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George Clooney is distant cousin of Abraham Lincoln
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Aunt Rosemary was not George Clooney's only famous relative. You can add a certain Civil War American president to the Oscar-winning actor's family tree. Politics has apparently run in the activist actor's blood for centuries,...
Tags: Daniel Day-Lewis, Celebrities, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Rosemary Clooney, Abraham Lincoln
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The 54th Annual Grammy Awards
THE 54TH ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS
The 54th annual GRAMMY Awards took place at The Staples Center tonight and music’s biggest night belonged to Adele. The singer won six awards including Album of the Yearand Best Pop Vocal Album for 21 and Record of...Tags: Blake Shelton, Chris Brown, The Beach Boys, Lady Gaga, Christianity
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Reba Added As Grammy Presenter
Reba McEntire will serve as a presenter at the Grammy Awards on Sunday, while The Civil Wars have been added as performers. The Civil Wars are nominated for two Grammys – Best Country Duo/Group Performance for “Barton Hollow” and Best...Tags: Kelly Clarkson, Glen Campbell, Grammy Awards, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Taylor Swift
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Montgomery Gentry 'Rebels on the Run'
Montgomery Gentry are getting ready to release their seventh studio album this fall. The CD, 'Rebels on the Run,' was borne, they say, of blood, sweat and tears -- which makes it the most personal project of their 12-year career.
"In a lot of ways the...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Prostate Cancer, Kentucky, Health
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CeaseFire complains police interfere with group's push to ease gang conflicts
CeaseFire Illinois workers say Chicago police officers are increasingly ordering them off street corners in Woodlawn along with gang members, interfering with their efforts to tamp down violence in the crime-plagued neighborhood. The alleged...
Tags: Criminal Laws, North Lawndale, Lawndale (Chicago, Illinois), Woodlawn (Chicago, Illinois), CeaseFire
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Voice of the People, May. 25
Why Memorial Day? The parades. The flags. The military proudly carrying their weapons like beacons that will guide us, bring us freedom and make us strong. There will be cookouts and sales. Eat. Buy. Talk of sports, kids and the weather. Nothing serious....Tags: Memorial Day, Pension and Welfare, Human Interest, Vietnam War (1955-1975), Mundelein
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Gov. Quinn remembers classmate, war hero, at Hinsdale school
Gov. Pat Quinn's voice broke in emotion Friday during a visit to his alma mater, St. Isaac Jogues School in Hinsdale, where he remembered a friend and classmate who was killed decades ago during the Vietnam War. The visit also marked the start of the...
Tags: Memorial Day, Executive Branch, Government, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Human Interest
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Sharpsburg Elementary School fifth-graders honor fallen soldiers
caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.comSharpsburg Elementary School fifth-grader Kahlin Stydinger said placing American flags on the graves at Antietam National Cemetery was a way to reward the Civil War soldiers buried there because of what they fought for. “That’s the only...Tags: Memorial Day, Holidays, Students, Spanish-American War, International Military Interventions
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Military Losing Fight Against Sexual Assault
The Hartford CourantApparently, May was Harass Your Female Subordinates Month in the U.S. military. I didn't get the press release, but a number of news items brought me up to speed. A sergeant at West Point is being investigated for secretly videotaping at least a dozen...Tags: Sexual Misconduct, U.S. Department of Defense, Chuck Hagel, U.S. Army, Assault
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Saluting Sacrifice: Pause At 3 To Remember
As the nation continues to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, it is worth remembering that Memorial Day — formerly known as Decoration Day — was established to honor those who died in that terrible conflict. Of the more than...Tags: Memorial Day, Holidays, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Human Interest, U.S. Congress
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Taliban attack int'l compound in Afghan capital, killing 2 guards and wounding 4 aid workers
Associated PressKABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — In the latest militant strike on the Afghan capital, Taliban gunmen backed by a suicide car bomber attacked an international aid group's compound on Friday, killing two guards and setting off an hours-long street battle...Tags: Al-Qaeda, Taliban, Afghanistan, Kabul (Afghanistan), The Associated Press
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