<p>Rare journey through Md. politics, history is just a 5-minute walk from Naval Academy</p>
<p><a href="http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/annearundel/bal-ar.tour17oct17,0,4332619.story%5B/url%5D">http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/annearundel/bal-ar.tour17oct17,0,4332619.story</a></p>
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Midshipmen routinely travel all over the world as part of a burgeoning international curriculum, and in the past they have made trips to Washington to visit foreign embassies and the Supreme Court.</p>
<p>But yesterday they made an unlikely jaunt: They walked about five minutes from the Naval Academy to the Maryland State House and went on to Annapolis City Hall for what was described as an inaugural introduction to local and state government....
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<p>what a great idea!</p>
<p><a href="http://www.hometownannapolis.com/cgi-bin/read/2007/10_17-31/NAV%5B/url%5D">http://www.hometownannapolis.com/cgi-bin/read/2007/10_17-31/NAV</a></p>
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Just past the looming wall surrounding the Naval Academy is a 300-year-old city with its roots firmly planted in America's history.</p>
<p>The problem is, many of the midshipmen who spend four years of their lives inside the wall never get to tap into the city's full historic offerings....
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