Thursday Show 12/4/14
History
of the Statue of Liberty
America
probably could not have won its freedom from the British during the
American Revolution without the help of the French. France provided
arms, ships, money and men to the American colonies.
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Symbols
of Statue of Liberty
Torch
: The torch is the strongest symbol that Bartholdi incorporated into
the Statue. In fact the Statue's real name reflects its true meaning:
"Liberty Enlightening the
World".
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Bus drivers say students at Mexican teachers' college have kidnapped them
The
men are holed up with their buses on the college's soccer field,
sleeping in the compartments that once held passenger luggage and
hanging the clothes they've hand-washed from the windshields.
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Fort
Hood shooting victims will soon be eligible for the Purple Heart
Victims
of the Fort Hood shooting will soon be eligible to receive the Purple
Heart, with Congress pushing ahead with a policy change that would
officially recognize domestic terrorism as an issue, rather than the
“workplace violence” designation the Obama administration had
used.
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Lesbian
judge takes on Jesus in court
An
openly lesbian federal judge whose appointment was opposed by dozens
of U.S. senators has ruled against a Christian former Navy chaplain
who alleged his superiors engineered his dismissal from the service
because he was not “ecumenical.”
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McDonald
palm oil policy poorly protects climate
McDonald's
is the world's most profitable fast-food chain. In 2012, its 12,600
U.S.-based restaurants alone boasted $35.6 billion in sales —
nearly three times more than its nearest competitor, Subway, which
has twice the number of U.S. outlets.
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