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Beijing commuters switch to subways, buses to battle hazy days of summer Olympics
Associated Press WriterBEIJING (AP) _ Traffic flowed a little smoother. Busy avenues had fewer cars. By nightfall, even the hazy sky had mostly cleared. So went the first workday under a government-imposed plan to reduce Beijing's foul air pollution before the start of next...Tags: Pollution, International Olympic Committee, Subway Transportation Industry, Subway Transportation, Passenger Cars
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Man's body found in Potomac River
The Associated PressMaryland State Police are investigating the death of a man whose body was recovered from the Potomac River. Authorities say a fisherman found the unidentified man's fully clothed body about 9 a.m. yesterday north of the Woodrow Wilson Bridge. Police are...Tags: Heavy Engineering
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'Of Equal Measure' at the Kirk Douglas Theatre
Times Theater CriticThe trouble with historical fiction is that there often isn't a satisfying amount of either element. Fact constrains fantasy as the helpless past gets reduced to a pencil sketch. "Of Equal Measure," Tanya Barfield's drama about the hypocrisy of Woodrow...Tags: Elections, Minority Groups, Kirk Douglas, Fiction, National Government
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November 1, 2008 thru May 11, 2009: Bold Caballeros y Noble Bandidas
Captivating exhibition explores Mexican popular culture inspired by the Mexican Revolution of 1910. Saturday, November 1, 2008, to Sunday, May 10, 2009 (Day of the Dead to Mexican Mother's Day). Bold Caballeros y Noble Bandidas ride in to the Autry...Tags: Cultural Development, Culture, Political Development, Mother's Day, Emiliano Zapata
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Obama's trip puts him on the world stage
The Associated PressSen. Barack Obama 's trip to the Middle East and Europe marks his first high-profile step onto the international stage, a campaign-season audition of sorts for a presidential hopeful pledging a new era in diplomacy and an end to the U.S. combat role in...Tags: Mahmoud Abbas, John McCain, Elections, Barack Obama, National Government
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THIS DATE IN HISTORY
1919: President Woodrow Wilson received a tumultuous welcome in Manhattan after his return from the Versailles Peace Conference in France. 1947: Demolition work began in Manhattan to make way for the new permanent headquarters of the United Nations.Tags: United Nations
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No guarantee
Among our 42 presidents, 10 had military experience. But only George Washington, Zachary Taylor, William Henry Harrison and Dwight Eisenhower had combat experience at the command level. It is interesting to note that our greatest wartime presidents --...Tags: William Henry Harrison, Ulysses S Grant, Armed Forces, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Dwight David Eisenhower
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New war deliberation process sought
202-824-8224Future presidents should be required by law to consult with senior members of Congress before taking the nation to war, a bipartisan study commission recommended Tuesday. The commission, headed by former Secretaries of State James A. Baker III and Warren...Tags: George Bush, College of William and Mary, Richard Nixon, National Government, Bill Clinton
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On this day in history
On July 10, 1509, John Calvin, the Protestant Reformation theologian, was born in Noyon, France. In 1850 Vice President Millard Fillmore succeeded to the presidency upon the death of Zachary Taylor. In 1875 educator Mary McLeod Bethune was born. In...Tags: National Government, Chicago Bulls, Salvation Army, Government, Prisons
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On July 8, 1822, English poet Percy Bysshe Shelley drowned off Livorno, Italy; he was 29. In 1889 The Wall Street Journal began publishing. In 1907 Florenz Ziegfeld staged his first "Follies" show in New York. In 1919 President Woodrow Wilson...Tags: Florenz Ziegfeld, United Nations, Douglas MacArthur, Adelphia Communications Corporation, Ojai
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