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The Democratic Party recently created a stir by leaving the word “God” off its political platform for 2012. Recently, it would appear that the Democratic Party has become disconnected, in matter of faith and religion, to many people. However, it may be surprising to many people that the Democratic Party has a long traditional relationship [...]
Posted by Jim Ciscell on Monday, September 24, 2012 at 12:01 am
Filed under Politics, Religion · Tagged with Billy Graham, James Ciscell, Jesse Jackson, Jimmy Carter, Joe Lieberman, john f kennedy, religion and politics, religious democrats, Ted Strickland, Walter E. Fauntroy, William Jennings Bryan, woodrow wilson
As the saying goes, “Hope springs eternal” (or something like that). Suffice to say, as we usher in a new year, there is certainly a degree of optimism and hope that we carry with us. We have our New Year resolutions and a resolute desire on how we are going to approach the upcoming months. [...]
Posted by Lee Standberry on Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at 12:01 am
Filed under Politics, Sports · Tagged with Alzheimer's disease, America, barack obama, Barcelona, Ben Ali, Carnage, china, CNN, Crisis, Economic crisis, Environmental Issue, Europe, Financial crisis, forest fires, greece, hope springs eternal, Hosni Mubarak, Islamic Republic of Iran, Israel, Italy, Japan, lee standberry, London, major earthquakes, mayan end of the world, Mohammed Bouazizi, mother nature, Muammar Gaddafi, mud slides, natural disaster, Natural disasters, new year resolutions, new years day, Occupy Wall Street, oil flow disruption, president, presidential election, quakes, Republican Party, richter scale, Russia, sink holes, Strait of Hormuz, Syria, the 2012 Olympic Games, the god particle, the Masters, the U.S. Open, The UEFA Champions League, the UEFA Champions League championship, Tiger, tiger woods, TopTenz.net, Tornadoes, U.S. President, UEFA Champions League, United Kingdom, United States, volcanic eruption in iceland, White House
From Lincoln to JFK and Julius Caesar to Martin Luther King, entire books have been written about famous assassinations and how they changed the course of history. Few people, however, take more than a passing glance at those failed attempts that, had they succeeded, would have transformed history just as much, if not more, than [...]
Posted by Jeff Danelek on Friday, December 16, 2011 at 12:01 am
Filed under Crime, History, People, Politics · Tagged with abraham lincoln, Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War, adolf hitler, America, andrew jackson, Anton Cermak, Anwar Sadat, benito mussolini, charles de gaulle, Claus von Stauffenberg, Davy Crockett, Duce, Fanya Kaplin, franklin roosevelt, Gamal Abdel Nasser, Gamal Nasser, Garner, George B. McClellan, George H.W. Bush, George McClellan, Giuseppe Zangara, Gorbachev, Israel, John Garner, John Hinkley, Martin Luther King, Military personnel, Politics, ronald reagan, Russia, Stalin, United States, Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, Vladimir Lenin, Wilhelm II
Obviously, soldiers have amongst the most dangerous jobs in the world. When it’s not the enemy, friendly fire, weather, or disease that gets them, their commanding officers step in to endanger them through stupidity. Now imagine being one of the soldiers under the commanders who ordered things this stupid: 10. Build Those Defenses… Backwards! The [...]
Posted by Dustin Koski on Friday, December 2, 2011 at 12:01 am
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As we can see from our list on the Strangest Monarchs, leaders can be pretty darn entertaining when they lose their ever-loving minds and just start with the power abuse and quirky behavior. But the things people will do on their way to power can often be good too. Here is a list of the [...]
Posted by Dustin Koski on Tuesday, October 4, 2011 at 12:01 am
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Ten years have passed since the United States was attacked by Al-Qaeda terrorists on September 11, 2001. The event was a defining moment in U.S. history. After it was discovered that the attacks were orchestrated by Al-Qaeda, the information sparked intense debate in the political world. Former President George W. Bush decided to pass a [...]
Posted by Bryan Johnson on Wednesday, September 7, 2011 at 12:01 am
Filed under Politics · Tagged with al qaeda, America, Andrew Card Jr., Anna Diggs Taylor, anthrax, barack obama, Bill Binney, Blair, Central Intelligence Agency, Clear Channel, Clear Channel Communications, commissioner, Department of Homeland Security, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, George W. Bush, Homeland Security, J. Frank Wilson, James Bamford, Janet Napolitano, Joint Intelligence Community Council, law enforcement officers, Leon Panetta, Louis Armstrong, Men in Black II, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, National Institute of Health, National Intelligence, National Reconnaissance Office, National security, National Security Agency, Neil Diamond, New York, Peter Andreas, Politics, Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, Privacy of telecommunications, Protect America Act, Rage Against the Machine, Robert Gates, Scott Gold, Secret Service, secretary, Secretary of Defense, Secretary of the Treasury, Shelley Fabares, Skullcandy G.I. Headphone/Headset, Social Security, Social Security and National Insurance Trust, spider-man, terrorist networks, The Simpsons, Thomas M. Tamm, twin towers, U.S. Congress, U.S. government, U.S. Justice Department, U.S. National Intelligence, United States National Security Agency, USA PATRIOT Act, USA Today, USD, Verizon, Verizon Communications Inc., walt disney, Washington, White House, William Chace, World Trade Center
The American public elects its politicians to represent their best interest in the halls of government. Unfortunately, the best of ideas can be derailed by the dubious specter of corruption. While our government’s officials are entrusted with a duty to honorably serve, this is not always the case. Politicians are routinely caught with their hands [...]
Posted by Lee Standberry on Wednesday, May 25, 2011 at 12:01 am
Filed under Crime, People, Politics · Tagged with alderman, american politics, boss tweed, Budd Dwyer, Charles Rangel, crooked politicians, Governor George Ryan, illicit activity, Maxine Waters, Mitch McConnell, political career, Political corruption, political positions, Ray Blanton, Rod Blagojevich, Spiro Agnew, Vernon Buchanan, william marcy tweed
A lot of nasty things go on behind closed doors. Free from scrutiny, groups, governments, and companies often get up to no good, safe in the belief that their images will remain squeaky clean, no matter how filthy their actions may be. If not for the brave actions and dogged determination of a few men [...]
Posted by Geoff Shakespeare on Thursday, May 5, 2011 at 12:01 am
Filed under History, Nature, People, Politics · Tagged with aches, Afghanistan, Al Gore, America, Assange, Bernstein, Bernstein Investment Research And Management Inc, Bob Woodward, brand new drug epidemic, Bureau of Fisheries, C.I.A., California, cancer, CBS, CBS Corporation, chemical pesticides, Chicago, Church of Scientology, cruel and inequitable machinery, Democratic National Headquarters, Detroit, Edward R. Murrow, Environmental Protection Agency, fiction writer, food, Food and Drug Administration, gary coleman, Gary Webb, George W. Bush, hacker and software programmer, Illinois, Investigative journalism, Iraq, Israel, Joseph McCarthy, Journalism, journalist, Julian Assange, Lincoln Steffens, London Correspondent, Los Angeles, Mass media, master journalist, michigan, Middle East, Muckraker, Murrow, Nancy Reagan, Nicaragua, pains, passionate consumer advocate, President of the United States, Rachel Carson, Ralph Nader, Reagan Administration, research, Samuel Hopkins Adams, scientist, See It Now, Seymour Hersh, Sinclair, software programmer, Soviet Union, Supreme Court, tangled web, the Blitz, the New York Evening Post, The New Yorker, the Washington Post, The Washington Post Company, United States, Upton Sinclair, Vietnam, vigorous, Walter Cronkite, White House, Wikileaks
Everyone has secrets. But while they may be terribly embarrassing or humiliating to the people who keep them buried year after year, their exposure rarely makes a ripple beyond the outer boundaries of their lives. But people aren’t the only ones who carry secrets. Powerful institutions like governments and business also sometimes have information they [...]
Posted by Geoff Shakespeare on Wednesday, April 27, 2011 at 12:01 am
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The dictionary defines propaganda as the deliberate spreading of information, ideas, or rumors in an effort to either help or harm a person, group, movement, institution, or nation. Most commonly propaganda is used in the political arena. However, it can take used to convince others to embrace a particular scientific, environmental, religious or even moral [...]
Posted by Jeff Danelek on Monday, March 7, 2011 at 12:01 am
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