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Presidential portraits
40 | RONALD WILSON REAGAN Feb. 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004 State: California Religion: Disciple of Christ, Presbyterian Marriages: Jane Wyman (Sarah Jane Fulks), Nancy Davis (Anne Frances Robbins) Military service: He served in World War II, first as...Tags: Florida, Crimes, Armed Forces, John Adams, Jane Wyman
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NYC museum offers 200 years of campaign history
If you thought you were getting tired of the endless loop of presidential campaigning that you've been subjected to the past months, consider this: Presidential politics go back 200 years or so, and if you ever windered what a dress worn by one of the...Tags: John Quincy Adams, John McCain, Democracy, Republican Party, Massachusetts
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Floral Park: A suburban outpost on city's edge
Special to amNewYorkThere seems to be some confusion about Floral Park. Is it in Nassau County or New York City? Is it a suburb or is it an urban center? Well, the answer to both of these questions is yes. Floral Park, Queens, lies on the outer edge of the city with its...Tags: Theft, Crimes, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Schools, New York Mets
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First edition of the Chicago Tribune newspaper
Chicago TribuneBy the middle of 1847, Chicago had shaken off much of the transient appearance of a frontier settlement and was attracting attention as an up-and-coming city. In July, 20,000 visitors from across the nation streamed into Chicago--population 16,000--for...Tags: Newspaper and Magazine
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City Living: Queens Village
Special to amNewYorkBlink and you might miss it, but just a 30-minute commuter train ride from Manhattan is Queens Village, a thriving, community-focused, family-oriented residential haven. Settled by cattle farmers in the 1640s, the area was first known as Little Plains....Tags: Theft, Crimes, Schools, Queens (New York City), Elmont
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Hail to the chiefs, as played by . . .
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterAmericans usually celebrate the likes of George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Franklin D. Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy on President's Day. But rarely are the less stellar commanders in chief ever mentioned, such as William Henry Harrison -- who caught a...Tags: Leonardo DiCaprio, John McCain, Charlton Heston, Rob Lowe, The White House
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Anthony N. Edwards of Queens
Defense Department announcementArmy National Guard Pvt. Anthony N. Edwards has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C., the Defense Department announced Sept. 13. He is the son of Norma Edwards of 175th St., Jamaica, and brother of Natasha Edwards of...Tags: Justice System, Military Equipment, Defense, Queens (New York City), Armed Forces
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New York State of mind
To be sure, New Yorkers have launched bids for the presidency before. New York City Mayor John Lindsay and Gov. Nelson Rockefeller unsuccessfully sought nominations in the 1960s and 1970s. Several candidates who were born or were in politics in the...Tags: John McCain, Christianity, Major League Baseball, Republican Party, Bruce Springsteen
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Road to the White House starts in NY
Newsday StaffTo be sure, New Yorkers have launched bids for the presidency before. New York City Mayor John Lindsay and Gov. Nelson Rockefeller unsuccessfully sought the nomination in the 1960s. Several candidates who were born or were in politics in the Empire...Tags: John McCain, Major League Baseball, Christianity, Republican Party, Bruce Springsteen
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Democrats, look West
As pundits have already noted more times than John Edwards has uttered the words "two Americas," Democrats may well make history this presidential season by nominating, for the first time, either a woman or an African American. What the party will not...Tags: Democracy, Republican Party, Lyndon B. Johnson, Harry Reid, Democratic Party
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Website touting Trump for President
STAFF WRITERForget governor. It's now The Donald for president. At least that's what state Independence Party Chairman Frank MacKay is touting in a new Web site posted yesterday to help "Draft Donald Trump for President." MacKay said he will also head an exploratory...Tags: Natural Disasters, Meteorological Disasters, Executive Branch, Donald Trump, Disasters
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'Blackboard Jungle' Star Glenn Ford Dies
Zap2It.comGlenn Ford, the rangy, laconic actor who in a long and prolific career in films and television portrayed characters from gallant leading men to saddle tramps, died Wednesday. He was 90. Ford, a top box-office draw in the 1950s whose career spanned more...Tags: Superman, Death and Dying, Movies, Family, Glenn Ford
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