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US Politics & Gov't News tagged with History

Why the Taliban/Al Qaeda Chose Afghanistan Base of Operations
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: afghanistan, taliban, al-qaeda, terrorism, terrorists, global-war-on-terror, war, conflict, politics, government, u.s., radical-Islam, muslim, history, russia, world, research, humans, Americans, america, news, military, media, troops )

SirRobert
- 50 days ago - volconvo.com
The Russians had already learned that fighting a war in the Afghanistan mountains was a 'no win scenario', due to the endless underground tunnel networks, and an endless supply of opium trade financing revenue. Be Sure to read posts #8, #14, and #16.
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Forgotten Franklin Letters Offer Glimpse Into U.S. History
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: u, s., history, america, benjamin franklin, society, culture, government, united states, london, discovery, americans, freedoms, news, politics, usa )

PinkMindy
- 197 days ago - cnn.com
London- An American professor doing research in London stumbled across a series of previously unknown letters written by, and about Benjamin Franklin, a stunning find that sheds new light on early U.S. American history.
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The Fire Officers Guide To Disaster Control - UFO Landings 101
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: fire department, government, ufo, ET, radiation, fire-and-rescue, disaster control, aerial phenomena, humans, aliens, unidentified flying objects, world, literature, history, science, tech, technology, society, emergency preparedness, cia, americans, u.s )

SirRobert
- 220 days ago - anomalies.net
Disaster control procedures for unexpected UFO landings/crashes listed within the chapters of an official Fire Department emergency responders manual. UFO's 101.
4 comments
US Lawmakers Honor Apache Chief Geronimo
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: government, usa, news, native americans, geronimo, genocide, history, hero, first nations )

Brigitte
- 255 days ago - rawstory.com
Published: Monday February 23, 2009 The US House of Representatives on Monday approved by voice vote a measure honoring legendary Apache warrior Geronimo's bravery 100 years after his death.
22 comments
"Largest Mass Hanging in United States History"
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: ethics, freedoms, lies, treaties, history, Lincoln )

Scarlett
- 259 days ago - unitednativeamerica.com
What brought about the hanging of 38 Sioux Indians in Minnesota December 26, 1862 was the failure "again" of the U.S. Government to honor it's treaties with Indian Nations.
5 comments
200 Years Later, a More Complex View of Lincoln
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: government, society, usa, Lincoln, history, politics )

Cal
- 270 days ago - usatoday.com
Having saved the Union, freed the slaves and redefined freedom, Lincoln was struck down in his hour of triumph. He is the most compelling figure in U.S. history, the subject of about 16,000 books in English, more than anyone except Jesus and Shakespeare.
2 comments
Bipartisan Cabinets Have A Mixed Track Record
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: americans, obama, democrats, government, bipartisan, bushadministration, news, politics, republicans, u.s., usa, society, presidential cabinet, congress, constitution, history )

SirRobert
- 360 days ago - msnbc.msn.com
An excellent American historic track record of presidential bipartisan cabinets, that spans the eras backwards to the 1960's. Very interesting in view of President-elect Barack Obama's cabinet selections that are in progress!
1 comment
Can History Help the Next President?
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: politics, presidents, Herbet Hoover, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, economic crisis, McCain, Obama, power, leadership, history )

RC
- 386 days ago - washingtonpost.com
Thoughtful, informative piece on the transition from Herbert Hoover to Franklin Delano Roosevelt in the midst of America's arguably greatest crisis. Will this model help our next president as he inherits the carnage of the current administration?
16 comments
Depression-Era "Okies" Reminisce and See No Fix From Either Candidate
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: Okies, Great Depression, Oklahoma, California, history, hard times, presidential candidates )

RC
- 392 days ago - voices.washingtonpost.com
Article & short video about the migrants who traveled from Oklahoma to California, looking for any kind of work in the Great Depression. Listen to what people who lived through hard times have to say.
16 comments
Presidential Myths Quiz -10 True or False Questions
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: short presidential quiz, history, true or false, fun, off-beat, usa, republicans, democrats )


- 396 days ago - encarta.msn.com
We cannot tell a lie: Not even the president of the United States is exempt from being the subject of myth and urban legend. Take this quiz and sink your wooden teeth into some choice tales about our chief executives!
14 comments
The Most Consequential Elections in History: Abraham Lincoln and the Election of 1860
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: history, Abraham Lincoln, Civil War )

Michael
- 472 days ago - usnews.com
Abraham Lincoln's victory in 1860 was probably the most consequential election in American history. It triggered the nation's worst cataclysm, the Civil War
21 comments
VIDEO: Hillary Clinton's Pennsylvania Roots
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: USA, Hillary Clinton, history, Scranton, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania primary )

Dove Flow
- 601 days ago - video.on.nytimes.com
While the future Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton grew up in Illinois, her family ties are in many ways stronger in Scranton, Pa.
3 comments
All in the Family: The Apple Does Not Fall Far From the BUSH- Bush Family to Fascism
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: bush, walker, prescott, nazi's, fascism, history, patriot actcorruption, ethics, Govtfearmongering, freedoms, cover-up, terrorism, propaganda, crime )

Cheryl Su
- 642 days ago - coat.ncf.ca
Mediium siize part of this site dedicated to Bush family history from Walker, Prescott, Nixon, Bush, Nazi's, to Patriot Act. May be some links, pdf's you haven't seen before.
6 comments
ON THIS DAY - 1991: 'Mother of All Battles' Begins
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: on this day, usa, iraq, gulf war, 1991, george bush, operation desert storm, history )

Chrissy
- 662 days ago - news.bbc.co.uk
The Gulf War Allies have sent hundreds of planes on bombing raids into Iraq, at the start of Operation Desert Storm. The American, British, French, Saudi and Kuwaiti aircraft took off at 2330 GMT last night.
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BBC ON THIS DAY -1973: Nixon Orders Ceasefire in Vietnam
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: vietman, war, nixon, kissinger, ceasefire, history, usa )

Chrissy
- 664 days ago - news.bbc.co.uk
President Nixon has ordered a halt to American bombing in North Vietnam following peace talks in Paris. The decision comes after Dr Henry Kissinger, the president's assistant for National Security Affairs, returned to Washington yesterday from France with
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