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1. 1. Fergie's fascination: United boss Sir Alex revealed as fan of Abraham Lincoln and US history

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 03 May 2011 A Reds source said Sir Alex, 68, is often seen on away-day journeys devouring books about the US War of Independence and Civil War. And on United’s visit to the States last summer, he was given a tour of the Civil War battlefield at Gettysburg by one of the country’s top historians.

2. 2. Unsung Hero Awards 2011: Tell us about champions of the community

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 26 October 2011 The Advertiser is calling on readers to nominate the people who work tirelessly for others – and reward them with prizes worth £500 from Stretford Mall.

3. 3. Hammer attack 'over US terror'

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 27 September 2001 POLICE are investigating a claim that a teenage Asian girl was battered with a hammer by a youth shouting abuse about the US terror attacks.

4. 4. Rochdale mum 'diagnosed' son's leukaemia symptoms from book she read a decade earlier about cancer sufferer

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 09 December 2011 Joanne Morris suspected her son Alexander was sick when she noticed he was feeling exhausted and bruising easily on a family holiday aged just four in summer 2009. She immediately took him to the GP because she remembered reading a book a decade before about a youngster who had bruised easily and had leukaemia.

5. 5. US debt bill approved by House of Representatives

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 02 August 2011 America's Republican-controlled House of Representatives approved a bitterly-fought compromise to prevent a US debt default - with a price tag of deep spending cuts.

6. 6. World Cup 2018: 'Our media killed us', says head of England's failed bid

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 03 December 2010 Chief executive Andy Anson said he had spoken to members of the FIFA executive committee about England's failure to win a bid to host the 2018 World Cup and was told: "our media killed us."

7. 7. 'Tell us about perils of DVT'

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 18 February 2005 A CAMPAIGN to force airlines to give passengers advance information on the dangers of deep vein thrombosis is to be relaunched by Euro MP.

8. 8. BAE talks with US Army

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 13 September 2007 DEFENCE BAE Systems has entered exclusive talks with the US Department of Defense about supplying 10,000 medium-weight military trucks.

9. 9. US snubs Morrissey

   Manchester Evening News, Saturday 26 June 2004 MORRISSEY is facing more trouble in the US just weeks after his controversial remarks about President George W Bush. The Mancunian singer and former singer of The Smiths caused outrage earlier this month at a concert in Dublin when he announced he wished President George W Bush had died rather than former president Ronald Reagan.

10. 10. Rolls-Royce wins US airline order

    Manchester Evening News, Thursday 04 August 2005 ROLLS-ROYCE has won an order potentially worth about £1.13 billion to supply aircraft engines to US airline Northwest, it was announced today. The American carrier has selected the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engine for its new fleet of Boeing 787 Dreamliner planes.

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