Super committee collapses as debt talks fail
The bipartisan deficit cutting panel admitted defeat over a $15 trillion debt and deep partisan rifts on taxes and spending. Senate leaders blamed Republicans for stalling while Obama vowed to veto sequester cuts unless an alternative is found. Panetta warned the Pentagon could face drastic impact, as elections loom.
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Washington
Congress
Europe
U.S
Greece
Italy
Spain
Patty Murray
D-Wash
Jeb Hensarling
R-Tex
Barack Obama
GOP
Obama
Defense
Leon Panetta
Pentagon
Public Service
Panetta
House Budget Committee
Murray
Hensarling
Senate
Harry Reid
D-Nev
Colp 1941 basketball team honored after decades
A 20 by 24 inch picture and a public ceremony celebrated Herrin High School's 1941 basketball champions. Alumni and relatives traveled from Chicago and Marion to attend as plans move to enlarge the photo for display in the east gym wall. Participants recalled the hard fought title and shared memories of teammates and coaches, including Carl Copening, Sam Webb, Willie Williams, and Fred Wood.
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Herrin High School
Herrin
Colp
William Perkins
Alonzo Willis
Willis
Carl Copening
Copening
Robert Webb Jr
Scott
Thesouthern
Robert Webb Sr
Sam Webb
Chicago
Robert Sr
Willie Williams
Williams
Jackie Williams Ferguson
Marion
William Riggins
James Miller
Lawrence Hatchett
Marquette University
William Hatchett
Hatchett
Fred Wood
Carl Sivels
Norman Underwood
Zenda Harvey
Cecil Vaughn
Collector Bottiaux preserves Kennedy memorabilia from 1960s history
Bottiaux owns over 4000 Kennedy items including a rare 1961 inaugural address copy from Sotheby's and self published Kennedy family books. His trove spans JFK yearbooks from Choate and Harvard, Fort Worth election mementos, and a Dallas Trade Mart invitation tied to the assassination day. He recalls his father’s 1960 vote and notes such artifacts mark a sad turning point in U.S. history.
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Bottiaux
Kennedy
Jfk
Sotheby’s
Illinois
Choate
Harvard University
First
U.S
Kennedys
Arthur
Marissa
Floyd M. Boring
Secret Service
Fort Worth
Dallas Trade Mart
Dealey Plaza
John Connally
Austin
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Oes
PEPSI
IGA
del Mo Monte
Aaa Oo
Irene
Claser
ASC Wan
la Stef Olag
Sergio
Patricia
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