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Herbert "Jack" Miller Jr., 1924-2009: lawyer who brokered Nixon pardon
The Washington PostHerbert "Jack" Miller Jr., who led the Justice Department's war on organized crime in the 1960s and later brokered the pardon of former President Richard Nixon and prevented the release of Nixon's White House tapes after the Watergate scandal, died Nov....Tags: U.S. Department of Justice, Corrupt Practices, Executive Branch, Colleges and Universities, Corruption
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NASA Scientists Strike Water On The Moon
NASA scientists have discovered nearly 25 gallons of water in the wake of their experiment last month, in which they had a spacecraft slam into the lunar surface. The discovery raises hopes that in the future, astronauts could build a lunar outpost, or...Tags: The White House, Barack Obama, National Government, George Bush, Government
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Splash! NASA's Moon Crash Struck Lots of Water
AP Science WriterLOS ANGELES (AP) — Suddenly, the moon looks exciting again. It has lots of water, scientists said Friday — a thrilling discovery that sent a ripple of hope for a future astronaut outpost in a place that has always seemed barren and...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Barack Obama, National Government, Astronomy, Government
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William Ecker, commander of recon squadron that photographed evidence of Russian missile installations in Cuba
The Washington PostWASHINGTON -- Retired Navy Capt. William Ecker, who led low-level sorties over Cuba in October 1962 and provided photographic evidence of Russian missile installations that almost led to a nuclear confrontation between the Soviets and the United States,...Tags: Cuba, Diplomacy, Colleges and Universities, Kevin Costner, Hospitals and Clinics
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Henrietta E. Hestick, psychologist and professor
Henrietta E. Hestick, a practicing clinical psychologist specializing in developmental childhood and family issues who was also an associate professor at Baltimore City Community College, died Thursday of a stroke at Sinai Hospital.
The longtime...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Georgetown, Hospitals and Clinics, Philosophy, Death and Dying
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Trezevant P. Yeatman
Trezevant P. "Ted" Yeatman, author of the critically acclaimed biography "Frank and Jesse James: The Story Behind the Legend," died Nov. 1 of respiratory and cardiac failure at Washington Adventist Hospital in Takoma Park.
The College Park resident was...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Research, Hospitals and Clinics, Gang Activity, Death and Dying
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First lady Michelle Obama honors Fort Hood troops in Veterans Day speech
-- In her first public remarks about the shooting rampage at Fort Hood, first lady Michelle Obama said she feels pride, gratitude and "true awe" when meeting service members and applauded the courage of families who lost loved ones in the "unspeakable...Tags: Fort Hood Shootings (2009), National Government, Veterans Day, Government, Armed Forces
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Gene Cohen, 1944-2009: Geriatric psychiatrist changed perception of old age to time of creativity
The Washington Post-- Gene Cohen, an impish geriatric psychiatrist who championed the idea that people past retirement age have untapped stores of creativity and intellectually rigorous skills in their later years, died Nov. 7 of prostate cancer at his home in suburban...Tags: Psychiatry, Colleges and Universities, Illnesses, Retirement, Prostate Cancer
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Students in elite company
Special to the TribuneOn paper, it may have looked like a mismatch as students from Elgin Community College tangled with those from Yale, Princeton, Dartmouth and dozens of teams from other elite institutions at a mock trial tournament at Harvard University. But Elgin, the...Tags: Trials, Northwood University, Colleges and Universities, Lawyers, University of Virginia
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Hopkins leads U.S. in research, development spending, report says
The Washington PostThe Johns Hopkins University led the nation in research and development spending in fiscal year 2008, according to a new National Science Foundation report, and most other area institutions maintained their national R&D rankings in a down economy. Two...Tags: University of California, Los Angeles, Colleges and Universities, University of Virginia, NASA, Georgetown
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Deaths elsewhere
MILAN MISKOVSKY, 83 CIA lawyer in hostage cases Milan C. "Mike" Miskovsky, 83, a onetime CIA lawyer who quietly worked behind the scenes in high-profile hostage negotiations and also investigated the causes of racial turmoil in the 1960s, died Oct. 15...Tags: Milan (Italy), Colleges and Universities, Berlin (Germany), Lawyers, Fidel Castro
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Milan Miskovsky dies at 83; onetime CIA lawyer handled high-profile prisoner negotiations
Milan C. "Mike" Miskovsky, a onetime CIA lawyer who quietly worked behind the scenes in high-profile prisoner negotiations and also investigated the causes of racial turmoil in the 1960s, died Oct. 15 of lung cancer at his home in Washington. He was 83....Tags: Colleges and Universities, Natural Resource Industry, Berlin (Germany), Prisoners and Detainees, Agricultural Research and Technology
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