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...campaign rally in Des Moines last week, Hillary Clinton ended her remarks with a poignant story, first told to her by then United Nations Ambassador Madeleine Albright. As Clinton recounted it, Albright, who was born in Czechoslovakia, was traveling in Europe for the 50th anniversary celebration marking the end of World...
...Faust did not attend the June 6 ceremony because each had prior commitments, according to Harvard spokesman John D. Longbrake. Bok was chairing his final meeting with the Harvard Corporation, the University's top governing body, and Faust was speaking to a group of Radcliffe alumnae celebrating their 50th reunion...
...count, Mississippi is tied for the best score in the country. But on the U.S. test, the state drops to 50th place?a whopping 71 points lower...
...general strike on Monday began when MQM supporters took to the streets to prevent opposition supporters from welcoming Iftikhar Choudhry, the chief justice sacked by Musharraf two months ago, whose legal challenge to his ouster has become a rallying point for government opponents. Iftikhar was scheduled to attend the 50th anniversary of the Sindh High Court Bar Association in the city, but a couple of days before his arrival, the MQM announced plans to hold a rally at the same time to challenge the opposition groups who were planning to welcome the ousted jurist...
...first 20 years after 1945, the Soviet authorities refrained from emphasizing the May 9 anniversary, lest unpleasant memories be stirred up. Only in 1965 was the country first given a day off for V-Day. That may have been because the Soviet Union, now approaching its 50th anniversary, had little else besides the defeat of Hitler to be proud of. So, the official drums started beating up the Single-Handed-Soviet-Victory-Over-Fascism theme. The worse things went in this country, the more graphic the war stories dominating Soviet TV and cinema screens each spring, the state sparing...