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Big moment, but 'small step'
Tribune correspondentSometimes, history comes full circle. On Tuesday, Hannah Jane Hurdle-Toomey, one of the last living children of an African-American slave, will be watching intently on TV as an African-American family takes up residence in the White House, a national...Tags: Heavy Engineering, University of California, African Americans, John Lewis, Civil Rights
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Cheney Delivers Direct Counterpoint to Obama's Address on National Security
(WGN-AM)- On Thursday morning former Vice President Dick Cheney maintained that the CIA never tortured anyone in an address that strongly defended the Bush administration's interrogations of suspected terrorists and sternly criticized the Obama...Tags: Chicago Tribune, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Crime, Law and Justice, Social Issues, National Security Agency
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Extension 720 Audio Archives October 2007
Staff reporterMilt talks with Oliver Sacks about his latest book, Musicophilia. (10/29/07) Sacks (82:57) World War II is a favorite topic of many authors and filmmakers. Most people, though, are rather hazy on the details of the great military war campaigns. Pulitzer...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Science and Technology, World War II (1939-1945), Bible, Harvard University
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Obama Reaches Out To Muslims In Egypt
(WGN-AM)- President Barack Obama, calling for "a new beginning between the United States and Muslims around the world,'' said in a long-promised and widely watched address from Cairo today that the "cycle of suspicion and discord must end.''
Obama...Tags: Chicago Tribune, Egypt, Wars and Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Crime, Law and Justice
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Orland Park Firefighter Claims False Pay, Gets Probation
(WGN-AM)- A lieutenant with the Orland Fire Protection District received three years probation after pleading guilty to bilking his department of $193,000 in pay by falsely claiming he was serving with the U.S. military. Larry Masa, 44, of Morris was...Tags: Chicago Tribune, Lawyers, Trials, Punishment, Crimes
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Memorial Day freebies, discounts for vets, active military
South Florida Sun-SentinelHundreds of retailers offer discounts for Memorial Day of 10 percent or more to active duty and retired U.S. military, National Guard and reservists and veterans. In some cases, spouses and families members are included, too. Many military discounts aren...Tags: Travel, Armed Forces, Facebook, Memorial Day, Wars and Interventions
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Memorial Day reveals our common history, unites us all
In an era of political struggles, blue and red states, and liberals and conservatives, we still have much to unite our country. Memorial Day reveals our common destiny; it's a holiday that binds America together. It's the one day that knocks down class...Tags: Memorial Day, Wars and Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War, American Legion, World War II (1939-1945)
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Interstate 90 designated Purple Heart Memorial Highway
American News CorrespondentPIERRE — The state Transportation Commission overruled the state Department of Transportation and decided Thursday that Interstate 90 across South Dakota should be designated as the Purple Heart Memorial Highway, in honor of men and women of the U....Tags: Injuries and Wounds, Highway Transportation, Health, Human Interest, Politics
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AWOL Muslim Soldier Guilty in Fort Hood Bomb Plot
KTLA NewsWACO, Texas -- A federal jury on Thursday convicted an AWOL Muslim soldier of attempting to blow up a Texas restaurant full of Fort Hood troops. The jury convicted Pfc. Naser Jason Abdo of the most serious charge, attempting to use a weapon of mass...Tags: U.S. Army, Wars and Interventions, Fort Hood Shootings (2009), Nidal Malik Hasan, Social Issues
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Documents provide new insight into Kathryn Bigelow's Bin Laden movie
24 FramesThe release of government documents has fanned a simmering controversy in Washington over how much access the White House, the CIA and the Pentagon granted director Kathryn Bigelow and screenwriter Mark Boal for their upcoming movie on the hunt for... -
Fiesta Days bigger, better than ever this year?
This weekend La Caņada Flintridge will put its best foot forward with its 39th annual Fiesta Days celebration. The event has grown from modest beginnings into a three-day series of activities culminating in a Memorial Day parade, which last year drew...
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'Flood' of fake Chinese parts in U.S. military, according to Senate report
Bogus electronic parts from China have infiltrated critical U.S. defense systems and equipment, including Navy helicopters and a commonly used Air Force cargo aircraft, a new report says.
A Senate Armed Services Committee analysis "exposed a defense...Tags: U.S. Army, China, Physiology, Hampton Roads, Science and Technology
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