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DOT Secretary Peters Once Again Assures Sen. Ted Stevens That She's a Mother and a Grandmother

LAST AUGUST a 15 year old girl stole some money from her parents, bought a ticket and boarded a plane in Juneau, Alaska headed for Seattle, Washington. She was on her way to North Carolina to hook up with a...

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February 29, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (1)

Now They Have to Fight for Citizenship

Her name is Ann Marie Bernard Villarreal. She was born in Jamaica and currently lives in Jamaica, Queens. She joined the U.S. Army in 2000 and served until 2004. Part of that service, February 2003-August 2003, was in IRAQ. In...

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February 26, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (3)

The 'Protect America Act' Didn't Protect NIU Students

At 1pm yesterday President Bush walked to the south lawn, faced the pool cameras and said if the current FISA law was allowed to expire, "our ability to find out who the terrorists are talking to, what they are saying,...

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February 15, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (5)

Ice Terror

Marie Justeen Mancha is a 17 year old student who attends Tattnall County High school in Reidsville, Georgia. She was born in the United States. Her mother was born in the U.S. In fact her entire family was born here....

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February 13, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (2)

$6.5 Million To Research 'The Fundamental Properties of Asphalt,' But Nothing For a Veterans' Program

When President Bush gave his last state of the union speech, he asked Congress to write a bill that would permit U.S. TROOPS to give their UNUSED EDUCATION BENEFITS to their family members. But according to WASHINGTON POST reporters MICHAEL...

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February 11, 2008 in Congress | Permalink | User Comments (1)

The Dead Body Remained In The Vacant GSA Building For 3 Months

The GAO has just finished a PRELIMINARY report on the FEDERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICE'S EFFORTS TO PROTECT FEDERAL PROPERTY and the picture the investigative arm of congress paints is not a pretty one. The FPS is supposed to protect 8,800 FACILITIES...

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February 11, 2008 in Weblogs | Permalink | User Comments (0)

What Phone Companies, the NFL and the Patriots Have in Common (Sen. Arlen Specter)

A few years ago when the Bush administration came a callin' many of the phone giants handed over information that most law abiding citizens probably thought would never find its way into the hands of the federal government. When the...

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February 4, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (3)