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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: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Barack Obama, Steven Spielberg, Democratic Party, Rosemary Clooney
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150 years after Gettysburg, drummer to re-create reunion march
ReutersPITTSBURGH (Reuters) - Fifty years after the Battle of Gettysburg, the bloodiest of the U.S. Civil War, a survivor of that fight marched 200 miles from Pittsburgh to the site of the battle for a reunion attended by both Union and Confederate veterans. On...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Human Interest, Wars and Interventions, Memorial Day, U.S. Navy
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150 years after Gettysburg, drummer to recreate reunion march
ReutersBy Jeffrey B. Roth PITTSBURGH, May 25 (Reuters) - Fifty years after the Battle of Gettysburg, the bloodiest of the U.S. Civil War, a survivor of that fight marched 200 miles (320 km) from Pittsburgh to the site of the battle for a reunion attended by...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Human Interest, Wars and Interventions, Memorial Day, Vietnam War (1955-1975)
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LETTER: Farmington's Underground Railroad Role
Regarding "On Path Out Of Slavery: Tracing the Steps Of Conductor Of The Underground Railroad" [May 19, Living], celebrating Harriet Tubman of Maryland: Let us not forget that in Farmington was an important station on that "railroad," with the town...Tags: Railway Transportation, Transportation, Harriet Tubman, Robin Williams, Travel
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Ron Kaye: It's time for divisions to cease
In the dismal Los Angeles election cycle that mercifully concluded on May 21, much was made about the lack of women in high places if Wendy Greuel didn't win the mayor's race. Greuel herself played the gender card over and over, with pictures of her...
Tags: Politics, Local Elections, Richard Riordan, Elections, U.S. Senate
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Korean women scrap meeting Japanese mayor over brothel remarks
ReutersOSAKA, Japan (Reuters) - Two elderly South Korean women forced to work in Japanese war-time military brothels canceled a meeting on Friday with the mayor of the city of Osaka after he refused to withdraw remarks asserting the brothels were "necessary"...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Osaka (Japan), Sex Crimes, Prostitution, Kidnapping
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Golf-Adidas boss signals backing for "good guy" Garcia
ReutersLONDON, May 24 (Reuters) - Golfer Sergio Garcia is a "really good guy", the head of his sponsor Adidas said on Friday, indicating the sportswear company would not drop the Spaniard over a jibe directed at Tiger Woods. Garcia was forced to defend...Tags: Adidas AG, Chicken, Lifestyle and Leisure, Foods and Beverages, Tiger Woods
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Virginia slavery took root in the rich soil of the York
Old Point Comfort and Jamestown may have the distinction of being the first places associated with the arrival of Virginia's first Africans in 1619. But it wasn't until decades later that slavery really took off -- and when it did it was the south...
Tags: Yorktown (York, Virginia), Naval Weapons Station Yorktown, Arts and Culture, York County (Virginia), Memorial Day
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Easton man's ancestral search finds details of role of black soldiers in Civil War
From his childhood, the 58-year-old black resident of Easton has heard the tales of his family, a family that has called the region home for more than 100 years. Growing up around grandfather Aaron Good, he soaked up a plentiful supply of family stories....Tags: Jacksonville (Duval, Florida), Unions, Lafayette College, Battle of Antietam, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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The Confederate general From Pennsylvania
People who passed John Pemberton on the streets of Allentown must have thought him an impressive figure. This 60-year-old's lean, 5-foot-10-inch, ramrod-straight frame showed a positively military bearing. His finely tailored suits added to Pemberton's...Tags: Christianity, Unions, Anglicanism, U.S. Military, U.S. Congress
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Colum McCann on 'journeys by heroes'
National Book Award winner Colum McCann's ninth book, "TransAtlantic," is a fictionalized exploration of three historic journeys between North America and Ireland. He talked about his new novel, which hits bookstores on June 4, by phone from his...
Tags: Republic of Ireland, Arts and Culture, Literature, Tony Blair, Dublin (Ireland)
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Garcia signs off with eagle as Kingston leads PGA
ReutersVIRGINIA WATER, England (Reuters) - Sergio Garcia, embroiled in a racism row with Tiger Woods this week, got by with a little help from his friends on Thursday as he battled to a level-par 72 in the PGA Championship first round. South African veteran...Tags: Sports, James Kingston, Rory McIlroy, International Travel, Travel
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