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Battle flag preservation efforts hit by money woes

AP News 35 days ago

Civil War battle flags at risk as preservation efforts are hindered by states' budget woes They made it through Shiloh, Antietam and Gettysburg, but many of the Civil War battle flags sitting in the nation's state-owned collections might not survive the budget ...

Obama's Oval

AP News 35 days ago

Bust of President Abraham Lincoln in President Barack Obama's Oval Office at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2009. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) Copyright 2010 AP News

Hollis scores 18, GW beats Howard 81-63

AP News 38 days ago

Hollis scores 18, George Washington matches 2008-09 win total with an 81-63 win over Howard Damian Hollis scored 13 of his 18 points in the second half and George Washington went on a 16-6 run after halftime to pull away for an ...

George Washington holds off Holy Cross 70-68

AP News 43 days ago

Hollis scores 19 and George Washington holds off late-surging Holy Cross 70-68 Damian Hollis scored 14 of his 19 points in the second half as George Washington held off Holy Cross 70-68 on Monday night. The Colonials (9-2) have won five of ...

Washington Crossing

AP News 46 days ago

A crowd watches as Revolutionary War troops land in New Jersey during a re-enactment of Gen. George Washington's historic crossing of the Delaware River, Friday, Dec. 25, 2009, in Washington Crossing, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) Copyright 2009 AP News

Recession in Nevada: Expect it to hang on a while

Las Vegas Sun 57 days ago

The current recession will wind up eclipsing the Depression of 80 years ago in Nevada, the states longtime former archivist and preeminent historian predicts. I believe emphatically that before the Great Recession runs its course, it will be worse than the Great ...

Pearl Harbor

AP News 65 days ago

In this Dec. 7, 1941 file picture, the battleship USS Arizona belches smoke as it topples over into the sea during a Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. (AP Photo) Copyright 2009 AP News

Timeline of White House access and security

AP News 66 days ago

Timeline of public access to the White House and its security A glance at changing public access and security at the White House through history: ___ 1790s — People wander with impunity through the construction site while the Executive Mansion is being ...

George Washington defeats George Mason 66-49

AP News 69 days ago

Hollis scores 25 points to help George Washington defeat George Mason 66-49 in renewed rivalry Damian Hollis scored 25 points and George Washington defeated George Mason 66-49 on Wednesday night. Dubbed the "Battle for the Orange Line," the game was advertised as ...

Taking out the Trash

AP News 71 days ago

FILE - In this Aug. 29, 1973, file photo, special Watergate prosecutor Archibald Cox sits in his Washington office as he reads U.S. District Judge John Sirica's order that President Nixon produce tapes of the White House conversations on Watergate for private ...

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