Category Archives: Tribute

Last U.S. WWI vet’s daughter urges Capitol honor

By doris | Published: March 6, 2011

Full Story atCNN.com Washington (CNN) — The last American veteran of World War I to die should lie in honor in the U.S. Capitol, his daughter said after lawmakers appeared to block the suggestion. “While Papa was still living, it was suggested that he lie in honor in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol as [...]

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War sometimes justified, Obama says in Nobel Peace Prize speech

By doris | Published: December 11, 2009

Full Story at CNN.com Oslo, Norway (CNN) — President Obama accepted the Nobel Peace Prize Thursday by talking about war and the limits of non-violence. But he also praised the peacemakers of the past, and said the world can and should still strive for peace. “Let us reach for the world that ought to be,” [...]

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Obama honors veterans at Arlington cemetery

By doris | Published: November 12, 2009

Full Story at msnbc.com President Barack Obama carried out the traditional Veterans Day role Wednesday, then made a surprise visit to a part of Arlington National Cemetery reserved for troops killed in Iraq and Afghanistan, walking among the grave sites and talking to mourners. In his brief speech after a wreath-laying at the Tomb of [...]

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Nobel-winner Obama stirs passions yet again

By doris | Published: October 10, 2009

Full Story at msnbc.com WASHINGTON – The new winner of the Nobel Peace Prize walked out of his house just after 11 a.m., dressed handsomely in a dark suit and a classic blue tie. He descended a marble staircase into a manicured garden, flowers in full bloom, and stepped up to a podium on a [...]

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Commentary: Acts of kindness are the way to mark 9/11

By doris | Published: September 11, 2009

Full Story at CNN.com NEW YORK (CNN) — The upcoming eighth anniversary of the attacks of September 11 raises a compelling question for millions of Americans: How should we best observe this uniquely tragic day in our nation’s history? Surely, it should not be a holiday. This is no time for days off from work [...]

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Obama seeks stronger relations with Turkey

By doris | Published: April 6, 2009

Full Story At  msnbc.com ANKARA, Turkey – President Barack Obama paid tribute to the memory of modern Turkey’s founding father on Monday as he reached out for help to wind down the war in Iraq and bring stability to the Middle East. He is also counting on the only major predominantly Islamic member of NATO [...]

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