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Irish America magazine - June/July '06 issue: Van Morrison, George Carlin, The Dingles Races, James Connelly, Bobby Sands Anniversary, The Emerald Diamond, Hubert Kubel, Taskforce Wolfhound, The Irish Revolution In America, Law of the Irish

 
James Connolly
90 years after the 1916 Rising, David Smith takes a look at the life of one of its leaders		  
Bobby Sands Anniversary
Denis O’Hearn talks about what it was like to write about the man behind the icon. 		 
George Carlin Interview
Carlin talks about growing up in an Irish family in Harlem to the highs and lows of is career
 
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Collins to Leave NASA

Eileen Collins recently announced her decision to leave NASA, saying that she plans to spend more time with her family and pursue other interests.

Collins became the first female pilot and first woman commander of a Space Shuttle. She commandeered the “return to flight” mission last July to test flight safety and supply the International space station.

She also became the first pilot to do a 360-degree maneuver. Collins had to turn the Discovery belly up so the ISS could photograph the underside to ensure there was no damage caused by flying

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