IN CONGRESS, JULY 4, 1776
The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America
When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws [...]
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Independence Day
IN CONGRESS, JULY 4, 1776 The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people...
WELCOME HOME!
What better way to celebrate the 4th of July than giving Keith Stansell, Marc Gonsalves, and Thomas Howes a big “welcome home” after 5 years of captivity....
What was the most important news item of the day?
What was the most important news item of the day? Was it the good news in international security that 15 hostages were freed today...
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Independence Day
WELCOME HOME!
What better way to celebrate the 4th of July than giving Keith Stansell, Marc Gonsalves, and Thomas Howes a big “welcome home” after 5 years of captivity. After facing unknown odds and threats to their lives, these three men were delivered safely into our hands through the hard work and dedicated effort of the Colombian [...]
What was the most important news item of the day?
What was the most important news item of the day? Was it the good news in international security that 15 hostages were freed today in Columbia after years of captivity? Was it the bad news in the economy that the stock market officially entered a “bear market” today following another triple-digit loss on the Dow? [...]
At what point do you tell your surrogates to be quiet?
Within the past week, we have four examples of how surrogates can make staying on message difficult while you are running around the country campaigning. Charlie Black and Joe Lieberman of the McCain campaign, and Wesley Clark and Jim Webb of the Obama campaign all made comments which required a little clarification within 24 [...]
Oil oil everywhere…
While I was out of action, one of the largest discussions around the web was domestic oil production and refining. While we continue to pump a lot of oil domestically, we have vast reserves that have yet to be developed. While it is good that we keep “reserves” for future use, there is [...]