Rupert Murdoch has revealed to Sky News that he agrees with talk show host Glenn Beck, who has called President Obama a "racist." Glenn Beck called President Obama a "racist" during a Fox News Broadcast and that...
New York City's richest man is also the city's most powerful as Michael Bloomberg was narrowly re-elected to a third term. Bloomberg spent a a stunning $100 million on his re-election campaign, that is about...
On July 4, 2009, protest tea parties were organized across the United States for Independence Day, with noticeably less mainstream support and a higher degree of radical, fringe leadership coming to the forefront.The recent tea party phenomenon began on April 15, 2009,...
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A lightning strike at a Lakeland Florida 4th of July celebrations has killed one person and eighteen others have been taken to hospital. About 80 people were gathered outside a home in Lakeland when the lightning hit a wooden pole barn; the celebration was part of a church...
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Some great quick Fourth of July videos from around the Internet. I also have included some drumlines. Feel free to contribute what you can find as well. What is it about fireworks that makes it the way to celebrate?
While many were watching fireworks and hot dog eating contests this Independence Day, others were taking part in Tea Party protests to tell the government that they had been 'taxed enough already' and were not going...
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Joey Chestnut has won Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest 2009 - this is his fourth consecutive win. He ate 68 hot dogs in 10 minutes. The world famous Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest took place today in Coney Island...
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US Independence Day is all about barbeques, parades, national pride and dazzling pyrotechnic displays, but police want people to know that homemade fireworks can quickly kill the Fourth of July fun. Fireworks of any sort are banned in many US states, and there are many...
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Columbus, Ohio rings in Independence Day in style with the 2009 'Red, White and Boom' event which gets started July 3. The 29th annual 'Red, White and Boom' festivities in Columbus promise to be a true...
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Here are the best resources to find a 4th of July celebration in your city: West Coast: 4th of July events in Seattle, San Francisco, San Diego and Los Angeles"Fourth of July celebrations will be taking place up and down the West Coast this year. Just about every major city...
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Two-hundred-and-thirty-three-years sounds like a long time, but in terms of a nation's existence it's not. And relatively speaking, America is still in its adolescent stages. I think that many people, in America and throughout the world, have forgotten...
This year, Macy’s Fourth of July Fireworks moves to the Hudson River in honor of Henry Hudson’s voyage 400 years ago. New Yorkers who are living on the West Side and along the Hudson River are...
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Since July 4 falls on a weekend in 2009, many are wondering when US banks will be closed around the fourth of July. While Friday, July 3 is technically a federal holiday, many banks will be open on the 3rd, but closed on Saturday, July 4. Whether your bank is closed on...
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The Fourth of July celebrates the the Declaration of Independence- specifically, the date on which the Declaration of Independence text was approved by the Continental Congress of the soon-to-be Untied States of...
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