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I was looking for any good sources regarding the indentured servitude, and enslavement, of Irish and other non-African peoples in America. My state - New Jersey - is seeking to become the first Union state to apologize for slavery, and I'm wondering if it will cover slaves from all ethnic groups, if it's to be enacted at all. Any info would be helpful.

Go to her web site, and scroll down to the pictures. She's in front of a large American flag. The stars sre inverted - upside down - in the blue field! Have you ever seen a flag like that? http://www.hillaryclinton.com/blog/Default.aspx?page=3

NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - Having risen to the top of the cable television news pack, Fox News is now setting its sights on an expanded presence in radio. Fox News Radio, which celebrated its second anniversary April 1, offers hourly news updates and breaking-news coverage to more than 300 stations nationwide, along with two weekday talk programs, "The Tony Snow Show" and "The Alan Colmes Show." While Fox News gets a lot of ink with the success of its cable TV channel and recently with its plans to start a financial news channel that would take on CNBC, Fox...

As members of the legal profession, I know you share my concern over the public's misunderstanding of the judiciary's role and the politically motivated criticism of the judiciary stemming from the Terri Schiavo case, and are equally alarmed about the murders of Judge Lefkow's family members in Chicago and the attacks at the Fulton County Courthouse in Georgia. The circumstances of these tragic events require careful analysis, thoughtful leadership, and measured response. The American Bar Association has long held the preservation of judicial independence as one of the most important Association goals. These recent events have elevated the urgency of...

I have to make a quick vanity post. The 2000 debates, with Gore's sighs, makeup job, and charging Bush's podium are legendary, but I was doing a lot of traveling at the time and did not get to see very much of them! I had the transcripts, but I wonder if they are archived and available for viewing somewhere. It would be a great introduction to this year's contests. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

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By I. N. Tanswer - June 9, 1944 Tuesday's invasion of the European continent by primarily American and British forces may go down in history as the biggest military blunder of all time. The presumptuousness of the invasion's name alone, "Operation Overlord", should have been our first clue as to the state of mind of the people who concocted this foolhardy and now obviously disastrous scheme. As the number of casualties continues to rise, with estimates approaching 50,000 dead and 240,000 wounded, many patriotic Americans are forced to ask if Mr. Roosevelt's preemptive war against the people of Germany has...

I heard on the radio this morning that an administrative law judge in NJ has held that the practice of holding a "ladies' night" at bars, night clubs, etc. (where women get reduced prices for drinks, cover charge, etc.) is illegal because it is discriminatory. The judge said that since the law prohibits discrimination on the basis of gender as well as race, religion, etc., the law is as pernicious as, say, a law giving Christians and not Jews reduced prices. On the law (in a textbook sense), it does indeed seem that the man who brought suit against the...

I don't have an article to post, just some thoughts I have to get off my chest. Any humiliation or abuse of war prisoners by US troops is a very serious matter, which needs to be investigated fully. That investigation is taking place. These few soldiers have, in my opinion, insulted the United States and especially their fellow soldiers who put their lives on the line for all of us. I can't see any excuse, and I hope those responsible receive the maximum punishment. The whole matter sickens me. That's all a given. But I want to ask about the...

There wqas an interesting column in the print version of National Review this week (it's not on the website, so I can't link it). Basically it said that the widespread acceptance (endorsement?) of abortion in Europe, plus other "modern" and "post-modern" social changes relating to marriage and childbirth, are resulting in a birthrate collapse in much of Western Europe. Naive populations of Italy and several other European nations are falling to about 1.1 children per couple (less than a "replacement rate" of, presumably, 2.0 or thereabouts), and that such a decline is one of the reasons for massive immigration into...

The Democrats love to use this term to describe Republicans who did not serve in Viet Nam, but who support the Iraq war. I will repeat the usual objections to this offensive tactic. If we always picked the person with the most impressive military record, Bob Dole would have been President and Bill Clinton would still be somewhere in Arkansas. Also, I think criminals should be caught, fires should be put out, and that military action is sometimes necessary. Is my opinion of less value because I am not a policeman, fireman, or soldier? Also, does the idea that we...

'Nightline' Devotes Show to Reading War Dead Names Wed Apr 28, 7:32 AM ETAdd U.S. National - Reuters to My Yahoo! LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Ted Koppel's "Nightline" will dedicate an entire broadcast to a reading of the names of American servicemen and women killed in action in Iraq (news - web sites). Koppel will read aloud the names of those killed since the March 2003 start of the Iraq war on the Friday edition of ABC News "Nightline," the network said on Tuesday. The reading will be accompanied by a photograph of each person named. While "Nightline" and other...

Dear DNC and Senator Kerry, I would first of all like to congratulate Senator Kerry on his nomination and also thank you for giving me the opportunity to speak my mind. I lost my job this past year. When Clinton was President, I worked in a prosperous enterprise. But in this last year, we had to close our operations. Far worse, I lost two of my sons in Bush's evil war in Iraq. They gave their lives for their country, and for what? My pain of losing my sons is indescribable. While it is trivial next to the loss of...

Did I miss it? I know Clarke apologized, on behalf of the US government, for the 9/11 attacks. Did he also apologize for the 1993 attack, the embassy bombings, the 2000 bombing of the US ship, etc? Did he apologize for serving a president who, for eight years, was not focused on terrorism, but instead on his personal crises? Did he apologize for not calling the nation's attention to the danger to our national security posed by such a man, as Gary Aldrich did? Of course not. Then again, Clarke has already been discredited, so he's last week's news. But...

I've got a very simple question, which I have not seen asked: what about "bisexuals"? Hey, if the gay marriage issue is about personal freedom, equality, and civil rights, how can we ignore this group? Why are they going to be treated like second-class citizens if only straight marriage and gay marriage are recognized? Let's take the often-repeated (and I think utterly meritless) analogy between gay marriage and civil rights for African-Americans. Does this make the bisexuals the "multiracial" folks - how can we exclude them? And if, of course gay behavior is to be subsidized by the state because...

Just a thought here. If, as so many Democrats have said, the Iraq war was a mistake, isn't the logical extension of their opinion that Saddam should be put back in power? If it was a mistake, shouldn't it be undone? No, of course no one will advocate this. But then what's the point of all the criticism? I'm sure some of it is sincere. But some of it is just election-year grandstanding, while our troops are still there. Disgraceful. But then what do you expect? Look at their nominee.

US Senate adopts measure making tax cuts more difficult Thu Mar 11, 3:22 AM ETAdd Politics - AFP to My Yahoo! WASHINGTON (AFP) - In a setback for the White House, the US Senate on adopted a measure that makes it more difficult to move tax cuts through the chamber in the next five years. AFP/File Photo By a vote of 51-48, senators decided that any tax cutting bill proposed between now and 2010 and not balanced by adequate reductions in spending must obtain a 60-vote majority. The rule that passed as an amendment to the fiscal 2005 budget proposal...

Some people say they oppose a constitutional amendment defining marriage as it has been traditionally understood on the grounds that amendments should expand rights, not limit them. But some state constitutions have provisions prohibiting poligamy also. Should these "restrictions" be removed as well? If future state court decisions make a constitutional amendment banning poligamy necessary, would it be opposed on the same grounds? But the real, underlying question, IMHO, is the balance of powers between the legislature and the judiciary. Just some thoughts.

Monica Crowley just reported on WABC radio (770 AM, New York City) that John Kerry appeared on Crossfire in 1997 and essentially said that the US needed to force Iraq to comply with UN reslutions and that the US needed no permission from the UN to use such force. Quite a change from what we've been hearing! Was he "duped" by the Bush intel in 1997 when the statements were made? Or was Kerry just mouthing the party line when a Democrat threatened force, and has switched sides now that a President actually had the VISION and GUTS to do...

This is my first post, so if I've got it wrong let me know! So what's the story with respect to the courts and gay marriage? Apart from the "equal protection" issue, are courts saying that since the law does not explicitly prohibit a man from marrying a man or a woman from marrying a woman, it has to be allowed? What about the common law, legislative history and the common understanding of terms? I'm also reminded of the Torricelli/Lautenberg ballot substitution in the NJ senate race a few years back. Apparently the court said that the statutory time limit...