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28 Jun 2011 22:33

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U.S.: Arlington National Cemetery faces more record-keeping scrutiny

  • bad Arlington National Cemetery, the iconic military cemetery, reported, after an inquiry, that a number of its graves were mishandled. How does that happen?
  • worse The cemetery faced harsh congressional from Sen. Scott Brown, who unfavorably compared their paper-based record-keeping abilities to those of an iPad.
  • worser Now the situation at the cemetery is so bad that  the Justice Department is investigating possible criminal activity — ticking up the case’s severity to a whole new level. source

28 Oct 2010 11:19

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U.S.: JFK grave’s worn-down typography getting a little TLC

Today, typographic legibility is in the news. Why? Because the letters on JFK’s gravesite are getting hard to read. Time to restore them to their former glory. source