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The Picture Show
3:41 pm
Wed February 27, 2013

A Photographer Remembers Wounded Knee, 40 Years Later

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Vietnam veteran Sid Mills, a Yakima man, stands guard.
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Potrait of a Lakota elder
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The FBI blocks the road.
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Entering the hamlet of Wounded Knee.
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Leonard Crow Dog, spiritual leader of the American Indian Movement, prepares a chanupa (pipe) for prayers.
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Lakota elders gather in quiet discussion of the events.
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Frank Fools Crow offers two chanupa to the four directions, seeking guidance.
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Crow Dog leads prayers and blessing for two warriors who had been wounded when they were shot in the legs.
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Wounded warriors
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The drum leads the people to the mass grave of those who were killed in the 1890 massacre at Wounded Knee.
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Vietnam veteran, Sid Mills, a Yakima man, stands guard.
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Sentries
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"Checkpoint Charlie" has obviously seen its fair share of action.
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Mounted escorts lead Harlington Wood Jr., assistant attorney general for the U.S. Department of Justice.
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The press at Wounded Knee
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Harlington Wood Jr., assistant attorney general for the U.S. Department of Justice, holds a press conference. Shortly after his arrival,Woods became too ill to continue negotiations that were aimed at a peaceful conclusion. Woods was replaced by Kent Frizzell. The electricity was cut, and all food and medical supplies were blocked from entering the area.
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The funeral for Frank Clearwater, one of the two Native Americans who died in the conflict.
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Lakota Elder Tom Bad Cob sings a Lakota lament. This would be the last time I would see him, as pressure from law enforcement prevented me from returning to Pine Ridge for many years.
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Luck with his camera at the jail in Rapid City, S.D.
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Originally published on Thu March 7, 2013 12:33 pm

Forty years ago, a caravan of more than 50 cars full of demonstrators pulled into Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. That day marked the beginning of a 71-day occupation led by members of the Oglala Lakota tribe and followers of the American Indian Movement, attempting to address long-standing grievances — not only with the U.S. government but also with tribal leaders.

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The Two-Way
3:36 pm
Wed February 27, 2013

Senate Hearing On Gun Control Turns Emotional

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Neil Heslin, father of six-year-old Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victim Jesse Lewis, holds a picture of him with Jesse as he testifies during a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday.
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Things on Capitol Hill today turned emotional, when Neil Heslin, whose 6-year-old son was killed in Sandy Hook, testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Throughout, Heslin held a picture of him holding his son Jesse Lewis, who was 6 at the time of rampage, during his first Christmas. Two other oversized pictures of a smiling Jesse were place on easels beside him.

Heslin's voice cracked almost from the beginning, when he said Jesse was killed about 20 minutes after he dropped him off at school.

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It's All Politics
3:13 pm
Wed February 27, 2013

On Message: What Boehner's Saying (And What He's Not) About Sequester

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House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, discusses the sequester Tuesday on Capitol Hill.
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Originally published on Wed March 13, 2013 2:33 pm

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It's All Politics
2:46 pm
Wed February 27, 2013

On Message: What Obama's Saying (And What He's Not) About Sequester

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President Obama speaks Tuesday about the sequester in Newport News, Va.
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Originally published on Wed March 13, 2013 2:34 pm

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The Two-Way
2:25 pm
Wed February 27, 2013

Millionaire Space Tourist Plans Manned Mission To Mars In 2018

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The proposed Earth to Mars trajectory.
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Originally published on Wed February 27, 2013 6:43 pm

The American businessman who paid $20 million to visit the International Space Station in 2001, has presented an ambitious plan for a manned fly-by mission to Mars.

If all goes as planned, a couple would be on a rocket headed to the Red Planet in January of 2018.

Space Ref reports that Dennis Tito has created a non-profit organization called Inspiration Mars Foundation that will raise the funds for the mission through donations.

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