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Centre ready to shine in national spotlight for VP debate
dbrock@amnews.comIt will all be over in 90 minutes. “You stand out here in the midst of all this,” said Clarence Wyatt, Centre College history professor and vice-presidential debate steering committee chairman, pausing as he surveyed a landscape outside the...Tags: Science and Technology, Technology, Halloween, Joe Lieberman, Bill Clinton
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Danville's Centre College lands another vice-presidential debate
dbrock@amnews.comEleven years after the nation’s collective attention was drawn to Centre College for a vice-presidential debate, the school learned Monday it has snagged the coveted hosting gig a second time. “I’m here to tell you the debate is in...Tags: Students, Boca Raton, Politics, Lobbying, Lynn University
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Mocked or not, volunteerism has power
Journal Columnist“A thousand points of light…” does anyone remember this cliché from the ’90s? President George H.W. Bush was famously ridiculed by Dana Carvey on Saturday Night Live for believing in the power of volunteerism and the importance of...Tags: Dana Carvey, Colleges and Universities, Education
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Boven's competent protection will be missed
Journal columnistAn old English proverb states, “All good things must come to an end.” It is with a sense of regret that I acknowledge it is true. Wilmore Police Chief Steve Boven’s retirement brings a multitude of thoughts. I lamented in last week&...Tags: Saddam Hussein
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Presidents Day Quiz: How well do you know the presidents?
The Winchester SunToday is Presidents Day, and being an American history enthusiast, I thought of the following presidential trivia questions. Let’s see how many you can get right. The answers are below. Questions: 1. Which president of the last 20 years is a...Tags: Armed Forces, Politics, Andrew Jackson, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Al Gore
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Election Day: Here's the lineup for Kentucky primary races
A Kentucky governor’s race is usually a major political event, but judging by the few absentee ballots that have been cast, county and state election officials are expecting turnout to be light in Tuesday’s primary election.
One reason is...Tags: Agriculture, Regional Authority, Lawyers, Politics, Tea Party Movement
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Patrick: Election reflection
Judge James Hillary Mulligan famously wrote that politics are the darnedest in Kentucky.
Actually, he used a different word that rhymes with “grandest” in his 1902 poem “In Kentucky,” but if I used that word in print, my mother...Tags: Agriculture, Government, Politics, Executive Branch, Tea Party Movement
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'Maldonado for governor' off to a bad start
SACRAMENTO — It seemed like a fairly good idea at the time — the idea of Abel Maldonado running for governor. He wasn't going to win. But neither would he be a Republican embarrassment. There was no Republican in sight with even a faint...Tags: Government, Regional Authority, Politics, Executive Branch, Elections
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House showdown set over IRS targeting of conservative groups
WASHINGTON -- The ousted top official of the Internal Revenue Service will appear before a House committee Friday morning, his first public appearance since controversy erupted last week over how the agency mishandled applications for tax-exempt status...Tags: Politics, U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means, U.S. Congress, Internal Revenue Service, Career and Workplace
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The most famous umbrella since Neville Chamberlain went to Munich
The Baltimore SunThe public appetite for trivial distraction has always extended to our chief executives. I remember the minor uproar when Lyndon Johnson lifted a beagle by the ears. There was extensive commentary on Richard Nixon's taste for cottage cheese and ketchup....Tags: George W. Bush, Sandra Day O'Connor, Politics, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama
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EE.UU. lanza por primera vez con éxito un "drone" desde un portaaviones
La Fuerza Naval estadounidense lanzó hoy por primera vez con éxito desde un portaaviones un avión no tripulado o "drone", que regresó luego a tierra sin problemas, indicó el ejército estadounidense. La prueba se llevó a cabo sobre el portaaviones...Tags: Politics, Human Rights, Human Rights Watch
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McManus: Mother knows best
There are two things you can do for your mother on Mother's Day. One is to say "thank you." (Over lunch, with flowers.) The other is to ask her for advice — even if she's not convinced you really want it. "I don't think kids take any advice from...
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Oct 11, 2012
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May 19, 2013
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May 14, 2013
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May 12, 2013
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