>The New York Times
Wed, September 09, 2009 — 9:27 PM ET
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Jeter Ties Gehrig’s Record as Yankees Hits Leader
Derek Jeter has tied the Yankees record for hits held by Lou Gehrig. Jeter singled in the seventh inning for his third hit Wednesday night against Tampa Bay, matching Gehrig with 2,721 hits in a Yankees uniform.
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Tuesday, August 11, 2009 — 6:17 AM ET
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Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Founder of Special Olympics, Is Dead at 88
Eunice Kennedy Shriver, a member of one of the most prominent families in American politics and a trailblazer in the effort to improve the lives of people with intellectual disabilities died Tuesday morning. She was 88.
A sister of President John F. Kennedy and Senators Robert F. Kennedy and Edward M. Kennedy and the mother-in-law of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger of California, Mrs. Shriver never held elective office. Yet she was no stranger to Capitol Hill, and some view her work on behalf of the mentally retarded, including the founding of the Special Olympics, as the most lasting of the Kennedy family’s contributions.
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>The New York Times
Friday, July 31, 2009
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Trust and Ye Shall Rock Out
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By MELENA RYZIK
Friday, July 31, 2009
Were you stymied by the beer line or the ferry wait at All Points West last year? The promoters behind this year’s festival felt your pain, and have promised to fix things this weekend. Head to Liberty State Park for Jay-Z, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Vampire Weekend and more; hopefully your trust will be rewarded.
The New York Times
Wednesday, July 29, 2009 — 6:52 PM ET
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Poll Shows Obama’s Clout on Health Care Is Eroding
President Obama’s ability to shape the debate on health care appears to be eroding as opponents aggressively portray the effort as a government-takeover that could limit Americans’ ability to choose their doctor and course of treatment, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News poll.
Americans are concerned that overhauling the healthcare system would reduce the quality of their care, increase their out-of-pocket health costs and tax bills and limit their options in choosing doctors, treatment and tests, the poll found.
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>The New York Times
Monday, July 27, 2009 — 10:36 AM ET
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Merce Cunningham, Influential Choreographer, Dies at 90
Merce Cunningham, the American choreographer who was among a handful of 20th-century figures to make dance a major art and a major form of theater, died Sunday night. He was 90 and lived in Manhattan.
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>The New York Times
Thursday, July 23, 2009 — 8:51 AM ET
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F.B.I. Arrests Dozens in N.J. Corruption Sweep
F.B.I. agents are sweeping across northern New Jersey Thursday, making arrests in what is described as a major corruption probe.
WNBC-TV in New York reported and showed images of the mayors of Hoboken and Secaucus being taken into F.B.I. headquarters in Newark. The station also showed rabbis being taken into custody.
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Friday, July 17, 2009 — 8:40 PM ET
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Obituary: Walter Cronkite, Longtime Anchor, Is Dead at 92
Walter Cronkite, who pioneered and then mastered the role of television news anchorman with such plain-spoken grace that he was called the most trusted man in America, died Friday at his home in New York. He was 92.
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>On July 14, 1789, During the French Revolution, citizens of Paris stormed the Bastille prison and released the seven prisoners inside.
On July 14, 1798, Congress passed the Sedition Act, making it a federal crime to publish false, scandalous or malicious writing about the U.S. government.
On July 14, 1834, James McNeillWhistler, the famed American-born painter and designer, was born.
On July 14, 1881, Outlaw William H. Bonney Jr., alias Billy the Kid, was shot and killed by Sheriff Pat Garrett in Fort Sumner, N.M.
On July 14, 1913, Gerald R. Ford Jr., the 38th president of the United States, was born Leslie Lynch King Jr. in Omaha, Neb. (His mother’s second husband later adopted and renamed him.)
On July 14, 1921, Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were convicted in Dedham, Mass., of killing a shoe company paymaster and his guard. (They were executed in 1927.)
On July 14, 1933, All German political parties except the Nazi Party were outlawed.
On July 14, 1965, the American space probe Mariner 4 flew by Mars, sending back photographs of the planet.
On July 14, 1966, Eight women were murdered by Richard Speck in a Chicago dormitory for student nurses. (Speck was convicted and died in prison in 1991.)
>The New York Times
Saturday, July 11, 2009 — 4:53 PM ET
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Cheney Is Linked to C.I.A. Concealment of Terror Program
The Central Intelligence Agency withheld information about a secret counterterrorism program from Congress for eight years on direct orders from former Vice President Dick Cheney, the agency’s director, Leon E. Panetta, has told the Senate and House intelligence committees, two people with direct knowledge of the matter said Saturday.
The report that Mr. Cheney was behind the decision to conceal the still-unidentified program from Congress deepened the mystery surrounding it, suggesting that the Bush administration had put a high priority on the program and its secrecy.
Mr. Panetta, who ended the program when he first learned of its existence from subordinates on June 23, briefed the two intelligence committees about it in separate closed sessions the next day.
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>The New York Times
Wednesday, July 8, 2009 — 12:39 AM ET
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Google Plans to Introduce a PC Operating System
In a direct challenge to Microsoft, Google is expected to announce on Wednesday that it is developing an operating system for a personal computer based on its Chrome browser, according to two people briefed on Google’s plans.
The move would sharpen the already intense competition between Google and Microsoft, whose Windows operating system controls the basic functions of the vast majority of personal computers.
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