... the night before the dedication, at the home of David Wills. The speaker who preceded him gave a two hour oration, and the crowed was stunned by Lincoln's simple two minute speech. Those two minutes transformed Gettysburg from a battlefield into a symbol, and gave an historical meaning to the sacrifice of those who had lost their lives, while serving as an inspiration to the living. By invoking the guarantees of human equality in the Declaration of ... Independence, it defined the Civil War as "a new birth of freedom" and equality for all of the citizens of the country. In his speech, L...

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The trial of Dr. Conrad Murray, the personal physician of the late Michael Jackson, took a turn for the worse after the 911 call was played to jurors on September 29th. Murray chose not to call for an ambulance for nearly thirty minutes after he first realized that Jackson needed medical attention - a ... while Jackson was lying on his mattress, a soft surface. Murray then asked, "Does anybody know CPR?" although he was the doctor on hand. Murray then calmly told Alvarez that the singer had "a bad reaction" and needed to be taken to the hospital. However, instead of calling an ambulance righ...

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Argentine President Cristina Kirchner was recently in America this week for the UN General Assembly being held in New York City. The problem with this is, that puts her right in the fire, so to speak. She and her country have defaulted on billions in debt owed to U.S. creditors. President Kirchner has repeatedly ignored the U.S. federal court system and supposedly removed any of her country's assets to outside the U.S. and away from collectors. With her being in New York this week for the UN talks, U.S. bondholders' have become more upset due this obvious slap in the face to the U.S. Justice s...

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... already hooked with heroin and their lives are ruined. History of Heroin The heroin comes from morphine which is a natural substance extracted from seedpod of opium poppy. The opium poppy was discovered and cultivated in Mesopotamia about 3400BC. It was until the 19th century that the chemical analysis of opium was revealed. Most of its content could be ascribed to two ingredients, codeine and morphine ... . An English chemist named C.R. Alder Wright was the first person who processed the heroin in 1874. He made an experiment mixing morphine with different acids. However, ... ". Bayer i...

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... no way this was suicide" (Grondahl). Also pointing to the fact that Jones' death could be more than a suicide is the cryptic message he left for his girlfriend. "I love you," he told her. "By the time you get this, I will be gone" (Bailey). The Department of Defense has yet to confirm his death because of a policy of a 72-hour waiting period after notifying family members (Grondahl ... ). Jones' death falls close to the one-year anniversary of the death of Staff Sergeant Amy Seyboth Tirador. Tirador was shot in the back of the head while walking to her evening shift ... on a US military ...

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... people now own a cell phone, and that number is growing larger every day. The impact of cell phones on society has become huge. One reason that the cell phone has made such an impact on society today is because of the advances they have made with them through modern technology. When the cell phone first debuted, its only function was to make calls. That is not ... to watch live television no matter where you are. Some offer a GPS navigational system to help you find driving directions. Of course, many people would be lost without the option to text their friends and family, as well. Cel...

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... ' mission in Iraq on December 15th - nine years after US forces stepped foot on the foreign ground. US troops initially staged a war to rid Iraq of the weapons of mass destruction that they were thought to possess, but after almost a decade in the hostile country, no such weapons were found. Instead, the nine-year invasion revamped American politics and provided Muslims with a solid foundation for their ... who seek to divide, by economic and social issues, by the demands of democracy itself. Challenges remain, but the US will be there to stand by the Iraqi people as they navigate those ...

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... absolute living hell," Damien Echols, Jessie Misskelley, Jr., and Jason Baldwin were released from prison, where they were currently serving out their sentences for the murder of three second-graders in West Memphis, Arkansas in 1993. Steven Branch, Christopher Byers, and Michael Moore were found dead in a ditch with their bodies mutilated and hog-tied by their ... that they were driven by satanic ritual, regardless of the extreme lack of evidence that they had to indict the boys. Echols and Baldwin entered an Alford plea on three counts of first degree murder, while Misskelley entered...

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... -risk population, such as men who have sex with men and injection drug users. The recommendations sent out by the CDC, for the first time, come with guidelines for managing chronically infected patients of hepatitis B. "Chronic hepatitis B affects the lives of more than one million Americans, many of whom do not even know they are infected. These new recommendations are critical to identifying people who are living ... with the disease without the benefits of medical attention," said John W. Ward, M.D., director of CDC's Division of Viral Hepatitis. "Testing is the first step to identify...

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... their home countries to train in a place that is foreign to them? The answer can be found in general expertise, the desire to train with the best in a particular sport, and even an attempt to escape persecution. A Matter Of Expertise Many foreign athletes flock to the U.S. to train because of the reputation that the U.S has for expertise in Olympic sport in general. Its overall history ... of being a major competitor in the Olympics and supporting its athletes draws foreign athletes who wish to learn from this tradition and benefit from this support. ... atmosphere at home and focus on ...

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... Victory Gardens Back Now? Victory Gardens are still a way of showing pride, but their purpose is a little different. To understand the reasoning, you must know the average cost of food being transported from where it was produced to where you find it in your own neighborhood. The cost is measured in terms of miles traveled and the gallons of fuel it takes to transport it. On average, it ... know where they came from, what chemicals have been used on them, and you will know that they will be available. What About The President? Roger Doiron, a proponent of organic Victory Gardens, wants ...

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... oxygen are being forced to filter pollen heavy air as well. Perhaps it's no wonder that 250,000 asthma related deaths are reported to the World Health Organization each year. Urbanization is another culprit of the pollen flood. The baking effect of the concrete used in many urban areas causes increased temperatures and creates a haven for ragweed. Reports show that pollen seasons are growing longer and ... a way to reduce the CO2 levels in the air not much. Antihistamines and steroids provide some relief but neither is without side effects. Antihistamines are infamous for causing sleepi...

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... knew full well that thousands were never coming home. What's more is that the men knew it too. Eisenhower was so unsure of his plan that he wrote two letters, one praising the valiant men who stormed the beaches in the event of success, the other taking full blame in case the offensive was defeated. The men knew what they were heading into, and they went anyhow; not for ... fight nor die for men who simply command them. They fight and they die for those who lead them. Leadership is about serving. It's about giving away all of the credit and shouldering all of the blame. It's about makin...

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... from Dr. Bruce Ivins was not properly submitted and was destroyed. He was required to give a second sample, but this sample was of a different anthrax strain than the first. Luckily, a duplicate of his first sample was submitted to Dr. Paul Keim who is a geneticist at Northern Arizona University. That sample is what linked Ivins to ... of questionable activities. Incomplete Evidence A news conference was held to explain the scientific case that was brought against Ivins. Those presenting the case contradicted themselves during the course of the news conference. Understandably, this did n...

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... determined there were nine key errors in scientific fact. Mr. Justice Burton was quoted as saying that some of these points he determined as untrue had been "in the context of alarmism and exaggeration," according to The Times Online Edition of October 11, 2007. However, a look at recent news seems to show that Mr. Gore's critics are and will continue to be proven wrong at ... calling him an "alarmist." The following evidence is likely just the "tip of the iceberg." The Associated Press reported on August 27 of this year that "sea ice in the Arctic Ocean is at its second lowest level in...

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... Park Service and Navy Region Hawaii on the lawn of the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center, beginning at 7:40 AM Hawaii time. Thousands will attend the ceremony, but the number of Pearl Harbor survivors gets smaller every year (Lynch). Unfortunately, because of the dwindling number of survivors, and the ill health and old age of the remaining ones, this ceremony will be the last one conducted by the survivors' association (Lovett). "We had no choice ... ," said William H. Eckel, who previously directed the Fourth Division of the association. "Wives and family members have ... ...

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... spiral that would take decades to pull out of. Still reeling from the $700 million price tag of bailing out the banks, 61% of the American public does not want to bail out the auto industry, and no one is blaming them. The first checks written to the banking industry had no conditions attached, and were veritably squandered. After the public outcry, the reins were pulled in, but by then ... If we bail these people out, they need to accept massive pay cuts, and the unions need to be barred from interfering. The gravy train has to stop. In order for the auto industry to compete, wages have...

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... that they could build and sell homes. Florida was the hardest hit of all by the construction bust. Already the fastest growing state in the nation, it dove headfirst into the construction and sales of new homes. In bedroom communities of larger cities, entire economies were built on the bed of sand that was the housing construction industry. Small town budgets collapsed with the housing boom. In some small towns, such as ... 't sell, in towns where there are no jobs. Conservative estimates say that Florida now has lost 50% of all construction related jobs. In many areas, the numbers are ...

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... largest industrial corporations employ only .05 percent of the world's population while controlling 25% of the world's economic output. • Only one percent of all multinational corporations own one half of the global stock of foreign direct investments. • Two thirds of world trade are controlled by multinational corporations. • The top five multinational corporations control 70 percent of the global market for consumer durables. • The top five firms in automotive, airline ... . • Third world debt amounts to 1.8 trillion dollars. • Only 358 billionaires have a total income of 7...

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... die each years because of poverty and poverty related diseases. - The world's 500 largest industrial corporations employ only .05 percent of the world's population while controlling 25% of the world's economic output. - Only one percent of all multinational corporations own one half of the global stock of foreign direct investments. - Two thirds of world trade are controlled by multinational corporations. - The top five multinational corporations control 70 percent of the global market for consumer ... durables. - The top five firms in automotive, airline, aerospace, electrical componen...

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... been in place long before the recent controversy (Fitzpatrick). Bank of America cited the enormous amount of customer backlash against the fees as the reason that they chose not to enforce the fees they planned to begin in 2012. Major banks who intended to enforce the fee were attempting to recover some of the losses that recent legislation has caused them. As a result of a revision to the Dodd-Frank financial overhaul law ... Chief Executive, a letter detailing the wrongs of the fees (Fitzpatrick). Bank of America's announcement that they would begin experimenting with the fees was rec...

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... are outraged at almost everything going on in the country - from the state of the economy to the war in Afghanistan to environmental issues. In general, protestors are demonstrating against everything that's currently wrong in the world. Because of the vagueness of the cause, the movement has attracted millions of people disenfranchised by things occurring in the U.S. (Silverleib). The movement originally began as an ad hoc group of college student protestors united through social media ... study these protest movements is to follow them over time" (Silverleib). If there's one clear mes...

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... the montage aired, highlighting the large number of protests they received online. The announcer said the "feature was edited" and "not done to upset anyone" (Chavez). The host, Dan Hicks, read the following statement during the coverage: "It was our intent to begin our coverage of this U.S. Open championship with a feature that captured the patriotism of our national championship being here in our nation's capital for the third time. Regrettably, a portion of the Pledge of ... who were offended by it (Busbee). NBC's Universal Sports issued a second apology from Chris McCloskey, the Vic...

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... . 13 local police stations are opening their doors soon. The first of which just opened to the joy of those in the area. Many came for the event, even though there was a dust storm in the area, and watched as the doors were opened to the al Answar Police Station in al Secour. The town of al Secour is lucky to be the first of 13 to open in a process that can take ... time. Coalition forces must first validate each station before it can be opened and manned by the newly graduated police force. It will take a few more months for the rest to come online and help in the fight against militant...

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... . This is due to increased shipping costs from the higher fuel prices. Because of this, many have returned to buying certain things locally. Food grown in a person's home town doesn't have the added shipping fees, and 'produce' is one of the main commodities benefiting in the economy. Local farmers have always struggled due to weather such as drought or frost. They never know from year to year ... how they will do when they have to go up against the bigger corporate farm entities. But now they seem to ... be gaining a slight edge. The bigger companies that are in the business have to sh...

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