thing she lied about. You might not know her name, but you’ve probably seen the video that made her famous. In 1973, actress and activist Sacheen Littlefeather took the stage at the Oscars dressed in a beaded buckskin dress in place of Marlon Brando, after he was awarded Best Actor for his role as Vito Corleone in “The Godfather.” Claiming Apache heritage, she spoke eloquently, to a backdrop of boos, of the mistreatment of Native Americans by the film industry and beyond. The...

It still ranks as one of the most dramatic moments in the history of the Oscars. But only now, nearly half a century later, has the Native American actress at the heart of it revealed the devastating aftermath. Sacheen Littlefeather says she was 'blacklisted' by Hollywood and abandoned by Marlon Brando after rejecting the Best Actor award on his behalf in 1973 – a political stunt that was beamed across the world. Littlefeather had been chosen by Brando to walk on stage and decline the Oscar he had been awarded in 1973 for his performance in The Godfather. It was...

Joe Biden took months to decide he wouldn’t run for president — but he was sold on Elizabeth Warren as his running mate from the start, people familiar with the situation told POLITICO. And he still thinks the Massachusetts firebrand would be Hillary Clinton’s best choice to replace him as the nation’s No. 2 in January 2017. Biden, a stalwart Democrat who has veered leftward in recent years — but, as a centrist senator, voted to scuttle the Glass-Steagall prohibitions on banks engaging in speculative investments — favored Warren because he needed a partner to capture the wave of anti-bank,...

Sen. Elizabeth Warren went after Donald Trump on Twitter Tuesday night, shortly after the GOP front-runner won the Indiana primary and became the Republican Party's presumptive nominee. Warren, an outspoken critic of Trump, quickly launched a multitweet attack.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)15% said in an interview with NBC New York on Monday that Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump was promoting a form of “extremism” and “ugliness,” that she is unhappy to see. When asked about the protests and fights that broke out at the canceled Trump rally in Chicago last Friday, Warren said, “This is on Trump. This is what Trump has been fostering and fomenting for months now It finally reached the next level.” Warren continued, “I am not happy to see Donald Trump even threatening to get anywhere near the presidency. Don’t take me there. That...