Two authors claim they have finally identified the sailor and the nurse seen kissing in the iconic 1945 Life magazine photograph from the end of World War II. In the book “The Kissing Sailor,” co-authors George Galdorisi of Coronada, California, and Lawrence Verria of Bristol, Rhode Island, tell about the story of the real man […]
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For veterans, purchasing a home has never been more affordable. Especially for those living in the Texas cities of Houston, Austin, Dallas or San Antonio, Garrett Puckett has implemented financial assistance for military personnel who want to purchase a new home. Military personnel can be eligible for a VA Jumbo Home Loan for as much […]
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Rita Crundwell, the chief financial officer of Dixon, Illinois was arrested by FBI agents and charged with stealing the city of $3.2 million and misappropriating another $30 million in city funds. The arrest of Rita Crundwell has shaken the northwest Illinois town, which has a population of not more than 16,000. Authorities contend that Crundwell […]
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GSA Scandal is out in the open. Former and current employees of the General Services Administration (GSA) are being publicly grilled this week in repeated congressional hearings following the reveal of a scandal involving a lavish 2010 conference for federal employees that carried an $830,000 price tag, billed to America’s taxpayers. Some of the key players […]
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Newt Gingrich, committing a “political suicide,” attacked Fox News earlier this week, saying that the cable news channel has favored Mitt Romney over him during the 2012 Republican race – and that CNN has been the more “fair-and-balanced” network this cycle. “I think Fox has been for Romney all the way through,” Gingrich said during […]
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A bill legalizing same-sex marriage in Washington has finally won the final legislative approval last Wednesday that makes the state the seventh in the country to allow gay marriages. Despite the disapproval of certain opponents, led by some religious conservatives who vowed to revoke it in November polls, Christine Gregoire, Washington’s Democratic Governor, announced that […]
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Mitt Romney cruised to an easy win in Nevada on Saturday, leaving his three remaining contenders behind and taking a firm leadership of the party’s unpredictable presidential race. Romney won over former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich, former Senator Rick Santorum and Representative Ron Paul with precious support from the Republicans. The Republican’s victory was […]
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The US Congress says farewell to lawmaker Gabrielle Giffords, who experiences a miraculous recovery since the Tuscan shooting incident a year ago, as she resigned from public service to focus on her rehabilitation. Giffords fought for her life on January 8, 2011 after a shooting incident by an alleged gunman Jared Loughner who shot her […]
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The former Massachusetts governor and 2012 Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney revealed his tax returns for 2010 and his estimates for 2011 during a discussion with business leaders in Salem, N.H. on June 27, 2011 based on the recently released campaign ending weeks of scrutiny and speculation of his wealth and how much taxes he […]
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A newly selected Roman Catholic priest has been removed from his suburban New York parish after church officials on Thursday said he secretly fathered a child while attending the seminary. The removal of Reverend Casmir Mung’aho, 34, from his post at St. Stephen the First Martyr Church in the Orange County town of Warwick, New York, just two weeks after the resignation of […]
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