NY, Pa. historic sites fall victim to budget cuts

2010-03-19T13:15:35Z

<div id="subtitle">History under fire: NY and Pa. historic sites face closing, cutbacks as state budgets tighten</div><div><p>State budget cuts in tough economic times are falling on historic sites, from George Washington's Continental Army encampments to a World War II Holocaust refugee center.</p><p>Several states in the...

Ringling Brothers Parades Kicks Off Circus Coming To DC

2010-03-16T15:31:07Z

WASHINGTON - MARCH 16: The Rushmores - mascots for the Washington Nationals MLB baseball team in the guise of former U.S. Presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and South Carolina museum has voted against erecting a monument to the state's secession from the Union almost 150 years ago.</p><p>The board of the Patriots Point Development Authority

Finding Luxury & Budget Hotels in Striking City of Charlotte

2010-03-15T08:33:35Z

Charlotte is one of the major cities of the North Carolina and is the seat of Mecklenburg County. The city is situated in a close proximity to the Smoky Mountains and the Atlantic Ocean. This beautiful city is named after America The Story of Us," which premieres April 25. Before the series...

Legends of Aerospace Visit Intrepid Museum

2010-03-14T12:31:49Z

NEW YORK - MARCH 14: Apollo 11 mission commander Neil Armstrong attends the "Legends of Aerospace" event at the Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum on March 14, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Neilson Barnard/U.S. pilots shot down and imprisoned during World War II.</p><p>...

World War II Memorial Ceremony To Pay Tribute To The Vetrans Of The Pacific

2010-03-11T14:33:50Z

WASHINGTON - MARCH 11: Actor Tom Hanks poses for a photo with Marines after a World War II Memorial ceremony to pay tribute to World War II veterans of the Pacific on March 11, 2010 in Washington, DC. HBO is premiering this month a ten part miniserie...

HBO Veterans

2010-03-11T13:03:56Z

Movie director and producer Steven Spielberg addresses World War II veterans in front of the Lincoln Memorial during a ceremony to honor their service at the World War II Memorial in Washington, Thursday, March 11, 2010. The ceremony coincides with the HBO brings World War II veterans to DC memorial to promote 'Pacific' miniseries</div><div><p>Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg and Elizabeth Dole welcomed 250 veterans to the World War II memorial Thursday to honor th...

Women Airforce Service Pilots Awarded Congressional Gold Medal

2010-03-10T12:33:36Z

WASHINGTON - MARCH 10: Pilot Millicent Young of Colorado Springs, Co. attends a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony at the US Capitol on March 10, 2010 in Washington, DC. The ceremony was held to honor the Women Air Force Service Pilots (WASP) of WWII. The WASP...

news obama wu dress

2010-03-09T18:16:37Z

First lady Michelle Obama shows her mother Marian Robinson (L) the inaugural gown she wore to the inaugural balls and is now on display at the Smithsonian Museum of American History in Washington, DC, on Marc...

'Old Baldy' horse head going back up in Philly

2010-03-08T20:45:18Z

<div id="subtitle">Head of 'Old Baldy,' legendary Civil War horse, going back up after museums settle feud</div><div><p>A museum in Philadelphia will once again showcase the head of Old Baldy, the horse Gen. George Meade rode during many of the Civil War's most infamous battles.</p><p>The warhorse's preserved head was the subject of a battle between ...

Old Baldy

2010-03-08T19:45:34Z

FILE- In this file photo from Feb. 28, 2003 the mounted head of Old Baldy, the war horse of Gen. George Meade, is seen with some of Meade's effects at the Civil War Library and Museum in Philadelphia. The warhorse's preserved head was the sub...

e oscar party 2

2010-03-08T18:01:12Z

Buzz Aldrin Aldrin and wife Lois Driggs Cannon E! Oscar Viewing and After Party held At Drai's in The W Hotel Hollywood, California - 07.03.10

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MIDEAST ISRAEL PALESTINIANS EINSTEIN MANUSCRIPT

2010-03-07T03:45:27Z

An Israeli curator checks the light in a case holding one of the papers from the manuscript of Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity at the Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Jerusalem, Sunday, March 7, 2010. The original manuscript of Albert Einstein's groundbreaking theory ...

Partisan bickering in Washington is nothing new

2010-03-06T20:00:24Z

<div id="subtitle">Today's partisan bickering in Washington seems genteel compared with many battles of the past</div><div><p>The current partisan divide is as stark and nasty as any in recent history and on almost every issue — from health care to energy independence to reviving the economy — there's little or no effort to find common ground.</p><p>But fierce political battle is also a tradition in...

ok party magazine arrivals 2

2010-03-06T19:16:34Z

Buzz Aldrin and wife Lois Driggs Cannon The OK! Magazine 2010 Pre-Oscar Cocktail Party at Beso - Outside Arrivals Los Angeles, California - 05.03.10

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HBO paying for vets' trip to WWII memorial

2010-03-05T14:20:43Z

<div id="subtitle">As miniseries about World War II premieres, HBO sending veterans to Washington</div><div><p>HBO is paying to send 250 veterans to Washington next week to visit the World War II memorial, coinciding with the networks' premiere of a miniseries about the war.</p><p>The 10-part series, "The Pacific," starts on the...

Gorbachev lashes Kremlin for failure on democratic reform

2010-03-05T11:21:12Z

<div><p>Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev on Friday accused the current Russian authorities of backsliding on democracy and rolling back the process of reform he began in the 1980s with perestroika.</p><p>The current government "wants to carry out its programme of modernisation practically without the people," Gorbachev said during the presentation of a report dedicated to the upcoming 25th anniversary...

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