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Mother of Cal Ripkin Jr abducted, found this morning

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The mother of Baltimore Orioles Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr was abducted Tuesday morning, and found unharmed today near Aberdeen, Maryland.  Details are sketchy, but she was abducted by a white male at gunpoint yesterday outside of her Maryland home. The Ripken family has released this statement: “We want to thank everyone for their tremendous [...]
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Via AP on Fox  |  July 25, 2012
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Via AP on Fox  |  July 25, 2012
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Via AP on Fox  |  July 25, 2012
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Via Bob's Blitz  |  July 25, 2012
FOX' headline Cal Ripken's mother found safe could have multiple meanings seeing that a comma was missing. But: Police say Violet Roberta Ripken, Cal's mom, was found in Harford County, Md., where... Full story at Bob's Blitz ~ http://www.bobsblitz.com

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