Word: va
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...Palin Bailin'? Whether she deserves it or not, Sarah Palin has attracted extremes in media coverage, which helped establish her reputation as a divisive figure [July 20]. Thank you for the most balanced profile I have seen since Palin hit the media spotlight. Greg Tilley, Ashburn, Va...
...implementing fun reading programs to keep kids growing. Childhood is a time of creativity and play. I'm not against education. I am completing my Ph.D. But I can't stand to think about my kids being behind their desks longer than they already are. Bethany Snyder, RESTON, VA...
Presidents, like normal people, tend to seek in others what they admire about themselves. Which brings us to the par-5 12th hole at Woodlawn golf course in Fort Belvoir, Va., on Father's Day. Vice President Joe Biden, an 8 handicap, has leaked a 3-wood into the trees near the green. He stands amid the underbrush, talking with his match-play teammate, the President of the United States. (See pictures of Presidents at the beach...
...biggest presidential birthday perk of all, though, may be the presents. In 1912 the people of Staunton, Va., Woodrow Wilson's hometown, gave the President miniature ivory portraits of his parents. George W. Bush in 2006 got a belt buckle from visiting Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and cuff links from his staff. But the best presents of all have been the priceless ones. On Nov. 2, 1920, Warren Harding returned from a golfing excursion to find 55 small pink candles on a frosted white cake. Then he sat back to await the election returns - and learned he had been...
...Perhaps anticipating opposition to the proposal for a hybrid facility, the Administration seems to be lining up a Plan B: it has referred the cases of dozens of detainees to prosecutors in New York City, Washington, D.C., and Alexandria, Va., for possible criminal trials, according to the Associated Press. All three districts have previously prosecuted terrorism cases...