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Boston bombing amputees face tough, costly recovery
BOSTON — Tammy Duckworth still remembers the anger she felt when well-wishers offered encouragement after she lost both legs when her helicopter was shot down over Iraq in 2004. "I thought, how the heck is my life ever going to get back to normal?...
Tags: Health Insurance, Military Equipment, Iraq, Tammy Duckworth, Insurance
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Dr. Jacquelin Perry dies at 94; polio specialist
The country was in the grip of a polio epidemic in the 1950s when orthopedic surgeon Dr. Jacquelin Perry began performing spinal surgeries in Downey that helped paralyzed survivors of the disease regain mobility. When some of the same patients...
Tags: Medical Research, University of California, Los Angeles, Orthopedic Surgery, Relief and Aid Organizations, Hospitals and Clinics
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Watch President Obama welcome the Miami Heat to the White House
President Obama met with the Miami Heat at the White House on Monday to honor them for winning the 2012 NBA title. Obama first had a little fun, saying it was an impromptu on-court session with some of the Heat players a couple of years ago that led...
Tags: Dwyane Wade, Barack Obama, Miami Heat, Kevin Durant, National Basketball Association
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Sen. Daniel Inouye dies at 88; war hero
When Daniel K. Inouye was 17, the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. An aspiring surgeon, he spent much of the next week helping care for the wounded at an elementary school in his native Honolulu. He wanted to enlist immediately but couldn't. Japanese...
Tags: Barack Obama, U.S. Congress, Human Interest, Shootings, George Washington
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Memorial Day 2013 TV programming and marathons
Channel Guide MagazineMemorial Day 2013 in the United States is Monday, May 27. Leading up to and including that day, over Memorial Day 2013 weekend, there will TV programs remembering veterans; special programming of other sorts; and also several programming marathons of... -
Rabies vaccination clinics make it easy to keep pets safe
Our local Pet Valu store, at 5007 Honeygo Center Dr in Perry Hall, is bringing a VIP Pet Care Veterinary Clinic to our neighborhood. This nonemergency vet care clinic features vaccinations and micro-chipping among its services for dogs and cats. In...Tags: Memorial Day, Perry Hall High School, Pets, Rabies, Human Interest
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Retail Therapy: There's more to come along Glensford Drive
The Fayetteville Observer, N.C.Many of you are wondering what's going on near the soon-to-open BJ's Wholesale Club. So let's just talk about it. Perhaps the clearest picture of what's in the works comes from a Glensford Way site plan recently posted online by the Shopping Center...Tags: Foods and Beverages, Property, Hamburgers, JC Penney Company Inc., BJ's Wholesale Club Inc.
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5 questions … for Tracy Balazs, president and CEO of Federal Staffing Resources LLC
Tracy Balazs, the president and CEO of an Annapolis-based staffing firm, was named Entrepreneurial Success of the Year last month by the Baltimore district office of the U.S. Small Business Administration. She founded the company, Federal Staffing...
Tags: U.S. Department of Defense, Federal Aviation Administration, Small Businesses, National Government, SUNY Nassau Community College
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Latest Maryland and Delaware news, sports, business and entertainment:
Del. police arrest suspect in reputed smuggling DOVER, Del. (AP) — A man arrested in Delaware in the takedown of an alleged East Coast cigarette smuggling ring that authorities believe may have funneled money to terrorist groups is being held on...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Barack Obama, Shug McGaughey (racehorse), Pimlico Race Course, Justice System
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The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson, Tim Steller column
The Arizona Daily Star, TucsonAt 26, Reno Roethle is going through a time of life when people make big decisions -- about careers, lovers, moves. But he's got a big obstacle. His surgically repaired lip, damaged in 2007 by a blast in Sadr City, Baghdad, doesn't look or work...Tags: Plastic Surgeons, Baghdad (Iraq), U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Affairs, Hospitals and Clinics
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Here is the latest Maryland news from The Associated Press
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Michelle Obama will deliver a commencement address today to roughly 600 graduating seniors from Bowie State University. The commencement was moved to the University of Maryland's flagship College Park campus to accommodate...Tags: Barack Obama, Colleges and Universities, Bowie State University, Hospitals and Clinics, Comcast Center (arena)
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Walter Reed holding staff appreciation day, complete with concert, skydivers
BETHESDA, Md. (AP) — Walter Reed National Military Medical Center is holding its staff appreciation day in Bethesda. Friday's celebration will include skydivers and a performance by actor Gary Sinise and his Lt. Dan Band. Last week, Britain's...Tags: Harry of Wales, Hospitals and Clinics
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