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How Dunker Church was saved
The Washington County Historical Society presented the Antietam National Battlefield Park with two significant gifts. In the 1950s, purchase of the Dunker Church and gifting of the church and the Burnside Bridge were made possible through the work of...
Tags: American Civil War (1861-1865), Culture, National Parks, John Bell, U.S. Department of the Interior
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Do-nothing lawmakers
When one political party in Congress is incompetent and is matched by the impotency of the other, we enter into a state of stagnation. Welcome to the 112th U.S. Congress! -- Mark J. Hanold, Bradley, Ill.Tags: Bradley
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Macedonia membership
When NATO heads of state gather meet tomorrow and Monday, the alliance's longstanding open-door policy, which guarantees membership to all European democracies, will be tested by the pending membership of the Republic of Macedonia. For decades, NATO...Tags: Europe, Government, Kabul (Afghanistan), Heads of State, Balkan Peninsula
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Pakistan and the U.S.: A new beginning?
The NATO summit in Chicago will focus on the endgame in Afghanistan on the heels of U.S. House debate on bills that will shape the nature of the U.S.-Pakistan relationship. The tone of this debate and the diplomacy of the Obama administration will send...Tags: Pakistan, Terrorism, Central Intelligence Agency, Al-Qaeda, Armed Conflicts
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Xanthi Gionis, Statement of Candidate for United States Representative, 51st District
Education and Qualifications: I am running for U.S. Congress, because I believe in America and its People. Having worked in business for 25 years, in the field of education, law and healthcare, I know how to create jobs. I have run successful...Tags: Interior Policy, Politics, Personal Weapon Control
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Governor Corbett: Flags at half-staff in honor of National Peace Officers Memorial Day
Governor Tom Corbett today ordered all U.S. and Pennsylvania flags at commonwealth facilities statewide to be flown at half-staff today, Tuesday, May 15, to recognize National Peace Officers Memorial Day. The U.S. Congress created Peace Officers Memorial...
Tags: Memorial Day, Politics, Regional Authority, Government, Freemansburg
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Twitter vs. secret diplomacy in the Chen Guangcheng saga
World NowThe celebrated deal that ensured blind dissident Chen Guangcheng would stay in China began to dissolve publicly with a tweet: “GUANGCHENG TALKED TO ME. WHAT MEDIA REPORTED IS WRONG.” The unsettling Twitter message from Beijing activist Zeng... -
First salvo fired in November election
South Bend TribuneLess than a day after the dust had cleared from Indiana's 2nd District congressional primaries, the first salvo of the fall election was fired in the direction of Democrat Brendan Mullen. Mullen, running in the first election of his public life...Tags: Federal Election Commission, Republican Party, Politics, Elections, Libertarian Party
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Obama's gay marriage gymnastics not a perfect 10
Many observers characterized President Barack Obama's historic statement Wednesday — "I think same-sex couples should be able to get married" — as a 180-degree flip on this contentious issue, a reversal of his dogmatic opposition to gay...Tags: Eric Zorn, Gays and Lesbians, Marriage, Dick Cheney, Same-Sex Marriage
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Mother's Day revisited
It is amazing how fast the days, weeks, months and yes, years go by the older that a person gets. I cannot believe that it is nearly mid-May and the celebration of Mother's Day is before us! Maybe you are like me -- Mother's Day, among other holidays,...Tags: Mother's Day, Genesis (music group), Human Interest, Family, Holidays
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Statement: Hawker Beechcraft Bankruptcy Filing
Press ReleaseHawker Beechcraft, Inc. today announced that it has reached an agreement with a significant number of its senior secured lenders and senior bondholders on the terms of a financial restructuring plan that will strengthen the company for the future and...Tags: U.S. Air Force, Bonds, Financially Distressed Companies, Finance, Mexico
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WWII internee recounts life in captivity during OCC panel
TribLocal - Des Plaines » NewsFollowing the bombing of Pearl Harbor and the anti-Japanese hysteria that swept the country, one painful memory seems to linger above the rest for Chiye …...
May 25, 2012
|Column| Herald Mail
May 23, 2012
|Story| Chicago Tribune
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May 20, 2012
|Story| Chicago Tribune
May 15, 2012
|Story| Imperial Valley Press Online
May 15, 2012
|Story| WPMT-LTV
May 5, 2012
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May 10, 2012
|Story| South Bend Tribune
May 11, 2012
|Column| Chicago Tribune
May 11, 2012
|Column| Petoskey News
May 3, 2012
|Story| KWCH
Apr 27, 2012
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