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Setting the Stage: The Republicans First Debate - The Fix Tommy Thompson: Like Huckabee, Thompson remains virtually unknown in national politics but has a compelling story to tell. During his time as governor of Wisconsin -- 1987 to 2001 -- Thompson was...

Published on May 2 2007

I watched a spot on last night's news about the release of the Reagan diaries book, and this morning pre-ordered it. I'm looking forward to this one after reading so much the last few weeks about the end of the Cold War. Funny how much I disliked that...

Gunman in massacre contacted NBC News - Massacre at Virginia Tech - MSNBC.com Before going off to commit mass murder, killer Cho Seung-Hui took the time to mail a package of carefully prepared DVD's off to NBC news. Just in case some of us didn't get...

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How to secure the Jewish vote

Published on April 17 2007

Republican presidential hopeful Thompson: Money-making part of Jewish tradition - - Israel News Speaking to an audience at the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism in Washington D.C., Thompson said that, "I'm in the private sector and for the first...

American radio icon Don Imus disgraced, fired after threat to reveal 9/11 secrets - Pravda.Ru In a clear sign of its intent to reign in dissident American media personalities, and their growing influence in American culture, US War Leaders this past week...

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31 dead.....

Published on April 16 2007

At least 32 dead in Virginia shooting rampage - Yahoo! News What news to come home to....this is incredible. Just awful. Please say one for all these families. [Update] And of course, here we go. The shooting was bound to revive debate in the United States...

Influential author Vonnegut dies at 84 - Yahoo! News "I want to stay as close to the edge as I can without going over. Out on the edge you see all kinds of things you can't see from the center."

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Math thru the ages.......

Published on April 5 2007

As an update to this post, one of my myriad readers sent me this little story: Fifty Years of Math 1957 - 2007 Last week I purchased a burger at Burger King for $1.58. The counter girl took my $2 and I pulled 8 cents from my pocket and gave it to her....

Thompson Declares Candidacy, Joining G.O.P. Field - New York Times WASHINGTON (AP) -- Former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson on Sunday joined the crowded field of Republicans running for the White House in 2008 and proclaimed himself the ''reliable conservative''...

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Medal of Honor Heroes

Published on March 25 2007

DefenseLink News Article: Medal of Honor Heroes Set the Standard, England Says WASHINGTON, March 22, 2007 – Medal of Honor recipients are heroes, despite their many humble objections to the label, and are important to the fabric of our society, Deputy...