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 DEPARTMENTS | "Obama" November 15, 2008

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Even British burglars have manners—sort of. Days after frightening a 91-year-old woman during a home invasion, the burglar sent an apology note along with a bouquet of flowers to her Halifax home, about 200 miles north of London. In the note, the robber explained he believed the residence to be empty when he broke in around 4 a.m. on Oct. 9. Police said the perpetrator left the home empty-handed, but have asked him to come forward with his identity, not just a floral arrangement.

Impactful 'stache

At long last, Tim Galvin is getting the acclaim he deserves. But it's not for his professionalism during a 20-year career as a New York City policeman, during which he earned three medals of valor and survived two gunshot wounds. It's Galvin's facial hair that's earned him notoriety. The American Mustache Institute chose the former undercover cop as the recipient of the group's first-ever Robert Goulet Memorial Mustached American of the Year award for what the AMI calls the nation's "most impactful mustache." Galvin's son described the mustache as "respect-demanding," while AMI's chairman Aaron Perlut praised Galvin, saying, "Tim doesn't sit around pondering whether his mustache is in fashion this season—it's always mustache season to Tim." Galvin beat out notable athletes like Jason Giambi, Art Monk, and Keith Hernandez, as well as Libertarian presidential candidate Bob Barr in the online ballot.

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