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Atlanta Mayor's Race Too Close to Call

Dec. 2, 2009
With a slim lead of 620 votes, a former state senator claimed victory in the race for Atlanta's mayor early Wednesday, though the contest was too close to call and appeared headed for yet another rematch. Kasim Reed led with 99 percent of precincts reporting, but city councilwoman Mary Norwood...
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Veterans etch the names of their friends inscribed on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War on May 26, 2012 in Washington, DC. More than 58,000 names of the servicemen who were killed or missing in the war are engraved on The Wall. UPI/Pat Benic