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Analysis: At a soaring moment, Obama speech sets a pragmatic course
An audience seldom shares the stage with the star. The inauguration of Barack Obama was a rare exception. On an unparalleled, inspirational American day, Obama offered the country a new, more sober brand of politics. He delivered a call to national...Tags: Government, George Washington, Politics, Inauguration of President Barack Obama (2009), White House
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Take this Inauguration Quiz
1) Which president had the shortest inaugural address, just 135 words? Rutherford B. Hayes Millard Fillmore George Washington Dwight Eisenhower See Answer 2) Which president had the longest inaugural address at 8,445 words? Grover Cleveland Ulysses...Tags: George Washington, Andrew Johnson, Richard Nixon, Lyndon B. Johnson, Calvin Coolidge
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Obama or Bust!!
Local artist adds to popular collection. Houston artist David Adickes waited eight years for this. His studio in the Heights is busy again with work on a presidential scale. Adickes is working on a 20-foot concrete bust of Barack Obama. It will be...Tags: Barack Obama
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All-time Hall of Fame voting percentages
The Associated PressPlayer, Year, Cast, Votes, Pct. Tom Seaver 1992 430 425 98.84 Nolan Ryan 1999 497 491 98.79 Cal Ripken Jr. 2007 545 537 98.53 Ty Cobb 1936 226 222 98.23 George Brett 1999 497 488 98.19 Hank Aaron 1982 415 406 97.83 Tony Gwynn 2007 545 532 97.61...Tags: Duke Snider, Luis Aparicio, Willie Mays, Christy Mathewson, Hank Greenberg
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Malia, Sasha (Obama?) dolls = progress
The Swamp(Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images.) by Frank James First Lady Michelle Obama has let it be known she's not amused that a Chicago-area company has appropriated her daughters' names for use on its one-foot tall dolls. Ty Inc. maker of......Tags: Government, White House, National Government, Crime, Law and Justice, Oak Brook
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Obama snubs inside Beltway media elites
The Swampby Clarence Page Chalk up yet another "first' for President Barack Obama. Obama is scheduled to skip the spring Gridiron Club dinner, a politically-loaded highlight of Washington's social season. And the snubbed club -- of which I am a member......Tags: Joe Biden, Bars and Clubs, Government, Politics, White House
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King: Vito is good, press is bad
Spin CycleNoted journalism expert Pete King, writing in the NYPost, elaborates on his oft-stated support for Vito Fossella and his oft-stated disdain for the press. Fossella, King says, has taken the responsible step by retiring. His drunk driving has to......Tags: Thomas Jefferson, Drunk Driving, Vito Fossella
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Just one of those numbers
Have you ever had one of those days when everything that can go wrong does? In Fox's new drama "24," Kiefer Sutherland's character, Jack Bauer, tries to survive 24 demanding hours, to put it mildly. Each episode of the show is an hour of real time, so...Tags: Willie Mays, Elvis Presley, Edward Furlong, Tyrone Power Sr., IBM
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Posh meets prosaic in charming Naples
St. Louis Post-DispatchThis place came to be in 1886 when a group of 12 Kentuckians and Ohioans bought 8,700 acres fronted by beach, chased off the egrets and alligators and laid out a town. President Grover Cleveland's sister, Rose, was among the notables who built a line of...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Army, Fishing, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Travel
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Year-by-year inductees
(BBWAA: Elected by the Baseball Writers Association of America; VC: Elected by the Veterans Committee; NL: Elected by the Veterans Committee based on Negro league career): 1936 -- BBWAA: Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson, Christy Mathewson, Babe Ruth, Honus...Tags: Nestor Chylak, King Kelly, Chief Bender, Christy Mathewson, Addie Joss
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Building Museum is among D.C.'s greatest interiors
Special To The SunYou might expect a museum about buildings to be housed in a nice one, and the National Building Museum in Washington certainly is -- so much so that the impressive but lesser-known 19th-century structure can be the highlight of a visit to Washington....Tags: White House, Mount Vernon, Restaurants, Architecture, Science and Technology
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Real deal in New York State
There are delectable edibles inside the Runcible Spoon café, but visitors must be lured by aroma alone. The display cases are hidden by the picture window. Yes, hidden, because it's covered with handbills. There are various offers for massage therapy,...Tags: Hudson River, Maxwell Anderson, Woody Allen, Kris Kristofferson, Dining and Drinking
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