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Former Md. Sen. Clarence Mitchell III has died
Clarence M. Mitchell III, who helped steer a sweeping desegregation measure through the General Assembly, died Thursday of cancer at Seasons Hospice at the Northwest Hospital Center. He was 72. Mr. Mitchell became the nation's youngest black legislator...
Tags: Maryland General Assembly, Government, Prosecution, Crimes, George Davis
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CTA seeks input on improvement projects
RedEyeThe CTA is hosting various meetings this week for riders to weigh in on upcoming projects. >> On Thursday night, riders will get to see proposals to overhaul the Wilson station in Uptown. Work is expected to begin next year on the Red Line stop, the...Tags: Chicago Transit Authority
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CTA unveils plans for Wilson stop
RedEyeThe CTA on Thursday unveiled its plans for the ailing Wilson station, the three time winner of Going Public's annual Crust Station contest that dishonors the most disgusting CTA stop. Wilson will be transformed into a transfer station for Purple Line...Tags: Chicago Transit Authority
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Who owes the city the big bucks?
RedEyeIt's no secret that the CTA is strapped for cash, but it appears the agency's employees are too. About 1,300 CTA employees, who account for 13 percent of the CTA's workforce, owe money to the city, according to data released last month by the city. The...Tags: Fines, Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Transit Authority, Chicago Mayor, Punishment
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McManus: Are businessmen better presidents?
It's one of Mitt Romney's favorite lines: America needs a businessman in the White House. It's "a basic qualification" for the job, he said in his speech at the Republican convention last month, "one that's essential to [the] task." But what does history...
Tags: Government, Regional Authority, George Washington, Lyndon B. Johnson, World War II (1939-1945)
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Romney is this year's Dewey
Letter writer Bud Gibbs ("Romney is more qualified to be president than Obama," Sept. 4) contends that Mitt Romney is better due to a better resume. That is just a wee bit silly. If Mr. Gibbs would have been around, he surely would have voted for Thomas...Tags: George H.W. Bush, Government, Libya, Politics, George W. Bush
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A revealing local letter from V-J Day
(Editors Note: Charles A. Welsh Jr. of Stuarts Draft, Va. and formerly of Somerset, shared this letter written by his father on August, 15, 1945, V-J Day, the day Japan surrendered in World War II. His father served in the Navy on a ship during the war.)...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Radio, World War II (1939-1945), Japan, Entertainment
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More room for the USS Harry S. Truman
The deck of a U.S. aircraft carrier is one of the most dangerous places in the world to work. Anything that makes operations run smoother -- well, that's a good thing. Which brings us to the USSHarry S. Trumanand its new, roomier flight deck. The...
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Pictures in the News | Aug. 3, 2012
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For Boog Powell, Key West is favorite place to travel
He's a legendary Baltimore Oriole, has starred in Miller Lite beer commercials, and in recent years, has become a barbecue king.
Yet to fans in Baltimore and beyond, John Wesley Powell Sr., is simply "Boog" — friendly and down-to-earth, despite all...Tags: Gulf of Mexico, Cal Ripken, Jr., Restaurants, Atlantic Ocean, Dining and Drinking
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Billy Graham Released From the Hospital
CNNASHEVILLE, NC -- Evangelist Billy Graham was released from an Asheville hospital Tuesday. Graham was being treated for bronchial infection and has returned to his home in Montreat. "Upon admission, he was alert and in good spirits," said the statement,...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Macular Degeneration, Chick-fil-A, Inc., Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, Same-Sex Marriage
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WDBJ7 goes inside the White House for a behind the scenes tour
Anchor/ReporterIt was the biggest home in America at one time until after the Civil War. WDBJ7 Anchor Hollani Davis was one of eight reporters invited by the Obama administration earlier this month to take a personal tour of the White House. The President invitation...Tags: George Washington, Politics, Thomas Jefferson, White House, Business
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