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2012/05/22 03:19
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Craig Thomson parliament statement phone cloning
Every political cycle has rare moments when an otherwise disengaged electorate tunes in to politics. The Godwin Grech moment in 2009 was one such. Leadership stoushes are another. Political...
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Craig Thomson
Nixon
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2012/05/22 03:19
2012/05/22 03:19
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2012/05/21 08:53
2012/05/21 08:53
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May 21, 1975: Train carried symbols of nation’s h...
FILE PHOTOThe Freedom Train visited all 48 mainland states with exhibits for the nation’s bicentennial. The Freedom Train — a 22-car traveling U.S. bicentennial museum — puffed into Columbus on May...
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Union Station
Defense Construction Supply Center
Defense Construction Supply Center
Gerald R. Ford
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2012/05/19 16:49
2012/05/19 16:49
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Mo. lawmakers end session with some of 'six' fixed
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - As this year's legislative session comes to an end, Missouri lawmakers say they've made the state more business-friendly. They say they've lowered taxes, eliminated...
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2012/05/19 10:37
2012/05/19 10:37
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Where were you in '62? After 50 years, its echoes...
The 20th century had changed and changed again by the time the world rang in the new year of 1962. After two world wars and the Great Depression in between, the Cold War between the U.S. and Soviet...
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2012/05/18 20:21
2012/05/18 20:21
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Dallas Police Looking For Home Invasion Suspects
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) - Dallas Police detectives are investigating a violent home invasion. The crime also included the sexual assault of a woman inside the home. According to police sources, two men...
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Dallas Police
Charlene Stone
Dallas
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2012/05/18 19:09
2012/05/18 19:09
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Session nears closing amid relative calm
JEFFERSON CITY — On the afternoon before lawmakers adjourn for the year, it is often difficult to move through the corridors of the Capitol as throngs of lobbyists and visitors press for final action...
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Jay Nixon
Senate
Kurt Schaefer
Missouri Supreme Court
JEFFERSON CITY
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2012/05/18 13:02
2012/05/18 13:02
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Mo. lawmakers approve review of state rules
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri lawmakers have given final approval to legislation that requires state agencies to review their rules every five years and eliminate those determined to be...
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2012/05/18 08:40
2012/05/18 08:40
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Tribute to Vietnam veterans sputtering
The exact dates of American involvement have been disputed. The United States first sent military advisers in 1959; massive escalation came when Congress passed the Gulf of Tonkin resolution in 1964....
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2012/05/17 15:46
2012/05/17 15:46
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Kevin Eubanks makes beautiful music at New Day
Renowned jazz musician Kevin Eubanks is no stranger to TV. He captured the hearts - and ears - of America as the band leader of The Tonight Show for 18 years. Now, Kevin and his quartet are in Seattle...
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Kevin Eubanks
Seattle
Kevin Eubanks Quartet
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2012/05/15 14:53
2012/05/15 14:53
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USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier to stop in Hawaii
HONOLULU (AP) - The USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier is visiting Pearl Harbor on the way home to San Diego after a six-month deployment to Asia and the Middle East. The ship, its 5,500 sailors,...
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2012/05/15 09:55
2012/05/15 09:55
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Lend Lease senior executive appointments
Property development and construction group Lend Lease has appointed Dan Labbad as group chief operating officer. Mr Labbad, whose new role is effective from July 2, has worked for Lend Lease for the...
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Craig van der Laan
Steve McCann
Bramble
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2012/05/15 01:17
2012/05/15 01:17
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TCHS band seniors honored » Local News » Tifton...
Tift County High’s Blue Devil Brigade senior band members were recognized at the annual band banquet recently at the Church of God Campgrounds. Rickey Savage was honored for 26 years of service to the...
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Church of God Campgrounds
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Pearl Harbor
U.S.S. Arizona Memorial
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2012/05/14 14:19
2012/05/14 14:19
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Good morning, Michigan: Gay marriage, plane crash...
Today we launch a new feature called Good morning, Michigan. Here you'll find the most-read and most-commented stories of the morning, along with polls and fun reader photos. Good Monday morning! It...
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2012/05/14 13:13
2012/05/14 13:13
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European elections a warning to Obama
... choice early in life was either to be a piano player in a whorehouse or a politician. And to tell the truth, there is hardly any...
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Harry Truman
Washington DC
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2012/05/14 09:07
2012/05/14 09:07
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Heeere's Johnny, on 'American Masters'
This led to showbiz as his chosen profession. And after college, he landed a job at an Omaha radio station, where, with the advent of TV soon after, he hosted a program . A 1950 film clip captures him...
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Peter Jones
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2012/05/13 04:16
2012/05/13 04:16
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THE BRANT VILLAGE POST OFFICE
... In October 2011, Nixon’s Grocery began serving as the Brant Village Post Office. Village Post Office is a new designation in the postal service, and Brant’s was one of the first three in the nation...
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Gary Nixon
Sr.
Village Post Office
Washington D.C.
Postal Service
Jeanne Marcello
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2012/05/12 23:19
2012/05/12 23:19
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PBS’s ‘King of Late Night’: Johnny Carson, deeper...
The most interesting part of the mines, however, is entirely off limits. Nearly 2 million square feet of tunneled rooms have been profitably repurposed for film and document storage. Hollywood rents...
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Johnny Carson
YouTube
NBC
Joan Embery
Peter Jones
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2012/05/11 11:24
2012/05/11 11:24
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Judge rejects effort to open CIA volume on Cuba
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge has ruled that a final volume of the CIA's three-decade-old history on the failed Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba can remain shrouded in secrecy because it is a draft,...
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Gladys Kessler
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Peter Kornbluh
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2012/05/10 19:07
2012/05/10 19:07
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Pollak, US judge who helped in civil rights, dead
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Louis Pollak, a federal judge who helped work on the pivotal school-desegregation case Brown v. Board of Education, has died. He was 89. Pollak, a U.S. district judge, died...
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Michael Kunz
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2012/05/08 02:21
2012/05/08 02:21
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Atlanta Pharmacist John Pemberton Invented The Fl...
Undated -- Today in History Today is Tuesday, May 8, the 129th day of 2012. There are 237 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On May 8, 1945, President Harry S. Truman announced on...
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