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Army apology: 'John Doe' notes for dead
The Swampby Julian E. Barnes The Army issued a formal apology to the families of soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan after it sent them letters with the salutation "Dear John Doe." In December, the Army sent out 7,000 letters to......Tags: Veterans Affairs, Google Inc., Armed Forces, Facebook, California
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''Prince'' Joe Henry of Negro Leagues dies at 78
Associated Press WriterFamily, friends and baseball fans on Thursday mourned the death of former Negro Leagues player "Prince" Joe Henry, known for his skills at entertaining crowds while he was a player. Henry was to be buried Thursday at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery...Tags: Minority Groups, Boston Red Sox, National or Ethnic Minorities, Baseball
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Neuhaus, conservative Catholic intellectual, advocate for religion in public life, dead at 72
AP Religion WriterNEW YORK (AP) — The Rev. Richard John Neuhaus, a leading intellectual of the Christian right who helped build a new coalition of conservative Protestants and Roman Catholics, and informally advised President George W. Bush, died Thursday. He was 72....Tags: Protestant, Health Treatments, Richard John Neuhaus, George Bush, International Military Interventions
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Visitor finds bones of Union soldier at Antietam in Md., site of Civil War's bloodiest battle
Associated Press WriterSHARPSBURG, Md. (AP) — Cutting through a cornfield where soldiers were literally blown to bits on the bloodiest day of the Civil War, a hiker spied something near a groundhog hole: fragments of bone and a metal button, clotted with red clay. He...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Abraham Lincoln, Metal and Mineral, Wars and Interventions, Gardens and Parks
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FDA supports Vytorin use after finishing review of controversial comparison study
AP Business WriterTRENTON, N.J. (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration said Thursday patients should not stop taking Vytorin or other cholesterol-lowering drugs, based on its just-completed review of a controversial study that hammered Vytorin sales. A statement...Tags: Sales, Western Medicines, National Government, Diseases, Regulatory Policy and Organizations
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Remains of Civil War soldier found at Antietam
The Associated PressCutting through a cornfield where soldiers were literally blown to bits on the bloodiest day of the Civil War, a hiker spied something near a groundhog hole: fragments of bone and a metal button, clotted with red clay. He brought the remains to the...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Abraham Lincoln, Metal and Mineral, Gardens and Parks, Wars and Interventions
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Media groups want names of hundreds in unmarked graves at old Nebraska psychiatric hospital
Associated Press WriterOMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Several media organizations on Thursday joined a Nebraska historical society's fight to obtain the names of 957 people buried in unmarked graves at a former psychiatric hospital cemetery. The organizations filed a "friend of...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Tourism and Leisure, Justice System, Freedom of the Press, Nebraska
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US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,223 Thursday, according to Associated Press count
As of Thursday, Jan. 8, 2009, at least 4,223 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes eight military civilians killed in action. At least 3,403...Tags: International Military Interventions, Georgia, Wars and Interventions
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'Prince' Joe Henry of Negro Leagues dies at 78
The Associated PressFamily, friends and baseball fans mourned the death of former Negro Leagues player "Prince" Joe Henry, known for his skills at entertaining crowds while he was a player. Henry's funeral Thursday at the Lovejoy Civic Center in Brooklyn, Ill., was followed...Tags: Boston Red Sox, Baseball
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At least 561 US military deaths in Afghanistan region since 2001, Defense Department says
As of Thursday, Jan. 8, 2009, at least 561 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The department last updated its...Tags: Justice System, Central Intelligence Agency, Wars and Interventions, Defense
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Richard John Neuhaus dies at 72; Christian theologian helped build conservative coalition
Times Staff And Wire ReportsThe Rev. Richard John Neuhaus, a leading intellectual of the Christian right who helped build a new coalition of conservative Protestants and Roman Catholics, and informally advised President George W. Bush, died Thursday in New York. He was 72....Tags: Protestant, Minority Groups, Richard John Neuhaus, George Bush, International Military Interventions
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John Travolta's family holds private memorial service for 16-year-old son Jett at Florida home
Associated Press WriterOCALA, Fla. (AP) — Friends and relatives of John Travolta and his wife Kelly Preston gathered Thursday at their central Florida home for a memorial service to honor the couple's 16-year-old son, Jett. The couple lives in a sprawling $8 million home...Tags: Jett Travolta, Family Vacations, Trips and Vacations, Los Angeles, John Travolta
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