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Conservative radio pioneer Rush Limbaugh was laid to rest during a private ceremony at Bellefontaine Cemetery in St. Louis, Missouri, on Wednesday, according to the Southeast Missourian. 97.1 FM TALK reports: Sources say the north St. Louis County cemetery was closed to the public for several hours Wednesday, as an estimated 40 family members and dignitaries had to clear security before being allowed through the gates. Many expected Limbaugh to be buried in his hometown of Cape Girardeau, Mo. Instead, he will rest in eternity alongside some of St. Louis’s most famous residents. Limbaugh’s widow, Kathryn, told the Southeast Missourian...

CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (AP) - The price of war was evident Saturday in the grieving faces of Lance Cpl. Eric Orlowski's parents, his toddler daughter and in the clenched and quivering jaws of fellow Marines who gathered to bury him. "War is grim and ugly and not without cost," said the Rev. Joseph Penkaul who presided over Orlowski's funeral in this Buffalo suburb. One of the first U.S. servicemen to die in Iraq, Orlowski, 26, was killed March 22 in an accidental discharge of a .50-caliber machine gun. His body arrived home last week. "May we never forget that behind each...