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it includes some famous west point names like george custer. and william tecum is a sherman.an view them on-line through sunday. the united states is being accused of upsetting the trade balance. deliberately weakening the dollar. charlie d'agata has more. >> reporter: fingerpointing is threatening to derail the g-20 summit in seoul. leaders of the world's wealthy economies are sparring over ways to rebuild the global economy. >> we need to ensure balance and sustainable growth. >> reporter: president obama was forced to defend the federal reserve's plan to pump hundred billion dollars in though u.s. economy. critic accuse the u.s. of deliberately devaluing the dollar to boost trade. president obama shook hands with south korea's president but couldn't strike a trade deal. the sticking point, access to south korea's lucrative auto market. >> we don't want months to pass before we get this done. we want this to be done in a matter of weeks. >> reporter: thousands of protesters rallied in the streets, claiming world's powers aren't taking responsibility for the financial crisis
it includes some famous west point names like george custer. and william tecum is a sherman.an view them on-line through sunday. the united states is being accused of upsetting the trade balance. deliberately weakening the dollar. charlie d'agata has more. >> reporter: fingerpointing is threatening to derail the g-20 summit in seoul. leaders of the world's wealthy economies are sparring over ways to rebuild the global economy. >> we need to ensure balance and sustainable growth....
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you can also see -- george a. custer to finish last in his class who was noted as being able to perform on accuracy under the ground rules of arithmetic. we can look at thomas j. jackson before he became known as stonewall jackson, but we wouldn't be seeing any of this if it wasn't for the hard work of the national archives. >> there's a lot of boxes. we have 80 million items in our holdings back to the spanish american war, all permanent records never to be destroyed. so our mission is to preserve them for posterity but also to make them available for people who need them now. >> anyone wanting to check out these famous figures or their relatives online can do so until tomorrow, sunday, at ancestry.com. in new york peter ducey accident fox news. >>> a shopper in up-- ducie, fox news. >>> a shopper in upstate new york didn't find what they were looking and apparently trashed the store. >> but it turns out this customer was a deer. the animal crashed into the window of the wiegmann store in niagra county this morning. sha
you can also see -- george a. custer to finish last in his class who was noted as being able to perform on accuracy under the ground rules of arithmetic. we can look at thomas j. jackson before he became known as stonewall jackson, but we wouldn't be seeing any of this if it wasn't for the hard work of the national archives. >> there's a lot of boxes. we have 80 million items in our holdings back to the spanish american war, all permanent records never to be destroyed. so our mission is...
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application letters and other papers from some big notable west point graduates, including general george custergeneral george thomas "stonewall" jackson and general william -- general sherman, the guy who went all the way through atlanta. anyway, check out those on ancestry.com. >>> you may remember the vuvuzelas that kept ears ringing during the world cup. well, now they can be turned into earrings. they were stuck with a lot of leftover, brightly colored plastic vuvuzela horns so they teld a contest to figure out constructive ways to recycle them. the winner suggested the horns be turned into earrings, and there they are. >> wow. >> i thought they were like big, long, dangly earrings. that would be annoying if someone came up and used them. >> you could lay them on the table and put gourds and fruit and stuff in there. >> we're on the same wavelength. that's scary. let's look out to oakland where folks are moving nicely in the northbound commute direction heading up towards downtown oakland. the southbound side where we heard about the big rig, let's get the live look out there. although we d
application letters and other papers from some big notable west point graduates, including general george custergeneral george thomas "stonewall" jackson and general william -- general sherman, the guy who went all the way through atlanta. anyway, check out those on ancestry.com. >>> you may remember the vuvuzelas that kept ears ringing during the world cup. well, now they can be turned into earrings. they were stuck with a lot of leftover, brightly colored plastic vuvuzela...
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including george custer and you can view them for free on-line today through sunday. >>> president obama is spending his veteran's day in south korea. >>> while you slept he honored those who died in uniform as well as those who serve. the commander in chief visited the korean war memorial in south korea. he laid a wreath there. there was also a 21-gun salute. mr. obama met with some of our troops station i don't have seas. >>> -- overseas. >> we also remember that honoring those who served is about more than the words we say on veteran's day or memorial day. it is about how we treat our veterans every single day of the year. it is about making sure they have the care they need and the benefits they have earned when they come home. >> the president met with south korean leader the two talked about trade. it is a lead up to the g-20 summit which is now getting underway. the veteran's day holiday should make traffic lighter this morning. >> that is a good thing for anyone who's driving through georgetown. what a mess yesterday morning commuter dealt with a hole in the road along m treat ne
including george custer and you can view them for free on-line today through sunday. >>> president obama is spending his veteran's day in south korea. >>> while you slept he honored those who died in uniform as well as those who serve. the commander in chief visited the korean war memorial in south korea. he laid a wreath there. there was also a 21-gun salute. mr. obama met with some of our troops station i don't have seas. >>> -- overseas. >> we also remember...
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moderately good looking as i'm told and an ohio congressman focused on academics in his nomination of george custerable to perform with facility and accuracy, the groundrules of arithmetic. and, he went to push last in his class years before the last stand at little big horn and ancestry.com made 115,000 west point application available for free, until tomorrow. and they have the years 1805 to 1866 covered and west point has the rest locked up and they were able to do it with the help of the national archives, who have done an amazing job of keeping track of all of these documents from all of that time. and, keeping them safe from disasters and, the elements. >> this record right here has a page which was damaged in the fire. we have a large number of records that were burned in the fire, in 1973. and, that is the bulk of our work here in the sons creation lab. >> now, some cadets like robert e. lee's files remained sealed and everybody else you can think of is on there and it gives you a rare glimpse of what the tough guys were like when they were teenagers and no bandarases in there. >> julie: re
moderately good looking as i'm told and an ohio congressman focused on academics in his nomination of george custerable to perform with facility and accuracy, the groundrules of arithmetic. and, he went to push last in his class years before the last stand at little big horn and ancestry.com made 115,000 west point application available for free, until tomorrow. and they have the years 1805 to 1866 covered and west point has the rest locked up and they were able to do it with the help of the...
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. >> george a. custeras one of the most famous graduates, he was famous for things he did on the battlefield and not being ranked last in his class at the million tea academy. but we know how he and some other cadets who applied to west point between 1805 and 1866 actually got in, because like you said, ancestry.com and the national archives teamed up to put their applications on-line, preto view until tomorrow. an ohio congressman wrote in his recommendation letter that custer, quote, reads well, spells correctly, writes a fair and legible hand, and is able to perform with fa sillity and accuracy the ground rules of arithmetic. everyone who applied back then needed to be nominated by a member of congress, just like now. but sometimes the candidates wrote things about themselves, like george picket who wrote, quote, i'm a young man, 19 years old, six feet tall and moderately good looking, as i am told. other famous figures whose applications are on-line include stonewall jackson and mcclellan. amazing how
. >> george a. custeras one of the most famous graduates, he was famous for things he did on the battlefield and not being ranked last in his class at the million tea academy. but we know how he and some other cadets who applied to west point between 1805 and 1866 actually got in, because like you said, ancestry.com and the national archives teamed up to put their applications on-line, preto view until tomorrow. an ohio congressman wrote in his recommendation letter that custer, quote,...
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and include notable names like general george custer and stonewall jackson much that's cool.hat's how much playboy founder hugh heffner's empire owes bond holders if they can't come one the dough, he may have to sell the playboy mansion. brian, put away your checkbook. >> our next guest wants to pay you $100,000 to stop going to college. that is if you have a brilliant plan for a startup company that will revolutionize the technology world. critics say his plan encourages greed over education. billionaire investor is the co-founder and c.e.o. of pay pal and also the original investor in facebook that kept the social network running through the startup phase. welcome. >> thanks for having me. >> you want to encourage young entrepreneurs to get involved in science and technology now and they would have to drop out of college to do that. isn't it prudent for them to really finish their undergrad studies and get a degree first? >> when it comes to entrepreneurship and starting businesses, colleges really do not teach people very much. a lot of the greatest businesses in this coun
and include notable names like general george custer and stonewall jackson much that's cool.hat's how much playboy founder hugh heffner's empire owes bond holders if they can't come one the dough, he may have to sell the playboy mansion. brian, put away your checkbook. >> our next guest wants to pay you $100,000 to stop going to college. that is if you have a brilliant plan for a startup company that will revolutionize the technology world. critics say his plan encourages greed over...
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so was george a. custer had a recommendation from an ohio congressman that said custer, quote, writes a fair and ledgeble hand, able to perform with facility and accuracy the ground rules of arithmetic. that letter was good enough to get custer end but he ended up finishing last in his class. some other cool cadet applications we saw include thomas stonewall jackson and others, and you can see the handwriting is a little tough to decipher, but the documents are in great shape thanks to the hard working folks at the national archives. >> we have 80 million items in our holdings. we go back to the spanish american wars. the records are all permanent records never to be destroyed. our mission is to preserve them for posterity and to make them available to people who need them now. >> reporter: you can look up these famous warriors or your own ab a an ses ancestors until. >> it's all very fascinating. i'm a big civil war buff. this is great for people to see all this on line, you know, to be able to sample histo
so was george a. custer had a recommendation from an ohio congressman that said custer, quote, writes a fair and ledgeble hand, able to perform with facility and accuracy the ground rules of arithmetic. that letter was good enough to get custer end but he ended up finishing last in his class. some other cool cadet applications we saw include thomas stonewall jackson and others, and you can see the handwriting is a little tough to decipher, but the documents are in great shape thanks to the hard...