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Lautenberg recalled as tenacious backer of transit
SECAUCUS, New Jersey - It's only fitting that a man remembered as Mr. Transportation took his final trip to Washington aboard an Amtrak train Wednesday.
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Final Capitol tribute to late NJ Sen. Lautenberg
WASHINGTON - Frank Lautenberg on Thursday was remembered by Senate colleagues for his leadership and laughter during nearly three decades serving in the chamber.
View ArticlePolitical colleagues recall ex-Mass. Gov. Cellucci
BOSTON - Massachusetts political figures of both parties paid glowing tribute Thursday to former Gov. Argeo Paul Cellucci - a Republican who never lost an election in a Democratic-leaning state - in...
View ArticleFuneral held for former secretary of state
CHEYENNE, Wyoming - One speaker at former Wyoming Secretary of State Thyra Thomson's funeral in Cheyenne said she personified both chutzpah and pizazz.
View ArticleFuneral arrangements set for former NM governor
SANTA FE, New Mexico - Funeral arrangements have been announced for David F. Cargo, who became the youngest governor of New Mexico and served two terms in the turbulent 1960s.
View ArticleFlags to be lowered in honor of former NM governor
SANTA FE, New Mexico - Gov. Susana Martinez has ordered flags flown at half-staff in New Mexico in honor of former Gov. David Cargo, who died last week at age 84.
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Ex-NM Gov. Cargo remembered as bipartisan advocate
SANTA FE, New Mexico - Friends and colleagues of former Gov. David Cargo remembered him Thursday as a strong advocate for minorities and New Mexico's small towns, where he traveled extensively during...
View ArticleFuneral held for former NM Gov. David Cargo
SANTA FE, New Mexico - Friends, family and politicians are paying their final respects to former Gov. David Cargo.
View ArticleGov. Cuomo to attend funeral for NY state trooper
MIDDLETOWN, New York - Gov. Andrew Cuomo will join law enforcement officers from across New York at the funeral of a state trooper who died from injuries suffered two years ago at the scene of a double...
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Governor says Babcock to lie in state
HELENA, Montana - Gov. Steve Bullock says that former First Lady Betty Babcock will lie in state at the Capitol on Thursday.
View ArticleFuneral set for NY state trooper who died in Utah
HAMBURG, New York - Funeral services are set this week for a veteran New York state trooper who suffered a heart attack while attending a law enforcement conference in Utah.
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Conn. slave who died in 1798 called 'child of God'
WATERBURY, Connecticut - A slave who died more than 200 years ago in Connecticut but was never buried was given an extraordinary funeral Thursday that included lying in state at the Capitol and calls...
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Governor praises slain Michigan trooper
MANISTEE, Michigan - A Michigan State Police trooper killed during a traffic stop was a "role model" for everyone, Gov. Rick Snyder said Saturday.
View ArticleFamily wants answers in Wash. funeral mix-up
CHEHALIS, Washington - The family of Jerry Moon wants to know how the wrong body ended up in his casket at his Washington state funeral.
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Poles bid farewell to first post-communist premier
WARSAW, Poland - Thousands of people including Polish and European leaders attended the state funeral Sunday of Tadeusz Mazowiecki, Eastern Europe's first post-communist prime minister.
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Cyprus in mourning for dead ex-president
NICOSIA, Cyprus - Cyprus' government has declared a three-day mourning period for late former President Glafcos Clerides.
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Website asks people to share stories of JFK legacy
BOSTON - There's no shortage of places for people to share memories of where they were 50 years ago when they found out John F. Kennedy had been assassinated. But a website debuting Monday aims to take...
View ArticleMobile man recalls leading riderless horse for JFK
MOBILE, Alabama - Pfc. Arthur Carlson spent the night before in a stable caring for Black Jack, so he used his day off to stop by the laundromat.
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State funeral for Cyprus' ex-president Clerides
NICOSIA, Cyprus - Amid applause and shouts of respect, Cyprus's former President Glafcos Clerides was laid to rest Tuesday after politicians, dignitaries and hundreds of ordinary Cypriots paid their...
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Solemn events to mark JFK's assassination
DALLAS - Loose gatherings of the curious and conspiracy-minded at Dallas' Dealey Plaza have marked past anniversaries of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, featuring everything from...
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