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WOODWARD, Okla. (AP) - Former President George W. Bush was greeted by thunderous applause on the Fourth of July as he told thousands of spectators in a rural Oklahoma rodeo arena that the U.S. was “the greatest nation on the face of the earth.“
With over 14,000 fireworks lighting up the sky over Bay City Saturday night as the finale of a three-day festival, the patriotism of spectators shined as well. For Howard Heading, 62, the holiday carries special significance. A veteran who served...
American flags fluttered in the morning breeze as protesters converged on the Bozeman Public Library for the local “Tea Party,” one of hundreds across the country this Independence Day protesting what participants consider a government run amok with irresponsible spending.
Joey Chestnut won his third straight Hot Dog Eating Contest on Coney Island and set a record by chomping down on 68 dogs.
Sarah Palin was in Juneau, but she kept a low profile at the Fourth of July parade.
Which summer movie are you looking forward to seeing? Live interview with Karen Abbott, a member of the Lake Nasworthy Home Owner's Association, at the ASU Lake House on Lake Nasworthy. July 4 at 6PM. Fireworks will begin around 9:30 this evening.
Officials had allowed a robust trade along the border with China, centered on the city of Chongjin. But now they are rolling back reforms and preaching self-sufficiency; residents fear starvation. In the markets of Kilju, a city of 100,000 near North Korea's eastern seacoast, the ruling Korean Workers' Party has ordered the removal of Chinese-made cookies, candies and pharmaceuticals.
Former President George W. Bush spoke amid thunderous applause in a rural Oklahoma town to celebrate the Fourth of July, calling the U.S. the"greatest nation on the face of the earth."
MORRISTOWN -- Curtis Glenn fought in the Battle of the Bulge during World War II, and sees today, at age 94, just as harrowing a fight between citizens and the American government.
NEW YORK — Royersford resident Bob Shoudt tied for seventh place at the annual July Fourth hot-dog eating contest at Nathan's in Coney Island Saturday. Shoudt, who won the chance to compete in the national contest at Dorney Park in May, downing 19 more hot dogs than his competitor, was 38 hot dogs behind Saturday's winner Joey Chestnut.
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