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May Day Wild Card — 5/1/09

On this day in history: In 1992, on the third day of the L.A. riots, Rodney King appeared in public and appealed for calm, stating: "Can we all just get along?" And, in 2000, ABC aired the first celebrity "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire." In 1939, folk singer Judy Collins was born. (Other famous birthdays today here.) On this May Day, we observe Holocaust Remembrance Day and the National Day of Prayer. At Google News, today's top story involves speculation that President Obama will pick a woman or minority person to fill retiring Justice Souter's seat here. And the May Day Wild Card is in play ...



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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