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U.S. News // 1 decade ago

Moran to step away from Virginia congressional seat after 23 years

U.S. Rep. James Moran, D-Va., announced Wednesday he will not seek re-election to the position he has held for 23 years.

Top News // 1 decade ago

Woman claims doc exposed her nude body

A woman from a Muslim family in New York is suing a doctor and medical center, claiming her genitals were publicly exposed during an exam, her lawyer said.

Top News // 1 decade ago

Bill would 'cash out' federal sick leave

A proposed law would give U.S. federal employees the ability to cash out some unused sick leave when they retire.

Business News // 1 decade ago

Car dealer, philanthropist Jim Moran dies

James Moran, an innovative billionaire philanthropist and supreme Florida car salesman, has died at 88. Moran died Tuesday in Deerfield Beach, Fla., where he built a Toyota dealership into an empire and helped talk U.S. motorists into buying Japanese, the

Top News // 1 decade ago

Democrats prepare for Iraq funding bill

Democrats who took control of the U.S. Congress by promising to scale back the U.S. involvement in Iraq will vote soon on a bill to keep funding the war.

Top News // 1 decade ago

D.C. furor over 'war is lost' remark

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., has created an uproar in Washington by saying he told President George Bush the war in Iraq was lost.

Top News // 1 decade ago

U.S. Democrats divided on Iraq strategy

U.S. House Democrats haven't found common ground on the funding and operation of the war in Iraq, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said.

Top News // 1 decade ago

Five members of Congress arrested

Five members of Congress were arrested outside the Sudanese embassy in Washington Friday during a protest against violence in the Darfur region.

Top News // 1 decade ago

Priest abused by priest speaks out

The Rev. James Moran, 60, had his credentials pulled by a Washington archdiocese after speaking at Mass about being sexually abused by a priest 25 years ago.

Science News // 1 decade ago

Democrats introduce malpractice bill

House Democrats Wednesday put forward their own version of medical malpractice legislation that sponsor Rep. Brian Baird, D-Wash., called a "common sense compromise" to resolve issues that split the political right and left on malpractice reform.

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He came barreling in and held the door open, all while she is in the stirrups. Her genitals were pointing toward the door
Woman claims doc exposed her nude body Jul 07, 2008

My gut feeling is that I have been raped again
Priest abused by priest speaks out Apr 27, 2006

It's probably cost me (the) backing of 20 to 30 percent, conceivably
Rep. James Moran faces tough re-election Jun 08, 2004

James Moran (c. 1803–1914) was an Irish immigrant who came to Morris, Illinois to work on the Illinois and Michigan Canal. At his death in 1914, Moran claimed to be 111 years old (the oldest living man in America at the time). Moran received the title "The King of the Waupecan" after winning a grain cradling contest at the age of 51.

He was given the name "The King of the Waupecan" after a widely publicized grain-cradling contest. Being a little man, fond of boasting, at the close of the competition, he stuck his fingers under his suspenders and claimed, "Now I'm the King of the Waupecan!"

James Moran spent most of his life on 4 acres (16,000 m2), a life lease which was provided by his brother Michael. He built a cabin there and cultivated the land with a team of oxen. His daughter Ann kept house for him.

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