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  • Mary Ann Lewellyn, a 23-year Army veteran who voted for Mr. Barletta last fall, prompted laughter from the crowd when she told the congressman, "I'm 54-and-a-half…and I want to know the effective date of this law" that would alter Medicare.

    Republicans Seek to Reassure Seniors Patrick O'Connor 2011

  • After reaching out to another FBI leader, who ultimately declined the position as Chicago's top cop, Daley met with Weis, a 23-year FBI veteran and former U.S.

    Jody Weis Speaks Out: 'I Pride Myself On Being The Enemy Of The Status Quo' The Huffington Post 2011

  • They can never make it as perfect as here, says the 23-year old, from Shanghai.

    Chinese copy of Austrian village stirs emotions 2011

  • Tunisian officials have also started investigations into alleged abuses committed by the former leader, who fled to Saudi Arabia on Jan. 14 after monthlong protests against his 23-year rule.

    Tunisia Pursues Deposed President Margaret Coker 2011

  • At the prison Monday, five state troopers and three prison guards were stationed outside, something prison sergeant Charles Ballard—a 23-year veteran of the facility—said had never before been necessary for an inmate release.

    Bound for Home, Burress Reflects Aditi Kinkhabwala 2011

  • A year later, it brought in Mr. Flannery, a 23-year GE veteran, to run the operation.

    GE Remodels Businesses in India Megha Bahree 2011

  • Jana Ryan, a 23-year veteran of the Albuquerque police force, favors the camera program, which she said does nothing more than provide visual evidence that officers use to decide whether a ticket is warranted.

    Cities Blink on Traffic Cameras Nathan Koppel 2011

  • It is the same one that has defined his own 23-year career, a humility in excelsis that has allowed him to weather an unparalleled level of scrutiny and adulation and still seem the unpretentiously modest child prodigy who scored his maiden first-class century at the age of 15.

    Sachin Tendulkar's Yorkshire roots helped make him a master of modesty 2011

  • The paper also said that Al Sherif's 23-year tenure as information minister - from the time Mubarak took power in 1981 following his predecessor Anwar Sadat's assassination - was the secret to his own power.

    Magda Abu-Fadil: Former Egyptian Information Ministers Charged With Corruption/Abuse of Power Magda Abu-Fadil 2011

  • Egypt's benchmark EGX 30 stock index is now down about 12% since former Tunisian President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali fled his country on Jan. 14 following protests against his 23-year rule.

    Political Strife Roils Egypt's Markets Nikhil Lohade 2011

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