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President Obama's Speech on Osama Bin Laden
WGNO NewsTHE PRESIDENT: Good evening. Tonight, I can report to the American people and to the world that the United States has conducted an operation that killed Osama bin Laden, the leader of al Qaeda, and a terrorist who's responsible for the murder of thousands...Tags: Health, Pakistan, Leon Panetta, George Bush, Al-Qaeda
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The Search For A Hero's Killer
WGNO NewsNew Orleans police need more help searching for the person who killed a woman remembered as a hero. Witnesses say 32-year old Kaamilya Muhammad helped get children to safety when gunshots were fired last summer, but she could do little to save herself....Tags: Clubs and Associations, Assault, Festive Events, Arts and Culture, Crime, Law and Justice
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Governor Jindal Speaks To LA National Guard Members As They Prepare To Leave For Iraq
ABC26 News"I want to start off today with a quick story from January 31, 1943 - when a young Marine escorted a strike force of dive-bombers ordered to attack Japanese forces in the South Pacific. "When the strike forces the Marine was leading approached their...Tags: Iraq War (2003-2011), Executive Branch, Armed Forces, Family, Government
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Local American Soldier's Body Returned Home To Hammond
Staff reporterThe body of an 18-year-old soldier killed in Afghanistan was returned Tuesday to his family. Pfc. Matthew Wildes' flag-draped casket arrived at Top Gun Aviation at the Hammond Airport as a large turnout of friends and family stood by to receive him....Tags: Pakistan, Family, Armed Forces, Death, Afghanistan
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Best Movie War Heroes
Blogging with Bill WhiteOn this Memorial Day Weekend, it seems fitting to have some kind of movie list that salutes our war dead, so I decided to pull together a list of the Best 10 Movie War Heroes. If I were just choosing...... -
A Precious Touchstone In Your Life
WGN-TVThis isn't a baseball post. It's that time of year when you are inundated with posts about commencement speeches from around the country. Let me add to the pile. This is my personal favorite. It was delivered writer ("Raiders of the Lost Ark", "Return of...Tags: Sports, OWN (tv network), College Sports, University of Michigan, Lawrence Kasdan
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Paramedic-in-training gets head start on life saving
Kyle Pollard is not a paramedic yet, but he appears to have the right stuff. The Winn Dixie employee was honored on Wednesday with the Civilian Life Saving Award. It's the highest honor the Margate Fire Department bestows on a citizen recognized for...
Tags: Health, Emergency Health Procedures, Broward College
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Frank Edward Ray dies at 91; hero in Chowchilla school bus hijacking
Frank Edward Ray, the school bus driver hailed as a hero for helping to lead 26 children to safety after a bizarre kidnapping in the San Joaquin Valley town of Chowchilla 36 years ago, has died. He was 91. Ray died Thursday in Chowchilla of complications...Tags: Cirrhosis, Health, Gerald Ford, Health and Safety at School, Karl Malden
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Sailors honored for heroic efforts
A tragic vehicle fire in July 2011 has prompted the Navy to recognize two Norfolk-based sailors for heroism, including one who perished that day. Chief Quartermaster Joseph A. Weschler was driving his car when a fuel leak sparked the fire. He pulled...
Tags: Awards and Prizes, World War II (1939-1945), Hampton Roads, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Military Equipment
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Ed Page On Facebook: Is Connecticut's New Tourism Slogan, 'Still Revolutionary,' On The Mark?
The following is an abridged version of a discussion on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/edpagecourant. Ed Page: We here at The Courant remember the Revolution — covered it as news, after all. So, when the state is putting $27 million into a...Tags: Samuel P Huntington, ESPN (tv network), World Wrestling Entertainment Inc., Lifestyle and Leisure, Nathan Hale
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Book review: 'The Passage of Power: The Years of Lyndon Johnson' by Robert Caro
Special to the Los Angeles TimesThe Passage of Power The Years of Lyndon Johnson Robert Caro Alfred A. Knopf: 736 pp., $35 "The Passage of Power," the fourth volume in Robert Caro's epic biography of Lyndon Baines Johnson, encompasses the period of LBJ's deepest humiliation and...Tags: Southeast Asia, Democratic Party, Justice and Rights, Robert F. Kennedy, Social Issues
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Beachgoers save family of three from rip currents
Saleh Saleh, a fifteen-year-old Northeast High School freshman, was visiting Ft. Lauderdale Beach with his neighbors Sunday and was asleep when he was awakened by screaming. "I heard a little kid screaming, I look up and I see everybody else going over...
Tags: Northeast High School , Palm Beach County, Fort Lauderdale, Coral Springs
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