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House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, called the statue Âa fitting tribute to one of the greatest Americans and voices for freedom who ever lived. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., joined Joe Biden in saying that Douglass initiated a movement

NEW BRITAIN — A Community Central intern, with a helping hand from ESPN, is planning a flag football tournament to feed the homeless June 29 at Walnut Hill Park. John Carey, 23, a resident of Bristol and a senior environmental geography major at CCSU, pl

The UK Government is expected to take its final steps towards ratifying a treaty designed to trigger the removal of radical cleric Abu Qatada from the country. The agreement, unveiled by the Home Secretary in April, aims to allay fears that evidence extr

The Global Power Project, an investigative series produced by Occupy.com, aims to identify and connect the worldwide institutions and individuals who comprise today’s global power oligarchy. In Part 1, which appeared last week, I provided an overview exa

PRESQUE ISLE – Three hundred and twenty-three students at the University of Maine at Presque have been named to the Dean’s List for the spring semester, according to Dr. Michael Sonntag, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs. Named to the highe

WASHINGTON — The director of the National Security Agency testified Tuesday that the government’s massive surveillance program helped thwart more than 50 terrorist “events” worldwide since Sept. 11, 2001, including a planned bombing of the New York Stock

PRESQUE ISLE – Two hundred and nineteen students graduated from the University of Maine at Presque Isle during the 2012-2013 academic year. On Saturday, May 18, at 10:30 a.m. during the 2013 Commencement Exercises, the University’s 104thCommencement, Pre

David Cameron has promised Britain will not "plunge recklessly" into deeper involvement in the Syrian civil war, but said it was not possible to ignore the escalating slaughter going on in the country. David Cameron has promised Britain will not \"plunge

BRISTOL — Gun-maker PTR Industries is heading for South Carolina. A formal announcement of the move to Horry County is expected Monday as part of a deal that will entice the Bristol-based manufacturer there. The company, which makes semi-automatic rifles