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Worldwide congregation will attend Reagan funeral
Washington Times ^ | 6/11/04 | Guy Taylor and Deb McCown

Posted on 06/10/2004 10:27:18 PM PDT by kattracks

Edited on 07/12/2004 4:16:15 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

As many as 4,000 U.S. officials, foreign heads of state and family friends of Ronald Reagan will pay their final respects to the former president today at the first national funeral in Washington in more than 30 years.

President Bush and more than a thousand U.S. government officials and members of Congress will be at the Washington National Cathedral in Northwest, when the service begins at 11:30 a.m., and many of the District's thoroughfares will be closed as the former president's casket is ushered there from the Capitol.


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TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: ronaldreagan

1 posted on 06/10/2004 10:27:18 PM PDT by kattracks
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To: onyx

Another one.....


2 posted on 06/10/2004 10:36:15 PM PDT by Brad’s Gramma (God Bless America)
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To: kattracks

"Democratic presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry will be among those attending, a Kerry staffer said" - me too, me too, don't forget me....


3 posted on 06/10/2004 10:40:56 PM PDT by ScaniaBoy (Part of the Right Wing Research & Attack Machine)
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To: Brad's Gramma

4 posted on 06/10/2004 11:14:58 PM PDT by Travis McGee (----- www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com -----)
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But according to the Left, without the French there, the family is just "going it alone."


5 posted on 06/10/2004 11:15:58 PM PDT by Clock King
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To: kattracks
the heads of state from Germany, Italy, Ireland, South Africa, Nigeria, Romania, Lithuania, Slovakia, Afghanistan, Latvia, the Czech Republic, Turkey, Grenada and Haiti have confirmed that they will be present.

Wow. What a historical legacy. Former President Ronald Reagan not only helped this country peacably win the cold war, but some of the countries listed above owe their very existance and/or their freedom to Reagan.

6 posted on 06/11/2004 12:26:11 AM PDT by justa-hairyape
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Churches are urged to toll bells FridayLOS ANGELES, June 8 (UPI) -- President Reagan's family Tuesday urged churches across the United States to ring their bells Friday at the conclusion of his state funeral in Washington.

The family issued a statement saying they would like churches everywhere to join in when the bells of the National Cathedral begin to toll 40 times in honor of Reagan, who was the nation's 40th president.

The cathedral bells will ring starting in the capital at approximately 1:15 p.m. EDT Friday.***

7 posted on 06/11/2004 2:07:21 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: kattracks
"We are at extremely heightened security," Mr. Rixon said.

If terrorists tried to desecrate Reagan's memory by trying something at his funeral, it would be their worst miscalculation ever. The ensuing call for total, absolute, unmerciless destruction upon their heads would be a site to behold.

8 posted on 06/11/2004 4:17:22 AM PDT by AmericaUnited (It's time someone says the emperor has no clothes.)
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