http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/by:atc23/ en-us Mon, 25 Oct 2010 15:24:27 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2614059/posts Do you know who the vice president is? The speaker of the House? How many U.S. senators are there? Don't know the answers to these questions? If not, you're not alone. As the Yahoo! News Ask America van travels the country asking people about this election season's hot issues, we pulled a pop quiz on some of them, stumping many with basic civics questions. Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2614059/posts#comment Mon, 25 Oct 2010 15:24:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2611102/posts Ron Paul led the annual Fourth of July parade through Friendswood, Texas, from the back of a gleaming pickup truck that inched along behind a replica of the Liberty Bell and just ahead of Lady Liberty herself, who was sitting in a Corvette and seemed to have wilted under the oppressive noonday sun. Or perhaps the oppressive policies of Barack Obama—it was hard to tell which. Along the parade route, the Stars and Stripes vied for prominence with STOP OBAMA signs. The Atlantic http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2611102/posts#comment Wed, 20 Oct 2010 16:14:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2605920/posts WHILE campaigning in public for a speedy withdrawal of US troops from Iraq, Sen. Barack Obama has tried in private to persuade Iraqi leaders to delay an agreement on a draw-down of the American military presence. According to Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari, Obama made his demand for delay a key theme of his discussions with Iraqi leaders in Baghdad in July."He asked why we were not prepared to delay an agreement until after the US elections and the formation of a new administration in Washington," Zebari said in an interview. Obama insisted that Congress should be involved in negotiations... New York Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2605920/posts#comment Tue, 12 Oct 2010 13:27:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2604450/posts . . .Biden and his boys gradually recovered and, over time, the young senator emerged as the most eligible bachelor in Washington. In 1974, when he was interviewed for The Washingtonian by Kitty Kelley, an early pioneer in the art of the embarrassing celebrity profile, Kelley clearly charmed her subject. Biden foolishly (and typically) took her into his confidence, speaking openly of his grief, and in startlingly intimate terms about his relationship with the departed Neilia. Biden described her as “my very best friend, my greatest ally, my sensuous lover.” The two of them had enjoyed a “sensational” marriage, sharing... The Atlantic Magazine http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2604450/posts#comment Sat, 9 Oct 2010 13:58:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2595293/posts Ex Military men say unknown intruders have monitored and even tampered with American nuclear missiles Reuters Newswire http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2595293/posts#comment Fri, 24 Sep 2010 04:44:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2475334/posts House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has made a deal with Rep. Bart Stupak in order to secure his vote and that of other anti-choice Democrats for the health care bill, which is scheduled to be voted on this Sunday. According to a member of Congress who was briefed on the matter, Pelosi has agreed to let Stupak have a vote on his amendment, which instructs the Senate to substitute his language for the Senate language on abortion. FDL has obtained a copy of the concurrent resolution (PDF1, PDF2, PDF3, PDF4), which includes cosponsors Marion Berry, Sanford Bishop, Joseph Cao, Kathy Dahlkemper,... firedoglake.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2475334/posts#comment Sat, 20 Mar 2010 14:16:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2358469/posts Barack Hussien Obama wins the Indy 500 for the 4th consecutive time. Rest of field declines to test his mettle - refuse to finish race! Pravda http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2358469/posts#comment Fri, 9 Oct 2009 16:23:05 GMT