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Thursday, July 06, 2006

By Greg Flakus, VOA NEWS

After all but a few of the votes had been counted and the final nationwide tally showed him around half a percentage point ahead, Felipe Calderon of the ruling National Action Party came before cheering supporters.

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Mexican presidential candidate Felipe Calderon, of the National Action Party (PAN), waves to supporters. (Diego Giudice/MCT)
By Kurt Achin, VOA News

North Korean media proudly proclaimed the seven missile launches Wednesday a success.

John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury PC, (April 30, 1834–May 28, 1913), English banker, politician, naturalist and archaeologist was born the son of Sir John William Lubbock, Bart.

Read John Lubbock's book, The Pleasures of Life, free from Project Gutenberg.

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John Lubbock