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Fox News Special Report interviews a Republican presidential candidate each week; today, it's Newt Gingrich's turn, starting around 6:35 - 6:40 PM EST. In past weeks, the interview starts on TV, and continues after 7PM EST on "Special Report Online"; I posted the link to the online show above.

Battalion Doesn?t Lack Experienced Soldiers There are 10 Guardsmen deployed to Camp Al Asad with more than 25 years of service. By Sgt. 1st Class Clinton Wood 1/34 Brigade Combat Team, Public Affairs CAMP AL ASAD, Iraq, March 26, 2007 -- There is no lack of experience in the 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry Iowa Army National Guard soldiers stationed here.There are 10 Guardsmen with more than 25 years of service. They include Chief Warrant Officer Stephen Swisher of Council Bluffs, Iowa, and Staff Sgt. Stephen Johnson of Dubuque, Iowa, who have 30 and 29 years of service; and 1st...

Marines from 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, for whom this is their first combat tour, are faced with an array of missions that can be overwhelming to inexperienced Marines. Luckily, they have battle tested Marines like Cpl. Josh Z. Senbertrand, 21, from Cape May, N.J., to lead them. The short time between deployments has given birth to a generation of Marines tasting combat for the second, third, or even fourth time. HABBANIYAH -- War in a foreign place has once again given birth to innovative, confident and adaptable Marine leadership. Veterans of this conflict, like many previous campaigns throughout our...

I have been a Freerepublic member for many years (go ahead and look it up ;-)! As a long-timer, please allow me to take a quick moment to introduce a candidate for District Court Judge for the Kansas 13th Judicial District (Butler, Elk, Greenwood Counties). Jim Murfin is an experienced lawyer with many years spent in both the role of council and of judge. That aside, I know of Jim and his family from the perspective of a long-time friend. Jim posses a strong love of God and family, and is proud to have earned the Kansans for Life endorsement....

The purpose of FreeRepublic.com's multiple message boards is to limit the topics for each board to particular topics. Posting the same message on all the boards defeats the purpose of multiple-boards for special topics. It is very annoying to see the same message on every bulletin board. PLEASE! DO THE READERS A FAVOR. STOP CROSS-POSTING YOUR MESSAGES!

Oklahoman Editorial: For Tom Cole (Oklahoma 4th District seat of J.C. Watts, Jr.) 2002-10-28 Seldom has Oklahoma had a chance to send a more ready-made congressman to Washington than Tom Cole. With a wealth of political experience and contacts, Cole would hardly be a neophyte in the House if voters in the 4th Congressional District elect him. We hope they do, not just for the district that encompasses much of south central Oklahoma, but for all of the state. Cole would have an immediate impact in Congress, as a well-respected successor to the retiring Rep. J.C. Watts. Cole's resume is...