Grizzly bear gets swimming lessons in local pool to prepare for television specialSeptember 13th, 2009 Grizzly bear gets swimming lessons in local poolHELENA, Mont. — A 7-year-old learning how to swim at the local pool is nothing new unless it's an 800-pound grizzly bear taking the plunge.
US marks eighth anniversary of 9/11 terror strikeSeptember 11th, 2009 NEW YORK - The eighth anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center twin towers in New York City and the Pentagon in Washington, which killed nearly 3,000 people, was observed here on Friday. On September 11, 2001, four hijacked planes crashed into the twin Towers, the Pentagon, and a field in Pennsylvania.
President, first lady observe 9/11 attack, call on Americans to join in serviceSeptember 11th, 2009 Obama marks 9/11 with memorial, call to serviceWASHINGTON — On his first 9/11 anniversary as president, Barack Obama urged Americans to come together in service just as they united after the terrorist attacks eight years ago. "We can summon once more that ordinary goodness of America, to serve our communities, to strengthen our country and to better our world," Obama said at a memorial at the Pentagon.
President, first lady observe 9/11 attack, honoring victims at Pentagon and White HouseSeptember 11th, 2009 Obamas lays wreath at Pentagon to observe 9/11WASHINGTON — Echoing the words of his predecessor, President Barack Obama vowed the United States "will never falter" in the pursuit of al-Qaida as he marked the eighth anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks by placing a wreath at the site of the attack on the Pentagon. "Let us renew our resolve against those who perpetrated this barbaric act and who plot against us still," Obama said under rainy skies at the memorial to the victims.
NYC bells toll as Sept. 11 mourners mark attacks' 8th anniversary under rainy skiesSeptember 11th, 2009 9/11 mourners mark anniversary under rainy skiesNEW YORK — Mourners in New York City are observing a second moment of silence on the eighth anniversary of Sept. 11. Bells tolled at churches throughout the city Friday and hundreds gathered at a park by ground zero.
Spirit of volunteerism rekindled at 9/11 remembrances, on 1st annual national day of serviceSeptember 11th, 2009 9/11 marked with mourning and a spirit of serviceNEW YORK — With familiar rituals of grief and a new purpose to honor those who rushed into danger to help, the nation marked eight years since the Sept. 11 terror attacks Friday, with volunteers reading the names of the World Trade Center lost.
Biden to mark Sept. 11 anniversary in New York, Obama at PentagonSeptember 10th, 2009 Biden to mark Sept. 11 anniversary in New YorkWASHINGTON — The White House says Vice President Joe Biden will travel to New York on Friday to mark the anniversary of the Sept.
Police: NY tow truck driver was texting and talking on 2 cell phones when he hit car, poolJuly 31st, 2009 Police: Texting, talking NY trucker hits car, poolLOCKPORT, N.Y. — Police say a western New York tow truck driver was texting on one cell phone while talking on another when he slammed into a car and crashed into a swimming pool.
Fort Bliss soldier pleads guilty to lesser charges in beating death of fellow soldier in TexasJuly 23rd, 2009 Texas soldier pleads guilty in beating deathFORT BLISS, Texas — A Fort Bliss soldier pleaded guilty Wednesday to charges that he fatally beat another soldier with a baseball bat. Pvt. Deandrez Robertson admitted in a Fort Bliss court that he hit Pvt.
800-pound pig that survived highway crash surfaces in swimming pool in Arkansas homeJune 30th, 2009 Pig that survived crash surfaces in swimming poolLITTLE ROCK, Ark. — An 800-pound hog that survived on its own for a week after a truck flipped while on its way to a slaughterhouse has surfaced in a swimming pool at a home near the crash site.
Texas mother dies in same swimming pool less than a year after her 2 children drownedJune 18th, 2009 Texas woman dies in pool year after children didCOPPELL, Texas — A medical examiner's office in Texas has determined that a woman found dead at the same swimming pool where her two children drowned less than a year ago committed suicide. Coppell police say Matthew Stocco pulled his wife, 35-year-old Van Ha Stocco, from the pool at their home Wednesday afternoon.
Leaking reflecting pool fixed where Martin Luther King Jr., widow are buriedJune 17th, 2009 Reflecting pool leaks at King Center repairedATLANTA — The reflecting pool cradling the crypt where Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife are buried will be fixed by Thursday, which would have been the couple's 56th wedding anniversary.
South Florida couple planning to start honeymoon trip find car plunged in their poolJune 12th, 2009 Pair planning to start honeymoon find car in poolCORAL SPRINGS, Fla. — A South Florida couple woke up to a car plunged in their pool.
Pennsylvania-based team to race 9/11 memorial car in Richmond on 8th anniversary of attacksMay 1st, 2009 9/11 memorial car to race in Virginia on Sept. 11NEW YORK — Americans have remembered Sept.
The Simpsons get stamped!April 2nd, 2009 NEW YORK - America's favourite dysfunctional family, The Simpsons, is set to appear on postage stamps. The Postal Service has announced that the 44-cent first-class stamps, designed by show creator Matt Groening, will feature the cartoon characters of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie Simpson.
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