Archive for October, 2008
Friday, October 31st, 2008
Reformation Day
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Friday, October 31st, 2008
Feast of Quintinus, martyr
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Friday, October 31st, 2008
Feast of Bega, virgin
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Friday, October 31st, 2008
All Saints (Vigil)
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Friday, October 31st, 2008
Feast of Wolfgang of Regensburg
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Friday, October 31st, 2008
Ted Stevens Receives a Hero’s Welcome in Alaska
October 31, 2008 By WILLIAM YARDLEY ANCHORAGE — Two days after he was convicted on seven felony counts in Washington, Senator Ted Stevens returned to Alaska on Wednesday night to begin a six-day campaign sprint, telling several hundred supporters at a rally here that he would be vindicated on appeal and asking them to elect […]
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Friday, October 31st, 2008
Growing Doubts on Palin Take a Toll, Poll Finds
October 31, 2008 By MICHAEL COOPER and DALIA SUSSMAN A growing number of voters have concluded that Senator John McCain’s running mate, Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska, is not qualified to be vice president, weighing down the Republican ticket in the last days of the campaign, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News poll. […]
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Friday, October 31st, 2008
What were the first jack-o’-lanterns carved from?
Usually turnips—but sometimes beets, rutabagas, or potatoes. The custom of carving turnip lanterns for Halloween originated in Ireland. When the Irish began immigrating to the U.S., they switched to pumpkins, which were more readily available, bigger, and easier to carve.
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Thursday, October 30th, 2008
This Was Not Inevitable
Sarah Palin on the cover of “Tales from the Crypt”: