Republican Senate candidate Joe Miller said late Sunday he is dropping his opposition to incumbent Lisa Murkowski being certified as winner in the Alaska Senate race, but will continue with a federal lawsuit.
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Miller drops Alaska Senate fight
Kenny Miller scores twice as Scottish Premier League leaders Rangers record a convincing win over Motherwell.
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Motherwell 1-4 Rangers
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History has a large collection of automobiles — 73 — in its collection. But with the mission of collecting and preserving the entire heritage of the United States inside of one building on the National Mall, the museum’s curators don’t have the room required to display all of these machines. A new project allows you to vote for the two items you want to see rolled out of storage and showcased. Even if you don’t vote or live near the museum, this unique week-long series of eight iconic artifacts will provide you with a quick history of the American automobile. This post was originally published on the National Museum of American History’s “O Say Can You See?” blog . It is republished here with permission. It was written by Roger White, the museum’s associate curator in the division of work and industry. See more posts about the Smithsonian . Race to the Museum: Miller Race Car, 1929 Ever dream of being the only kid on the block with super powers? Harry Miller’s eight-cylinder, supercharged, front wheel drive race cars hit the tracks in the late 1920s, and the dozen demons were unlike anything the competition could offer. Light and fast, the Miller car in the collection of the National Museum of American History develops more than 230 horsepower. It was driven by Ralph Hepburn in the 1929 Indianapolis 500, and although he didn’t win, the same car later set speed records of 143 miles per hour in Europe. There were enough loopholes in American racing rules to permit such extravagant power, but that didn’t last long. “The Detroit car makers threatened to pull out of the Indy 500 because it was too expensive to compete with the hand-crafted ‘high tech’ of the exotic Harry Miller cars,” said National Museum of American History curator Bill Withuhn, who received the Miller car as a gift of Robert Rubin. “The track owner and Indy organizers changed the rules to outlaw superchargers and to change the size of engines permitted in Indy cars. End of Miller dominance; welcome back, Detroit sponsors.” Rubin’s gift includes a fund to keep the Miller race car in running order. Roger White is Associate Curator in the Division of Work and Industry at the National Museum of American History. More Race to the Museum posts : Race to the Museum: Oldsmobile Curved-Dash Runabout, 1903 Race to the Museum: Balzer Automobile, 1894 Race to the Museum: Long Steam Tricycle, About 1880 Race to the Museum: Voting Opens Dec. 21
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Race to the Museum: Miller Race Car, 1929
Steve Landesberg, best known for his role as a cerebral detective on the TV sitcom “Barney Miller,” has died of cancer, his agent said. He was 65.
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‘Barney Miller’ star dies of cancer
Mr. Landesberg, an actor and comedian with a friendly and often deadpan manner, appeared on television and in movies, including “Barney Miller,” “The Golden Girls,” “Forgetting Sarah Marshall.”
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A state judge has rejected claims by Joe Miller against Senator Lisa Murkowski in their Alaska race.
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Miller Challenge Is Rejected in Alaska
Kenny Miller’s clinical finish is not enough to win the Champions League match for Rangers as Sercan Yildirim hits a 79th-minute equaliser.
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Bursaspor 1-1 Rangers
Tea Party candidate Joe Miller is worried about missing votes in the Alaska Senate race he just lost to Lisa Murkowski, but his former supervisors are missing something else: a trove of thousands of emails that disappeared suddenly before Miller…
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Joe Miller Confronted on Missing Emails
Joe Miller will not go quietly into the night: The Alaska Republican Senate candidate is suing the state for a recount, alleging that it counted too many votes for write-in victor Lisa Murkowski. Miller is suing even though Murkowksi leads by 10,000…
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Joe Miller Sues for Recount
Remember the pastor who told church members to delete their Facebook accounts lest they fall into temptation with old flames? He apparently doesn’t have much room to talk: Rev. Cedric Miller has admitted that he had a three-way sexual affair with his…
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Facebook-Banning Pastor Had Three-Way
Either there’s a free buffet at the bar association or Joe Miller’s candidacy is effectively over. Lawyers involved in the ballot-counting process in Alaska’s drawn-out Senate race have started leaving the state. Miller, who trails by around 11,000…
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Miller’s Lawyers Hit the Road
Either there’s a free buffet at the bar association or Joe Miller’s candidacy is effectively over. Lawyers involved in the ballot-counting process in Alaska’s drawn-out Senate race have started leaving the state. Miller, who trails by around 11,000…
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Joe Miller’s Lawyers Hit the Road
The winner may not be known for weeks, but Senator Lisa Murkowski appeared to have the upper hand over Joe Miller, the Republican nominee.
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In Alaska, ‘Write-In’ Leads, Giving Murkowski Hope
Reports of Joe Miller’s demise may have been greatly exaggerated: Media reports over the weekend said that the Republican Party had given up on Senate candidate Joe Miller and was hoping Lisa Murkowski would win her write-in bid against him. But a new…
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Joe Miller Still Leads in New Poll
In one of the most intriguing midterm election contests, a high-level GOP source has told ABC’s Jonathan Karl that party leaders have given up on Republican Senate candidate Joe Miller and, worried that Democrat Scott McAdams has a shot of winning, are…
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GOP Banking on Murkowski
