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On Faith: Better angels of our nature stronger than the demons
How can one contemplate the slaying of eight people at a hair salon in Seal Beach and draw any meaning from such evil? I certainly cannot. As a professor of comparative religion, I can only offer a modest reflection on an act of violence that snuffed out...Tags: Heroism, Heart Disease, Substance Abuse, Behavioral Conditions, Dana Rohrabacher
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Community Commentary: Remember those who selflessly served
Military victories throughout our history have shaped the world in which we live and are the keystone of every American freedom. Largely due to our military might, the citizens of the United States have been given the opportunity to create the greatest...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Veterans Day, Defense, Veterans Affairs, Human Interest
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Calendar
YOUR WEEKEND FRIDAY: Long Beach-based indie rock band The Brook Lee Catastrophe (pictured) headlines Fitzgeralds Pub, 19171 Magnolia St., Huntington Beach. Vandella also performs. The 21-and-older show starts at 9 p.m. and is $5 at the door. For more...Tags: Long Beach (Los Angeles, California), Wars and Interventions, Vehicles, Central Park, Huntington Beach
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Mailbag
Two thumbs down for Poseidon Regarding "Plant will help H.B.," Mailbag, June 10: Timing is everything, isn't it? Look at the election results. Abe Lincoln was right: "You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the...Tags: Ocean View, Central Park
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Blagojevich's brother not publicly bitter — but he's unsure how to restore his reputation
As U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald retires to accolades, Robert Blagojevich said he's still fighting to restore his reputation since federal prosecutors dropped charges against him in a sweeping corruption case involving his brother's administration.
"I...Tags: Lawyers, Justice System, Government, Crime, Law and Justice, Chicago Tribune
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Fitzgerald humbly bows out
Departing U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald's options seem endless.
In his first comments since announcing he was stepping down, Fitzgerald said Thursday that public service remains "in his blood." He also likely has his pick of a prestigious, high-paying...Tags: Employment Opportunities, Lawyers, Justice System, Labor Legislation, FBI
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Fitzgerald apologizes for his lowest moment
Change of Subject(Retiring U.S Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald) admitted regrets about his comments on the day of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s arrest when the normally reticent U.S. attorney said Lincoln would “roll over in his grave” and he spoke a... -
Reagan blood vial -- ghoulish or historical?
Somebody may have been taking that phrase "Saint Ronnie" a little too literally. Or he was taking "Reaganomics" too literally. A glass vial purportedly containing residue of President Reagan’s type-O blood, from the March 1981 day when an assassin...
Tags: Assassinations, White House, Auction Service, Reaganomics, John F. Kennedy
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Reagan blood sample vial for sale, controversy included
It's called Lot 160, a 5-inch glass tube that's unremarkable in every way — except that it purportedly held blood drawn from President Ronald Reagan as he lay struggling for life after an assassination attempt. The vial, partially coated with a...
Tags: Libraries, Celebrities, U.S. Secret Service, Auction Service, George Washington
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Days to remember
A century and a half ago — and a drive of about two and a half hours from Harford County in modern times — Union and Confederate forces were in the midst of positioning themselves to become the masters of Harpers Ferry at the confluence of the...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Memorial Day, Holidays, Harford County
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Sing it loud, an America like no Other
I, too, sing America. So wrote Langston Hughes, the unofficial poet laureate of the Harlem Renaissance. Hughes, whose 65 years spanned the lynch mobs of the early 20th century and the race riots of the mid-1960s, intended a defiant reminder to a nation...
Tags: Langston Hughes, Jeremiah Wright, Elections, Barack Obama, Republican Party
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Sing it loud, America
I, too, sing America. So wrote Langston Hughes, the unofficial poet laureate of the Harlem Renaissance. Hughes, whose 65 years spanned the lynch mobs of the early 20th century and the race riots of the mid-1960s, intended a defiant reminder to a...Tags: The Miami Herald, Elections, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Politics, The New York Times
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