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Zachary James “Zac” Eden, 32, Burlington, died Wednesday, March 6, 2013

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Then-Professor Obama Said, ‘I Don’t Believe People Should Be Able To Own Guns’

Click Here: Economist and author John R. Lott Jr., recalls conversations regarding gun laws he and Obama had while working at the University of Chicago; “I don’t believe people should be able to own guns,” Obama told Lott one day at the University of Chicago Law School.

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Dorothea Maxine Hirstine, 100, Burlington, died Wednesday, March 6, 2013

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CDC Warns Of Deadly Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria

Click Here: The bacteria, Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE), kills up to half of the patients who get the infections.

CDC says almost all CRE infections occur in people receiving “significant medical care in hospitals, long-term acute care facilities, or nursing homes.”

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John Lorenz Collins, died Tuesday Mar 5, 2013

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Incredible Ending to High School Basketball Game

New York Section I Class AA boys basketball championship game

“Ladies and Gentlemen, say hello to what is absolutely, positively the most incredible, bizarre outrageous buzzer beater of 2013, at any level.” ESPN anchor Steve Levy said: This might be the buzzer-beater of all time.”

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Julia Ann Crowder, 74, Farmington, died Monday, March 4, 2013

Sharon Ann Carlson, 69, Williamsburg, Virginia, formerly of Burlington, died Monday, November 26, 2012

Janet Marie Sourwine, 92, Burlington, died Sunday, March 3, 2013

Marvin “Nick” L. Nixon, 58, Burlington died Sunday, March 3, 2013

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Homeland Security buys 2,700 Light-Armored Tanks to Go With Their 1.6 Billion Bullets

Click Here: This is getting a little creepy. Since last year the Department of Homeland Security has stockpiled more than 1.6 billion bullets. Now we find out that DHS also purchased 2,700 Mine Resistant Armor Protected Vehicles (MRAP).

What is a MRAP? Click Here: A Primer in MRAP Variants

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Homeland Security’s Predator Drones to Detect Whether a Civilian is Armed

Click Here: Homeland Security’s specifications say drones must be able to detect whether a civilian is armed. Also specified: “signals interception” and “direction finding” for electronic surveillance.

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Georgia Anne Minton, 78, Burlington, died Saturday, March 2, 2013