John Wilke was an American investigative reporter and news editor in the Washington bureau of The Wall Street Journal for two decades, beginning in 1989 and lasting until his death in 2009.
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THE DOG Island, known in Japan as THE DOG Island: Hitotsu no Hana no Monogatari , is a 2007 adventure video game for the Wii and PlayStation 2 consoles in which players control a dog and must go on a journey to search for a special flower to aid their sick sibling, which can only be found by achieving their goal to become a \"sniff master\". The player interacts with various other animals in the game that give hints and information to aid on the quest. The video game is based on The Dog and Friends franchise.
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The Casablanca-class escort carrier was a series of escort carriers constructed for the United States Navy during World War II. They are the most numerous class of aircraft carriers ever built. Fifty were laid down, launched and commissioned within the space of less than two years – 3 November 1942 through to 8 July 1944. Despite their numbers, and the preservation of more famous and larger carriers as museums, none of these modest ships survive today. Five were lost to enemy action during World War II and the remainder were scrapped.
"}{"slip": { "id": 215, "advice": "Once you find a really good friend don't do anything that could mess up your friendship."}}
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