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17 died in Md. thunderstorms 40 years ago
Maryland WeatherFROM TODAY'S PRINT EDITIONS:It was one of Maryland’s worst natural disasters, claiming 17 lives. But few remember after 40 years. Bruce Sullivan does. A senior forecaster at the National Center for Environmental Prediction, he said a line of...Tags: Bodies of Water, Maryland, Rivers
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Obama, region: 'No senior, junior partner'
The Swamp...Tags: Immigration, Prisons, G20, Prisoners and Detainees, Values
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Warren Buffett: 'Not off the bottom yet'
The Swampby Mark Silva "We have not come off the bottom yet,'' Warren Buffett says. Buffett, the multibillionaire oracle from Omaha and informal adviser to President Barack Obama, says the actions that the federal government is taking today raise the "probability'...Tags: United States, Inflation and Deflation, AAA, Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Ethics
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Obama: Vietnam's lessons true today
The Swampby Mark Silva They're still talking about the lessons of Vietnam at the White House, where President Barack Obama today awarded a Presidential Unit Citation to Alpha Troop, First Squadron of the 11th Armored Cavalry. At the White House, where......Tags: Massachusetts, Veterans Affairs, Defense, Jim Jones, National Government
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Cheney: Obama 'more radical' than seen
The Swampby Mark Silva President Barack Obama, bowing to other leaders of the world, fails to understand the concept of "American exceptionalism,'' former Vice President Dick Cheney contends. "There's never been a nation like the United States of America in world....Tags: Al-Qaeda, Defense, Sean Hannity, Dick Cheney, Justice System
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Newport News shipyard photos reach back 125 years
If you've ever taken a good look at the battleship USS Wisconsin outside Nauticus and the Hampton Roads Naval Museum in Norfolk, it probably didn't take long to recognize that you were in the presence of something special. With its long, raking hull,...
Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Photography, Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Mariners' Museum
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Gary Stein: Commendable, sure, but not "heroic"
I know a true hero, although he surely wouldn't call himself one. He is the son of a very close friend. He served in Iraq, and is now on duty in Afghanistan. And, like all the other American service people there, he volunteered to put his life on the...Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Social Issues, USA Today, Minority Groups, Google Inc.
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Life Out Here: To Ruslan with love
In the worst of times we often see the best of people. Expected heroes, such as police officers, firefighters, paramedics, doctors and nurses, usually do what they’re trained to do in emergency situations and do so with valor. Then there are...
Tags: Hurricane Sandy (2012), Fox News Channel (tv network), Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Sports, Elizabeth Warren
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When our heroes are revealed to be flawed ...
In the movie "Flight," for which Denzel Washington scored an Oscar nomination, a brilliant pilot successfully lands a catastrophically damaged plane, saving scores of lives, even though this captain was high as he sat behind the throttle. To some degree,...
Tags: Air and Space Accidents, Alcohol Addiction, Steppenwolf Theatre, Lance Armstrong, Transportation Accidents
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Supreme Court has been no friend of freedom
There's a story Americans have learned about the Supreme Court, a story that affects the way we view high-profile cases like the ones about same-sex marriage that it heard last week. In this story, the Supreme Court has played a crucial, maybe the...Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Social Issues, Elections, Abortion Issue, U.S. Congress
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Serving one another
“Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another’s feet.”—John 13:14 I enjoy doing almost anything, at least for a while. I am not a painter, but every time my children need something...
Tags: Superman (fictional character)
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Now is the time for a sports hero to speak up
Leonard Pitts"Now is the time..." -- Martin Luther King, Aug. 28, 1963 Brendon Ayanbadejo is wrong. It is painful to say that. Ayanbadejo's heart is in a good place and the advice he gave last week on MSNBC's "The Ed Show" was practical and well intentioned. But...Tags: San Francisco 49ers, Civil Rights, Minority Groups, Baltimore Ravens, Jackie Robinson
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