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Dear fellow NASCON member, I am sure many of our members are not pleased with the outcome of Tuesday?s elections. While I am certainly one of those I believe it is also a time to find the silver lining. The Republicans have held the senate and the house since 1994 and I think Conservatives as a whole have become somewhat complacent. I truly believe this setback will result in a newly found desire to resurrect the passion for the values that define conservatism. Our nemesis the AARP contributed heavily to the outcome of the midterm elections. While we are not...

Device drivers are used to address peripherals and prevent multiple devices from "talking" at the same time. True or False

ASTORIA, Ore. (AP) — Former Vice President Al Gore was cited for speeding as he drove a rented car to visit family on the coast, authorities said. Gore, who was alone, was issued a $141 ticket for driving 75 miles per hour on Highway 26 in the northwest corner of the state, police said. The speed limit is 55. Gore was issued the ticket on Aug. 3 at 12:37 p.m., said Lt. Dale Rutledge, spokesman for the Oregon State Police. The trooper who stopped Gore did not recognize him until he furnished his license, Sgt. Andrew Merila told KATU-TV. The...

Gore and Bush employ splintered Spanish But Hispanics seem to applaud the effort Monday, September 27, 1999 By EDWARD HEGSTROM HOUSTON CHRONICLE HOUSTON -- Al Gore speaks his scripted Spanish haltingly, with an accent so heavy that hearing him speak the language just might be funnier than listening to Pepe Le Pew speak English. But no matter how humorous and tortured the vice president's attempts at Spanish may sound, few Hispanics are snickering. George W. Bush greets Latino crowds with a firm handshake and an imperfect Spanish sprinkled with words in English. If the Texas governor's Spanish sometimes leaves onlookers ...