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Court Nomination Creates a Puff of Pride, and Some Concerns, Among …
New York Times, United States … emphasized her poor roots in the Bronx, and praised her mother for working long hours so she could go to private school. That history lies at the center of her appeal for Carlos A. Cerna, 74, a Salvadoran-American who chatted with fellow retirees … Close Read: A Deep Bench Hispanic reaction overwhelmingly positive in RI |
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Court Nomination Creates a Puff of Pride, and Some Concerns, Among … - New York Times
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Sonia Sotomayor pays emotional tribute to her mother - New York Daily News
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Sonia Sotomayor pays emotional tribute to her mother
New York Daily News, NY The audience was transfixed, many in tears themselves, at a story that was at once classically American and one of a kind - her mother's determined role in launching her daughter on an improbable journey from a South Bronx housing project to nomination … Video: Here Comes The Judge - New York Post From Ivy League den mother to Supreme Court nominee From humble roots, a court nominee in Obama's image |
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Jewish Girls Finally Get Their American Girl - The Jewish Week
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Jewish Girls Finally Get Their American Girl
The Jewish Week, USA She dreams of lighting her own Shabbat candles like her mother and older sisters. Later she aspires to become a famous actress, but her parents have other plans for her. Through Rebecca, readers will learn how Jewish immigration influenced American … |
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Accomplice 'obeyed' suspected serial killer - Jerusalem Post
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Accomplice 'obeyed' suspected serial killer
Jerusalem Post, Israel By ETGAR LEFKOVITS The mother of the young Russian immigrant under arrest for allegedly serving as an accomplice to Adwan Yihya Farhan expressed shock Tuesday that her daughter was involved in any criminal wrongdoing. "She is a good girl," the mother … Suspected serial killer accused of Bennett murder worked for years … Israel police arrest suspect in US citizen slaying Details of Dana Bennett murder revealed |
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COINCIDENCE? Spellers united by dreams - The Associated Press
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COINCIDENCE? Spellers united by dreams
The Associated Press Sidharth's mother, Sunita, said with a shrug and a laugh. Those who follow the bee see the Indian-neurosurgeon quirk as less of a coincidence. In the same way that Hakeem Olajuwon's success in the NBA inspired a generation of Nigerians to take up … |
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Avoiding the Call to Hospice - New York Times
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Avoiding the Call to Hospice
New York Times, United States You might still call — the proportion of American deaths involving hospice care is climbing steadily. In 1998, when my mother was a hospice patient, the figure was only 18 percent; now it's nearly 40 percent (PDF). But even if you did call, … |
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80-to-life sentence for pushing mother off balcony - Omaha World-Herald
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80-to-life sentence for pushing mother off balcony
Omaha World-Herald, NE The 73-year-old African-American woman had broken ground as a longtime educator in Minnesota before retiring to Omaha. Schatz said the crime was shocking and diabolical. The judge said Pullens had a history of violence against women dating back to 1985 … Man gets prison for killing mom in Omaha in 2004 |
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Several Memorial Day ceremonies honor fallen soldiers in Heartland - KFVS
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Several Memorial Day ceremonies honor fallen soldiers in Heartland
KFVS, MO Folks like Amanda Watson who came to the ceremony with her mother say they plan on carrying on the tradition. "We've been coming for about ten years now," Watson said. "It's a good way to start memorial day off." Not to mention packed with speakers who … Wow, Was I Wrong About Memorial Day VIDEO: 'For us they fell' 'We Owe Veterans' |
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Inside Katie Holmes & Tom Cruise's Patriotic Weekend - People Magazine
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Inside Katie Holmes & Tom Cruise's Patriotic Weekend
People Magazine Doctors told his mother that at best, he would end up in a vegetative state. Holmes played Pequeno's younger sister Elizabeth, and Wiest his mother Nelly. "It was touch and go for a long time. But then one day we were in the rehab gym while the … For Katie Holmes, It's 'a Real Gift' to Hail Troops Katie Holmes fights back tears Katie Holmes' emotional tribute |
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Danny Hauser and mother return to Minnesota for cancer evaluation - Examiner.com
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Danny Hauser and mother return to Minnesota for cancer evaluation
Examiner.com According to the American Cancer Society, there are as many as 50 clinics in Mexican border towns that draw American cancer patients seeking treatments that are not part of established US medical protocol. Through California defense attorney Jennifer … Forum editorial: Denying treatment to child is abuse Minnesota Boy with Cancer Back Home Mother-of-eight who went on run to stop court forcing son to have … |
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