NATION AND WORLD
Some lawmakers send few to academies
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — As the nation's military academies try to recruit more minorities, they aren't getting much help from members of Congress from big-city districts with large numbers of blacks, Hispanics and Asians.By BRIAN WITTE,Associated Press Writer , November 20, 2009
End of an era: Winfrey ending show after 25 years
CHICAGO (AP) — Oprah Winfrey was set to announce Friday that her powerhouse daytime television show, the foundation of a multibillion-dollar media empire with legions of fans, will end its run in 2011 after 25 seasons on the air.By CARYN ROUSSEAU,Associated Press Writer , November 20, 2009
White House at odds with bishops over abortion
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is on a collision course with Catholic bishops in an intractable dispute over abortion that could blow up the fragile political coalition behind President Barack Obama's health care overhaul.By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR,Associated Press Writer , November 20, 2009
FAA glitch causes widespread US air travel delays
ATLANTA (AP) — Air travelers nationwide scrambled to revise their plans Thursday after an FAA computer glitch caused widespread cancellations and delays for the second time in 15 months.By HARRY R. WEBER,AP Airlines Writer , November 19, 2009
Obama says US, allies discussing Iran sanctions
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Showing impatience with Iranian foot-dragging, President Barack Obama said Thursday that the U.S. and its allies are discussing possible new penalties against Iran for defying international attempts to halt its contested nuclear program.By CHARLES HUTZLER,Associated Press Writer , November 19, 2009
Leggo my Eggo! Kellogg fights waffle shortage
ATLANTA (AP) — Dear Kellogg: Leggo my Eggo!By DORIE TURNER,Associated Press Writer , November 18, 2009
Santas across the nation, fearful of being around sick children, want to be given priority for flu shots
CONCORD, N.H. — Forget cookies and milk. Santa wants the swine flu vaccine.By Holly Ramer, West Central Tribune , November 18, 2009
‘Christmas Carol’ suffocates in animation wizardry, glitz
NEW YORK — Lionel Barrymore. Alastair Sim. Laurence Olivier. Albert Finney. George C. Scott. Bill Murray. Michael Caine. Mr. Magoo. Scrooge McDuck.By JAKE COYLE AP ENTERTAINMENT WRITER , November 16, 2009
Recession intensifies Gen X work discontent
CHICAGO – They’re antsy and edgy, tired of waiting for promotion opportunities at work as their elders put off retirement. A good number of them are just waiting for the economy to pick up so they can hop to the next job, find something more fulfilling and get what they think they deserve. Oh, and they want work-life balance, too.By Martha Irvine, Associated Press , November 16, 2009
Death Valley bones may be missing German tourists
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK, California (AP) — Authorities say remains found in Death Valley may be those of four German tourists, including two children, who vanished 13 years ago.By Associated Press , November 13, 2009
Lawyer: Accused Fort Hood gunman may be paralyzed
FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) — The Army psychiatrist accused in the fatal shootings at Fort Hood may be paralyzed from the waist down after being shot multiple times during the attack, his attorney told The Associated Press on Friday.By ANGELA K. BROWN,Associated Press Writer , November 13, 2009
Obama eyes domestic spending freeze
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration has alerted domestic agencies to plan for a freeze or even a 5 percent cut in their budgets, part of an election-year push to rein in record deficits that threaten the economy and Democrats' political prospects next fall.By ANDREW TAYLOR,Associated Press Writer , November 13, 2009
Obama: Decision soon on troops for Afghanistan
TOKYO (AP) — President Barack Obama, facing withering criticism for a prolonged decision-making process on Afghanistan, asserted Friday he's doesn't want the next move to be seen as an "open-ended commitment."By CHARLES HUTZLER,Associated Press Writer , November 13, 2009
Holder: US likely to ask death for 9/11 defendants
WASHINGTON (AP) — Self-proclaimed Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other Guantanamo Bay detainees will be brought to trial in a civilian federal courthouse in New York, blocks from site of the devastating 2001 terror attacks. Prosecutors expect to seek the death penalty.By DEVLIN BARRETT,Associated Press Writer , November 13, 2009
Jobless claims fall, but hiring gains seem far off
WASHINGTON (AP) — Fewer people are claiming unemployment benefits — but still too many to signal that the economy is close to gaining jobs.By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER,AP Economics Writer , November 12, 2009
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1944: Army Sergeant's Baby Stolen
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1959: USSR Propaganda Expected During Khruschchev Visit
In 1959, referring to the USSR as "Russ" in the headlines was fairly common, at least in the Daily Globe.
"Khrushchev is expected
1944: Unrationing Food
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1944: Patton Pounds West Wall; Soviets Now in Greece, Germans Claim
This is a fairly typical top half of a front page from September 1944, with the war headline across the top with a dogleg to the right of the page,
1944: Russia Schlorps Up Small Countries
Here's another sad editorial from 1944 about Russia's behavior to its neighbors.
"Czechoslovakia is an excellent example of what Russia want
1944: Former Adrian Man Killed in Saipan
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We had a firsthand glimpse of wha
1944: Nazi Silent Weapons
In 1944, an English official hinted the Germans had come up with a new bomb that wasn't audible. Without sound, people wouldn't know to take shelt
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