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Military Expert: The World Could Never Survive a Real 'Battle: Los Angeles'
By Lee Speigel - AOL NewsA giant spaceship from another world arrives during the day and positions itself above the White House in Washington, while more ships do the same over other major cities around the world. Then, without warning, all hell breaks loose, and the ships begin using devastating weapons and power to destroy everything around them -- people, buildings, military resistance. This continues for about two hours of popcorn-eating enjoyment until the Earthlings on screen somehow come up with a miracle to stop these unwelcome invaders from laying waste to our beloved planet. From "The War of the Worlds," ...
Fourth of July Fireworks Burst Over Sizzling Nation
By not in system - AOL NewsNEW YORK (July 5) -- The nation's largest fireworks show lit up the sky in a burst of red, white and blue over the Hudson River straddling New York and New Jersey on Sunday, a scene that was repeated in hundreds of communities in a sizzling end to a scorching day for much of the U.S. "It's amazing on TV," said Marcos Jimenez, a golf caddie who joined thousands of others lining the riverfront for a prime view of the show. "I figured seeing it live would be even better." Budget cuts forced some communities to pull the plug on the pyrotechnics, but the gigantic Macy's fireworks show went on as ...
Fireworks Follow Sun-Scorched July 4 Festivals
By not in system - AOL NewsNEW YORK (July 4) - The nation's largest fireworks show lit up the skies in a burst of red, white and blue over the Hudson River straddling New York and New Jersey on Sunday, a scene that was being repeated in hundreds of communities in a sizzling end to a scorching day for much of the U.S. "It's amazing on TV," said Marcos Jimenez, a golf caddy who joined thousands of others lining the riverfront for a prime view of the show. "I figured seeing it live would be even better." ...
Calvin Coolidge Has Become Hero to Tea Partiers
By not in system - AOL NewsPLYMOUTH, Vt. (July 3) -- In the Vermont hamlet where Calvin Coolidge was born, folks will celebrate his star-spangled birthday the way they always do. A Vermont National Guard contingent and a color guard will gather at noon on the village green and walk down to the Plymouth Notch Cemetery, where Coolidge is buried, trailed by hundreds of people - Coolidge descendants, presidential history buffs and locals. There, Brig. Gen. Matthew McCoy will lay a wreath provided by the White House, a U.S. Army bugler will blow "Taps" and McCoy will lead the procession back up the road to the village, ...
Even in Hard Times, the Fourth of July Still Rocks
By not in system - AOL News(July 43) -- "Hey, Baby, it's the Fourth of July!" Let's celebrate the politics America birthed today with all the raucous joy embodied by that great Dave Alvin honky-tonk song. Let's go to American parades that cops start with a siren blast from a polished cruiser that crawls down Main Street ahead of an honor guard carrying the USA's red, white & blue banner. Maybe the flag bearers are our National Guard neighbors, back from one sandbox or another or about to ship out, but they're here today, bless 'em. Stand tall and salute appropriately as they pass by left, left, left-right-left. ...
Opinion: Show Your Pride, Hire a Vet
By not in system - AOL News(July 4) -- Our freedom is secure this Fourth of July because of the men and women of our armed services. Unfortunately, far too many of our young veterans, as well as the spouses of active-duty military, have never been less secure. This Independence Day, they're out of work or underemployed and unable to make the most of their talent, experience and skill. More than 20 percent of veterans separated from the armed forces within the past 36 months need a job. That's more than double the already troubling statistics for the general population. These Americans of accomplishment, honor, ...
Independence Day Rocks: Parades, Picnics and Freedom in Difficult Times
By James Grady - Politics Daily"Hey, Baby, it's the Fourth of July!" Let's celebrate the politics America birthed today with all the raucous joy embodied by that great Dave Alvin honky-tonk song. Let's go to American parades that cops start with a siren blast from a polished cruiser that crawls down Main Street ahead of an honor guard carrying the USA's red, white & blue banner. Maybe the flag bearers are our National Guard neighbors, back from one sandbox or another or about to ship out, but they're here today, bless 'em. Stand tall and salute appropriately as they pass by left, left, left-right-left. Then relax in ...
Opinion: 4th of July -- The Dead-Solid Summer
By Will Durst - AOL News(July 2) -- Here's hoping your Independence Day is beyond terrific. Got to love the loudest and most American of all the holidays. Just one of the moments that makes a person prouder than papaya punch to be a citizen of this fine country. The greatest place on the planet, which is why we have all those darn problems with our borders. After all, you don't see a lot of stories about the teeming humanity streaming across the border into Kazakhstan. Or Kyrgyzstan. Which many experts claim are two different countries. Dan Dion Will Durst is author of "The All-American Sport of ...
US Archivist Preps for July 4 on 'Real' Independence Day
By Andrea Stone - AOL NewsWASHINGTON (July 2) -- David Ferriero stands inside a chilly vault deep within the National Archives building here and looks on as an archivist reads from an original resolution passed 234 years ago today by the Continental Congress: Resolved, That these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent States, that they are absolved from all allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain is, and ought to be, totally dissolved. At the bottom of what became known as the Lee Declaration are 12 hash marks in the ...
Oil-Stained Gulf Coast Expects Glum Fourth of July
By not in system - AOL NewsDAUPHIN ISLAND, Ala. (July 2) - Fireworks displays have been canceled. White-sand beaches that should be crowded with sunbathers are instead dotted with cleanup workers, booms and sand-sifting equipment. Normally packed hotels are trying to fill rooms ahead of what is a crucial weekend for beach businesses. Across the oil-stained Gulf Coast, it's going to be a glum Fourth of July. "We got hit right between the eyes in June. July is starting to look like a total disaster," moaned hotel owner Julian MacQueen, who said his 181-room Hampton Inn in Pensacola Beach, Fla., should be booked solid ...
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