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Martyl Langsdorf dies at 96; artist created Doomsday Clock image
Martyl Langsdorf, the artist who created the widely known Doomsday Clock for the first cover of the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, died March 26 at a rehabilitation facility near her home in suburban Chicago of complications from a lung infection. She was...
Tags: The Washington Post, Nuclear Weapons, Nuclear Policy, Missouri Legislature, Artists
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About 300 attend National Day of Prayer event in Somerset
Daily American Staff Writer, @damichellegAround 300 people came together to pray for America during the National Day of Prayer Thursday morning at the Somerset County Courthouse. Retired Brig. Gen. Larry Powell of Stoystown served as the master of ceremonies. He said he was pleased with the...Tags: Larry Powell
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5 local students named Fulbright Scholars
One Corona del Mar High School graduate and four UC Irvine students have been selected to be Fulbright Scholars. Sarah Furgatch, Soraya Azzawi, Felipe Hernandez, Armaan Rowther and Christine Thrasher will study or teach across the globe later this year...Tags: Graduation, Dalai Lama, University of California, Irvine, U.S. Department of State, Diabetes
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Bush's long-shot campaign to be seen as Truman
The dedication of the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum was more than an opportunity for the five living U.S. presidents to compare notes on what Stefan Lorant called "the glorious burden" of the office. It also was the beginning of Bush'...
Tags: Dick Cheney, AIDS, Korean War (1950-1953), Gays and Lesbians, Museums
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Snippets from today's House Armed Services Committee hearing ...
The top leaders of the Navy and Marine Corps apppeared before the House Armed Services Committee Tuesday to discuss their new budget request. Here are some tidbits taken from their prepared testimony in no particular order of importance: From Navy...Tags: Armed Forces, Shipbuilding, U.S. House Committee on Armed Services, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Manufacturing and Engineering
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Travel Postcard: 48 hours in the Florida Keys
ReutersKEY WEST, Fla (Reuters) - The Florida Keys are the end of the road, where the legendary U.S. Route 1 stops for the ocean at mile zero, a classic American road trip. For many, it did end here, a place where ships crashed and wreckers saved sailors and...Tags: Foods and Beverages, Sandwiches, Bars and Clubs, Ernest Hemingway, Florida Keys Vacations
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Rex Scouten dies at 88; longtime White House chief usher
Rex Scouten, whose 48-year career in the White House began with the Trumans and ended with the Clintons, and whose duties included helping first families transition to their oversized new home, died Feb. 20 at a hospital near his home in Fairfax, Va. He...
Tags: Dwight D. Eisenhower, Nancy Reagan, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, U.S. Secret Service, White House
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Revelers worldwide start to mark St. Patrick's Day
NEW YORK (AP) — Crowds cheered and bagpipes bellowed as New York City's annual St. Patrick's Day parade kicked off Saturday, and people with a fondness for anything Irish began a weekend of festivities from the Louisiana bayou to Dublin. With the...
Tags: Dublin (Ireland), New York City, Customs and Tradition, Holidays, Paul LePage
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100+ people are charged with paddlefish poaching at Warsaw
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Known as the “Paddlefish Capital of the World,” Warsaw, Missouri, is a favorite area for many of Missouri’s approximately 16,000 sport paddlefish snaggers because of its location along the Osage River. Agents...
Tags: Seafood and Fishing Industry, Conservation, Caviar, Aquaculture, Prices
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How budget cuts could affect you
Government agencies are already taking steps to comply with automatic spending cuts that took effect March 1. Some examples: ___ AIRCRAFT CARRIER One of the Navy's premiere warships, the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman, sits pierside in...Tags: Students, Unemployment Benefits, Ken Salazar, Illegal Immigrants, Federal Aviation Administration
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Mattis: No enemy advantage due to Truman delay
Postponing the combat deployment of a Norfolk-based aircraft carrier will not compromise the safety of troops in the Middle East, a top U.S. general told Congress Tuesday. Marine Gen. James Mattis, commander of U.S. Central Command, said defense...
Tags: Naval Station Norfolk, Chuck Hagel, Budgets and Budgeting, Bill Nelson, Budget Control Act of 2011
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USS Harry S. Truman makes news -- in Russia
Americans aren't the only ones interested in what happens to Norfolk-based aircraft carriers. The Voice of Russia has noted how budget cuts have cancelled the combat deployment of the USS Harry S. Truman. It quotes a story from The Telegraph and notes...Tags: Russia, Barack Obama, Armed Forces, Military Equipment, Aircraft Carriers
Apr 16, 2013
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Apr 26, 2013
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Apr 26, 2013
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Apr 16, 2013
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Mar 22, 2013
|Story| Reuters
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Mar 16, 2013
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Mar 14, 2013
|Story| KY3-TV
Mar 11, 2013
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Mar 5, 2013
|Story| Hampton Roads Daily Press
Mar 4, 2013
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