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Governor Wes Moore (D-MD) said Sunday on CBS’s “Face the Nation” that a quarter of black men under 50 said they would support the Republican candidate in this year’s election because of “frustration of the pace of progress in America.” Partial transcript as follows: MARGARET BRENNAN: I want to ask you about the Harris campaign, because you are out campaigning for them, and there’s a big push in the coming days to focus in on black voters in particular. The NAACP released a poll on Friday that showed while black Americans overwhelmingly identify as Democrats, over one quarter of black...

Abu Dhabi 'leaning tower' now beats Pisa * From: AFP * June 06, 2010 10:45PM AN Abu Dhabi tower has been recognised as the "furthest-leaning man-made tower" in the world by Guinness World Records. The 160-metre Capital Gate tower, developed by the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Company, leans at 18 degrees - over four times the angle of Italy's famous Leaning Tower of Pisa, Khaleej Times reported. ADNEC said the tower earned the record following an evaluation by Guinness World Records that began in January, the month the tower's exterior was completed, Gulf News reported

Churches challenge Leaning Tower of Pisa By Bojan Pancevski in Vienna, Colin Freeman and Malcolm Moore in Rome, Sunday Telegraph Last Updated: 11:56pm BST 21/07/2007 It is a row where every side has its own particular slant on the matter. After nine centuries of undisputed fame as the world's most lopsided building, the Leaning Tower of Pisa is facing challenges to its title from two crooked church towers. The Church in Suurhusen is one of two German buildings bidding for Pisa’s crown as the most lopsided building The former East German town of Bad Frankenhausen says that the bell tower...

Leaning Tower of Pisa is saved from collapse By Malcolm Moore in Rome Last Updated: 2:09am BST 28/06/2007 The Leaning Tower of Pisa no longer leans quite so much after a £20 million project to save it was hailed a complete success yesterday. The Leaning Tower of Pisa has been straightened by 18 inches, returning it to its position of 1838. It has been leaning since 1173 The tower, which was on the verge of collapse, has been straightened by 18 inches (45 centimetres) returning it to its 1838 position. "It has straightened a little bit more than we expected,...