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Annan, former Illinois mayor, and Sept. 11 heroes get Profile in Courage Awards
AP via Boston.com ^
| 5/6/02
| Theo Emery
Posted on 05/06/2002 4:26:41 PM PDT by GeneD
Edited on 04/13/2004 2:07:46 AM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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BOSTON (AP) U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan, the heroes of Sept. 11 and a former Illinois mayor who spoke out against anti-Muslim bigotry were honored Monday with the 2002 John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Awards.
The John F. Kennedy Library presents the award to people who have stood up against opposition to follow their conscience.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: jfklibrary; kofiannan
Talk about smorgasbords.
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posted on
05/06/2002 4:26:42 PM PDT
by
GeneD
To: GeneD
Someone please post that pic of Annan sucking up to Arafat...
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posted on
05/06/2002 4:27:49 PM PDT
by
mewzilla
To: GeneD
Why don't they just change the name of the award to The Hate America First Award, or the Commie Lovers Award.
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posted on
05/06/2002 4:31:53 PM PDT
by
45Auto
To: GeneD
Annan leads a terroist regime.
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posted on
05/06/2002 4:32:42 PM PDT
by
onedoug
To: onedoug
Bush should add the U.N. to his Axis of Evil.
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posted on
05/06/2002 4:35:03 PM PDT
by
mewzilla
To: GeneD
When is the Profiles in Courage Award going to go to Joe Scheidler, who has risked his house and retirement and going to prison, in order to devote his life to shutting down abortion mills?
To: GeneD
The John F. Kennedy Library presents the award to people who have stood up against opposition to follow their conscience. Yeah, and it's purely an accident that only two Republicans (Gerald Ford and John McCain, neither of them exactly conservative) have ever won it. They should change the name of the award to Liberal Profiles in Courage.
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posted on
05/06/2002 9:34:08 PM PDT
by
NYCVirago
To: GeneD
Annan, 63, of Ghana, was honored for his efforts to combat AIDS, pursue peace and shape a world response to terrorism. In his acceptance speech, Annan called on Israeli and Palestinian leaders to end their violence. And, who disguised as Clark Kent.........
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posted on
05/07/2002 5:29:30 AM PDT
by
Puppage
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