Pa. GOP picks Burns as nominee for Murtha's seat (AP)
AP - Republicans in Pennsylvania have nominated a political newcomer to fill the congressional seat of the late Rep. John Murtha.
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Critz wins Dem nomination for Murtha seat (Politico)
Politico - Mark Critz, the district director for the late Rep. John Murtha (D-Pa.), won the Democratic nomination in the special election to...
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Arizona Rep. John Shadegg won't seek re-election (AP)
AP - Arizona Republican U.S. Rep. John Shadegg says he is retiring and won't run for a ninth term this year.
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Oppenheimer Dies
On February 18, 1967, Robert Oppenheimer died. He is best known for his work with the Manhattan Project that resulted in the atomic bombs us...
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War Veterans Gather, Get Help on Facebook
In the years following U.S. troop deployments to Afghanistan in 2001 and Iraq in 2003, thousands of former soldiers, both men and women, hav...
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Unemployment higher among young war veterans (AP)
AP - The Labor Department says the unemployment rate for young Iraq and Afghanistan veterans was 21.1 percent last year.
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'Spenser' detective novelist Robert Parker dies (AP)
AP - Robert B. Parker, the U.S. crime novelist who helped revive the hard-boiled detective genre through his "Spenser" series, has died. He ...
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An Iraq Vet, His Dog and an Unraveling War Story [Hoaxes]
Luis Carlos Montalván returned from the Iraq war and launched a media career — he's attending Columbia's J-School — based on a b...
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Lobbying Firm Mourns Death of Best Friend [Passings]
#passings Tragic news out of DC: with the passing of legendary Democratic Congressman John...
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Greg Rita, former caddie for Curtis Strange, John Daly, dies at 54
Greg Rita, the caddie for Curtis Strange when he won successive U.S. Open titles and for John Daly when he won the British Open, has died of...
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Bill McLaren, the BBC's 'voice of rugby', dies, aged 86
Bill McLaren, the distinctive Scottish commentator who became known as the "voice of rugby" in over 50 years with the BBC, has died.
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U.S. Rep. John Linder Announces Retirement
Congressman John Linder has announced he will retire from Congress after 18 years.
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Pernell Roberts, last star of TV's 'Bonanza,' dies (AP)
AP - Pernell Roberts, the ruggedly handsome actor who shocked Hollywood by leaving TV's "Bonanza" at the height of its popularity, then foun...
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Ebert tries out new 'voice' on Winfrey's show (AP)
AP - Film critic Roger Ebert, who lost his ability to speak after surgery for cancer, tried out a new voice on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" on T...
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