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Highlight in History
On April 23, 1789, President-elect George Washington and his wife, Martha, moved into the first executive mansion, the Franklin House, in New York.
Ten years ago
American cardinals opened an extraordinary meeting with top Vatican officials to discuss a sex abuse scandal rocking the Roman Catholic Church in the United States; Pope John Paul II told the American church leaders there was no room in the priesthood “for those who would harm the young.” President George W. Bush’s top White House aide, Karen Hughes, resigned to return home to Texas with her family.
Five years ago
Boris Yeltsin, the first freely elected Russian president, died in Moscow at age 76. Congressional Democratic leaders agreed on legislation requiring the first U.S. combat troops to be withdrawn from Iraq by Oct. 1, 2007, with a goal of a complete pullout six months later; President George W. Bush pledged to veto such a measure. Classes at Virginia Tech resumed one week after the killings of 32 victims by a suicidal gunman. Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author David Halberstam died in a car crash in Menlo Park, Calif., at age 73.
One year ago
Yemen’s embattled president, Ali Abdullah Saleh, agreed to a proposal by Gulf Arab mediators to step down within 30 days and hand power to his deputy in exchange for immunity from prosecution. (Saleh ended up leaving office in February 2012.)
Former Sony Corp. president and chairman Norio Ohga, credited with developing the compact disc, died in Tokyo at age 81.
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Today in History for Monday, April 23, 2012
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Ga. police increase enforcement patrols for summer
Police in Georgia are rolling out increased enforcement patrols as part of their summer safety campaign.
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Wiregrass Valdosta campus closed due to water line break
Due to a water line break, the Valdosta Campus of Wiregrass Georgia Technical College is closing for the remainder of the day, May 22.
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Ga.’s grad rate inches toward 70 percent for 2012
Georgia’s high school graduation rate for the class of 2012 has increased to nearly 70 percent.
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Bank worker accused of theft, fiscal exploitation
Police say Wells Fargo personal banker is accused of stealing about $10,600 from an elderly customer’s account.
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Ga. infant pinned against wall by minivan, killed
Sheriff’s officials in northwest Georgia say a 2-month-old baby has died after her mother accidentally pinned her to a wall.
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Valdosta businesses, Red Cross to help Oklahoma tornado victims
Valdosta businesses, Red Cross to help Oklahoma tornado victims
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Horse tests positive for EEE in Brooks County
Horse tests positive for EEE in Brooks County
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Face-chewing victim recovering, strumming guitar
A homeless man whose face was mostly chewed off in a bizarre attack last year appeared Tuesday to be mostly at peace with his disfigurement.
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Tea party groups protest IRS at Atlanta rally
Georgia tea party activists protested the targeting of conservative groups by the Internal Revenue Service with a rally Tuesday on the steps of the Capitol.
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Suspect in FAMU hazing death files written plea
The attorney for the last of the suspects charged in the death of a Florida A&M University drum major during a hazing ritual said his client didn’t have to appear for an arraignment Tuesday because he’d already entered a written not guilty plea.
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