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June 3, 1994: Georgetown offers Iverson a scholarship
Daily Pressllen Iverson, nationally recognized for his basketball skills and legal troubles, plans to enroll at Georgetown University in August, his lawyers and the school said Thursday. Iverson, the former Bethel High School All-American, signed on April 19 a...Tags: Sports, John Thompson, Lawyers, School Examinations, National Collegiate Athletic Association
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Presidential sweepstakes, 20 years ago
Change of SubjectYes, the Republican presidential field looks to be in disarray these days as a raft of seemingly unlikely contenders jostle for the opportunity to take on a Democratic incumbent who's looking difficult to beat, but set the wayback machine for...... -
Not time yet for the GOP to cry `Mayday!' over sluggish presidential field
Change of SubjectPresident Barack Obama has had a pretty good month. U.S. forces killed Public Enemy No. 1, Osama bin Laden, and the most popular Republicans in the field of those likely to challenge his re-election bid have been dropping by the...... -
Twenty years ago this week Virginia football team was ranked No. 1 in the country
College football's most improbable No. 1 of the last half-century attracted "World News Tonight," validated Andy Warhol and prompted odes to Thomas Jefferson. Twenty years ago this week, the Virginia Cavaliers became the nation's top-ranked team....Tags: NFL Preseason, Armed Forces, Defense, Sports, Michael Vick
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Obama's Virginia campaign: Party calls
The Swampby Mark Silva President Barack Obama returns to the campaign trail this evening, raising money and stirring up a rally for the Democratic candidate for governor of Virginia - one of the long Republican-voting states that supported Obama's own election.......Tags: Government, New Jersey, Republican Party, Regional Authority, Bob McDonnell
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10 things you might not know about lieutenant governors
Tribune staff reportersHave you ever used anabolic steroids? Been arrested for domestic battery? Had a live-in girlfriend who was a prostitute? Been accused of falling $54,000 behind on child support? If so, you might be lieutenant governor material. Scott Lee Cohen's victory...Tags: Government, Illinois Supreme Court, Ron Ramsey, Elections, Scott Lee Cohen
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Confederate History Month -- Virginia's new governor accused of racial insensitivity, political cynicism
Top of the TicketReviving an observance that many thought had been buried eight years ago, Republican Gov. Bob McDonnell has declared April "Confederate History Month" in Virginia. Maybe it's not like firing on Ft. Sumter, but it's close. One of two Republicans elected...... -
Yes, Virginia, there was slavery here
The Swampby Mark Silva Virginia's governor was only trying to accentuate the positive. You know: The "sacrifices of the Confederate leaders, soldiers and citizens during the period of the Civil War,'' those good sons of the South who killed thousands of......Tags: History, Government, Regional Authority, Arts and Culture, Timothy M. Kaine
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Obama: Slavery, Confederate history
The Swampby Mark Silva President Barack Obama, who became the first African American president with the help of the electoral votes of Virginia, suggested this week that any discussion of history and the Confederacy should include slavery -- and a sensitivity........Tags: Government, History, Elections, South Carolina, Regional Authority
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Polls: How they look today
Spin CycleIt seems like we've reached a point where it's worth paying a little bit more attention to the polls. The most notable results show a somewhat durable McCain uptick (within 7) in Pennsylvania, a continuing close race in Virginia,......Tags: Television Industry, University of Virginia, Election Day, Pennsylvania, Jesse Helms
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Aiming for spot on ticket as No. 2
Sun StaffIsiah Leggett sits in the kitchen of his 4,500-square-foot home in Burtonsville -- a space not much smaller than the three-room house where he and a dozen brothers and sisters were raised -- and points to a faded scar above his right eye. "See that...Tags: Civil and Public Service, Government, Armed Forces, Elections, Defense
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Nov 2, 2008
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Jun 10, 2002
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