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No visit toBirminghamwouldbe
completewithout a tour of the important civil rights sites. But
there’s plentymore todo aroundAlabama’s biggest city. Here
are some recommendations from in-the-know locals.
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The best Italianwines aren’t foundon a
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Rome.
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Miles
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contacts and fundinghis dream required. Sohe and a few
cohorts pickedup ahandheld camcorder and created a series
that theypostedon an Internet video-sharing site. The rest is
history.
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