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Labor leaders who supported his campaign decry any reduction in benefits, predict higher turnover.
(19 Mar 2010 05:24)
... the federal government closes. Besides Thanksgiving and Christmas, those holidays are New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Washington's Birthday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day and Veterans Day. In ...
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Bake sale for Haiti raises money and awareness: Lake Evesham girls donate $500 to help orphanage in wake of earthquake
(18 Mar 2010 00:58)
... orphanage in Haiti. In early January, with Martin Luther King Jr. Day on the horizon, Turtle, a disease investigator ... that it was connected to Martin Luther King Day." Turtle was happy to have donated money ...
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Harlem Gospel Choir keeps the spirit alive across the world
(18 Mar 2010 14:05)
... It started on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, 1986. Two million air miles later, Allen Bailey and the Harlem Gospel Choir are ...
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Twisting History in Texas
(18 Mar 2010 18:58)
... will now be studied alongside Abraham Lincoln's speeches. In grade one, Veterans Day replaces Martin Luther King Jr. Day in the list of holidays students should be familiar with. (Later, "building a military" ...
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Bethesda celebrates Women's History Month
(18 Mar 2010 19:16)
... diversity and ethnicity at the command, he said, such as Black History Month or Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Next month, the committee will host an event to commemorate victims of the Holocaust. ...
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White House spokesman takes show to Rose Garden
(18 Mar 2010 21:33)
... Israel and Jordan signed a peace truce, President Ronald Reagan signed a bill making Martin Luther King Jr. Day a national holiday and Tricia Nixon wed. Gibbs, one of Obama's closest advisers, spent ...
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Former Navy Man Helps Eisai Bring Comfort to Victims of Haitian Earthquake
(18 Mar 2010 03:34)
... after the earthquake was the start of a federal government holiday weekend, culminating with Martin Luther King Day,” notes Geiger. “I knew this request couldn’t come at a more difficult time to ...
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Bake sale for Haiti raises money and awareness
(17 Mar 2010 15:21)
... bake sales, one in their neighborhood on Martin Luther King Jr. Day and another at Roland Park Elementary/Middle School. ... that it was connected to Martin Luther King Day." Turtle was happy to have donated money ...
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Despite numerous struggles, blacks see progress since days of segregation
(17 Mar 2010 11:15)
... conformed. "At that time, there wasn't a Martin Luther King Jr.," said Hill. Her youngest daughter, ... Peace also helped establish Martin Luther King Jr. day as a holiday for the school district, ...
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Do as Nas raps, not as Mathis writes
(16 Mar 2010 04:51)
... urban discourse in 2008. During what was ostensibly a lecture in honor of the Martin Luther King Day holiday at Carnegie Mellon University several years ago, Dr. Dyson seamlessly dropped sections from ...
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School Board proposes 2010-11 calendar
(17 Mar 2010 05:35)
... holidays on Monday, Jan. 3, 2011. Monday, Jan. 17, is a school holiday on Martin Luther King Day. Mid-year exams at the high school and middle school are scheduled for a half-day ...
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MY TURN: A lesson from my father about race and labels
(17 Mar 2010 01:11)
... coffee to read my first copy of the Daily Breeze. The day before was Martin Luther King Jr. Day. I didn't even realize it. I recalled being transferred to Camp Lejeune into a ...
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Board to vote on year-end date for St. Cloud schools
(17 Mar 2010 06:05)
... February and the Monday after Easter in April and requiring staff to work on Martin Luther King Jr. Day in January. Instead, the 172-day student instruction calendar is similar to this year. "It ...
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School calendar changes expected to fall by wayside
(16 Mar 2010 20:54)
... February and the Monday after Easter in April and requiring staff to work on Martin Luther King Jr. Day in January. Instead, the 172-day student instruction calendar is similar to this year. It ...
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Minority firms claim discrimination in bidding process for Census awareness campaign contracts
(13 Mar 2010 03:56)
... the contracts three times, resulting in missed opportunities to reach black residents, such as Martin Luther King Day. Ron Sachs Communications won the portions of the contract for American Indians, Asian-Americans, Pacific ...
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