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WWII MEMORIAL TO OPEN ON MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND

An unidentified veteran poses in front of the new World War II Memorial, on May 27, 2004 in Washington. The memorial is planned to open on Memorial Day weekend in just a few days...(UPI Photo/Michael Kleinfeld)

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Memorial Day travelers to be back on road

ORLANDO, Fla., May 15 (UPI) -- The AAA auto clubs said Thursday that Americans will travel this Memorial Day in about the same numbers as they did a year ago. The sluggish economy and the lin

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