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Pakistani doctor caught between counterterrorism and treason
World NowThe treason conviction and 33-year prison sentence given the Pakistani doctor who helped the CIA locate Osama bin Laden last year has outraged U.S. leaders who see Shakeel Afridi as a hero in their campaign against terrorism. A Senate panel voted to slash... -
Raoul Wallenberg, Lena Horne, Jack Nicklaus: Gold medals for all?
WASHINGTON -- World War II hero Raoul Wallenberg, singer Lena Horne and golfer Jack Nicklaus would be added to the list of Congressional Gold Medal recipients under measures that have cleared the House. The action comes as the House prepares to vote this...
Tags: Winston Churchill, Jack Nicklaus, Awards and Prizes, Arnold Palmer, Joe Baca
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Give WWII 'Devil's Brigade' Gold Medal, U.S. lawmakers urge
Some years ago, Hollywood made a movie, "The Devil’s Brigade," about a U.S.-Canadian commando force during World War II. Now an effort is underway in Congress to award the Congressional Gold Medal to that elite strike force. Legislation to award...Tags: Armed Forces, William Holden, Tuskegee Airmen, Awards and Prizes, Max Baucus
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Winter storm drops snow, sleet on Southwest
Nation NowForecasters warned late Monday that up to 18 inches of snowfall was expected across the region as the storm traveled towards the Texas Panhandle and parts of Kansas and Colorado.... -
Justice Department accuses Conn. police of bias against Latinos
Nation NowA federal Justice Department probe of the East Haven, Conn. police department has found a pattern of discrimination against Latinos, the latest legal blow aimed at the suburban department.... -
Louis Zamperini deserves Congressional Gold Medal, lawmaker says
Nation NowA Texas congressman is seeking to present the congressional gold medal to 94-year-old Louis Zamperini, a World War II hero from Los Angeles who survived 47 days in a life raft in the Pacific and beatings as a Japanese POW... -
Great Plains storm tapers off, but holiday travel could be rough
Nation NowThe fierce winter storm sweeping across the Great Plains, wreaking havoc on highways and causing at least six deaths, is tapering off. But transportation is still wretched, and holiday travelers this week should plan on a few bumps, according to experts..... -
STRIP Act targets TSA uniform: End 'impersonation' of 'real cops'
Nation NowA lawmaker has introduced the STRIP Act, or Stop TSA's Reach In Policy Act to prevent airport screeners from wearing law enforcement uniforms and police-like metal badge and calling themselves officers unless they receive law enforcement training.... -
Jon Bon Jovi dead? This Internet hoax just won't die
Nation NowJon Bon Jovi: Jon Bon Jovi dead continues to be the No. 1 search trend on Google, even though the New Jersey rocker continues to insist that he is alive and well -- and says that Heaven looks a lot like New Jersey.... -
Raymond L. Johnson Sr. dies at 89; lawyer, civil rights activist
Raymond L. Johnson Sr., an attorney, civil rights activist and former Tuskegee Airman, died Dec. 31 in Los Angeles of complications of pneumonia and heart failure, said his wife, Evelyn. He was 89.
Johnson, who practiced law for nearly 50 years, was a...Tags: Riots, Pneumonia, U.S. Army, Colleges and Universities, Civil Rights
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Honoring those who waged a war abroad and a war at home
They're old men now, old enough to remember the days of segregation and slurs.
Levi Thornhill is an African American raised under Jim Crow laws in Virginia. Bill Toledo is a Native American who was spanked by teachers for speaking his Navajo language....Tags: National or Ethnic Minorities, Japan, U.S. Army, Armed Forces, Racism
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Man arrested in White House shooting has 'interest' in Obama
Nation NowWhite House arrest: The man detailed in connection with a bullet hole found in a White House window reportedly had an "interest" in President Obama, raising questions about whether the suspect was targeting the president....
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