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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: Chicken, Tiger Woods, Foods and Beverages, Sergio Garcia, Adidas AG
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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: Franklin County (Pennsylvania), Battle of Antietam, Unions, Wars and Interventions, Jacksonville (Duval, Florida)
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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: Harry Trexler, Christianity, Big Black (music group), Anglicanism, Montgomery County (Virginia)
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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: Literature, Dublin (Ireland), Republic of Ireland, Arts and Culture, Tony Blair
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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: Seoul (South Korea), Sex Crimes, South Korea, Osaka (Japan), Shinzo Abe
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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: Memorial Day, York County (Virginia), Naval Weapons Station Yorktown, Social Issues, Arts and Culture
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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: Luke Donald, International Travel, Sergio Garcia, Miguel Angel Jimenez, Sports
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U.S. Commerce nominee poised for swift Senate approval
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Chicago billionaire Penny Pritzker on Thursday appeared on her way to becoming U.S. commerce secretary, after a top Republican lawmaker said she had answered most of his questions about her role in the failure of an Illinois bank...Tags: Political Fundraising, Economy, Business and Finance, Elections, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, Employees
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Euro Tour chief sorry for 'coloured athletes' gaffe
ReutersVIRGINIA WATER (Reuters) - European Tour chief executive George O'Grady was forced to issue an apology on Thursday after re-opening the Tiger Woods-Sergio Garcia racism row by making an unfortunate comment about "coloured athletes". Just when it seemed...Tags: Luke Donald, PGA Tour, International Travel, Sergio Garcia, Ryder Cup
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Euro Tour chief sorry for 'colored athletes' gaffe
ReutersVIRGINIA WATER (Reuters) - European Tour chief executive George O'Grady was forced to issue an apology on Thursday after re-opening the Tiger Woods-Sergio Garcia racism row by making an unfortunate comment about "colored athletes". Just when it seemed...Tags: Luke Donald, PGA Tour, International Travel, Sergio Garcia, Ryder Cup
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Woods wants to 'move on' from Garcia's 'hurtful, inappropriate' remark
LONDON -- Sergio Garcia apologized for a “fried chicken” jibe aimed at Tiger Woods during a European Tour awards dinner Tuesday, and Woods replied via Twitter on Wednesday that although the remark was "wrong, hurtful and clearly inappropriate,...
Tags: International Travel, Tiger Woods, Twitter, Inc., Golf, Ryder Cup
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Garcia sorry after 'stupid' Woods fried chicken jibe
ReutersVIRGINIA WATER, England (Reuters) - Sergio Garcia said "sorry" 11 times and used the word "apology" on five occasions as he spoke of his regret at causing a furor by making a "fried chicken" jibe at world number one Tiger Woods. Spaniard Garcia told...Tags: PGA Tour, International Travel, Tiger Woods, Golf, Masters Tournament
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