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Corpus Christi publisher takes over at Knoxville

Oct. 7, 2009
Patrick Birmingham, president and publisher of the Corpus Christi Caller-Times in Texas, has been named president and publisher of the Knoxville News Sentinel. The Knoxville newspaper made the announcement on its Web site Wednesday after the 51-year-old...
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Texas TV anchor quits amid drug probe

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Tornado strikes Corpus Christi

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President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch