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George McGovern released from Fla. hospital
tool goes here FILE - In this Jan. 22, 2011 file photo, former Democratic presidential nominee and U.S. Sen. George McGovern arrives for the funeral Mass for R. Sargent Shriver at Our Lady of Mercy Parish in Potomac, Md. McGovern, 89, was hospitalized in from San Luis Obispo Tribune Read more »
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George McGovern released from Fla. hospital
FILE - In this Jan. 22, 2011 file photo, former Democratic presidential nominee and U.S. Sen. George McGovern arrives for the funeral Mass for R. Sargent Shriver at Our Lady of Mercy Parish in Potomac, Md. McGovern, 89, was hospitalized in Florida on Wed from Albequerque Express Read more »
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Former S. Dakota Sen. McGovern in good condition
FILE - In this Jan. 22, 2011 file photo, former Democratic presidential nominee and U.S. Sen. George McGovern arrives for the funeral Mass for R. Sargent Shriver at Our Lady of Mercy Parish in Potomac, Md. McGovern, 89, was hospitalized in Florida on Wed from Albany Times-Union Read more »
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Government’s Not Dead Yet
I met up recently with my old mentor, Charlie Peters, the founder, editor and driving force behind The Washington Monthly, where I worked in the late-1970s. Charlie is a supreme idealist who believes deeply in the good that government can do. He saw it g from The New York Times Read more »
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Our Best Diplomats: Women in the Peace Corps
Fifty years ago, 65 percent of the people volunteering to join the Peace Corps were men and 35 percent were women. Today, those numbers have flipped, with 66 percent of volunteers during the 2000s women and 34 percent men. This change, gradual over the f from Time Magazine Read more »
