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Mom goes distance for son in Iraq: 6,436 miles
She is running the distance from her Illinois home to his post on front line
Looking at Lady Liberty from fresh perspectives
Recalling a memorable (and dizzying) visit to the Statue of Liberty in 1983
He adds names to lost graves of the mentally ill
Thousands lie in unmarked graves nationwide; he found lost cemetery
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  American Story with Bob Dotson
TODAY’s "American Story with Bob Dotson" focuses on the incredible things of which we are capable. These are people who may not run for mayor or go to the moon, who may never transplant a heart, but whose actions might touch one. Do you know someone outstanding? Tell Bob Dotson about people whose actions touch others.
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Striking Miners
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Why do we celebrate Labor Day? Ask Kitty
Columnist Kitty Schindler, 85, is a coal miner’s daughter whose grandfather and uncle both died young in the mines. For her, Labor Day is an occasion to remember American workers’ struggles for decent wages and safe working conditions.

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  Animal Tracks
A dog in dreads, two finicky sea turtles, a chilled-out chimp and monkeys and meerkats with pumpkins – find all that and more photos of creatures great and small.
Image: A fan in Times Square reacts to a play while watching the New York Yankees play the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 6 before going on to win the 2009 Major League Baseball World Series in New York
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  The Week in Pictures
Yankees fans, Pakistan train crash, festival of lights, Iran protest, rodeo clowns, H1N1, toddler bowling and more news and feature photos from around the globe.
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  The Week in celebrity sightings
A German television show goes Gaga, Kristen Stewart takes a walk for charity, Hayden Panettiere cheers on the Lakers in L.A. and more.

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