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Veterans home-loan bond money going untapped
SACRAMENTO — In the last century, Californians have said yes to every request for money to help veterans buy homes. Since 2000, they have signed off on $1.4 billion in bonds for that purpose. But most of that money remains untapped. In fact, the...Tags: Loans, U.S. Congress, Elections, Iraq, Voting
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Thomas A. Schleigh Sr.
Thomas A. Schleigh Sr., U.S. Army retired, entered the kingdom of the Lord in the early morning hours of May 9, 2013. He was born in Hagerstown, Md., on Sept. 20, 1930. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Soon Hi (Cho/Theresa); son, Thomas Jr. and...Tags: Religion and Belief, Human Interest, U.S. Army, Fort Meade (military base), Fort Eustis
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Justice Ginsburg: Roe v. Wade not 'woman-centered'
Tribune reporterForty years after the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark Roe v. Wade case legalized abortion, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said the case is not her "ideal picture" for resolving the controversial issue of abortion. Instead, the landmark decision gave...Tags: Feminism, Colleges and Universities, General Practitioners, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Crime, Law and Justice
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The changing of the guard
Daily American Staff WriterANNVILLE — American involvement in the Afghanistan and Iraq conflicts could be drawing to a close, but the National Guard may never be the same. In the 10 years since the initial siege of Baghdad, the role of guardsmen and women has shifted...Tags: Ethics, Values, U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Military, Crime, Law and Justice
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Lionel A. Jones Sr., decorated Army officer
Lionel A. Jones Sr., a retired noncommissioned Army officer whose career spanned 25 years, died April 30 of cancer at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. He was 76. He was born in Lancaster, Va., and moved to Baltimore in 1939. After graduating from Frederick...Tags: Johns Hopkins Hospital, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Hospitals and Clinics, Awards and Prizes, Morgan State University
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Letters: Vietnam today
Re "The Vietnam syndrome," Opinion, May 5 Frank Snepp, a former CIA analyst who was in Vietnam during the fall of Saigon in 1975, worries that we may not have learned the lessons of our war in that country. He may have missed the most important lesson....
Tags: Afghanistan, Los Angeles International Airport, Barack Obama, Kabul (Afghanistan), Iraq
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Letters: Mistreating those who serve
Re "Reward for combat duty: loss of jobs," May 6 I'm glad The Times is naming names. The companies that failed to protect the jobs of those serving the country need public shaming so we'll know which companies not to patronize. The excuse that the law... -
Peninsula marks Memorial Day
HAMPTON — John Gately remembers joking with his friend Bailey Montgomery Talbot IV about appearing in the newspaper obituaries. Each day Talbot said his picture wasn't in the paper was a good day. When his obituary was published in September 2012,...
Tags: Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), U.S. Army, U.S. Department of Defense, Holidays, Hampton (Hampton, Virginia)
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U.S. Army Delay On New Armed Helicopter Could Be Good News For Sikorsky
WASHINGTON — U.S. Army officials this week said they do not expect to decide until later this year whether to start a multibillion-dollar program to develop a new armed scout helicopter, or extend the life of the current Vietnam-era OH-58 Kiowa...Tags: Education, U.S. Army, Italy, Boeing Co., United Technologies Corporation
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Vietnam detains blogger for anti-state criticism
ReutersHANOI, May 27 (Reuters) - Vietnamese police have detained a former journalist who ran a blog containing anti-state views, authorities said on Monday, part of a widening crackdown on dissent in the Communist-run country. Truong Duy Nhat, 49, was taken...Tags: Government, Hanoi (Vietnam), Politics, Journalism, Reviews
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As Kentucky Derby nears, these two already have won
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — As the Kentucky Derby approaches, consider Dennis O'Neill and Tom Knust as Twin Spires for racehorse Goldencents. The backstretch barns at Churchill Downs were celebrity central Wednesday morning, led by the current biggest...
Tags: Health Treatments, Celebrities, Equestrian, Auction Service, Kentucky Derby
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Films and Lectures
HAWAII Movie Filmmaker Catherine Bauknight will present "Hawaii: A Voice for Sovereignty," a documentary that raises awareness of issues that threaten the ancient and environmentally sustainable culture of native Hawaiians. When, where: 7:30 p.m....Tags: Southeast Asia, Travel, Trips and Vacations
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May 28, 2013
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May 27, 2013
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May 1, 2013
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May 5, 2013
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