Archive for the ‘History’ Category
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Viva Las Vegas
Posted on October 24, 2011
Politicians in Washington rushed Nevada into Statehood in 1864 to assure Abraham Lincoln a comfortable margin in his bid for reelection smack dab in the middle of the Civil War,...
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Obamaville
Posted on October 18, 2011
Wasting away again in Obamaville. Looking for my lost shaker of salt. Some people claim that George Bush is still to blame. But I know. It’s Barack Obama’s fault. In...
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Walk the Stairs
Posted on October 12, 2011
Dana Milbank had a funny story in the Post today about the pathetic protest movement that has gripped (well, gripped might be a strong word), Washington: Attempting to emulate the...
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Columbus Day
Posted on October 10, 2011
In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue. That was a long time ago. It used to be that Christopher Columbus was a big deal in America. In 1892, the worlds...
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Dilatory Motions
Posted on October 7, 2011
The Senate majority leader moved last night to cut off republican amendments to a Chinese currency bill, calling the amendments dilatory. In doing so, he changed Senate rules and caused...
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