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Local Muslims join church to mark 10th anniversary of 9/11
Members of the local Muslim community joined hands with a local Quaker church in Fallston to mark the 10th anniversary of 9/11. Dr. Rehan Khan of Masjid Al-Falaah Harford County Education Society, addressed the church congregants and shared his...Tags: Islam, Defense, September 11, 2001 Attacks, National Security, Timothy McVeigh
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Budget Chicago: Perfect for travelers on the cheap
The Associated PressCHICAGO -- Chicago has a reputation as a working-class city for a reason. Sure, there are fancy Gold Coast shops and $500-a-night hotel suites, but it's also possible to see Chicago's famous lakefront, eat its famous food and enjoy distinctive cultures on...Tags: Holidays, Millennium Park, Chinatown (Chicago, Illinois), Transportation, Waterway and Maritime Transportation Industry
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Anxiety accompanies return to skyscrapers
Associated PressOzie Lewis took a deep breath and looked up as he returned to work on the 83rd floor of Chicago's Sears Tower, the nation's tallest building. "That's way up there, so you can't help but be nervous," said Lewis, who works for an insurance company. "I just...Tags: William Boyd, Architecture, Empire State Building, Bank of America Corp., New York City
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Maryland's wartime economy
SunSpot StaffThe acts of terrorism in New York and Washington have damaged the stock market and larger economy. Anirban Basu, senior economist at Towson University's RESI economic research institute, recently discussed the local fallout. Has the local economy already...Tags: Social Security, Regional Authority, University of Maryland, College Park, Economic Indicator, Financial and Business Services
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Phone lines, Internet inundated
Sun StaffTelephone networks and Internet news sites were swamped yesterday as people searched for information and the whereabouts of family and friends after the terrorist attacks on New York and suburban Washington. Phone companies urged customers to refrain...Tags: Telecommunication Service, Google Inc., Brooklyn Bridge, The New York Times, Employees
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Tempting targets in towers
Sun Architecture CriticThe same qualities that made New York's World Trade Center the ultimate symbol of American capitalism also made it an irresistible target for terrorism. Its twin towers were tall and slender. Full of people. At the tip of Manhattan. Uncommonly telegenic....Tags: Death, Architecture, Symbols and Symbolism, Empire State Building, Manhattan (New York City)
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DEVASTATION
Sun National StaffNEW YORK -- Terrorists carried out the most destructive attack on the United States in history yesterday, a horrifying rain of four hijacked airliners that toppled both towers of the World Trade Center in New York and destroyed a section of the Pentagon....Tags: Arts, Transportation, Terrorism, United Air Lines, Defense
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Museums
Cantigny Park 1S151 Winfield Road, Wheaton; 630-668-5161, cantigny.org The 500-acre park with formal gardens, picnic spots and campgrounds also has two history-rich museums. Taking a tour of the Robert R. McCormick Museum, you can get a look at the life...Tags: Armed Forces, Science, Architecture, Photography and Video, Museum of Science and Industry
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Festival keys in on piano music
Music festivals typically invite listeners to regard familiar pieces in different contexts and perspectives, seek out musical connections between scores, and discover new things about works they may have long taken for granted. That is as good a...
Tags: Arts, Yale University, Concerts, Emanuel Ax, Chicago Symphony Orchestra
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Protester to Chicago: 'Thank you very much'
Tribune staffAs the last crowd of demonstrators in the Loop dwindled, police on bikes pedaled off, receiving cheers from the crowd. Southbound lanes of Michigan Avenue were opened, and protesters headed to the L platform. About 50 of the protesters went to the Blue...Tags: Activism, G8, NATO, McCormick Place, Union Park
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NATO summit enters final day, more protests planned
Tribune reporterA few hundred protesters marched toward Boeing Corp.'s headquarters west of the Loop today chanting, "We're gonna beat back the Boeing attack." They arrived at the building at the Chicago River and began shouting, "Shame on Boeing! Shame on Boeing!"...Tags: International Organizations, Activism, Garry McCarthy, G8, NATO Summit
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BBO-PLAYER-NEWS-WIRE - Part 1
ReutersThe Sports Xchange 05/18/2012 MLB Note - Washington Nationals Morse, Michael LF Michael Morse (lat injury) is progressing more quickly than anticipated and could be back in the lineup around June 1, manager Davey Johnson said. -------------------------...Tags: Alex Rodriguez, Matt Antonelli, Yankee Stadium, Cameron Maybin, Dale Sveum
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