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In 1848, the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo officially ended the Mexican-America War (1846-1848). With the signing of this treaty, the United States gained control of what was to become the Golden West, including California, Arizona, Utah, Nevada and parts of Colorado and New Mexico. Today, SKYY® Vodka, the number-one vodka produced in the United States, spoke out against suggestions by Absolut® Vodka to disregard that treaty, as well as the joining of Texas to the Union in 1845, as depicted in Absolut’s recent advertising. “Like SKYY Vodka, the residents of states like California, Texas and Arizona are exceptionally proud of...

Why do only city workers have a guarateed pension and the rest of us who pay for it have to catch as catch can?

GIs Speak of ROK-US Friendship in Korean By Jung Sung-ki -- Thirteen U.S. soldiers Wednesday took turns in speaking at the podium of a theater in Yongsan Garrison, the center of U.S. Forces Korea (USFK), Seoul, but the language they had chosen was not English but Korean. While their pronunciation may have been awkward, their zeal was also evident. Accompanying the speeches by those trying their hand at the Korean language was the laughter of a theater full of their fellow soldiers. There seemed to be no place for stage fright. This was how the sixth Korean speech contest...