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'The Big Uneasy' taps into outrage over flooding of New Orleans
![Harry Shearer says his "head exploded" 20 months ago. That's when he heard President Barack Obama, during a town hall meeting in New Orleans, refer to the flooding of the city after Hurricane Katrina as "a natural disaster."](http://www.baltimoresun.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-07/63276943-15161834.jpg "Harry Shearer says his "head exploded\" 20 months ago. That's when he heard President Barack Obama, during a town hall meeting in New Orleans, refer to the flooding of the city after Hurricane Katrina as \"a natural disaster.\"")
Harry Shearer says his "head exploded" 20 months ago. That's when he heard President Barack Obama, during a town hall meeting in New Orleans, refer to the flooding of the city after Hurricane Katrina as "a natural disaster."
The comedian, actor, radio...Tags: HBO (tv network), Politics, Disasters and Accidents, Television Industry, K-Ville (tv program)
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Ask Tom why: What is the highest dew point ever recorded?
Dear Tom, What is the highest dew point ever recorded? —Stephen Powell, Loretta, Wis. Dear Stephen, In the U.S., the highest dew points (80 degrees or higher) occur during the summer near the Gulf of Mexico and in the Mississippi Valley and...Tags: Saudi Arabia
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Worst Heatwave In Years Grips Midwest, Moving East
ReutersAn oppressive and potentially deadly summertime mix of sizzling temperatures and high humidity baked a large swath of the country again on Sunday, pushing afternoon heat indexes in dozens of cities to dangerous levels. Forecasters warned the heatwave...Tags: Kansas, Nebraska, Wisconsin, Values, Minnesota
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Remarkable People: Scott, Jeff and Mark Engle
![The Engle brothers—Scott, Jeff and Mark—grew up around hammers, wrenches and screwdrivers. Heck, each one of 'em hoisted a power saw before he got out of grade school. But, says Scott, the oldest at 53, "we drive desks for a living," meaning they sit behind desks in corner offices.](http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-07/63274090-15144837-187105.jpg "The Engle brothers—Scott, Jeff and Mark—grew up around hammers, wrenches and screwdrivers. Heck, each one of 'em hoisted a power saw before he got out of grade school. But, says Scott, the oldest at 53, "we drive desks for a living,\" meaning they sit behind desks in corner offices.")
The Engle brothers—Scott, Jeff and Mark—grew up around hammers, wrenches and screwdrivers. Heck, each one of 'em hoisted a power saw before he got out of grade school. But, says Scott, the oldest at 53, "we drive desks for a living," meaning...Tags: Human Interest, Hurricane Katrina (2005), Lawndale (Chicago, Illinois), Travel, Trips and Vacations
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Steaming and boiling face off in annual crab cook-off
Along most of America's coastline, crustaceans get boiled. Sometimes in plain old Yankee water. Sometimes in spicy Cajun stock. Whatever the liquid, there's a whole pot of it bubbling away. Whatever the seafood — Maine lobster, Carolina blue crab,...Tags: Foods and Beverages, Jimmy Carter, Politics, Garlic, Lemons
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Temperatures headed for 100 degrees
Temperatures in the mid-90s on Monday drove Marilyn Ramirez to the beach at Rocky Point Park, where her children splashed in the Chesapeake Bay. But they probably won't be back at week's end.
With temperatures forecast to rise to 102 degrees by Friday,...Tags: Health, Physical Conditions, Disasters and Accidents, Cardiac Arrhythmia, Kidney Disease
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John R. Burleigh 2d., civil rights activist, dies
Baltimore Sun reporterJohn R. Burleigh 2d., a civil rights activist who had been chairman of the employment committee of the Congress of Racial Equality and retired from the city housing authority, died July 9 of cancer at Gilchrist Hospice Care in Towson. The longtime...Tags: Cambridge (Dorchester, Maryland), Demonstration, Politics, Annapolis, Employment
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John R. Burleigh 2d, civil rights activist, dies
John R. Burleigh 2d, a civil rights activist who had been chairman of the employment committee of the Congress of Racial Equality and retired from the city housing authority, died July 9 of cancer at Gilchrist Hospice Care in Towson.
The longtime Hunting...Tags: Cambridge (Dorchester, Maryland), Demonstration, Politics, Employment, Annapolis
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Outages, flood warnings as storms roll through Chicago area
Storms rolled through the Chicago area this morning, bringing some welcome relief from the heat but also spawning flash flood warnings and power outages.
The first storms hit around 6:30 a.m. in the north suburbs, dumping two to three inches of rain...Tags: Midway, Disasters and Accidents, WGN, Values, Indiana
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Playhouse pays tribute to "The Man in Black"
Daily American Staff Writer“The Man in Black” wears many faces in the Mountain Playhouse production of “Ring of Fire.” Playhouse favorite Larry Tobias sings, acts and directs the ensemble cast comprised of Mary Ehlinger, Susan O’Dea, Carolina Reiter,...Tags: Human Interest, Johnny Cash
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Clear Spring grad receives scholarship that's about more than grades
taylor.eckel@herald-mail.comWhen Matthew Blair was a senior at Clear Spring High School, he participated in various volunteer efforts as the Student Government Association president. However, he said, he was best able to share his abilities through peer tutoring. At the beginning...Tags: History (tv network), Politics, Education, Facebook, Schools
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Nearly 700 Same-Sex Couples Tie Knot In NYC
PIX11.comOn the first day of the marriage equality law, New York City wed a record 659 couples. 484 were married by State Court Judges who volunteered their time to be part of the event. New York is the sixth and largest state in the nation to legalize same sex...Tags: Connecticut, Politics, North Carolina, Delaware, New Jersey
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