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  1. Lights all around for Leavenworth paradeRead the original story

    8 hrs ago | Kansas City Star

    Floats, horses and even dogs will be adorned in lights for the 2009 Leavenworth Holiday Lighted Parade at 5:30 p.m. Saturday.

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  2. Family Begins Saying Goodbye To Fallen Marine

    22 hrs ago | NBC Action News

    ... 24. The funeral for Hand is scheduled for noon Monday at the First United Methodist Church, 422 Chestnut Street, Leavenworth, Kan. He will be laid to rest inside the Leavenworth National Cemetery following the funeral. Please add 4 and 4 and type ...

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  3. Take Five With John ArmatoRead the original story w/Photo

    Yesterday | All About Jazz

    ... My favorite road story is about the road I never went on. I did an audition with an accordion player in Leavenworth, Kansas, when I was in college. He had a lounge band that was going to play Vegas for a few months. We played about eight bars of ...

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  4. For more on story.Read the original story

    Wednesday Nov 25 | Landmark

    The superintendent of the Leavenworth, Kan. School District has pled guilty to a charge of driving while intoxicated in Parkville.

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  5. New IED map symbols help prepare troopsRead the original story

    Saturday | Air Force Times

    ... chief of the joint and multi-national doctrine division under the Combined Arms Doctrine Directorate at Fort Leavenworth, Kan. "You want to ensure that you're doing the best thing you can do for soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines," Turek said. ...

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    Related Topix: US Army, US Military, Fort Leavenworth

  6. Local soldier who testified against fellow troops says he "did the right thing"Read the original story

    Friday | Bakersfield.com

    ... they were convicted of premeditated murder and conspiracy to commit murder. They are all behind bars at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas -- 40 years for Hatley and 20 years each for Mayo and Leahy. Cunningham testified that Hatley asked him if he was ready ...

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    Related Topix: US Army, US Military, Fort Leavenworth, Bakersfield, CA

  7. The almanacRead the original story

    Friday Nov 27 | UPI

    ... War Department authorized creation of the Army War College to instruct commissioned officers. It was built in Leavenworth, Kan. In 1940, two months after Gen. Ion Antonescu seized power in Romania and forced King Carol II to abdicate, more than 60 ...

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  8. Opposing view: Mentors provide vital adviceRead the original story

    Friday Nov 27 | USA Today

    ... some. Army Maj. Robert Thornton serves at the Joint Center for International Security Forces Assistance at Fort Leavenworth, Kan. Posted at 12:21 AM/ET, November 27, 2009 in USA TODAY editorial

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    Related Topix: Publishing, Media, US Military, Fort Leavenworth, US Army, Opinion

  9. FBIa s Most Wanted Fugitives posters rarely found in U.S. post officesRead the original story

    Thursday Nov 26 | Boston Herald

    ... FBI's first 10 Most Wanted Fugitives list, back in 1950. Holden once escaped from the federal penitentiary in Leavenworth, Kan., and was captured two years later on a Kansas City golf course. Seeing the faces on a post office wall is a rarity now. ...

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  10. More scare tactics from GrassleyRead the original story

    Thursday Nov 26 | Iowa City Press-Citizen

    ... the U.S. Bureau of Prisons figures: 216 international terrorists, some with ties to Al-Qaida, are housed in Fort Leavenworth, Kan., and among the worst reside at the supermax prison in Florence, Colo. That includes Ramzi Yousef, lead conspirator in ...

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  11. Olive-or-Twist opensRead the original story

    Wednesday Nov 25 | Liberty Tribune

    ... s been crazy.a The cigars have been particularly popular with the military personnel stationed at the base in Leavenworth, Kan., she said. Knowing that she wanted to open a second location, Backues said Liberty seemed to be a good fit. a oeLibertya ...

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  12. Royals to Visit Fort Leavenworth and LawrenceRead the original story

    Wednesday Nov 25 | WIBW-TV Topeka

    KANSAS CITY, MO a ' The Kansas City Royals will salute members of the military and their families at Fort Leavenworth as well as greet fans in Lawrence, Kan., on Wednesday, December 2. Royals Hall of Fame second baseman Frank White and Royals outfielder David DeJesus will tour Fort Leavenworth prior to meeting families of deployed soldiers and ...

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  13. Bryan Keith BlantonRead the original story

    Wednesday Nov 25 | Osawatomie Graphic

    21, 2009. He was born Aug. 19, 1975, in Leavenworth, Kan. He enjoyed playing softball and was known as a oeBlantona by his teammates.

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  14. Carry NationRead the original story

    Wednesday Nov 25 | Encyclopaedia Britannica

    ... Carry Amelia Nation , ne Carry Amelia Moore born Nov. 25, 1846, Garrard county, Ky., U.S. died June 9, 1911, Leavenworth, Kan. American temperance advocate famous for using a hatchet to demolish barrooms. Carry Moore as a child experienced poverty, ...

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  15. Crisis Management: Leading Successfully Through the Storm

    Tuesday Nov 24 | US News & World Report

    ... of the book Crisis Leadership and an associate professor at U.S. Army Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, Kan. "Patton had prepared himself for that situation." But preparation isn't always the hallmark of triumph in a crisis. ...

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  16. Health care gains recognition as bridge to stabilityRead the original story

    Monday Nov 23 | Eielson Air Force Base Arctiz Sentry

    ... retired Army Col. Pete Mansoor, the founding director of the Army/Marine Corps Counterinsurgency Center at Fort Leavenworth, Kan. Colonel Mansoor, a professor at the Ohio State University, served as the executive officer to Army Gen. David Petraeus, ...

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  17. War Grief in All Its Faces

    Monday Nov 23 | BAGnewsNotes

    ... a military court in Germany last year. The three are serving their sentences at the U.S. military prison at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. First Sgt. John Hatley received a life sentence, later reduced to 40 years; Sgt. 1st Class Joseph Mayo, who had ...

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  18. Safe Kids Kansas: For Toy Safety, Follow Manufacturer's InstructionsRead the original story

    Monday Nov 23 | The Kansas Department of Health and Environment

    ... Dickinson, Doniphan, Douglas, Elk, Ellis, Finney, Ford, Franklin, Geary, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Labette, Leavenworth, Marion, Marshall, McPherson, Meade, Mitchell, Montgomery, Osage, Pottawatomie, Rice, Riley, Saline, Smith, Shawnee, Wilson ...

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  19. Unirisx and IDP Form Strategic Alliance To Create Unirisx Integrated SolutionRead the original story

    Monday Nov 23 | TechWeb.com

    ... Security Mutual Insurance Co., an Ithaca, N.Y.,-based P&C insurer, and Armed Forces Insurance Exchange, a Leavenworth, Kan.-based P&C insurer for military personnel and Department of Defense employees, have signed contracts to deploy the Unirisx ...

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  20. Health care gains recognition as bridge to stabilityRead the original story

    Monday Nov 23 | Missileer

    ... retired Army Col. Pete Mansoor, the founding director of the Army/Marine Corps Counterinsurgency Center at Fort Leavenworth, Kan. Colonel Mansoor, a professor at the Ohio State University, served as the executive officer to Army Gen. David Petraeus, ...

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