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Ex-Boston Mayor Kevin White dies at 82
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In this Tuesday, Nov. 3, 1970, Sen. Edward Kennedy, center, and his wife, Joan, left, greet Boston Mayor Kevin White and his wife, Kathryn White, at their Charles street polling place in Boston Mass. Former Boston Mayor Kevin White died Friday, Jan.

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Globe and Mail Paul pursued strategy of publishing controversial newsletters, associates say Washington Post Ron Paul, well known as a physician, congressman and libertarian , has also been a businessman who pursued a marketing strategy that included publishing provocative, racially charged newsletters to make money and spread his ideas, said three people ...   Any weight Anywhere cargo Company Polet Air Company: A B.I.D Quality Award for a Quality Fleet Winner of the BID prize for Quality Polet Air Company, BID International Quality Crown Award, is a prestigious airline based in Voronezh, Russia.

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"Barefoot Bandit" gets 6.5 years of federal time
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By Laura L. Myers | SEATTLE (Reuters) - A serial burglar nicknamed the "Barefoot Bandit" was sentenced on Friday in Seattle to 6-1/2 years in prison for his guilty plea to federal charges stemming from a sensational, two-year crime spree as a ...

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B.I.D Quality Award for the Dubai Tower & Turner Construction
Winner of the BID Award for Quality at Geneva

Turner Construction Company, one of the largest and most important construction management companies in the United States, is in charge of the project management of the impressive Burj Dubai, or Dubai Tower. On January 4, 2010, the world's highest building was inaugurated.