When we celebrate the Fourth of July, we are celebrating one of the most important political documents in the history of the world.

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A Declaration of Independence by Thomas Jefferson

When, in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bonds which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the laws of nature and of nature's God entitle the …

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By Peter Ferrara, an associate professor of law at the George Mason University School of Law. This has been circulated on the Internet, but I think it's a good reminder to revisit it from time to time ...

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Swiss authorities threatened to throw a top U.S. congressional aide in jail as a spy if he tried to enter the country on official business.

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COMMON SENSE, written by Thomas Paine, was published late in the month of January. It presented arguments to refute the divine birthright of kings.

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The OECD report is out. Like a pack of hungry wallabies, the media pounced immediately on the only item worth reporting: the French eat and sleep longer hours than anyone, and yet they're among the thinnest.

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If one checks the oath of office that Rick Perry took when he assumed the office of Governor of Texas, one will find that he swore to uphold the Constitution of the United States.

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In a classic example of the maxim no good deed goes unpunished, the United States suffered a verbal slighting by the head of the United Nations this past Wednesday.

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Racism in America

Racism and abortion both dehumanize persons and reduce them to the level of disposable objects. I remember growing up as a child in Pasadena, California in the spring and summer 1960.

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An artist is currently creating a building size mosaic of Barack Obama using photos submitted by the public.

Columbus, OH An artist in Columbus, Ohio is currently creating a building size mosaic of Barack Obama using photos submitted by the public.

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Today I believe that AMERICA and its people will prevail

Today..as I watched the celebration unfold at the Lincoln memorial in Washington D.C, For the first time in eight years, I was convinced by the spirit of the American people, That once again the basic fundamentals and the will of the people that drove the creation of the UNITED S …

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Protesters angry over a deadly New Year's Day shooting of a young black man by a transit police officer erupted into violence in downtown Oakland on Wednesday night while investigators struggled to determine what prompted the officer to fire his gun into the unarmed man's bac …

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What if the roles of Israel, Gaza, and members of the international community in the ongoing conflict were reversed? How would Americans and their government respond?

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From the Palestinian Center for Rapprochement Between People

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This administration (1) doesn't know how to play well with others, and (2) continues to makes a pathetic mockery of its own principles. We're a country that launched a preemptive war, in part, to spread freedom. And yet, this:

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On the campaign trail, President-elect Barack Obama said his administration would help small family farms, end childhood hunger and upgrade roads and bridges in rural areas.

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• UK and Germany welcome pact to be signed today • US and Russia among the governments opting out

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How to Prove US Citizenship: A Primer for Future Presidential Candidates

Aside from providing a legal birth certificate -- which Barack Obama has done -- how else is one to authenticate citizenship?

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Nationally syndicated radio talk show host Ian Freeman will spend 100 days in jail because he questioned the legitimacy of a system.

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When will the job losses stop? The result to the economy is going to be leveraged 10 fold for every dollar each person takes out of the economy as a result of job loses.

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Will The Bleeding Stop? Spin and More Spin....

Dow closes at 8282.86 Wednesday Dow closes at 8835 Thursday Dow at 8663 10:24 Friday

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The president and Obama talked war and financial crisis. Laura Bush and Michelle Obama talked about raising daughters in the nation's most famous house.

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Armed with millions of e-mail addresses and a political operation that harnessed the Internet like no campaign before it, Barack Obama will enter the White House with the opportunity to create the first truly "wired" presidency.

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350,000 small farmers are set to benefit from fast-changing attitudes toward food aid, spurred by spiraling food and fuel costs.

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AIG is too interwoven into the infrastructure of the country. It has been reported that they control greater than 95% of the insurance covering the United States Airports.

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