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Friday, December 10, 2010

Church to picket Elizabeth Edwards funeral

TOPEKA, Kan., Dec. 9 (UPI) -- An independent U.S. church known for preaching a gospel of hate said Thursday it would picket the funeral of Elizabeth Edwards who, it claims, is now in hell. The Westboro Baptist Church, not affiliated with any known Baptist convention or association and widely... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, December 9, 2010

Pan Am bomber reportedly in coma

TRIPOLI, Libya, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- The health of the man convicted in the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, has deteriorated and he is near death, friends said. A person close to the family of Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al-Megrahi, now living in Libya, said his health was failing and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Elizabeth Edwards' funeral Saturday

RALEIGH, N.C., Dec. 8 (UPI) -- Elizabeth Edwards, a national figure for her battle with cancer and her husband's campaign, will be buried Saturday in Raleigh, N.C., the funeral home said. Officials at the Brown-Wynne Funeral home said there would be no public visitation before the funeral at United... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, December 7, 2010

United States marks Pearl Harbor Day

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- The United States will mark the anniversary of the Dec. 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor Tuesday with a wreath-laying ceremony at the Navy Memorial in Washington. Retired Rear Adm. Kleber S. Masterson, Jr., the son of a crewmember on the USS Arizona, which was sunk by the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, December 6, 2010

Supreme Court to review Walmart bias suit

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 (UPI) -- The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to review a sex discrimination lawsuit against Walmart -- for now the largest class action suit in U.S. history. The review does not involve the merits of the suit -- whether Walmart is guilty of discrimination against women -- but... Sign in to see full entry.

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