JOIN OR DIE and pivotal historical moments through history
A timeline of notable events includes a 1754 Franklin Gazette cartoon warning unity with JOIN OR DIE, Italy annexing Ethiopia in 1936, a 1945 US entertainment ban lift, Aldo Moro’s 1978 death, the 1980 Sunshine Skyway collapse fatalities, Broadway’s Nine opening in 1982, and Mandela’s 1994 election as South Africa’s first black president.
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Benjamin Franklin
Pennsylvania
Italy
Ethiopia
Aldo Moro
Red Brigades
Rome
Tampa
World in Brief and White House Photo Fallout
Video shows bloodied children and other corpses in Afghanistan amid disputed civilian death counts from US strikes, while Afghan officials and Karzai dispute numbers. In New York, a snake head in broccoli prompts a police probe as Obama faces fallout from the Air Force One photo controversy and Louis Caldera's resignation.
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Taliban
International Red Cross
Afghanistan
U.S
Hamid Karzai
CNN
Tg.i
New York
Amy Freshwater
Clifton Park
Carrollton
Texas
Jack Pendleton
Badston Lake
Freshwater
Pendleton
White House
Air Force One
Statue of Liberty
Obama
Barack Obama
Louis Caldera
Army
Caldera
Recession shows early sign of end with jobs rebound
Evidence points to the worst of the recession behind the United States as unemployment declines and consumer signs brighten. The jobless rate nears 9 percent with 13.7 million unemployed, while hopes for a summer or fall recovery grow amid improving home sales and stronger bank sentiment.
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Washington
U.S
Barack Obama
Mark Zandi
Moody’s Economy.com
Wall Street
Obama
British lawmakers expense farcical items exposed in leak
Britain's Daily Telegraph leak lists lawmakers claiming funds for X rated movies to bathroom items and garden supplies. Prime Minister Gordon Brown faces renewed criticism as ministers including Jacqui Smith and Barbara Follett defend or explain claims while rules in the Green Book govern allowances.
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London
Gordon Brown
Britain
Daily Telegraph
Brown
Andrew
Treasury
Home Office
Jacqui Smith
Margaret Beckett
John Prescott
Telegraph
Barbara Follett
Follett
Ken Follett
LJ World Editorial Staff and News Contacts
Editorial and assignment staff lists with direct lines and emails for Dennis Anderson Caroline Trowbridge Ann Gardner Tom Keegan Jon Niccum Terry Rombeck Jonathan Kealing plus News Partners 6News Cody Howard Mediaphormedia Dan Cox and redelivery contact details and hours for missed papers.
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Dennis Anderson
Danderson
Jworld
Caroline Trowbridge
Drowbridge
Ljworld
Ann Gardner
Agardner
Tom Keegan
Theegan
Jon Niccum
Niccum
Terry Rombeck
Trombeck
Jonathan Kealing
Jkealing
News Partners
Cody Howard
Howard
Sunflowerbroadband
Mediaphormedia
Dan Cox
Dcox
World.com
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T.G.I
Washington, D.C
Barack
Miley
Emma
Jacob
Emily
Social Security Administration
Elvis
Londo
Iswaranjan
Gopinath Pur
Bhubaneswar
Orissa
Labor Department
Tara Barrone
McLean
Secret Service
Federal Reserve
Ben Bernanke
Harriet Harman
BBC
Journal-World
Lawrence
Jworld.com
Kansas University
Editori
Ng Editor
Chris Bell
Bell
Tony Berg
Ijworld
Kansas
Artthal Ehlsporte
Kusports.com
Kevin Romary
6News
Lawrence Journal-World
Teva Lees
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