May the blessings of the season keep you safe as you patrol our skies, protect our shores and defend our freedoms. And may you always know that you are in our hearts, and our thoughts and that we are praying ...
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A New Visions Commentary paper published November 2001 by The National Center for Public Policy Research * 501 Capitol Ct., N.E., Washington, DC 20002, 202/543-4110, Fax 202-543-5975, E-Mail , Web http://www.nationalcenter.org. Reprints permitted provided source is credited. The nickname of ...
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The terrorists are finding themselves at war with an unexpected foe: the ingenuity and expertise of American businessmen and women. Business is helping the post office respond to the current crises, helping Americans survive anthrax exposure, supplying and improving tools ...
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Wordsmiths tell us the phrase "you can't get blood from a turnip" has been around since 1666.1 You'd think 335 years would be long enough to get the point across, but apparently not, because some environmentalists still believe alternative energy ...
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President George W. Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin, meeting in Crawford, Texas, renewed pledges to make drastic reductions in nuclear weapons - Bush offering to unilaterally cut the number of U.S. warheads by up to two-thirds, Putin promising "corresponding ...
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I'm feeling pretty grouchy. I recently attended the monthly meeting of one of my book clubs. Instead of discussing the really horrible imitation Terry McMillan novel we read this month, we had a guest speaker - "trauma/grief counselor." I'm not ...
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There is a saying, "Among the greatest human urges are the realization of fame and fortune." Fame because most people want to be remembered fondly, and often, during their lifetime as well as after they die. Fortune because it takes ...
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There's never been a shortage of weak preachers. I'm sorry to say this is particularly true in the black community. In our communities, it seems there's a church on every corner. I've often said many black preachers are not called ...
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 Contents Would We feel Better if the Postal Service Ran Airport Security? America's Priorities, Then and Now Defending Against the Smaller Threats There's More to This Than Money At Least Elian is Safe Now In the War Against Terrorism, Our ...
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African leaders are appealing to the United States government to ignore the misguided political protests against genetically-modified foods so that those afflicted with diseases and starvation on the African continent might have hope for the future. Project 21 members are ...
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