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After 60 Years, Black Officers Rare
Associated PressBlack people have made great strides in the military since it was integrated 60 years ago, but they still struggle to gain a foothold in the higher ranks, where fewer than 6 percent of U.S. general officers are African American. At a ceremony...Tags: Armed Forces, National Government, Robert Gates, Defense, George Bush
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Obama, McCain clearly differ on their deliveries
The Associated PressIf the presidential election were decided by speeches alone, it would be over already. Barack Obama soars, John McCain struggles. Obama beams, McCain grins at the wrong time. Obama looks off into a heavenly distance, then at you. McCain pivots his head...Tags: Dwight David Eisenhower, Bill Clinton, George Bush, The White House, Al Gore
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60 years of military integration
The Associated PressBlacks have made great strides in the military since it was integrated 60 years ago, but they still struggle to gain a foothold in the higher ranks, where fewer than 6 percent of U.S. general officers are black. At a ceremony Wednesday commemorating...Tags: Armed Forces, Academic Progress, Defense, George Bush, Minority Groups
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'Four Presidents on Television' at the Billy Wilder Theatre
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterAt the New York World's Fair on April 30, 1939, President Franklin D. Roosevelt became the first commander in chief to appear on television when he formally opened the festivities on a NBC telecast. Since that time, every president and presidential...Tags: John F. Kennedy, John McCain, Jack Benny, National Government, Franklin Delano Roosevelt
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Police briefs
An Edgewater man and a teenage girl were arrested in connection with the beating and robbery of a man outside an Edgewater supermarket, Anne Arundel County police said. The victim was attacked by three people who repeatedly struck him with sticks, a...Tags: Drug Trafficking, People, Firearms, Defense, Edgewater
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A presidential primer on the Middle East conflict
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterTo: Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain From: The Holy Land Re: Well, it's complicated. . . -- So you're competing to become the umpteenth American president burdened by the conflict over this hallowed patch of ground. Like nearly every other candidate...Tags: Civil Unrest, Diplomacy, David Miller, Bill Clinton, Defense
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Local families give inner-city kids a breath of 'Fresh Air'
928-6473Jahchai Miller can't stop talking about Krispy Kreme doughnuts. For the first time, the 9-year-old Brooklyn boy got to try one of the famed treats. And not only did he try one — well, actually eight of them — he got to see them being made....Tags: Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Heavy Engineering, Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel, Hampton Roads
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Teen admits role in chase, crash
Sun reporterThe teenager who drove a stolen minivan that crashed into an unmarked police car during a high-speed chase in Annapolis entered the equivalent of a guilty plea during a juvenile court hearing yesterday. The 16-year-old boy, who was 15 at the time of the...Tags: Injuries, People, Firearms, Vehicles, Defense
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Housecleaning time for the CIA
U.S. presidents have been reluctant to reform the Central Intelligence Agency. Often, their first decision, naming a CIA director, guarantees there will be no meaningful change. Presidents from Ronald Reagan to George W. Bush named CIA directors who...Tags: Central Intelligence Agency, Executive Branch, Defense, George Bush, The White House
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Anne Arundel Datebook
Today Concert The Annapolis Maritime Museum will feature Bob Zentz in the next installments of its Summertime Maritime Concert at 7 p.m. on the museum campus, 400 Second St., and at noon Thursday at City Dock. Concert-goers are encouraged to bring lawn...Tags: Herbal Medicines, Kendo, Medicine, People, Tourism and Leisure
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