My apologies to our readers. With the lovely wife’s trip to the emergency room last week and yesterday’s news, I have been well off my game. My wife’s brother, about 3-4 yrs older, was taken to the hospital on Sunday night and received a pacemaker today. He, and my 89 year old mother in law whom he now lives with are in the Lutheran homeland of North Dakota and we are so very far away.
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Wes Clark is not alone in maligning the service record of John McCain. Now a former Kerry Campaign adviser and Obama supporter takes his shot.
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Tags: john kerry, mccain, obama, Rand Beers
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It was a special day for the gathering of citizens and children from Saydiyah, a community located in the southern part of the Iraqi capital, as they gathered for the long-awaited official opening of a new playground in their neighborhood.
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Tags: baghdad, Iraq, playground, Rashid district, Saydiyah
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nternational Security Assistance Forces in the Spera District, Khost province in coordination with the Pakistan military killed insurgents along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border after an attack on an ISAF combat outpost today.
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Tags: Afghanistan, ISAF, NATO, Pakistan, taliban
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Iraqi National Police seized nearly 200 weapons during search operations in the New Baghdad security district of eastern Baghdad, June 29.
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Tags: baghdad, illegal weapons, Iraq, iraqi national police, New Baghdad security district
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A total of 32 militants were killed by Afghan National Security Forces and Coalition forces in two separate engagements in the Khas Oruzgan District, Oruzgan province, June 26.
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Tags: Afghan National Security forces, Afghanistan, Khas Oruzgan District, oruzgan province, taliban
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On the site I have a category called Mocking and a subcategory from that called Canada. Why? Because it’s there.
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Tags: Canada, Casino Niagara
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Alaskan Congressman Don Young attended a reception last night where he received an award from each of the following groups: Americans for Tax Reform, American Shareholders Association, Alliance for Worker Freedom, and the 60 Plus Association. These awards are based off of various votes that fall in line with the ideals of the individual groups.
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Tags: bridge to nowhere, Congressman Don Young, pork, taxpayer
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Eric Egland is running for Congress from California’s 4th Congressional District. His wife, the lovely lady in this video, grew up in Communist Poland.
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Tags: Ania Egland, Eric Egland, proud to serve, video
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