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Confederate museum to share surprising collection
Associated Press WriterWith surgical gloves, S. Waite Rawls III pulls out a large drawer in the basement of the Museum of the Confederacy to reveal a startling display: dolls the size of children, neatly lined up like small bodies on a morgue slab. The dolls are among what...Tags: Baby Products, Games, and Toys, National Government, North Carolina, Fredericksburg (Fredericksburg, Virginia), Government
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Politics and football share one common bond: Dynasties
Sentinel Staff WriterAmericans pride themselves on their democracy. None other than George Washington helped set that tone. He relinquished the presidency voluntarily and peacefully after eight years in office, creating an important example for future leaders to follow....Tags: Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Brian Griese, Indianapolis Colts, San Francisco 49ers, John Elway
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Following the leader: Q&A with Bobby Bowden
Bobby Bowden learned how to lead by watching others, sure, and he read about leaders he admired. But Bowden most of all learned how to lead simply by doing it and by growing into the role. These days, Bowden is considered one of the pre-eminent leaders...Tags: Bobby Bowden, National Government, Schools, Florida State Seminoles, High Schools
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Hair collecting a thriving business
New York Times News ServiceWESTPORT, Conn.—In the musty back room of the collectibles shop he owns here, stocked with a copy of the Declaration of Independence and Ernest Hemingway's briefcase typewriter, John Reznikoff held up a gold case that contained his most prized...Tags: eBay Incorporated, John Lennon, John F. Kennedy, Government, Babe Ruth
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Friday is 'Colorado Day'
Friday marked the 132nd anniversary of Colorado becoming a state.
Governor Bill Ritter marked the occasion by proclaiming today Colorado Day.
President Ulysses S. Grant proclaimed Colorado to be the country's 38th state on August 1st, 1876.Tags: Ceremonies, Society, Colorado
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On July 23, 1885, Ulysses S. Grant, the 18th president, died at 63 in Mt. McGregor, N.Y. In 1888 novelist Raymond Chandler was born in Chicago. In 1945 French Marshal Henri Philippe Petain, who had headed the Vichy government during World War II, went...Tags: Gianni Versace, National Government, North Carolina, New Hampshire, Eudora Welty
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Shadow of death gave Randy Pausch, other authors' words special intensity
Tribune criticThe best writer's retreat of all may be a place where nobody really wants to go: the valley of the shadow of death. That is where many memorable and popular works have been written, as their authors come to terms with their imminent demise. Randy Pausch,...Tags: Family, Diseases, John Keats, Cancer, Edmund Wilson
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Find could be 'holy grail to Civil War collectors'
Of The Associated PressOfficials at a small Civil War museum made an intriguing discovery while sifting through storage: A document long treated as a photo reproduction of the terms of Gen. Robert E. Lee's surrender appears, upon closer inspection, to contain actual...Tags: Inventories, New York, Maryland, Charity, Tourism and Leisure
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McCain accuses Obama of playing 'race card'
Los Angeles Times Staff WritersThe race issue, long a subtext of this historic presidential contest, flared into the open Thursday when John McCain and his campaign chief accused Barack Obama of playing "the race card" to seek political advantage. Angry Democrats said McCain was...Tags: Primaries, Illinois, National Government, Hillary Clinton, Republican Party
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Issue Of Race Hits Obama-McCain Campaign
Associated PressPlaying the "race card." That means trying to exploit the most explosive political issue in this year's presidential contest, hoping it will help your candidate and hurt the other guy. John McCain brought up the issue Thursday — but accused Barack...Tags: Primaries, National Government, Hillary Clinton, Political Candidates, Republican Party
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Scholar of papers of U.S. Grant
John Simon, a Civil War scholar whose mammoth effort in editing of the papers of Ulysses S. Grant created a new standard for the organization of historical documents, died Tuesday in Carbondale, Ill. He was 75. His wife of 51 years, Harriet Simon,...Tags: Illinois, Abraham Lincoln, Health and Safety at School, Wars and Interventions, Ohio State University
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Hearing the call of history
Sun reporterSome missionaries have a calling to teach their faith in far-off lands. Chaplain Alan Farley says God called him to places closer to home but to a different time. Farley preaches at Civil War re-enactments across the country. Yesterday he held a...Tags: Pennsylvania, Wars and Interventions, Religious Conflicts, History, Lancaster (Lancaster, Virginia)
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