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Sunday, December 5, 2004

Uniting Everyone By Dividing The Republicans?

I don't know about what anyone else thinks, but the president sure has a strange way of working toward a softening of divisions amongst the powers-that-be on Capitol Hill. In a reversal of earlier reservations on the suggestions of the 9/11 Commission (didn't he rant on and on about Kerry doing that... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, December 3, 2004

Kerik To Replace Ridge At Homeland Security

The president nominated Bernard B. Kerik, the former police commissioner who headed New York City's finest during the 9/11 tragedy, to replace Tom Ridge as Security Cheif and head the Department of Homeland Security. Upon Kerik's resignation as NYC's police commissioner a few months after the tragic... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, December 1, 2004

NBC Nightly News Anchor Signs Off

Tom Brokaw, the even-toned, detached South Dakotan that has anchored the Nightly News on NBC for two decades brought his tenure in as news frontman to an end tonight. After giving an emotional and impassioned soliloquy that paid homage to his roots and his ideals, those embedded in our history and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, November 30, 2004

Security Chief Resigns

Tom Ridge announced his departure from his position of Security Chief of Homeland Security. No big deal. Most people still don't know what he did except announce the color level warnings of terrorism alertness for the country. Hell, the president's secretary could have done that. And as far as... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, November 29, 2004

Avoiding The Luatic Shoppers On Black Friday

Internet sales rose dramatically over last years figures for Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday, the traditional day-after-Thanksgiving/first-day-of-Christmas-shopping-season. Expert say sales were fueled by online incentives, not to mention the idea of avoiding the Black Friday crush of shoppers,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, November 22, 2004

Educating Montana

Genesio Morlacci was 19 years old when he sailed into New York harbor from faraway Italy and strode throught the gates of Ellis Island. Although lacking in formal education, he beleived in hard work, learned the dry-cleaning business and put in 18- and 20-hour days until he retired, then he worked... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, November 21, 2004

A Lack Of Intelligence

The Republican-dominated House of Representatives yesterday could not reach a an agreeable decision on a House/Senate negotiated compromise on the creation of an intelligence director, a counterintelligence agency, and other concerns suggested by the 9/11 Commission and backed by the president and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, November 18, 2004

Library Opened By Four Presidents

Presidents Jimmy Carter, George H. W. Bush, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton were on hand today in Little Rock, Arkansas, for the opening of the $165 million William J. Clinton Center and Park. Under an overcast sky, the president and former Presidents joined numerous dignitaries, politicians... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, November 16, 2004

Rice Nominated To Replace Powell

Dubya made it official today. Rice got the nod. Now she awaits confirmation. Need I remind anyone that she was the National Security Advisor in 2001 when the Twin Towers and the Pentagon got hit by incoming aircraft, weeks after numerous memos and warnings from Europe and different intelligence... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, November 15, 2004

Powell And Three More Make Six

In a letter of resignation dated November 12, Secretary of State Colin Powell announced that he was returning to civilian life as soon as the Senate confirmed his replacement. Probably can't get out of there quick enough. After the poor treatment he recieved at the hands of Bush and Cheney, the... Sign in to see full entry.

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