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Harriet Tubman visitor center: a good first step
Harriet Tubman was one tough lady. She escaped slavery, fleeing an Eastern Shore plantation. She was a leader in the Underground Railroad, traveling at night under the North Star — probably along the Choptank River — hiding at safe houses...Tags: Barbara A. Mikulski, Transportation, New York, Human Interest, Slavery
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Families Of Pan Am 103 Victims Gratified By Gadhafi's Downfall
pix11.comFamilies of loved ones lost on Pan Am 103, ordered blown from the skies by Moammar Gadhafi in 1988, are gratified over the downfall of the Libyan dictator. Bert Ammerman, whose 36 year old brother Tom, was among the 270 people killed when the jumbo jet...Tags: Transportation Accidents, Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, Disasters and Accidents, Prostate Cancer, Muammar Gaddafi
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5.9 Magnitude Earthquake Rocks Eastern Seaboard, Jams Cell Service
When the 5.9 magnitude earthquake hit Virginia Tuesday at 1:53pm, people scrambled to call their loved ones for the next half hour. But Verizon, Sprint, and other mobile service providers got jammed up and many calls couldn't go through. While the cell...Tags: FEMA, Disasters and Accidents, New York, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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New York State Celebrates First Same-sex Marriages
ReutersNEW YORK -- Wedding fever hit New York on Sunday, as hundreds of gay and lesbian couples lined up to be married on the first day that same-sex marriage was legal in the state. In western New York, two grandmothers became the state's first legally wed...Tags: Weddings, Delaware, Executive Branch, Family, Regional Authority
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Tributes For Former NY Gov. Hugh Carey, Dead At 92
PIX11.comFormer Governor Hugh Carey is being hailed by Democrats and Republicans as the man who saved New York from financial ruin. He died Sunday at his summer home on Shelter Island at the age of 92. The state's 51st governor is being remembered as a no-...Tags: Executive Branch, Human Interest, Regional Authority, Democratic Party, Chuck Schumer
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Biden and NASA brass salute astronaut Mark Kelly
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando Sentinel[From a pool report filed by the Arizona Daily Star] WASHINGTON — Pool was escorted into the Secretary of War Suite in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building at approximately 12:45 p.m. Approximately 50 guests were seated in the room, which is... -
Trucker's widow wins support in push for more safe rest areas
Nation NowTruck rest areas: A truck driver’s killing has led to legislation aimed at providing more and safer rest areas for truckers.... -
Weiner's A No-Show At Salute To Israel Parade
Staff reporterNo doubt recognizing he'd become the center of media focus, embattled Rep. Anthony Weiner chose not to participate in this year's Salute to Israel Parade. A staunch supporter of Israel, the New York Democrat has been an annual fixture at the parade, which...Tags: Judaism, New York, Executive Branch, Regional Authority, Israel
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US senators tell LGBT kids ‘It Gets Better’
BoystownA group of Democratic US Senators, including Illinois' own Dick Durbin, have joined the ranks of high profile people sending messages of hope to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning youth as part of the ‘It Gets Better‘... -
Giffords Opens Her Eyes, As Recovery From Gunshot To Brain Bounds Ahead
pix11.comJust five days after being shot in the brain at close range, Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords passes a new milestone of recovery, and two people from the Tri-State area there to witness it call it nothing short of miraculous. "She was holding my hand...Tags: Gabrielle Giffords, Human Interest, Arizona, Crime, Law and Justice, Human Body
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While veterans struggle, new senator sails
The Swampby Michael Muskal Neophyte Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York is running far ahead of any possible challenger, a bright spot for Democrats trying to prevent Republicans from seizing control of Congress in the midterm election year. According to a......Tags: New York City, Eliot Spitzer, New York, Executive Branch, David Paterson
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Injunction sought to ban defense agencies from enforcing 'don't ask, don't tell' policy
L.A. NOWA week after a federal judge in Riverside declared the U.S. governmentâs ban on gays serving openly in the military unconstitutional, attorneys for the Republican organization that filed the lawsuit asked the court to permanently and immediately ban...
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