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First lady Michelle Obama urges public to work with veterans on community service needs
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — First lady Michelle Obama said on Wednesday that many veterans want to serve their communities and nation in ways that "make their entire life a tour of duty." Mrs. Obama also acknowledged the sacrifices that troops and their...Tags: Veterans Affairs, Michelle Obama, Family, Defense, Disasters
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Obama honors veterans, places wreath at Arlington National Cemetery
Associated Press WriterARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — On a cold, rain-soaked Veterans Day, President Barack Obama walked slowly through the white, stone markers at the section of Arlington National Cemetery reserved for troops killed in Iraq and Afghanistan, the two wars he...Tags: Veterans Affairs, Colleges and Universities, Family, The White House, Barack Obama
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CNN finds prime-time success elusive in the middle path between MSNBC and Fox
AP Television WriterNEW YORK (AP) — The latest rough patch for CNN illustrates the two contradictions at the network's heart. In a brutal time for the news business, CNN is one of the few media organizations thriving while its most visible part in the United States &#...Tags: Dancing, Colleges and Universities, Tom DeLay, NBC Universal, Inc., Migration
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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: Colleges and Universities, Lawyers, Trials, Ohio State University, Multi-Sport Events
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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, Family, Gang Activity, Periodicals, Research
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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, Carrollton, Family, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Society
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Election workers need more training
With important local and statewide elections just days away, local election officials still have time to ensure that precinct workers are prepared to deal with the types of problems likely to occur on Election Day. Election officials must ensure that...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Referenda, Teaching and Learning, Voting, Polls
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Mildred Cohn dies at 96; chemist applied physics to problems of biology, earned National Medal of Science
Mildred Cohn, a chemist who overcame both religious and sexual prejudice to make major contributions in applying physics to problems of biology, died of respiratory failure Oct. 12 at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center in Philadelphia. She was 96.
Refusing...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Obituaries, Biology, Applied Physics, Medical Research
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Miami Dade College named in nation's `Best Neighbor' list
Miami HeraldMiami Dade College is the only Florida institution and only community college in the nation to make the list in the nation's top 25 ``Best Neighbor'' colleges and universities. MDC and other institutions were selected for their positive impact on their...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Economic Policy, Foreign Aid, Miami Dade College, University of Pennsylvania
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Sestak working to get the word out
CALL WASHINGTON BUREAU-- U.S. Rep. Joe Sestak needs a comb. His wavy, graying hair has been through a hectic morning and the suburban Philadelphia lawmaker is racing toward his third interview of the day, this time with ABC News. ''Nobody under 40 carries a comb,'' he says....Tags: Colleges and Universities, Autism, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Barack Obama, Laws
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Point/Counterpoint - The swine flu vaccine: Should it be mandated?
OF MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNEForcing vaccines violates civil liberties -- The rush to approve the vaccine for the H1N1 flu -- also known as swine flu -- was based on a combination of the greed of the pharmaceutical industry and uninformed decisions by the awkward alliance of...Tags: Riots, Colleges and Universities, Multiple Sclerosis, Hong Kong, Emergency Planning
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Obama Declares Swine Flu Emergency
The Associated PressPresident Barack Obama declared the swine flu outbreak a national emergency, giving his health chief the power to let hospitals move emergency rooms offsite to speed treatment and protect noninfected patients. The declaration, signed Friday night and...Tags: Epidemics and Plagues, Preventative Medicine, Medical Services, Emergency Planning, Flu
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