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Police Documents: Tulsa Shooting Suspects Confessed
CNNTULSA, Oklahoma -- The suspects in the shootings of five African-Americans in Tulsa, Oklahoma, confessed shortly after their arrest, according to police documents. Jake England told investigators he shot three of the five victims, while Alvin Watts...Tags: Trials, Criminal Laws, Justice System, Transportation Accidents, Shootings
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African American Vietnam War Heroes
KTLA NewsA big push is underway to collect photos of African Americans who died while serving in the Vietnam war. The photos will be used for a Black History Month exhibit at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. Organizers of the exhibit say they...Tags: Washington, DC, Black History, Wars and Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Black History Month
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WWII Veteran Escapes Burning Home in Tustin
KTLA NewsTUSTIN, Calif. (KTLA) -- The home of a war Veteran in Tustin was destroyed by fire early Thusday morning. The owner of the home is a Veteran of three wars: WWII, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. He escaped the burning home without injury. Some 40...Tags: Korean War (1950-1953), World War II (1939-1945), Unrest, Conflicts and War
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NBC News Correspondent Edwin Newman Dead at 91
Associated PressNEW YORK -- Edwin Newman, who brought literacy, wit and energy to NBC newscasts for more than three decades, and battled linguistic pretense and clutter in his best sellers "Strictly Speaking" and "A Civil Tongue," has died. He was 91. NBC News did not...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, American League, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Chicago Sun-Times, Today (tv program)
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Feds Say Judge Bought Drugs for Stripper
Associated PressATLANTA -- A veteran federal judge faces drug and firearms charges after an exotic dancer at an Atlanta strip club told authorities he used cocaine, marijuana and other illegal drugs with her. Senior U.S. District Judge Jack T. Camp was arrested Friday...Tags: Georgia, Trials, FBI, Crimes, Justice System
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Live Korean War-Era Bombs Found in Neighborhood
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES -- A Los Angeles Police Department bomb squad removed to live Korean War-era military ordnances from a house in the Glassell Park neighborhood Saturday. At around 10:00 a.m. Saturday a man discovered the ordnances inside the garage of his...Tags: Los Angeles Police Department
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Obama Wins Powell Endorsement
WASHINGTON, DC-- Colin Powell, a Republican and retired general who was President Bush's first secretary of state, broke with the party Sunday and endorsed Democrat Barack Obama for president, calling him a "transformational figure" while criticizing...Tags: Colin Powell, Television, Weather Underground, United Nations, Entertainment
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Thousands Attend Anti-War Rally in Hollywood
HOLLYWOOD -- About 4,000 people took to the streets of Hollywood Saturday to protest the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The march was part of a nationwide "Day of Action" on the 6th anniversary of the invasion of Iraq. Similar rallies were being held in...Tags: Entertainment, Los Angeles, Oliver Stone, Movies, Hollywood (Los Angeles, California)
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City of Alhambra
FLOAT THEME: Salute to the USO The USO has been one of the premiere entertainment organizations in the United States since World War II and has entertained American men and women in uniform around the world for seven decades. Our hats are off to the...Tags: Korean War (1950-1953), Entertainment, U.S. Military, World War II (1939-1945), Wars and Interventions
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Local Veterans Day Observances
LOS ANGELES -- Veterans Day is being observed across the Southland today. The Southland's longest-running Veterans Day event -- The Veterans Day Program at Forest Lawn-Hollywood Hills -- is scheduled for 11 a.m. "United We Stand" will be the theme...Tags: Festive Events, Los Angeles International Airport, Korean War (1950-1953), Woodrow Wilson, George Bush
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Congressman John Murtha Dies At Age 77
Associated PressWASHINGTON -- U.S. Rep. John Murtha, an influential critic of the Iraq War whose congressional career was shadowed by questions about his ethics, died Monday. He was 77. The Pennsylvania Democrat had been suffering complications from gallbladder surgery....Tags: Values, Voting, Government, Nancy Pelosi, Crimes
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Malcom X Attorney Percy Sutton Dies at 89
Associated PressNEW YORK -- Percy Sutton, the pioneering civil rights attorney who represented Malcolm X before launching successful careers as a political power broker and media mogul, has died. He was 89. Marissa Shorenstein, a spokeswoman for Gov. David Paterson,...Tags: Civil Rights, Music Theater, International Military Interventions, Heavy Engineering, Lawyers
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