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Originally published by the US Army for its soldiers during the last 16 months of World War I, the government resumed publication of Stars and Stripes in 1942 and has continued ever since. The paper is sold exclusively at American military bases. Circulation of approximately 150,000, although for some reason the Army refuses to give exact figures for the Middle East edition.

Official Website:
http://www.stripes.com/

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Franklin Pierce Adams	Columnist	15-Nov-1881	23-Mar-1960	New York columnist
Jack Anderson	Columnist	19-Oct-1922	17-Dec-2005	Uncovered CIA plot to kill Fidel Castro
Samuel H. Day	Activist	5-Oct-1926	26-Jan-2001	Antinuke crusader
Stephen T. Early	Government	27-Aug-1889	11-Aug-1951	Franklin D. Roosevelt's press secretary
Don Hewitt	Film/TV Producer	14-Dec-1922		60 Minutes creator
Bil Keane	Cartoonist	5-Oct-1922		Bland Family Circus cartoonist
James O'Shea	Journalist	?		Los Angeles Times editor
Andy Rooney	Journalist	14-Jan-1919		60 Minutes' resident crank
Harold W. Ross	Publisher	6-Nov-1892	6-Dec-1951	Founder of The New Yorker
Lionel Van Deerlin	Politician	25-Jul-1914		Congressman from California, 1963-81
Alexander Woollcott	Critic	18-Jan-1887	23-Jan-1943	The Man Who Came to Dinner

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