Tag: politics
group name: thesixties
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April 07, 2006 05:44 AM EDT --
Lunch counter sit-ins at Woolworths
JFK elected President
Peace Corp program announced
Yuri Gargarin, first man in space
Bay of Pigs
Alan Shepard, first American in space
16,000 U.S. advisors sent to Vietnam . . . more
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April 13, 2006 08:23 PM EDT --
In November, 1960 John Fitzgerald Kennedy beat Richard Milhouse Nixon in a presidential race, undprecented for its extremely narrow popular vote margin. Kennedy was elected president by a substantial electoral . . . more
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October 13, 2008 12:51 PM EDT --
According to Time , McCain campaign staffers in Virginia are teaching volunteers to see Barack Obama as having terrorist 'friends,' and then providing these volunteers with arguments . . . more
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October 10, 2008 04:42 PM EDT --
What if....
Obama/Biden vs McCain/Palin, what if things were switched around?.....think about it.
Would the country's collective point of view be different?
Ponder . . . more
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October 08, 2008 10:37 AM EDT --
I am beginning to see more racism running through the Republican campaign and its supporters. Before it seemed to be very hidden and more of an undercurrent, but as it appears more likely that Obama . . . more
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October 08, 2008 02:03 PM EDT --
I hear the new Oliver Stone movie "W", about the life of George W. Bush, will be in some theatres as early as this weekend. If you want to see a preview and read more about it, here is a link . . . more
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October 13, 2008 05:46 PM EDT --
Article sent by a friend...by Diane Tucker (bio below)
At a rally in Bethlehem, Pa. last week, Cindy McCain spoke about having two sons serving on active duty: "I'm proud of my sons, but . . . more
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September 13, 2008 02:32 PM EDT --
September 13, 2008 My Alerts
Below are articles on Palin and the other candidates, from my NYT alerts sent to me in my email. The links should work.
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February 04, 2008 04:52 PM EST --
What are YOUR predictions for Super Tuesday in Massachusetts?
Nationally, McCain is perceived to be forging ahead of Romney, with Romney possibly leading in California - or perhaps not. . . . more
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October 13, 2008 12:27 PM EDT --
This is the third part in a series from an article written by Brandon Friedman for Vet Voice. Because of the length of the article, I have broken it down into four parts. The whole article, . . . more
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December 11, 2007 10:43 AM EST --
Historically, the Sixties stand out as one of the most turbulent decades of . . . more
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October 13, 2008 01:30 PM EDT --
I got this from a friend today. Make sure you use the link:
The US put - and kept - a venal moron in the White House for eight years.
Using fraud, he launched a war that will cost . . . more
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February 27, 2008 01:07 PM EST --
Just in, breaking news...
William F. Buckley, the greatest conservative the world and Republican Party have ever known has passed away, found dead by his cook in his Connecticut home. It's . . . more
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December 17, 2007 06:15 PM EST --
In "The Greatest Generation," his landmark bestseller, . . . more
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April 08, 2006 08:26 AM EDT --
The setting was Woolworth's in Greensboro, North Carolina. The day was February 1, 1960.
Franklin McCain, Joseph McNeil, Ezell Blair, Jr. and David Richmond were four young men who attended Agriculture . . . more
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July 29, 2007 10:38 PM EDT --
Yesterday (Sunday here) was Election Day for the upper house (The House of Councilors -- bizarre spelling taken from the Japan Times).ÂÂ Prime Minister Abe's party, the LDP (Liberal . . . more
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February 05, 2008 08:02 PM EST --
Exit poll results are in for Massachusetts.
UPDATE: 9 p.m. from WCVB-TV- (ABC) DEMOCRATIC SIDE - HILLARY CLINTON, in Massachusetts.
Based on exit polls. These are predictions.
9:15 . . . more
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September 22, 2008 07:04 PM EDT --
September 22, 2008
Alert Name: Obama, McCain, Palin, Biden,
September 22, 2008 Compiled: 5:17 AM
U.S. . . . more
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September 24, 2006 10:11 PM EDT --
Tonight I wrote something for a second time that I thought I would never have to think about again.
A friend of mine's son was trying to enlist in the military for the education benefits. I . . . more
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May 01, 2007 10:27 AM EDT --
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