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Historian, author and MLBlog.com columnist, Curt Smith
Staff reporterCurt Smith is an author, columnist, radio talk host, and Senior Lecturer in English at the University of Rochester. He wrote more speeches than anyone for former President George H.W. Bush. The New York Times terms his work "the high point of Bush...Tags: NPR, Sociology, Entertainment, Armed Forces, Politics
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MIlt Program Guide March 09
Staff reporterMONDAY, MARCH 2ND THE NANNY STATE Do you think there are too many laws? Perhaps you think the government intrudes into our life too often to tell us what to do. If you’re nodding your head in agreement, then you’ll probably agree with our...Tags: Marriage, Northern Illinois University, Politics, Fox Broadcasting Company, Colleges and Universities
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The Blagojeviches Turn Into Celebrities- For Reality TV
(WGN-AM)- Former First Lady Patti Blagojevich is taking her husband's place on the reality show, "I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here."
A federal judge barred the former governor from leaving the country to do the show pending his political corruption...Tags: Rod Blagojevich, Entertainment, Reality Television (genre), Today (tv program), Political Corruption
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Memorial Day: How much do you know about the holiday's history?
Los Angeles Times Travel editorMemorial Day is a day off for many of us, so as you’re lighting the fire and throwing another burger on the grill, consider this quiz, which talks about the meaning of the day. If you get all 10, well, pop open a beverage and have another dog. 1....Tags: Human Interest, Memorial Day, International Military Interventions, Holidays, Armistice Day
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A Source of Pride
South Bend TribuneNILES -- The year was 1946, and Alfred Walker had just started a new job in Milwaukee. But the Arkansas native also had just turned 18, making him eligible for the draft. After passing his physical exam, Walker thought he was headed for the Air Force but...Tags: Camp Lejeune (military base), Discrimination, Awards and Prizes, Korean War (1950-1953)
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World War II veteran receives high school diploma at 87 years old
Multi-Media JournalistSeventy years after dropping out of high school to serve his country during World War 11, 87-year-old Carlos E. Gonzalez of East Lampeter Township received his diploma. Conestoga Valley School District officials awarded Gonzalez his diploma at a board...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Unrest, Conflicts and War
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'Boca's Cinderella' Caldwell Theatre struggling to stave off bankruptcy liquidation
The Caldwell Theatre in Boca Raton, one of South Florida's oldest and most prestigious arts institutions, may be no more. For the past 35 years, audiences have enjoyed Tony Award-winning plays and musicals, classics by Chekhov, Ibsen and Shaw,...
Tags: Culture, Broward Center for the Performing Arts, Real Estate, Financial and Business Services, Fort Lauderdale
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'Coal Miner's Daughter' Lynn married at 15, not 13
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Country music legend Loretta Lynn is three years older than she has led people to believe, an age change that undermines the story she told of being married at 13 in "Coal Miner's Daughter," documents obtained by The...
Tags: Entertainment, Arts and Culture, Demographics, Marriage, Coal
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Florida Travel Tips & Deals
Special CorrespondentCheck this list often as new tips, events and deals around Florida come in: Florida residents can make a splash -- Wet 'n Wild is offering Florida Residents free entry almost any time during the same year (through Dec. 31) with the purchase of a...Tags: Photography and Video, Biology, Building Material, International Travel, Delta Air Lines
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WWII battleship to begin transformation into L.A. museum
The battleship Iowa, a storied vessel that languished for years in the U.S. Navy's mothball fleet, is about to start its final journey, from San Francisco to its permanent home as a museum in the Port of Los Angeles. Next Sunday, four tugboats will guide...
Tags: Crowley Maritime Corporation, NATO, Port of Los Angeles, Arts and Culture, Explosions
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Doctors group says no junk food for the Obamas
First Lady Michelle Obama is on a mission to get our kids to eat healthy, but every now and then she is known to indulge on a cheeseburger or other food that is not so good for the body. A few years ago she made a lunch run with staff to a Five Guys...
Tags: General Practitioners, Michelle Obama, Healthy Diet, David Cameron, Dmitry Medvedev
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Big government is bad, except when talking schools
You don't get much more conservative than Seminole County, where a Democrat running for president hasn't won since Franklin Roosevelt.
Democrats who run for the state Legislature there are like lambs to the slaughter.
So Seminole County's...Tags: Human Interest, Elections, Longwood (Seminole, Florida), Layoffs and Downsizing, Politics
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