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Secret subpoenas recall Nixon era
The Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewThe Justice Department's decision to secretly subpoena months of reporters' phone records is drawing comparisons with Nixon-era tactics and raising anew questions about the aggression with which the Obama administration has cracked down on unauthorized...Tags: U.S. House of Representatives, George W. Bush, Freedom of the Press, Espionage Act of 1917, Pentagon Papers Release (2011)
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READER SUBMITTED: New Britian Parks And Recreation Department Memorial Day Services
New BritainMayor Timothy E. O'Brien and the Veterans Commission announced today that the New Britain Parks and Recreation Department will be hosting the 2013 Memorial Day Services. The Memorial Day Services are commemorative ceremonies that recognize and honor the...Tags: Memorial Day, Vietnam, U.S. Military, New Britain, Holidays
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Joel Brinkley: Mission failure
American VoicesTen years ago this month, President George W. Bush climbed confidently from the cockpit of a fighter jet that had landed on the USS Abraham Lincoln flight deck. He strode to the microphone and declared an end to major military operations in Iraq....Tags: Iraq, Armed Conflicts, Politics, Bombings, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present )
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SL man reports building 'missing' to police
Grand Haven Tribune, Mich.The Tri-Cities has enjoyed plenty of tales during its history concerning residents who lost or misplaced things. While most missing items result from misplacement, some are so remarkable they become a mystery. What if you knew exactly where...Tags: Maxwell Street, Chicago Tribune, Career and Workplace, Railway Industry, Newspapers
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Lamme used math to make electricity practical
Springfield News-Sun, OhioIn "The Power Makers: Steam, Electricity and the Men Who Invented Modern America," historian Maury Klein says the key events in America's powering up for the electric era came during the Chicago World's Fair of 1883 and the building of the hydroelectric...Tags: The Ohio State University, Technology, Hydroelectricity, Culture, Mathematics
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The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio, Joe Blundo column
The Columbus DispatchThe beloved marble lions that flank the entrance to the New York Public Library were called " monstrosities" when they appeared in 1911. The Lincoln Memorial in Washington was dismissed as an imperialist temple with a "mortuary air." The Vietnam...Tags: Religion and Belief, Sculpture, New York Public Library, Arts and Culture, Nazi Party
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New biography shows how 'Narnia' author C.S. Lewis' intellect, imagination were formed
The Wichita EagleA Life: Eccentric Genius, Reluctant Prophet" by Alister McGrath (Tyndale House, 448 pages, $24.99) ? One of the great ironies of British literature is that some of the best writers in the English language have been Irish: James Joyce, William Butler...Tags: Literature, Religion and Belief, Christianity, Separation of Church and State, University of Oxford
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St. Joseph News-Press, Mo., Ken Newton column
St. Joseph News-Press, Mo.Congressional history holds a forgiving spirit for the "Dry Spy" and "The Man in the Green Hat." Even the U.S. Senate's website features the story of George Cassiday, whose later career with the CIA stands as a footnote to his early infamy as a...Tags: Denis R. McDonough, U.S. Senate, U.S. Congress, Politics, Central Intelligence Agency
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The Fayetteville Observer, N.C., Henry Cuningham column
The Fayetteville Observer, N.C.Between the world wars, the U.S. Army had a small budget and was behind other major nations' armies in size and readiness, but it had an ace in the hole. That was leadership. "The Army senior leadership continued to make leader development a priority,...Tags: Vietnam War (1955-1975), U.S. Military, Wars and Interventions, U.S. Army, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Social Welfare Board gears up for 100th anniversary
St. Joseph News-Press, Mo.The Social Welfare Board withstood World War I and the Great Depression and the Recession. The oldest free health care clinic in the nation survived rough political climates and funding issues to bring the same mission to the area as it did in 1913:...Tags: Politics, Pension and Welfare, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Hospitals and Clinics, Medicaid
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There has never been a pitcher quite like Mariano Rivera
The Kansas City StarThe perfect moment in a career that's close to perfect happens in a windowless room with two ficus trees in the guts of Kauffman Stadium. Mariano Rivera wanted this moment. He is driving this moment. He sometimes wonders if God chose him for this moment....Tags: Kauffman Stadium, Baseball, Sports
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A day for unconditional love
The StateMotherhood is not for the faint-hearted. The scraped knees and bumped heads of childhood morph into teenage angst, followed by the 20-something drama of career searches and romance. Through it all, mothers provide the bandages and the balm of a...Tags: Religion and Belief, Mother's Day, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Family, Philosophy
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