John Glenn
US President Barack Obama presents the Presidential Medal of Freedom to former NCAA basketball coach Pat Summitt as astronaut and former senator John Glenn (L) and author Toni Morrison (2nd L) applaud during a ceremony on May 29, 2012 in the East Room of the White House in Washington. The award is the country's highest civilian honor.
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President Kennedy interrupted a breakfast with congressional leaders and joined 100 million TV viewers to hear the famous words, 'Godspeed, John Glenn,'
It's too bad because it's become so polarized and nobody is willing to compromise and it's become so much that way that I think a lot of things that should be getting done are not getting done
The first American to orbit the Earth, John Glenn became a hero in every sense of the wordMore quotes »
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Smithsonian welcomes Discovery to space collection
off its Boeing 747 carrier and towed to the museum near Dulles International Airport . Astronauts including former Sen. John Glenn will help deliver Discovery to its retirement as an artifact representing the 30-year shuttle program.A welcome ceremony is expected Read more »
Around the web
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SUDDEN VICTORY: Lopez's OT goal lifts Garden City to 2-1 district win over John Glenn
a 5-13-2 mark. The Cougars upended the Rockets, 3-0, earlier in the month but Thursday nights contest was tight throughout. John Glenn came out aggressive and loose and we looked like we were a little tight and afraid to make mistakes, said Garden City coach 7:29 AM from HometownLife.com Read more »
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Charlize Theron Shopping Modern-Day 'Hatfields & McCoys' TV Series (Exclusive)
of the Earth) are taking their Hatfields & McCoys project to ABC, where they have a meeting scheduled for next week. John Glenn (Eagle Eye) is penning the project, with Theron currently attached only as a producer. Glenn's ABC pilot, Identity, was passed over 1:03 AM from Hollywood Reporter Read more »
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Track: John Glenn's Haley Gregory ready for four events at state
qualifying for the state meet in two events as a freshman. Another season of preparation led to a historic feat for the John Glenn sophomore. Gregory will compete in the preliminaries of four events -- the 100, 100 hurdles, 300 hurdles and 400 relay -- during from Zanesville Times Recorder Read more »
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John Glenn's Rice to play football for Muskingum
was the kind of... Allowing businesses to, in effect, adopt highway rest areas in Ohio is an excellent idea. Former John Glenn football standout Matt Rice, of Norwich, will continue his athletic and academic careers at Muskingum University. Rice, a 6-foot, from Zanesville Times Recorder Read more »
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Dolores Huerta dice que Mitt Romney no ganará la presidencia ‘por sus ideas reaccionarias'
entre ellos, el cantante Bob Dylan, el exjuez de la Suprema Corte de Justicia, John Paul Stevens y el exastronauta John Glenn. “Romney no va a ganar la presidencia por sus ideas reaccionarias, no sólo contra los inmigrantes, sino contra las mujeres y las uniones from The Huffington Post Read more »
