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Tea Parties Lose Mainstream Support, Open Way for Radical Fringe

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,...

Amateur, 4th of July, Fireworks on Chicago Parks & Streets

Event - Fireworks for 4th of July Celebration Location - Warren Park, 6601 N Western Ave Chicago, IL Photographer - Shahrukh Hasan

Who Signed the Declaration of Independence First?

Ten Percent of Americans think George Washington Signed the Declaration of Independence First.  He wasn't even there.  One might conclude that Government eduction is a bit lacking in American schools "...

Homemade Fireworks Can Kill 4th of July Fun

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...

Find a Fourth of July Celebration in Your City

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...

Fourth of July Events 2009: Eastern United States

This 4th of July, 2009, fireworks and parades abound across the United States. While major cities will have grand celebrations with numerous attendees, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution highlights small-town...

Tea Party Protests Planned for July 4 Holiday

Tea Party protests were held all across the United States on April, 15, tax day, and thousands of people stood up and said they had been 'taxed enough already' and took part in the protests. This July 4th holiday, will see more Tea Party protests across the country and...

REFLECTIONS On this the beginning of our sixty second year

By Yoram Getzler Israelseen.com the sake of all Creation I can not help but reflect of what we are suppose to be doing here, in relation to what it is that we actually are doing! From a shallow reading of Hertzl, our inspiration, prophet and visionary, this nation was to be...

Obama: ‘Let the Purge of the Intellectuals Begin!’

Though President Barack Obama refuses to publicly describe himself as a socialist or a communist, the pages of non-revisionist history books are full of details about purges similar to the one he recently launched. Purges often work like this: When a new socialist/communist...

Lack of 'Jalur Gemilang' Display - Marks A Lost Expression of Malaysian Patri...

With only 2 weeks from the mark of Malaysian 51st National Day, things have been uncharacteristically somber, dismal and disillusioned -- a kind mixed feeling which have been echoing throughout whole...

The Eve of Pakistan's 61st Independence Day

Pakistanis will be celebrating their 61st Independence Day tomorrow, August 14. At the crack of dawn, there will be a booming 31-gun salute in Islamabad and 21 guns salute at the provincial capitals: Karachi,...

Mount Shasta ready for a sizzling 4th of july

Mount Shasta ready for a sizzling Fourth of July By Mark Lassiter Wed Jul 02, 2008, 02:24 PM PDT Mount Shasta's Independence Day celebration in 2008 will feature the popular walk/run, downtown...

Benjamin Franklin Credits Providence for America’s Independence

Read quotes from the founding fathers of the U.S. and it is amazing how they acknowledge that something bigger than themselves helped them in terms of forming a nation. These are from a site called the...

An American Holiday On The Fourth Of July

John Adams thought that America's birthday would be celebrated every year on the 2nd of July. Adams thought that the vote by the Continental Congress on July 2, 1776 to secede from British rule would become the...

RI minister attends Malaysian independence day reception

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Indonesia`s Coordinating Minister for People`s Welfare Aburizal Bakrie attended a reception marking Malaysia`s 50th anniversary at Sangrilla Hotel here Friday night. "The issue between Indonesia and Malaysia is over and the legal process (on the...

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