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Republicans 'take the cake'
Do you remember the events of Sept. 11, 2001? Of course you do. Three airplanes were flown into the World Trade Centers, the Pentagon, and one crashed in a farm field in Pennsylvania. Some 3,000 people died. Americans reacted with horror and disbelief,...Tags: Republican Party, Central Intelligence Agency, Democratic Party, Condoleezza Rice, George W. Bush
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ABC correspondent Martha Raddatz to moderate debate at Centre College
dbrock@amnews.comThe moderator of the vice-presidential debate Oct. 11 at Centre College will be one of two women hosting the televised events this fall. The Commission on Presidential Debates announced Monday that ABC News foreign affairs correspondent Martha Raddatz...Tags: Radio, Bob Schieffer, U.S. Department of State, Mitt Romney, Television Industry
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Out on Home Video: 'Seeking Justice' released
limiro@juno.comSEEKING JUSTICE (2011) * *1/2 (B-) Directed by Roger Donaldson Starring Nicolas Cage, Guy Pearce, Harold Perrineau, January Jones Anchor Bay//Rated R//Thriller//105 minutes Available on: DVD, Blu-ray, Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack, on demand, digital download...Tags: Thomas Haden Church, New York City Police Department, Julia Roberts, Guy Ritchie, Jamie Bell
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Construction time not what it used to be
There’s something wrong with the way construction is done these days. If the ancient Egyptians were using today’s methods and technology, the great pyramid of Cheops would still be under construction, rather than having risen in about 20 years...
Tags: Empire State Building, Construction, House Building
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Young sailor laid to rest
The Winchester SunMore than 250 people attended the funeral for Navy Petty Officer Second Class Taylor Gallant Saturday, and many more lined Winchester streets to pay their last respects to the young sailor who died Jan. 26 during a training exercise. During graveside...Tags: Explosions, Emergency Incidents, Emergency Incidents, John Gay, Human Interest
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News briefs for Dec. 29
Mercer Habitat accepting partner family applications in January
Habitat for Humanity Mercer County will take applications for a partner family 5 p.m. Jan.19 and 9 a.m. Jan. 21 at the Mercer County Extension Service office, 1007 Lexington Road,...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Human Interest, United Way , Palliative Care
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Fallout of fear
Chicago Tribune reporterHalf a century ago, the unthinkable became all too thinkable as the Soviet Union and the United States engaged in a game of chicken, played with nuclear bombs. On Oct. 22, 1962, President John F. Kennedy went on television to announce that the Soviet...Tags: Explosions, Manhattan (New York City), Science, Emergency Incidents, Bridgeport (Chicago, Illinois)
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AP sources: Panetta opens combat roles to women
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senior defense officials say Pentagon chief Leon Panetta is removing the military's ban on women serving in combat, opening hundreds of thousands of front-line positions and potentially elite commando jobs after more than a...
Tags: Joint Chiefs of Staff, Washington, DC, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Defense
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Newly cleared, Gen. Allen to command NATO
WASHINGTON — The White House will go ahead with nominating Marine Gen. John Allen to be top U.S. commander in Europe, following an investigation by the Pentagon inspector general that found his emails with a Florida woman were not improper....
Tags: John Allen, Jay Carney, Police Investigations, Washington, DC, FBI
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Fred Kaplan's 'The Insurgents' takes on Petraeus and policy
-------------------- The Insurgents David Petraeus and the Plot to Change the American Way of War Fred Kaplan Simon & Schuster: 400 pp, $28 -------------------- Everyone knows — or thinks they know — about the influence exerted by the...Tags: International Military Interventions, Armed Forces, Entertainment Events, Barack Obama, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Pentagon planning to ferry more French troops, gear to Mali
WASHINGTON -- After a weeklong delay while the Obama administration debated whether to assist French forces fighting in Mali, the Pentagon is planning to begin ferrying additional French troops and equipment to the West African nation in coming days...
Tags: Western Africa, U.S. Air Force, Al-Qaeda, Mali, Armed Forces
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Retired Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf dies at 78
Retired Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, who topped an illustrious military career by commanding the U.S.-led international coalition that drove Saddam Hussein's forces out of Kuwait in 1991 but kept a low public profile in controversies over the second Gulf...Tags: Iraq War (2003-2011), Nature Conservancy, Armed Forces, U.S. Military, U.S. Department of Defense
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