Ronald Reagan polarized the nation by virtue of his stridently held and courageously professed conservative beliefs. The result was an eight-year media firestorm of criticism. But in the end, their relentless condemnation of him could not prevail against a committed and loyal base of support from the conservative grassroots.
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Heavy fighting continued overnight in the Gaza Strip as Israeli warplanes and helicopters bombed targets and Israeli Defense Forces fought with Hamas militants in Palestine. Several areas of black and white smoke could be seen as it covered the sky. Yesterday, Ehud Olmert the Israeli Prime Minister said that Hamas will face an “iron...
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A federal court in New York, New York ruled Monday that American financier Bernard Madoff can remain free on a US$10 million bond. Madoff faces charges of securities fraud in case that may reveal losses as large as US$50 billion. He was originally arrested on December 11, 2008. Federal prosecutors had argued that Madoff...
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Israel’s Central Election Committee voted yesterday to disqualify two Arab politcal parties from running in the country’s general elections scheduled for February 10th. The committee voted 26–3 to disqualify the Arab political party Balad, and 21–3 with eight abstentions to disqualify an alliance of parties United Arab List and Ta’al. The UAL-Ta’al is sometimes...
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Services were slowly restored after an unscheduled strike by SNCF drivers closed one of Paris’s six main railway stations. Gare Saint-Lazare was closed from 10 am local time on Tuesday morning. Members of the Sud Rail labor union later voted to return to work, and the station re-opened at 7 pm the same day....
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Human Rights Watch (HRW) has charged Israel with using white phosphorous bombs in urban areas. These incendiary weapons are suspected in the case of 10 victims with serious burns. The rights group is calling on Israel not to use these devices in crowded areas of Gaza. Marc Garlasco, a senior military analyst for the...
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On Tuesday, Hillary Clinton began her confirmation hearings for her position as the new United States Secretary of State when Barack Obama ascends to the US Presidency. During the hearing by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, she was questioned about her husband’s, former President Bill Clinton, charitable foundation, which has come under fire...
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(The following is based on information obtained from the Department of Homeland Security by the National Association of Chiefs of Police.) The Shadow Wolves comprise an immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) tactical patrol unit based on the Native American Tohono O’odham Nation in southern Arizona. Shadow Wolf officers are known for their ability to...
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