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Keep your eyes on the ball: The NFL draft starts

Michelle Philippe May 7, 2014
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Keep your eyes on the ball: The NFL draft starts

Michelle Philippe May 7, 2014
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From the Marketplace Datebook, here’s a look at what’s coming up Thursday, May 8:

In Washington, a Senate subcommittee on tourism discusses a plan to attract 100 million international visitors to the U.S. annually by the end of 2021.

In New York, the first round of the NFL draft takes place.

And across the country, are consumers shopping? Chain stores are scheduled to report April sales.

We spent a lot of time with her in “Little House on the Prairie.” Actress Melissa Gilbert turns 50.

And it’s the 69th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day, commemorating the surrender of Germany to Allied forces.

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