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Yale Awards 3,084 Degrees, Along With Honorary Degrees for Sotomayor, Levin
The Hartford CourantYale presented honorary degrees to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor and to Vincent Cerf, one of the "fathers of the Internet," but it was the surprise honorary degree for Yale's retiring President Richard C. Levin that won the longest and most...Tags: U.S. Supreme Court, FedEx Corporation, Colleges and Universities, Sonia Sotomayor, Google Inc.
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LETTER: Growing Debt Biggest Story
The politicians and the media seem to be determined to do everything they can to diminish or cover up the country's most urgent problem -- the national debt. It is so serious that it should be on the front page of every newspaper every day and the lead...Tags: Television Networks
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A fascinating historical account
"Bunker Hill: A City, A Siege, A Revolution" by Nathaniel Philbrick, Viking, 398 pages, $32.95. This is a non-fiction account of before, during and after the Battle of Bunker Hill. The Founding Fathers generally associated with Boston — John Adams,...Tags: Tea Party Movement, George Washington, American Revolutionary War (1775-1783)
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This presidential database loves running and Legos
Arden Hayes is 5. He loves Legos and running so fast across the living room to flip onto the couch that his feet end up pointing at the ceiling. He also loves the presidents — especially 11 and 33. Arden knows all 44 U.S. presidents. In order....
Tags: Abraham Lincoln, Chester Alan Arthur, Politics, Franklin Pierce, Harry S. Truman
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Letters to the Editor: SeaWorld's tax breaks, right to pray, Obama's Muslim joke
SeaWorld's tax breaks Scott Maxwell's column, "Tax breaks for SeaWorld shift burden to you," on Wednesday bashing SeaWorld for not paying current income taxes is a great illustration how the uninformed press is ruining our country with misleading...
Tags: Sports, Jihad, Investments, Bill Clinton, Stock Market
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U.S., county celebrated bicentennials in 1976
"Rediscover America 1976 Bicentennial Celebration, United States of America-Washington County, Maryland, 1776-1976" was the full name of an event that would involve most of the members of the Washington County Historical Society and the community, as a...Tags: Abraham Lincoln, Arts, Human Interest, Mack Trucks, Inc., The Wizard of Oz (movie, 1939)
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New Bush Library, same old Bush record
It was inspiring to see them side by side at Southern Methodist University in Dallas: Presidents Jimmy Carter, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama. For their service to this country, we are indebted to each one of them. It'...
Tags: Politics, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Jimmy Carter, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Bill Clinton
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Presidential alumni an elite (and small) club
At the dedication Thursday of the George W. Bush Presidential Center, President Barack Obama appeared with all four living ex-presidents — George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George H.W. Bush and Jimmy Carter. That raised a question: What is the record...Tags: Politics, Calvin Coolidge, Bill Clinton, John Tyler, Jimmy Carter
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Colonial connection serves Players well in lively '1776'
Congress' inability to agree on matters of import isn't exactly a new phenomenon, but the Colonial Players' current production of the musical "1776" reminds us that fiery debate has been a part of our nation from the outset. Sherman Edwards' 1969 Tony...
Tags: Slavery, Politics, Sprague, Tony Awards, Theater
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'Whitey Bulger' digs deep into a gangster's tale
When Whitey Bulger was arrested in Santa Monica late on the afternoon of June 22, 2011, it brought to an end one of the longest, and strangest, manhunts in U.S. history. Nearly 82, Bulger had spent 15 years hiding in plain sight in an apartment complex...Tags: Justice System, Criminals, Jack Nicholson, Boston, Crime, Law and Justice
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Allan Powell: Myths about separation of church and state
The principle of separation is one of America’s greatest contributions to political thought. Responsible citizenship makes it important to identify myths to sort out intended and unintended distortions of fact. Myth 1: We don’t have...Tags: Politics, Church and State Relations, Christianity, Crime, Law and Justice, Arts and Culture
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Night of nonsense
WASHINGTON -- In the 12 months we have to steel ourselves for the next State of the Union spectacle, let us count the ways that this spawn of democratic Caesarism -- presidency-worship -- has become grotesque. It would be the most embarrassing ceremony in...
Tags: Natural Disasters, Calvin Coolidge, Woodrow Wilson, Ronald Reagan, Barack Obama
May 20, 2013
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May 14, 2013
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May 14, 2013
|Column| Daily American
May 4, 2013
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May 2, 2013
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Apr 27, 2013
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Apr 26, 2013
|Column| Orlando Sentinel
Apr 26, 2013
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Mar 27, 2013
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Mar 1, 2013
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Feb 22, 2013
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Feb 18, 2013
|Column| Orlando Sentinel
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