Topic: John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 07/14
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Gabrielle Giffords receives Profile in Courage award
The John F. Kennedy Library awarded the 2013 Profile in Courage award to former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, in recognition of the political, personal, and physical courage she has demonstrated in her fearless public advocacy for policy reforms aimed at reducing gun violence.
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Boston Marathon bombing: Feds raid apartment, police seek rental van (+video)
Federal authorities late Monday removed several bags from an apartment in a nearby suburb. Police investigating the Boston Marathon bombing have also issued an alert for a rental van and for a hooded man who left the area before the blasts.
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Boston attack: Swath of city on lockdown as police scour for additional bombs
Bomb attack in Boston that killed two and injured scores of others prompts a thorough police search for unexploded devices. One was already found and rendered harmless. Experts cite hard-to-detect nature of the bombs.
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Opinion: 50 years after Cuban missile crisis: closer than you thought to World War III
Fifty years after the Cuban missile crisis, many people find it hard to believe that the confrontation could have pushed the US and Soviet Union to nuclear war. Robert F. Kennedy’s newly released papers remind us why this was the most dangerous moment in recorded history.
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JFK library releases last secret Oval Office tapes
The newly revealed tapes provide a window into the final months of the 35th president's life.
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Top Picks: Lonely Planet apps, cookbook for apple lovers, new Daryl Hall CD and more
Lonely Planet Travel Guides now on iTunes, new cookbook perfect for apple pickers, Daryl Hall releases new solo album, and more top picks.
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Sarah Palin bus tour: Why won't she say where she's going?
Sarah Palin is planning a bus tour to visit historical and cultural East Coast sights during Memorial Day weekend, but she hasn't said which ones or when she'll be there.
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Scott Brown memoir details childhood abuse and a life of hardship
Scott Brown's new autobiography "Against All Odds" may add to his "political intrigue."
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JFK trivia: His presidential library houses papers of which famous author?
The presidential library began with FDR, and one for George W. Bush broke ground last week. JFK's includes a collection from an American novelist.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 07/14
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Fall of the Berlin Wall: Timeline
A history of the events that caused the Berlin Wall to fall on November 9, 1989.
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Paul Kirk, a Kennedy confidant, to fill vacant Senate seat
The appointment of Paul Kirk to Ted Kennedy's seat means Democrats will have their 60-seat filibuster-proof majority when the Senate votes on a healthcare bill this fall.
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Ted Kennedy's friend Paul Kirk now favorite for Senate seat
Kirk has received the endorsement of widow Victoria Kennedy and sons Patrick and Edward Jr. He is the former chairman of the Democratic National Committee.
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Kennedy gets wish, Senate seat to be filled soon
The Massachusetts Senate voted Tuesday to let the governor appoint an interim replacement for the late Ted Kennedy. Former Gov. Michael Dukakis is the favorite.
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Kennedy and Obama’s bond: recent but strong
The president on Saturday will eulogize the man who gave him a crucial endorsement during the 2008 campaign.
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For Massachusetts mourners, Kennedy was 'one of their own'
The long line of Bay Staters waiting to pay their last respects to the senator Thursday was evidence of the intimate and powerful connection he had with his home state.
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Six Picks: Recommendations from the Monitor staff
The moon landing in 'real time,' a contemporary prom with old-time racial segregation, Afro-Cuban rhythms from Ricardo Lemvo, and more.
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