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Student finds letter 'a link to Jefferson'

Nice find for a history student and  the fact this very clever man was a humble being. To some he is like a God the man that never veto a bill in congress. The principle author of the Declaration of...

Hitler's art of self-delusion

" As a German auction house prepares to sell off three of Adolf Hitler's watercolours, new evidence has emerged suggesting that the Nazi leader remained convinced he was an artistic genius and was often...

Dr. Henry Louis Gates: Interviewed Discussing Racial Profiling

Last week, after returning home from an overseas trip to China, world renowned African American Harvard scholar Dr. Henry Louis Gates, was arrested in Cambridge, Massachusetts by Cambridge police who...

Pakistan's Ace Archaeologist Dr Dani is Dead

Pakistan's foremost archaeologist and linguist, author of 30 books, internationally acclaimed and considered to be an authority on South Asian archaeology and history, died of heart, kidney and diabetes problems...

Bush: Liberator of Millions (In His Own Mind)

George W. Bush, in "excerpts of a recent interview released by the White House Friday", said he wants to be known as "somebody who liberated 50 million people and helped achieve peace", who didn't compromise his values, who "helped individuals.""WASHINGTON (AFP) — George W....

Historian Howard Zinn: 9/11 Truth Is For "Fanatics", Has "No Practical Politi...

Historian Howard Zinn has been asked questions on many occasions by the public, and although signing this Truth Statement in 2004 after the 9/11 Commission's omission and distortion filled report was released,...

No Time for Laurels; Now the Hard Part

"No Time for Laurels; Now the Hard Part Sign In to E-Mail or Save This Print Reprints ShareLinkedinDiggFacebookMixxYahoo! BuzzPermalink By PETER BAKER Published: November 4, 2008 ...

US-Iraq troop deal "crushing defeat" for Bush

This is not something we are seeing much coverage of."In an article on ipsnews.net, journalist and investigative historian Gareth Porter analyzed the final draft of the US Iraq Status of Forces Agreement on the US...

'I can see dinosaurs from my back porch'

"'I can see dinosaurs from my back porch' * Track this topic * Print story * Post comment Palin-tology and the threat to science teaching By George Smith, Dick Destiny • Get more from this author Posted in Government, 26th September 2008 12:29 GMT GOP Veep...

New York Times Op-Ed: Israel Will Attack Iran

"Yes, you read my title correctly. Today's New York Times includes an op-ed piece by Benny Morris, a Professor of Middle Eastern history at Ben Gurion University. He claims Israel will most certainly attack Iran...

Similarities between 1929 and 2008 terrifying

"Watching Wall Street and the American real-estate market crumble over the past 10 months has not inspired great confidence in our wonderful free-market economy or the land pirates who run it. As someone who recently wrestled with the causes and consequences of the Great...

Doubts over authenticity of Blarney Stone

"Millions of tourists may have kissed the wrong Blarney Stone in an effort to get the gift of the gab, according to a new study. The authenticity of the Blarney Stone, kissed by about 400,000 tourists each...

Chomsky on World Ownership

"Chomsky on World Ownership Michael Shank | January 23, 2008 Editor: John Feffer Email this page to a friend Comment on this article Foreign Policy In Focus www.fpif.org Noam Chomsky is a noted linguist, author, and foreign policy expert. On January 15, Michael Shank...

Ancient Canaveral Indians, their artifacts and their legacy

" Cape Canaveral historian Ray Osborne will give a multi-part presentation on the  history of the local Indians known at Ays and the artifacts that have  been found on this ancient culture. Also there will be a special music presentation by singer/songwriter Chris...

Billions of dollars withheld from Australian Aborigines: study

"Australian government bodies withheld billions of dollars from Aboriginal workers, stockpiling the money while children were dying of malnutrition, a study released Wednesday said. The wages, pensions and child...

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