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Calderón, cerca del final
MÉXICO, DF.- Una pesadilla se ha cernido sobre el epílogo del gobierno de Felipe Calderón Hinojosa. Nadie recuerda que tanta calamidad se haya cebado en la figura de gobernante alguno en la historia contemporánea de México.
El trágico accidente que segó...Tags: Politics, Elections, The New York Times, Organized Crime, Mario Vargas Llosa
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From the Right: Desperate times, time for desperate measures?
As we head into today’s primary in Florida, the big surprise is that Newt Gingrich is still one of the favorites to win. How is it that this one time has-been may be on the cusp of victory? A man with a list of personal problems that makes Bill...Tags: Politics, Elections, Thomas Paine, Bill Clinton, Newt Gingrich
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Today in history
Today is Monday, Jan. 24, the 24th day of 2011. There are 341 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Jan. 24, 1961, a U.S. Air Force B-52 broke up and crashed near Goldsboro, N.C., dropping its payload of two nuclear bombs,...Tags: Mischa Barton, Saint Petersberg (Russia), Neil Diamond, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
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World War Two battleship USS Iowa sets off on final voyage
Reuters* 47 sailors died in 1989 turret explosion * Ship carried Roosevelt to meeting with Churchill, Stalin * First commissioned in 1943, decomissioned in 1990 By Laird Harrison RICHMOND, Calif., May 26 (Reuters) - The battleship USS Iowa, which served...Tags: Emergency Incidents, Polio, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, World War II (1939-1945), U.S. Navy
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USS Iowa Heads For Final Home in San Pedro
KTLA NewsSAN FRANCISCO -- Decades after transporting President Franklin Roosevelt across the Atlantic and fending off kamikazes in the Pacific during World War II, the USS Iowa passed Saturday under the Golden Gate Bridge en route to its final home and duty as a...Tags: Military Equipment, Europe, World War II (1939-1945), U.S. Navy, Roosevelt
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Twitter feud erupts between Jerry Brown press shop, columnist
PolitiCalA Twitter feud between Gov. Jerry Brown’s press secretary and writers from the Sacramento and Fresno Bee has found its way into the newspaper’s pages. Thursday’s paper included an item on the tweeting exploits of Brown press secretary... -
Crowds to crown UK queen's 60th anniversary party
Reuters* Queen Elizabeth marks 60 years on throne * Big crowds expected over four-day celebrations * Monarch, at 86, seen as symbol of stability By Mike Collett-White and Michael Holden LONDON, May 25 (Reuters) - Britain's Queen Elizabeth will celebrate 60...Tags: Elton John, Christianity, Royal Wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton (2011), World War II (1939-1945), Amusement and Theme Parks
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FACTBOX- UK queen's 60 year reign-by numbers
ReutersMay 25 (Reuters) - Here is a look at the queen's reign by numbers: POLITICS: - The queen is the second longest serving monarch. Only five other kings and queens in British history have reigned for 50 years or more: Victoria (63 years) George III...Tags: Christianity, Politics, David Cameron, Australia, Religion and Belief
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Fame does not always bring fortune, records show
ReutersBy Li-mei Hoang LONDON, May 23 (Reuters) - Welsh poet Dylan Thomas left a pittance when he died, Winston Churchill bequeathed a small fortune to his wife Clementine and "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" author Beatrix Potter gave almost all her land to the...Tags: United Kingdom, Dylan Thomas, London (England), Entertainment Events, Beatrix Potter
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Reuters World News Highlights at 1350 GMT, May 23
ReutersMay 23 (Reuters) - TOP STORIES ----------- BAGHDAD - World powers held talks with Iran on Wednesday to test its readiness under pressure of sanctions to scale back its disputed nuclear programme, seeking to defuse a decade-old standoff and avert the...Tags: Politics, Hosni Mubarak, U.S. Airways, Saudi Arabia, Central Intelligence Agency
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Storied battleship making final port call in Los Angeles
Reuters* USS Iowa ferried Franklin Roosevelt to WWII summit * Saw combat in Pacific theater in WWII, Korean War * Floating museum expecting 500,000 visitors first year By Alex Dobuzinskis LOS ANGELES, May 18 (Reuters) - The USS Iowa, which ferried the late...Tags: Politics, World War II (1939-1945), U.S. Navy, Museums, Korean War (1950-1953)
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Iran attack decision nears, Israeli elite locks down
ReutersBy Michael Stott JERUSALEM, May 17 (Reuters) - A private door opens from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office in central Jerusalem directly into a long, modestly furnished, half-panelled room decorated with modern paintings by Israeli...Tags: Politics, The Holocaust (1934-1945), Gaza Crisis (2008), Benjamin Netanyahu, Germany
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