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    Aug 17, 2010 |Story| WPIX-LTV

  1. Met Opera Breaks Box Office Records

    The Metropolitan Opera has set a record for its box office opening day, selling more than $2.6 million worth of single tickets for the new season.
    Associated Press Writer
    The Metropolitan Opera has set a record for its box office opening day, selling more than $2.6 million worth of single tickets for the new season. The total, reflecting the sale of more than 24,000 tickets on Sunday, compares to $2.5 million in sales...

    Tags: Ceremonies, Richard Wagner, Entertainment, Society, Opera (genre)

    2. Jun 15, 2010 |Story| WPIX-LTV

  2. Controversial Nomination Sparks 9/11 Families' Anger

    Judi Reiss is a self-described former 'Mama for Obama' who says she fondly remembers spending many weekends in Pennsylvania going door to door to help get President Obama elected. She voted for the President, but is now feeling "abandoned and betrayed" and says she won't vote for him again because of how she thinks the White House is handling the 'War on Terror'.
    Judi Reiss is a self-described former 'Mama for Obama' who says she fondly remembers spending many weekends in Pennsylvania going door to door to help get President Obama elected. She voted for the President, but is now feeling "abandoned and betrayed"...

    Tags: Terrorism, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Elections, Washington (U.S. state), Justice System

    3. May 7, 2012 |Story| WSBT-TV

  3. Adams High student group takes stand against discrimination

    <span style=&quot;font-size: small;">A group of South Bend students say they're standing up for equal rights.</span>
    A group of South Bend students say they're standing up for equal rights. The Queer Straight Alliance from John Adams High School is asking the school board to change the corporation's by-laws to include sexual orientation and gender identity in the...

    Tags: Companies and Corporations, Politics, Health and Safety at School, Health, Minority Groups

    4. May 6, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. When American narratives collide

    The most famous speech in American history begins this way: &quot;Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal." Lincoln's eloquence at Gettysburg was lyrical but not historically accurate. For no such thing as a "new nation" had been proposed in 1776; only a temporary union of sovereign states, declaring their independence from Britain, then presumably going their separate ways.
    The most famous speech in American history begins this way: "Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal." Lincoln's...

    Tags: Government, Abigail Adams, Thomas Jefferson, American Revolutionary War (1775-1783), Politics

    5. May 11, 2012 |Story| Hartford Courant

  5. Oscar Berger's Presidential Caricatures At NBMAA

    Oscar Berger was born and raised in Czechoslovakia. He studied art in Paris and Berlin, later starting his career as a political cartoonist in Berlin. But history, and his own nature, made it impossible for Berger to stay in Germany. The Nazis came to power in 1933, and Berger made them angry with his highly critical cartoon work. He was forced to leave the country.
    Oscar Berger was born and raised in Czechoslovakia. He studied art in Paris and Berlin, later starting his career as a political cartoonist in Berlin. But history, and his own nature, made it impossible for Berger to stay in Germany. The Nazis came to...

    Tags: Millard Fillmore, Arts, New Britain Museum of American Art, Thomas Jefferson, Entertainment

    6. Apr 14, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  6. History Matters: 1912 article charted the age of U.S. presidents

    100 Years Ago Presidential fireworks In the Times, there was a short piece about life span of some of our presidents: "Age of Presidents "The youngest chief executive at the time of his death was James K. Polk who was fifty-three. Fourteen...

    Tags: College Sports, Charles Carroll, Politics, Elections, U.S. Electoral College

    7. Apr 21, 2012 |Story| Imperial Valley Press Online

  7. Tea Party conservatives rally people in Brawley for November election

    BRAWLEY &mdash; Calling for all people to safeguard their liberty by &ldquo;firing&rdquo; President Barack Obama during the November election, a group of Tea Party conservatives rallied support for their cause outside the Brawley Public Library.
    Staff Writer
    BRAWLEY — Calling for all people to safeguard their liberty by “firing” President Barack Obama during the November election, a group of Tea Party conservatives rallied support for their cause outside the Brawley Public Library. The...

    Tags: Politics, Elections, Tea Party Movement, Barack Obama, Facebook

    8. Mar 9, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Free speech under fire

    The recent exchange between an atheist and a judge in a small courtroom in rural Pennsylvania could have come out of a Dickens novel. Magisterial District Judge Mark Martin was hearing a case in which an irate Muslim stood accused of attacking an atheist,...

    Tags: Entertainment, Gays and Lesbians, Justice and Rights, Thomas Paine, Isle of Wight (Isle of Wight, Virginia)

    9. Mar 7, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  9. Thief may have sold more historic documents

    Document thief Barry Landau may have sold more of the national treasures he stole from museums &#8212; including the Maryland Historical Society in Baltimore, where his scheme unraveled &#8212; than previously thought, according to the National Archives inspector general, who said Wednesday that his investigators have uncovered new evidence.
    Document thief Barry Landau may have sold more of the national treasures he stole from museums — including the Maryland Historical Society in Baltimore, where his scheme unraveled — than previously thought, according to the National Archives...

    Tags: Arts, Property, Prosecution, FBI, John Hancock

    10. Mar 13, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  10. Letters: Judges' vital role in government must be reflected in compensation

    The independent Judicial Compensation Commission recently reported its findings to the Maryland General Assembly — presented to the Senate and House of Delegates in the form of joint resolutions — regarding judge's salaries Our state's judges...

    Tags: Government, Laws, Thomas Jefferson, Crime, Law and Justice, Politics

    11. Mar 14, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  11. L.A. Phil's Borda and Bohnett to attend White House dinner

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    LA Philharmonic chairman David Bohnett with his guest Deborah Borda, president and CEO of the LA Phil, will be attending a White House state dinner tonight honoring British Prime Minister David Cameron and his wife Samantha Cameron....
    12. Mar 21, 2012 |Column| Baltimore Sun

  12. Floggings no, lethal injection yes

    John D. Bessler, an expert on capital punishment who teaches at the University of Baltimore School of Law, argues in his most recent book on the death penalty (he's written four) that, since its founding, the United States has become a more civilized place. We outlawed duels a long time ago. We no longer whip or torture inmates. We no longer place offenders in stocks. We stopped public hangings.
    John D. Bessler, an expert on capital punishment who teaches at the University of Baltimore School of Law, argues in his most recent book on the death penalty (he's written four) that, since its founding, the United States has become a more civilized...

    Tags: Government, Thomas Jefferson, Murder, Politics, Executive Branch

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