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Friday, November 22, 2013

UPI reporter: The day Kennedy was shot surrealistic

DALLAS, Nov. 22 (UPI) -- My overall thought of the day I spent in the Dallas bureau of United Press International on Nov. 22, 1963, is no different a half century later than it was when I left the office in the middle of night and returned to my apartment and my bride of two months. It was a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, November 21, 2013

Court says Berlusconi pressured police, paid witnesses during trial

MILAN, Italy, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- Ex-Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi paid witnesses during his trial on charges of having sex with an underage prostitute, judges in Milan said Thursday. The judges said "criminal behavior" exhibited by Berlusconi led him to "systematically contaminate" the case... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Obama would accept piecemeal immigration reform

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- President Obama said he would accept a piecemeal approach to overhauling the U.S. immigration system, provided the divided Congress passes all the pieces. Obama said in an interview at a Wall Street Journal business leaders forum he preferred the sweeping immigration... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, November 18, 2013

Profs at German university want to award Snowden honorary degree

ROSTOCK, Germany, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- U.S. secrets-leaker Edward Snowden may get an honorary doctorate from Germany's Rostock University, as a dean praised Snowden's courage and civil disobedience. Hans Jurgen Wensierski, dean of the university's philosophy department, said the world shouldn't forget... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, November 17, 2013

The Issue: The Kennedy assassination -- did the mob do it?

By MARCELLA S. KREITER, United Press International It's been nearly 50 years since bullets were fired at the presidential motorcade as it winded its way through Dealey Plaza in Dallas, killing U.S. President John F. Kennedy and spawning decades of speculation on whether Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone... Sign in to see full entry.

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