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• Mitt Romney -- Some Relevant Family History. Part II, "Brainwashing."

  

  Yes, Mitt Romney has flip-flopped. In 2002, he ran for governor of Massachusetts as a pro-choice moderate. Today in 2012 he paints himself a dedicated pro-lif... Read more

  The 08 January 2012 by   Kena
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• Orphans and Engines

  

  Charity collecting boxes need to attract the attention of potential donors. Some do so by their location, placed strategically next to a till for example; other... Read more

  The 08 January 2012 by   Carolineld
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• REALITY CHECK: Mitt Romney - Some Relevant Family History. Part I.

  

  It is no secret that Mitt Romney -- this week's Iowa Caucus winner and now clear frontrunner for the Republican 2012 presidential nomination -- is not the... Read more

  The 05 January 2012 by   Kena
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• Benjamin Franklin’s 13 Virtues

  

  In a day and age when few men are thinking about their own or anyone else’s character development, thoughtful men must look to the past to gain inspiration. ... Read more

  The 05 January 2012 by   Psychicillumination
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• Top 10 Sickliest First Ladies

  

  image credit The First Ladies of the United States are a surprisingly unhealthy group of women. While the rigors of public life are arguably analogous,... Read more

  The 03 January 2012 by   Gerard
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• Own Clyde Tolson's Actual Apartment ! Yes, This is FOR REAL !!

  

  The Marlyn building, 3901 Cathedral Avenue NW, Washington, D.C. -- just a short walk from J. Edgar Hoover's own home on 30th Place, NW.Yes it's true. The actua... Read more

  The 15 December 2011 by   Kena
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• 10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed America

  

  Leon Czolgosz assassinates William McKinley From a farmer's rebellion, to a bloody battle in Maryland, up on through the trial of a school teacher, change in... Read more

  The 15 December 2011 by   Kaiser31083
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• Romilly in Russell Square

  

  In the eighteenth-century, so many offences carried the death penalty that the criminal law of the period is known as the 'Bloody Code'. The population might... Read more

  The 14 December 2011 by   Carolineld
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• What Was Machu Picchu For?

  

  image credit Nestled atop a mountain ridge in Peru, the 15th-century Inca city of Machu Picchu had sat largely forgotten for centuries - until archaeologist... Read more

  The 09 December 2011 by   Gerard
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• A Rare Tweed Photo -- at His Clubhouse in Greenwich, Connecticut

  

  Yes, that's Boss Tweed. He's the one with the beard, sitting up front in the middle, a white hat in his lap, surrounded by his friends. Tweed had so, so very... Read more

  The 07 December 2011 by   Kena
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