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Owens: “Don’t trash historic Puerto Rican regiment”
Hispanosphere - Orlando SentinelThe following article is by Sentinel's Darryl Owens on the controversy over the Osceola park named after the 65th Infantry Regiment. It ran on April 23. Darryl E. Owens Commentary Despite the sultry temperature, Jacqueline Centeno refused to yield. She... -
War General To Explain Published Complaints About President, Aides
Staff reporterWith the ramped-up war in Afghanistan at a precarious moment, President Barack Obama prepared to hear his top war commander explain biting published complaints about the commander in chief and his aides. Even before their showdown, the White House's...Tags: Joe Biden, Kabul (Afghanistan), U.S. Military, Wars and Interventions, Afghanistan
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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, Oct. 28, 1959
The Daily MirrorNippon Women Split on Retaining Geisha LADIES DAY IN TOKYO: The flowery era of Madame Butterfly is dying, but not quite dead in the postwar life of Japan. Under the democracy dictated to them by Gen. Douglas MacArthur, Japanese women got the vote in 1946.... -
Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, Oct. 29, 1959
The Daily MirrorWomen of Japan Enjoy Their Liberty LADIES DAY IN TOKYO (Part Two) -- When General of the Army Douglas MacArthur returned, as he had somehow hurriedly promised to do, Japan got its first taste of democracy. In the manner of a triumphant but just warrior,... -
Obama: 'Getting grey... difficult year'
The Swampby Mark Silva President Barack Obama, with 20 nations in his passport this year, stepped on to the Great Wall of China this week. "It gives you a perspective on a lot of day to day things that don't amount......Tags: Football, Finance, Sarah Palin, National Government, Barack Obama
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How low will he go? Obama gives Japan's Emperor Akihito a wow bow (Updates with videos, pic)
Top of the TicketU.S. president goes lower than he did for the Saudi king.... -
Obama bows to emperor, world reels?
The Swampby Mark Silva President Barack Obama has bowed to royalty, with a greeting for the Japanese emperor that erases any doubts about what the president's posture was -- remember that bow to the Saudi king that was not really a......Tags: National Government, Hideki Tojo, Barack Obama, Government, Surgery
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Ticket Replay: How low will he go? Obama's wow bow to Japan's Emperor Akihito
Top of the TicketAs the holiday season arrives, our thoughts on The Ticket turn to working not quite so hard for a few days. So we are re-publishing some of our favorite or most-read items from 2009. This item originally appeared on Nov....... -
Calvary Assembly Celebrates Veterans, D-Day on June 6
The Religion World“Old soldiers never die; they just fade away.” General Douglas MacArthur spoke these words that have become a haunting reminder as approximately 900 American World War II veterans die every day. As of February 2007, the median age of a WWII veter... -
McChrystal sacked as Afghan commander
The SwampGen. Stanley McChrystal leaves the White House Wednesday morning after resigning as commander of Allied forces in Afghanistan. (AP/Evan Vucci) by Julian E. Barnes, Christi Parsons and Peter Nicholas President Obama ousted his top commander in...Tags: Local Government, Afghanistan, Armed Forces, Defense, David Petraeus
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Simon & Schuster releases smart eBook: 'Truman Fires MacArthur'
Jacket CopyFast on the heels of news that President Obama had dismissed Gen. Stanley McChrystal, Simon & Schuster is releasing an eBook that chronicles another high-profile conflict between general and president. The eBook "Truman Fires MacArthur," a detailed... -
*Theater review: 'Thurgood' at Geffen Playhouse (updated)
Culture MonsterIn a recent poll testing the knowledge of basic American history, more than a quarter of those surveyed didn’t know that the U.S. gained its independence from Great Britain. OK, here’s a chance at redemption: How many of you can......
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Dec 28, 2009
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