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AP via Yahoo! News - Tue Nov 24, 3:53 pm ET
"The Imperial Cruise: A Secret History of Empire and War" (Little, Brown and Company, 400 pages, $29.99), by James Bradley: Theodore Roosevelt is one of the most admired figures in American history.
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Deseret News - Wed Nov 25, 11:32 am ET
Iran and Libya, not Saddam Hussein's regime in Iraq, were Britain's main security concerns before the invasion of Iraq,...
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KJCT 8 Grand Junction - Wed Nov 25, 9:05 am ET
LONDON (AP) - A senior Foreign Office official has testified that Saddam Hussein's regime was not the British government's main concern in 2001. Sir William Ehrman says in remarks before the country's Iraq Inquiry that Britain was focused on threats from Iran, Libya, and North Korea.
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Fort Wayne Journal Gazette - 1 hour 5 minutes ago
Alejandro R. Ruiz Sr., 85, an Army infantryman in World War II who received the Medal of Honor for single-handedly storming a Japanese machine gun bunker - twice - during the Battle of Okinawa, died Nov. 23 at a hospital in Napa, Calif. He had congestive heart failure.
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AFP via Yahoo! News - Mon Nov 23, 12:14 am ET
South Korea on Monday ignored an offer by the North to resume cross border tours, suspended since a housewife was shot dead by soldiers last year, because it did not come through official channels.
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Boston Herald - Wed Nov 25, 11:03 am ET
LONDON - Iran and Libya, not Saddam Hussein's regime in Iraq, were Britain's main security concerns before the invasion of Iraq, Foreign Office officials testified...
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INO News - 1 hour 47 minutes ago
(RTTNews) - The hearings in an inquiry into the reasons for Britain joining the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in 2003 entered a second day on Wednesday, with a senior official testifying that Britain was not much concerned about the threat posed by Saddam Hussein's regime at the time of the invasion.
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The Huffington Post - 2 hours 48 minutes ago
I'm itching like a like a volleyball playing nudist in a field of poison oak to inflate the first 4 story tall balloon and kick...
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Edison-Norwood Times Review - Wed Nov 25, 6:32 am ET
Veterans who served during World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and other conflicts since, gathered Nov. 11 at Monument Park in commemoration of Veterans Day. The annual event, sponsored by Edison Park American Legion Post 541, draws area veterans, local public officials and neighbors.
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CBS News - Tue Nov 24, 11:30 pm ET
Building a Strong Afghan National Army Could Be America's Best Exit Strategy, But Finding Candidates Is Difficult
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The Iowa City Press-Citizen - Wed Nov 25, 12:39 pm ET
The Solon American Legion has been working on funding and erecting a veterans memorial for a year and a half, and though the work isn’t complete, the memorial is beginning to take shape.
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East Bay Express - Wed Nov 25, 12:23 am ET
Readers sound off on West Berkeley development, North Korea, and Dan Das Mann. "Michael Moore's Action Plan," Raising the Bar, 11/4 Moore to the Story Jay Youngdahl tells us that Michael Moore wants an end to home evictions. To paraphrase Mark Twain, let's see what this prayer really means. 1) Rational or fiscally burdened tenants will stop paying rent. 2) Without money for repairs ...
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The Valley Chronicle - 33 minutes ago
David Burt Utiger, 79, of Hemet, died Nov. 2, 2009, at his home in Hemet. Services are private. Interment will be private in Rose Hills Memorial Park in Whittier. Miller-Jones Mortuary in Hemet is handling arrangements.
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Santa Paula Times - 1 hour 24 minutes ago
Honoring those who served their country drew a crowd Wednesday to Veterans Memorial Park for the annual Mercer-Prieto Post 2043 observance that featured patriotic music and the traditional special salute to Santa Paulans who lost their life in war.
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The Scranton Times-Tribune - Wed Nov 25, 4:07 am ET
WASHINGTON - America's once clear dominance in space is eroding as other nations, including China, Iran and North Korea, step up their activities, a panel of experts told the House subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics last week. "Others are catching up