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Republican Sen. Murkowski supports gay marriageAlaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski says she supports gay marriage, becomes 3rd Republican to do so
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Italian Integration Minister Cecile Kashetu Kyenge listens to a question during a press conference at the Foreign Press Club in Rome, Wednesday, June 19, 2013. Kyenge on Wednesday acknowledged "racist episodes" in Italy but declined to brand the country as a whole racist. She has so far tempered her reaction to racist attacks, saying it's for Italians to respond, not her. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis)
Death threats greet Italy's first back ministerDeath threats taunt Italy's 1st black minister ahead of visit to Northern League heartland
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A woman holds a poster against drones during a demonstration against the upcoming visit of United States President Barack Obama in Berlin, Monday, June 17, 2013. President Obama will visit the German capital on Tuesday, June 18, and Wednesday June 19, 2013. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
Unmanned aircraft struggle to shed 'drone' imageDon't use the 'd' word: Unmanned aircraft struggle to improve image, move into civil sphere
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A Christie's employee adjusts Elizabeth Taylor's first wedding dress, designed by the legendary costume designer Helen Rose, at the auction house Christie's in London, Wednesday, June 19, 2013. The wedding dress is part of the auction 120 years of Pop Culture, which is showcasing important memorabilia dating from every decade of the past century of popular culture from the ubiquitous industries of film and music. The estimated price is 30,000 – 50,000 pound (46,000-78,000 dollars). (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
Elizabeth Taylor's first wedding dress up for saleElizabeth Taylor's first wedding dress up for auction at Christie's
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A group of people approach a collapsed road in Villelongue, near Lourdes, southwestern France, Wednesday, June 19, 2013 after heavy flooding destroyed it. French rescue services and police are evacuating hundreds of pilgrims from hotels threatened by floodwaters from a rain-swollen river in the Roman Catholic shrine town of Lourdes. (AP Photo/Bob Edme)
Floods close Lourdes pilgrimage site in PyreneesLourdes sanctuary closed, pilgrims evacuated amid heavy floods in southwest France
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An Afghan policeman overlooking from checkpoint outside Bagram military base, 50 kilometers (31 miles) north of Kabul, Afghanistan, June, 19, 2013. The Taliban claimed responsibility Wednesday for an attack in Afghanistan that killed four American troops just hours after the insurgent group announced it would hold talks with the U.S. on finding a political solution to ending the nearly 12-year war in the country.(AP Photo/Ahmad Jamshid)
Afghan leader backs away from Taliban talksKarzai says no peace talks with the Taliban unless only Afghans involved and violence ends
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Trader James Denaro works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Tuesday, June 11, 2013. Global stock markets were mostly lower Wednesday June 19, 2013 as investors waited for an update on the U.S. economy from the Federal Reserve. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Stocks edge lower as investors wait on FedStocks edge lower as investors wait for clues on stimulus from Fed Chairman Bernanke
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In this photo taken Tuesday, June 18, 2013, a woman stands in a silent protest as others read at Kizilay Square in Ankara, Turkey. After weeks of sometimes-violent confrontation with police, Turkish protesters have found a new form of resistance: standing still and silent. (AP Photo)
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FILE - This July 26, 1959 file photo shows Teamsters Union president Jimmy Hoffa in Washington. Federal agents revived the hunt for the remains of Hoffa on Monday, June 17, 2013, digging around in a suburban Detroit field where a reputed Mafia captain says the Teamsters boss' body was buried. Authorities used excavation equipment to root around in the Oakland Township property, about 25 miles north of Detroit. (AP Photo/File)
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Italian Integration Minister Cecile Kashetu Kyenge listens to a question during a press conference at the Foreign Press Club in Rome, Wednesday, June 19, 2013. Kyenge on Wednesday acknowledged "racist episodes" in Italy but declined to brand the country as a whole racist. She has so far tempered her reaction to racist attacks, saying it's for Italians to respond, not her. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis)
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House Judiciary Committee member Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C., sponsor of the Strengthen and Fortify Enforcement Act, speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 18, 2013, during committee's hearing to discuss the Strengthen and Fortify Enforcement Act. The committee in the Republican-led House is preparing to cast its first votes on immigration this year, on a tough enforcement-focused measure that Democrats and immigrant groups are protesting loudly. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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A Christie's employee adjusts Elizabeth Taylor's first wedding dress, designed by the legendary costume designer Helen Rose, at the auction house Christie's in London, Wednesday, June 19, 2013. The wedding dress is part of the auction 120 years of Pop Culture, which is showcasing important memorabilia dating from every decade of the past century of popular culture from the ubiquitous industries of film and music. The estimated price is 30,000 – 50,000 pound (46,000-78,000 dollars). (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
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A woman holds a poster against drones during a demonstration against the upcoming visit of United States President Barack Obama in Berlin, Monday, June 17, 2013. President Obama will visit the German capital on Tuesday, June 18, and Wednesday June 19, 2013. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
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In this Tuesday, June 18, 2013 photo, a police officer stands outside the home of New England Patriot's NFL football player Aaron Hernandez in North Attleborough, Mass. State and local police spent hours at the home of Hernandez as another group of officers searched an industrial park about a mile away where a body was discovered the day before. (AP Photo/The Boston Herald, Stuart Cahill) BOSTON GLOBE OUT; METRO BOSTON OUT; MAGS OUT; ONLINE OUT

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  • Herndon man convicted of theft from former employer

    A Loudoun County Jury convicted a Herndon man June 17 of burglary and grand larceny and recommended more than seven years in prison. Loudoun Times, Tue, Jun 18 2013 @ 06:56 PM

  • Leesburg woman indicted for first-degree murder

    A Leesburg woman charged in the December shooting death of a Sterling man was among 36 indicted June 10 by a Loudoun County Grand Jury. Loudoun Times, Tue, Jun 18 2013 @ 06:56 PM

  • GOP is losing its grip on Virginia

    LEESBURG, Va. Downtown Leesburg offers a portrait of attachment to the past: Federal-style buildings line the streets, and the courthouse square features both a plaque commemorating a reading in 1776 of the Declaration of Independence and a statute honoring Confederate soldiers. Journalgazette.net, Tue, Jun 18 2013 @ 02:39 PM

  • Man Gets In Fight At Va. Hotel, Laptop Stolen

    A man got into an argument and then a physical fight with a group of four people in the patio area of a hotel in Sterling on Tuesday morning, only to discover afterwards that someone stole his laptop, according to Loudoun County Sheriff's Office authorities. WUSA9.com, Tue, Jun 18 2013 @ 06:11 AM

  • Western Loudoun Artists Studio Tour adds new talent

    Photo courtesy/J.Douglas J. Douglas has drawn portraits for most of his life, but he began to experiment with oil paintings in 2008. Loudoun Times, Tue, Jun 18 2013 @ 08:07 AM
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Today in History

On June 19, 1953,

Julius Rosenberg, 35, and his wife, Ethel, 37, convicted of conspiring to pass U.S. atomic secrets to the Soviet Union, were executed at Sing Sing Prison in Ossining, N.Y.

In 1862,

Congress passed, and President Abraham Lincoln signed, a measure abolishing slavery in U.S. territories.

In 1865,

Union troops commanded by Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, with news that the Civil War was over, and that all remaining slaves in Texas were free.

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