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George Zimmerman trial: Day 5 of jury selection in Trayvon Martin shooting
SANFORD - At 9:30 a.m. Friday, 23 people who survived Round 1 of jury selection this week in the George Zimmerman murder trial caught a break: they were free to leave until Tuesday. And just before 5 p.m., Circuit Judge Debra S. Nelson called in another...
Tags: Trials, Jesse Jackson, Judges, Seminole County, Justice System
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George Zimmerman trial: 23 jurors questioned this week asked to return Tuesday
Attorneys in the George Zimmerman trial have spent the week questioning potential jurors about their knowledge of the high-profile shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, and today 23 of those people were asked to return next week. These jurors...
Tags: Trials, Jesse Jackson, Radio Industry, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice
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Last stand for the printed page
Bob Katzman of Bob Katzman's Magazine Museum in Skokie first called last summer. He really wanted a story, he explained, because, well, he had such a great story to tell: He had 140,000 magazines and newspapers, flags from around the world, buttons that...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Nelson Algren, Museums, Michael Jackson, Newspaper and Magazine
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Founding Father frenemies Hamilton and Burr 'Duel With the Devil'
History may be written by the victors, but Alexander Hamilton became a victor by writing history. He died at the hands of lifelong rival Aaron Burr in a famous duel, yet posterity has been kinder to Hamilton because of the power of his pen. During his...Tags: Trials, Authors, NBC (tv network), Murder, Manhattan (New York City)
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Black Lillies moving forward on the road again
South Bend TribuneCruz Contreras needs a second to pull over. The versatile frontman of the Black Lillies is manning the wheel of the band’s tour van on the way to a show in Tucson and he and his bandmates need to stretch their legs and get a bite to eat. “We...Tags: Arts and Culture, Music, Folklore and Mythology, Family, Music Industry
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Is it time to quit being nice about what 'NewsHour' has become?
The Baltimore Sun(Updates at end with response from NewsHour) With the word Tuesday that "NewsHour" was shutting down offices and laying off employees, it's time to ask the question: Just how much of the this one-time PBS bedrock is actually left? In fact, let's go a...Tags: Arts and Culture, CBS Corp., Career and Workplace, PBS (tv network), Scott Pelley
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Chambersburg Ballet Theatre goes 'under the sea' with 'Little Mermaid' production
kmawdsley@schurz.comLavinia Reid is taking the classic tale “The Little Mermaid” to new heights — or depths — in her innovative ballet adaptation of the beloved under-the-sea tale. Reid said she sees the production as a way to marry the...Tags: Arts and Culture, Music, Dance, Washington, DC, Radio
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New reservation parole program to begin
PIERRE — Beginning with the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe next week, state officials are scheduled to start visiting Indian reservations in South Dakota to lay the foundation for new tribal parole programs. State Tribal Affairs Secretary J.R....Tags: Abusive Behavior, Regional Authority, Government, Keystone XL Pipeline, Dennis Daugaard
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George Zimmerman trial: Day 2 of jury selection for Trayvon Martin shooting
SANFORD — For now, they are nameless people, potential jurors in the George Zimmerman murder trial whose identities are protected by court order. But if they're chosen, that will change once the trial ends. On Day 2 of jury selection Tuesday, that...
Tags: Trials, Trayvon Martin, Jesse Jackson, The New York Times, Al Sharpton
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After Santa Monica shooting, KCRW staffers back on the air, healing
On Monday afternoon, three days after the Santa Monica shooting rampage in which John Zawahri killed five people, it was not business as usual at radio station KCRW. Some of the staff has sought out counseling. Others have taken time off work to heal...
Tags: John Zawahri, Radio Industry, Colleges and Universities, FBI, Radio
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George Zimmerman: A day of media profiling
Staff writerUPDATED: Day 2 of the George Zimmerman trial was often about media profiling. How much can you tell about a person from his or her news sources? If you hear that a man listens to NPR or watches Fox News Channel, can you form a view of him? Jury...Tags: Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, HLN (tv network), Trayvon Martin, George Zimmerman
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6/12/2013-Business As Unusual
I suspect all the governors in America would like to lure Connecticut businesses to their states. We've got some of the biggest, most successful companies ever conceived by businessmankind. And, we have the smartest, most skilled, motivated workforce in...
Tags: Quitting Smoking, George W. Bush, Regional Authority, Politics, Executive Branch
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