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Seventeenth-century couple left US cancer legacy 12:14 02 January 2008 NewScientist.com news service Reuters and New Scientist staff A married couple who sailed to America from England around 1630 may be the ancestors of thousands of people in the US at higher risk of a hereditary form of colon cancer who are alive today, researchers said on Wednesday. US scientists traced a so-called founder genetic mutation found among two large families currently living in Utah and New York to the couple. Cancer researchers at the Huntsman Cancer Institute in Utah say thousands of people across the country may have the...

Previous Thread was fairly old -- with the inaugaral, it is the season of renewal. From the first thread:One of the long term, stated, goals of the Free Republic website is to repeal the 17th Amendment to the U. S. Constitution. The 17th was enacted in 1913 and has allowed for direct election of Senators to the U. S. Senate. Prior to its passage, Senators were sent to the Senate by the states in accordance with the original provisions of the Constitution. Section. 3. The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, chosen...

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!

The 1962 Missal Epistle and Gospel for the 17th Sunday after Pentecost EPISTLE Ephesians 4: 1-6Brethren: I, a prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that you walk worthy of the vocation in which you are called. With all humility and mildness, with patience, supporting one another in charity, careful to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. One body and one spirit, as you are called in one hope of your calling. One Lord, one faith, one baptism. One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in us all,...