http://www.mail.com/subjects/1063562-parades.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.23/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/1063562-parades.html http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1834846-inaugural-do-over-chomping-gum-savoring-view.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Let's hear it for the do-over. Inaugurations are always moments of great ceremony and pageantry. But, hey, everybody can rel-a-a-a-ax a little the second time around. After the electric moment of President Barack Obama's first swearing-in, the second inaugural was just so much more ... comfortable. ... Tue, 22 Jan 2013 02:58:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1834846-inaugural-do-over-chomping-gum-savoring-view.html 2013-01-22T02:58:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1835148-inauguration-watch-special-dress-ends-big-day.html WASHINGTON (AP) — AP journalists fanned out across the capital to cover Inauguration Day as part of a running feed of content and analysis. Here are their reports. A NEW CHAPTER AP National Political Editor Liz Sidoti closes Inauguration Watch by summing up the day's events and what they might mean. No, this wasn't the euphoric celebration of 2009 that mesmerized a hungry nation clinging to pro... Tue, 22 Jan 2013 02:47:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1835148-inauguration-watch-special-dress-ends-big-day.html 2013-01-22T02:47:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1835672-quick-hits-moments-obama-inaugural.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A wistful moment for President Barack Obama came shortly after his public swearing-in ceremony. As he began walking off the inaugural platform to go into the U.S. Capitol for the traditional luncheon with lawmakers and other dignitaries, Obama stopped and turned around to look at the scene on the National Mall, filled with hundreds of th... Mon, 21 Jan 2013 21:58:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1835672-quick-hits-moments-obama-inaugural.html 2013-01-21T21:58:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1835248-obama-lady-walk-inaugural-parade.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama on Monday emerged twice from their limousine to respond to wildly cheering crowds along the inaugural parade route from Capitol Hill to the White House. The couple waved to chanting, flag-waving crowds lining Pennsylvania Avenue to celebrate the start of Obama's second term. Spectators... Mon, 21 Jan 2013 20:57:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1835248-obama-lady-walk-inaugural-parade.html 2013-01-21T20:57:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1834908-small-group-protesters-urges-jobs-war.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A few dozen protesters were gathered along the Inauguration Day parade route on Pennsylvania Avenue invoking the late civil rights leader Martin Luther King's legacy and urging jobs, not war. The protesters from the anti-war group ANSWER Coalition handed out posters saying "Dr. King's Legacy ... Jobs Not War." Brian Becker, director of t... Mon, 21 Jan 2013 13:59:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1834908-small-group-protesters-urges-jobs-war.html 2013-01-21T13:59:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1834576-giants-win-title-niners-their-shot.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — When Jim Harbaugh and Alex Smith drove in the Giants' victory parade last fall, players on San Francisco's championship baseball team hoped they might be able to return the favor if the 49ers could win it all a few months later. Now, the Giants might just get that very chance with the NFC champion Niners headed to New Orleans to face ... Mon, 21 Jan 2013 08:50:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1834576-giants-win-title-niners-their-shot.html 2013-01-21T08:50:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1831590-unexpected-inaugural-moments-history-too.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The inauguration of a U.S. president is traditionally a highly scripted celebration, with seating charts, schedules, dress rehearsals and planning committees that map each moment of the history-making day from start to finish. But sometimes the unexpected happens. A chief justice stumbles while administering the oath. The bitter cold for... Sat, 19 Jan 2013 15:12:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1831590-unexpected-inaugural-moments-history-too.html 2013-01-19T15:12:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1831566-rebellious-macedonian-village-stages-carnival.html VEVCANI, Macedonia (AP) — The tiny Macedonian town of Vevcani boasts its own constitution, its own currency and a passport emblazoned with a golden coat of arms. They are a tongue-in-cheek expression of the village's historical defiance of authority -- and were born of a symbolic declaration of independence. But beneath the mockery lies a real rebellious ... Sat, 19 Jan 2013 06:33:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1831566-rebellious-macedonian-village-stages-carnival.html 2013-01-19T06:33:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1830060-inauguration-day-marks-rare-intersection-with-king.html ATLANTA (AP) — President Barack Obama plans to use a Bible that belonged to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. as he takes his oath of office on the holiday honoring the slain icon, marking what some say is an inextricable tie between the nation's first black president and the civil rights movement. It's only the second time Inauguration Day has coincided wi... Fri, 18 Jan 2013 19:32:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1830060-inauguration-day-marks-rare-intersection-with-king.html 2013-01-18T19:32:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1827398-numbers-obamas-second-term-inauguration.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Before President Barack Obama can march from his swearing-in at the U.S. Capitol to the White House, D.C. transportation crews will have to remove the traffic light at 4th Street and Pennsylvania Ave. Then they'll do it again — on 6th Street, 7th, 9th and every other intersection along the parade's 1.5-mile route — 26 traffic poles in al... Thu, 17 Jan 2013 15:24:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1827398-numbers-obamas-second-term-inauguration.html 2013-01-17T15:24:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1823812-tight-security-protests-expected-inauguration.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Tea party fervor has surged and waned in the past four years, Occupy encampments are long gone from parks in the nation's capital, and the crowd for President Barack Obama's second inauguration figures to be significantly smaller than the record-breaking turnout of 2009. But spectators can still expect the customary tight security long a... Wed, 16 Jan 2013 18:48:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1823812-tight-security-protests-expected-inauguration.html 2013-01-16T18:48:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1820222-presidential-strut-iconic-inaugural-moment.html WASHINGTON (AP) — At some point on Inauguration Day, if all goes as expected, the president's limousine will slow to a stop on its journey down Pennsylvania Avenue from the Capitol to the White House. A Secret Service agent will open the rear passenger door, and the newly sworn-in president and the first lady will emerge from his car for a several-minute stroll. The crowd wi... Tue, 15 Jan 2013 07:06:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1820222-presidential-strut-iconic-inaugural-moment.html 2013-01-15T07:06:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1817248-questions-answers-upcoming-inauguration.html WASHINGTON (AP) — With his wife and two daughters at his side, President Barack Obama will raise his right hand and place his left on two stacked Bibles as he takes the oath of office for another four-year term. His second inauguration promises the pageantry of the first, but on a smaller scale than 2009, when a record 1.8 million people filled the nation's capital to witnes... Mon, 14 Jan 2013 08:09:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1817248-questions-answers-upcoming-inauguration.html 2013-01-14T08:09:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1815802-obamas-2nd-inauguration-smaller-yet-grand.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's second inauguration is shaping up as a high-energy celebration smaller than his first milestone swearing-in, yet still designed to mark his unprecedented role in American history with plenty of eye-catching glamour. A long list of celebrity performers will give the once-every-four years right of democratic passag... Sat, 12 Jan 2013 21:12:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1815802-obamas-2nd-inauguration-smaller-yet-grand.html 2013-01-12T21:12:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1797730-fatal-train-collision-to-to-texas-grand-jury.html MIDLAND, Texas (AP) — A Texas prosecutor says a grand jury will consider the case involving a train collision that killed four veterans who were riding on a parade float. Midland County assistant district attorney Eric Kalenak said Thursday that a newly impaneled grand jury is scheduled to hear the case Wednesday. He declined to say whether the office is ... Thu, 03 Jan 2013 15:23:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1797730-fatal-train-collision-to-to-texas-grand-jury.html 2013-01-03T15:23:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1794340-heartwarming-moments-defy-chill-rose-parade.html PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — A couple who became husband and wife on the "Love Float," a surprise reunion between a returning soldier and his little boy, and a grand marshal famed globally for her chimpanzee research were among the highlights of the 124th Rose Parade on Tuesday. The parade's spectacular 42 floral floats brightened an otherwise cloudy New Year'... Tue, 01 Jan 2013 19:15:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1794340-heartwarming-moments-defy-chill-rose-parade.html 2013-01-01T19:15:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1793812-pentagon-debuts-float-rose-parade-to-honor-vets.html SAN DIEGO (AP) — It's been almost 60 years since James McEachin returned home with a bullet still lodged in his chest, finding an America indifferent toward the troops who fought in Korea. Now he will get the homecoming parade he had expected. The Defense Department for the first time will put a float in Pasadena's Tournament of Roses — one of the most wa... Mon, 31 Dec 2012 23:27:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1793812-pentagon-debuts-float-rose-parade-to-honor-vets.html 2012-12-31T23:27:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1793344-espns-hannah-storm-returns-3-weeks-accident.html NEW YORK (AP) — ESPN anchor Hannah Storm will return to the air on New Year's Day, exactly three weeks after she was seriously burned in a propane gas grill accident at her home. Storm suffered second-degree burns on her chest and hands, and first-degree burns to her face and neck. She lost her eyebrows and eyelashes, and roughly half her hair. Storm will... Mon, 31 Dec 2012 18:06:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1793344-espns-hannah-storm-returns-3-weeks-accident.html 2012-12-31T18:06:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1774112-groups-invitations-to-inaugural-parade.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Spouses of those serving in the armed forces, military and civilian colleges, gay musicians, service dogs trainers and a drill team from President Barack Obama's hometown are among the diverse groups that were invited Tuesday to participate in next month's inaugural parade down Pennsylvania Avenue. The Presidential Inaugural Committee ha... Tue, 18 Dec 2012 22:11:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1774112-groups-invitations-to-inaugural-parade.html 2012-12-18T22:11:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1769718-big-price-inaugural-pomp-private-money.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The pomp surrounding the inauguration of the president of the United States can carry a hefty price tag, from the glitzy galas to all those inaugural balls. Think of it this way: It can cost about the same as 150 Bentley cars, several dozen yachts or some $20 million shy of the cash needed for a Boeing 737. But taxpayers aren't on the ho... Sun, 16 Dec 2012 21:05:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1769718-big-price-inaugural-pomp-private-money.html 2012-12-16T21:05:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1748752-gary-sinise-trombone-shorty-to-ride-orpheus.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Actor Gary Sinise and New Orleans musicians Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews and Harry Connick Jr. will lead the parade of the Krewe of Orpheus on the evening of Lundi Gras, the day before Fat Tuesday, and perform at the glitzy ball that follows. The celebrity riders were announced Thursday at Mardi Gras World, the New Orleans studio wher... Thu, 06 Dec 2012 18:48:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1748752-gary-sinise-trombone-shorty-to-ride-orpheus.html 2012-12-06T18:48:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1719258-drama-camp-veteran-parade-sandys-pain.html NEW YORK (AP) — One of the performers at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade knows all too well the lasting impact of Superstorm Sandy. The parents of 15-year-old Carson Stewart, from Darien, Conn., opened their suddenly powerless home to two struggling families after Sandy hit. More than 20 displaced people camped out for days in the Stewart home. ... Fri, 23 Nov 2012 01:07:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1719258-drama-camp-veteran-parade-sandys-pain.html 2012-11-23T01:07:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1718068-sandy-victims-cheered-nycs-thanksgiving-parade.html NEW YORK (AP) — Victims of Superstorm Sandy in New York and elsewhere in the Northeast were comforted Thursday by kinder weather, free holiday meals and — for some — front row seats to the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. "It means a lot," said Karen Panetta, of the hard-hit Broad Channel section of Queens, as she sat in a special viewing section se... Fri, 23 Nov 2012 00:47:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1718068-sandy-victims-cheered-nycs-thanksgiving-parade.html 2012-11-23T00:47:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1713930-attorney-driver-texas-parade-crash-in-shock.html MIDLAND, Texas (AP) — A 50-year-old Army veteran who served in Iraq and Afghanistan was driving a parade float that investigators say edged across a railroad crossing in Texas despite warning signals of a fast approaching train, the man's attorney said Tuesday. Four veterans were killed in the resulting collision in Midland on Thursday. Sixteen people wer... Tue, 20 Nov 2012 16:11:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1713930-attorney-driver-texas-parade-crash-in-shock.html 2012-11-20T16:11:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1709938-parade-where-vets-killed-used-route-3-years.html MIDLAND, Texas (AP) — Organizers of a parade in West Texas in which four U.S. military veterans were killed when a train plowed into a truck had been using the same route for three years, investigators said Sunday. National Transportation Safety Board spokesman Mark Rosekind also announced that oilfield services company Smith Industries was the owner of t... Mon, 19 Nov 2012 00:10:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1709938-parade-where-vets-killed-used-route-3-years.html 2012-11-19T00:10:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1707302-officials-vets-float-crossed-track-signals.html MIDLAND, Texas (AP) — A parade float filled with wounded veterans that was struck by a freight train had crossed onto the railroad tracks after warning signals were going off, investigators said Saturday. Four veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan were killed and 16 more people were injured when the train crashed into the flatbed truck in West Texas. It was th... Sun, 18 Nov 2012 04:10:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1707302-officials-vets-float-crossed-track-signals.html 2012-11-18T04:10:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1704866-texas-parade-honoring-war-heroes-ends-tragedy.html MIDLAND, Texas (AP) — Cheered on by a flag-waving crowd, a parade float filled with wounded veterans and their spouses was inching across a railroad track when the crossing gates began to lower and a freight train that seemed to come out of nowhere was suddenly bearing down on them, its horn blaring. Some of those seated on the float jumped off in wide-ey... Sat, 17 Nov 2012 00:33:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1704866-texas-parade-honoring-war-heroes-ends-tragedy.html 2012-11-17T00:33:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1706400-veterans-killed-train-crash-were-war-heroes.html The four veterans killed when a freight train barreled into the parade float they were riding on were decorated military men who served on the front lines multiple times in Iraq and Afghanistan. They survived gunshots, explosions and grenade attacks that left some with brain injuries that slurred their speech and made it difficult to walk. One had a wife ... Fri, 16 Nov 2012 22:52:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1706400-veterans-killed-train-crash-were-war-heroes.html 2012-11-16T22:52:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1705780-west-texas-rail-crossing-10-previous-accidents.html WASHINGTON (AP) — There were 10 previous collisions at the West Texas railroad crossing where a train slammed into a parade float carrying wounded veterans and their families, according to Federal Railroad Administration records reviewed by The Associated Press. Five cars and five trucks have been struck by trains or rail equipment at the Garfield railroa... Fri, 16 Nov 2012 18:59:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1705780-west-texas-rail-crossing-10-previous-accidents.html 2012-11-16T18:59:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1704260-4-dead-17-hurt-when-train-hits-texas-vets-parade.html MIDLAND, Texas (AP) — A freight train slammed into a parade float carrying wounded veterans on Thursday, killing four people and injuring 17 others as the float tried to get through a West Texas railroad crossing on its way to an honorary banquet, authorities said. The train was sounding its horn and people were jumping off the decorated flatbed truck bef... Fri, 16 Nov 2012 05:05:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1704260-4-dead-17-hurt-when-train-hits-texas-vets-parade.html 2012-11-16T05:05:00Z