Here are some great new children's books by previous winners of the Newbery and Caldecott Medals: Two-time Newbery Medalist Lois Lowry has just published her first picture book, "Crow Call" (Scholastic, $16.99). Based on a memory from Lowry's childh... more>>

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Barack Obama has responded, via an anonymous aide, to charges that by bowing to the Communist emperor of Japan he was actually surrendering and apologizing for World War II , which is t... more>>

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In this story Barack Obama , Communism , World War II

The Army could be asked to build Second World War-style Bailey bridges over the River Derwent in Cumbria as a temporary replacement for the bridges which have been washed away by Flooding, the ... more>>

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In this story World War II , The Army , Flooding

Because the world will never be able to get enough of Benito Mussolini , some compassionate individual has done all of humanity a favor and put the Italian dictator's brain for auction on eBay[/cel... more>>

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In this story Benito Mussolini , World War II , eBay , Dictatorship , Italy

THE search for a torpedoed World War II Hospital ship in Queensland waters will start next month. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and Premier Anna Bligh today said t... more>>

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In this story Kevin Rudd , Japan , Hospital , World War II

Japan has had a long and distinguished tradition in modern physics. Just to pick one example, the amazing efforts of Shin’ichirō Tomonaga to understand quantum electrodynamics, anticipating the work of Schwinger and Feynman while remaining ess... more>>

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In this story Tokyo , Quantum of Solace , World War II

Ten years have passed since the euro was launched as a common European currency by 12 members of the European Union based on the Maastricht Treaty of 1992. The euro was initially use... more>>

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WATERLOO - Guests stepped into the 1940s for the first birthday of the Sullivan Brothers Iowa Veterans Museum on Saturday. Nearly 200 attended "A Night at the ... more>>

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In this story Night at the Museum , World War II , Troops , Hollywood

(MYFOX NATIONAL) - Italian dictator Benito Mussolini's brain and blood were offered for sale on eBay, according to the London Times . Alessandra Mussolini[/celeb... more>>

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In this story Benito Mussolini , Autopsies , Hospital , eBay , Dictatorship , World War II

T ALLAHASSEE - Since World War II, Florida has beckoned retirees looking to spend their golden years in the sun. The steady stream has made Florida's population th... more>>

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The casting of Robert Montgomery (1904–1981) in They Were Expendable was uncommonly appropriate. The suave, handsome actor made his name in debonair Romantic comedies thro... more>>

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In this story John Wayne , Roger Ebert , France , John Ford , Robert Montgomery , Blake Edwards , World War II , Romantic Comedy

WASHINGTON, CONN. — Newly arrived in Moscow on his first foreign assignment, Associated Press correspondent George Krimsky sensed he had a sensational Cold War scoop on his hands and he pou... more>>

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In this story Joseph Stalin , Communism , Moscow , Cold War , Soviet Union , Dictatorship , World War II

Yesterday, Rick Moran graced our humble pages once again asking the question which I have placed once again in the title of this response. (You can find another copy of the essay at his home page , with plenty of interesting comments from readers.)H... more>>

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SAIPAN, Northern Mariana Islands » The gunman who carried out Saipan's most violent attack in recent memory ended his life on the same rocky cliffs where numerous Japanese leapt to their deaths to avoid captu... more>>

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In this story Mariana Islands , Shooting Spree , World War II , Japan , Troops , Gun Crime

SAIPAN, NORTHERN Mariana Islands — The gunman who carried out Saipan's most violent attack in recent memory ended his life on the same rocky cliffs where numerous Japanese leapt to their deaths to avoid captu... more>>

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British Troops could be withdrawn from Germany for good under Conservative plans to "recast" defence policy if they win the next General Election. Tories want Troops to f... more>>

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In this story Troops , World War II , Elections , Germany , Military , United Kingdom , Afghanistan

SAIPAN, Northern Mariana Islands -- The gunman who carried out Saipan's most violent attack in recent memory ended his life on the same rocky cliffs where numerous Japanese leapt to their deaths to avoid capture by... more>>

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Britain's Conservative Party has pledged to withdraw the UK's Troops from Germany as part of the Party's defense policies... more>>

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SAIPAN, Northern Mariana Islands — The Pacific resort island of Saipan was reeling today from one of the most violent attacks in its history, when a gunman killed five people, including two children and himse... more>>

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In this story Mariana Islands , World War II , Gun Crime