Read more Edmund Hillary stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/20546/edmund-hillary.html2010 - Newseren-usNewser Feed Generator2010-03-12T19:32:24http://www.newser.com/story/46341/those-we-lost-in-2008.htmlThis year saw the passing of many notable people, from Paul Newman and Michael Crichton to William F. Buckley and designer Yves St. Laurent. Here are a few that made the lists of the NY Times and LA Times : Tim Russert (b. 1950)—TV journalist and 16-year host of Meet...http://www.newser.com/story/46341/those-we-lost-in-2008.html2008-12-27T14:00:00http://www.newser.com/story/27499/naral-endorses-obama-clinton-camp-surprised.htmlNARAL tapped Barack Obama today, an endorsement that a top Hillary Clinton aide called “surprising.” The abortion-rights group said Obama is the candidate “we believe will secure the Democratic nomination”—and said it hoped to start healing a rift between black voters and white female activists that the primary fight...http://www.newser.com/story/27499/naral-endorses-obama-clinton-camp-surprised.html2008-05-14T20:46:00http://www.newser.com/story/17015/new-zealand-pays-homage-to-heroic-hillary.htmlNew Zealand paid tribute to its most famous native son today as throngs lined the streets of Auckland for the state funeral of Sir Edmund Hillary , the New Zealand Herald reports. The prime minister led the tributes. "Sir Ed described himself as a person of modest abilities," said Helen Clark....http://www.newser.com/story/17015/new-zealand-pays-homage-to-heroic-hillary.html2008-01-22T16:58:40http://www.newser.com/story/16184/mountain-of-litter-spoiling-everest-majesty.htmlMount Everest remains an irresistable lure for hundreds of climbers every year—and it shows in a bad way. In the wake of Edmund Hillary's death, the Independent surveys the landscape of the world's highest mountain and finds it littered with climbers' trash. It's a matter of logistics, experts say....http://www.newser.com/story/16184/mountain-of-litter-spoiling-everest-majesty.html2008-01-13T00:20:00http://www.newser.com/story/16105/everests-hillary-dies-at-88.htmlEdmund Hillary, the first person to scale Mount Everest, has died at age 88, Bloomberg reports. Hillary scaled the world's highest mountain in 1953, gaining renown as one of the great adventurers in the 20th century. Despite his fame, Hillary remained modest about his Everest achievement and those that followed,...http://www.newser.com/story/16105/everests-hillary-dies-at-88.html2008-01-10T23:17:12