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Ireland agrees to take two Gitmo inmates...informing US ambassador Dan Rooney of the decision. The move follows a visit by Irish officials to Washington and the US naval base at Guantanamo on the southeastern tip of Cuba. "In making this decision I am conscious of the intention... In this article: Guantanamo, Detainee, Ireland, Dermot Ahern, United States, European country, Barack Obama, Dan Rooney, Amnesty International, and Britain |
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boston.com - Latest news | June 25, 2009
Steelers owner Rooney now ambassador to Ireland
Rooney's wife Pat is at left. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) WASHINGTON-Pittsburgh Steelers owner Dan Rooney was confirmed by the Senate on Thursday as U.S. ambassador to Ireland. The nomination was approved by voice vote. Rooney was a...
In this article: Dan Rooney, Pittsburgh Steelers, Barack Obama, Ireland, Washington, Pennsylvania, All rights reserved, E mail, American Ireland Fund, and Super Bowl
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BBC News | July 29, 2009
Ireland to take Guantanamo men
...meeting with US Ambassador Dan Rooney. Mr Ahern says Irish officials visited Washington and Guantanamo last week and identified two men who could be resettled in Ireland within the next two months. The men are understood to be Uzbeks. It...
In this article: Ireland, Guantanamo Bay, Amnesty International, Irish government, Dermot Ahern, Barack Obama, US, Detainee, and Guantanamo
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Miami Herald - Nation | July 29, 2009
Ireland to take 2 Guantanamo inmates
...accouncement as he met newly appointed U.S. Ambassador Dan Rooney. Last week Irish officials visited Washington and Guantanamo to negotiate terms of the Uzbeks' transfer. In January after taking office, U.S. President Barack Obama...
In this article: Guantanamo, Detainee, European Union, United States, Dermot Ahern, Barack Obama, and Ireland
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USATODAY.com | July 02, 2009
Steelers owner Dan Rooney sworn in as ambassador to Ireland
...as ambassador to Ireland WASHINGTON (AP) Pittsburgh Steelers chairman Dan Rooney is making his first official trip as U.S. Ambassador to Ireland, a day after he was sworn in by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. According to the State...
In this article: Dan Rooney, Pittsburgh Steelers, Ireland, All rights reserved, USA Today, NFL, State Department, Mary McAleese, Hillary Clinton, and Barack Obama
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Fox Sports | January 23, 2009
It's pretty hard to hate the Steelers
...for the then-Illinois senator and campaigned extensively for him. Last Monday, Rooney traveled to Washington to hand deliver President Obama the AFC Championship game ball. And when the new president is rooting for Big Ben and Co. in SB...
In this article: Pittsburgh Steelers, Barack Obama, Dan Rooney, NFL, Hank Williams, Jr., John McCain, Myron Cope, DVD, and Super Bowl
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www.washingtonpost.com | November 03, 2008
Reality Hits Hard
...had a very political feel to it. From Steelers chairman Dan Rooney's Obama pin to Dan Snyder's guest in the Washington owner's box, conservative talk-radio host Rush Limbaugh, it was a night with no gray area. As Campbell threw his second...
In this article: Steelers, Jason Campbell, Jim Zorn, NFL, Washington, Silver, Titans, LaMarr Woodley, and Terry Bradshaw
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FOXNews.com: Politics | May 21, 2009
Super Bowl Champs Give Back at the White House
...owner Dan Rooney had supported Obama during the campaign. The Steelers won the AFC Championship two days before the inauguration, and Rooney came to Washington for the festivities. On this day he returned with a Steelers' jersey with "Obama"...
In this article: Barack Obama, Pittsburgh Steelers, Super Bowl, White House, Dan Rooney, Ben Roethlisberger, Washington, D.C, Memorial Day weekend, Mike Tomlin, and Santonio Holmes
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Tagliabue Deserves a Quick Trip to Canton
When two Washington-based attorneys made public their scathing report on the dearth of minority head coaches four years ago, Tagliabue used the occasion to form a diversity committee chaired by widely respected Pittsburgh owner Dan Rooney.
In this article: Dan Rooney, Washington, Canton, Super Bowl, NFL, and World Trade Center
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Kansas City Star | March 17, 2009
Obama taps Steelers owner as ambassador to Ireland
WASHINGTON President Barack Obama on Tuesday selected Pittsburgh Steelers owner Dan Rooney to be U.S. ambassador to Ireland, turning to a lifelong Republican who provided the Democrat critical campaign support during the White House race.
In this article: Barack Obama, Dan Rooney, Pittsburgh Steelers, Ireland, Hillary Rodham Clinton, NFL, Pennsylvania, St. Patrick's Day, American Ireland Fund, and Super Bowl
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Washington, D.C. (pronounced: /ˈwɒʃɪŋtən ˌdiːˈsiː/), formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States, founded on July 16, 1790. The City of Washington was originally a separate municipality within the Territory of Columbia until an act of Congress in 1871 effectively merged the City and the Territory into a single entity called the District of Columbia. It is for this reason that the city, while legally named the District of Columbia, is known as Washington, D.C. The city is located on the north bank of the Potomac River and is bordered by the states of Virginia to the southwest and Maryland to the other sides. The District has a resident population of 591,833; however, because of commuters from the surrounding suburbs, its population rises to over one million during the workweek. The Washington Metropolitan Area, of which the District is a part, has a population of 5.3 million, the eighth-largest metropolitan area in the country.
The United States Congress has supreme authority over Washington, D.C.; residents of the city therefore have less self-governance than residents of the states. The District has a non-voting at-large Congressional delegate, but no senators. D.C. residents could not vote in presidential elections until the ratification of the Twenty-third Amendment to the United States Constitution in 1961.
- Name:
- District of Columbia
- Motto:
- Justitia Omnibus(Justice for All)
- Founding Date:
- July 16, 1790
- Total Area (sq. mi):
- 68.3
- Total Area (km):
- 177.0
- Land Area (sq mi):
- 61.4
- Land Area (km):
- 159.0
- Water Area (sq mi):
- 6.9
- Water Area (km):
- 18.0
- Elevation (ft):
- 0–409
- Elevation (m):
- 0–125
- Time Zone:
- EST
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