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Sergeant-Major Stan Hollis, of Middlesbrough was the only soldier awarded a VC at D-Day and is believed to have gunned down 100 German soldiersDuring the early hours of June 6, 1944 - D-Day - lines of scared young soldiers waited in the dark for the order to board the landing craft that would take them into battle on the beaches of northern France. At the last minute they were issued with an unexpected piece of equipment — a condom each! ‘What are these for?’ boomed out the voice of Sergeant-Major Stan Hollis, a hulking power-house of a man from...

There is a principle called “Occam’s Razor,” which has been interpreted to mean that the simplest of two competing theories is usually the right one. This comes to mind as President Obama and the flying monkey minions in Congress scramble frantically to ram a trillion dollar “stimulus” bill down American’s throats with no debate, no discussion, and almost no understanding of what is in it. And what is in it makes it abundantly clear that this is no “stimulus.” It is riddled with hundreds of billions of dollars in pork, payoffs to special interest groups, massive increases in welfare spending,...

PORTSMOUTH, UK, November 14, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Following a barrage of criticism from Catholics and advocates for the unborn, the Catholic bishop of Portsmouth in the U.K., Crispian Hollis, has issued a “clarification” on his warm welcome of Barack Obama as the newly elected president of the United States. Hollis had written a message that was posted to the diocese’s website, saying he was “thrilled” at the election of the man pro-life advocates are calling the “most pro-abortion president in US history.” “With millions of others,” Bishop Hollis said, “I have been thrilled by Barack Obama’s victory and I thank...

Greetings, Please take a moment today to thank Senator Hollis French – our pro-choice champion! It was an intense legislative session in Juneau. We battled two bills, House Bill 301 and House Bill 364, that would have had disastrous affects on the state of reproductive health in Alaska. Thanks to our champion, Senator Hollis French, we were able to stop these bad bills in the Senate. Please take a moment today and thank him and his staff for supporting the reproductive health and rights of thousands of women, men and teens across this great state. It has been a tough...

Nationally-known rare coin dealer Paul Hollis, 36, of Mandeville, Louisiana will formally announce his candidacy for the Republican Party’s nomination for the United States Senate on May 12. A number of prominent numismatists are on his campaign committee, such as John Albanese, Jeff Garrett, Paul Montgomery and Douglas Winter. Hollis began collecting coins at the age of six after receiving a Peace dollar from his grandmother. In recent years, millions of viewers watched him on air when he hosted “The Coin Vault” television program on the Shop at Home network, and he also is known by many collectors and dealers...

As of today, State Treasurer John Kennedy is the only announced Republican candidate in the U.S. Senate race this fall. The incumbent, Democrat U.S. Senator Mary Landrieu, has been viewed by Republicans as vulnerable. In her Senate victories of 1996 and 2002, Landrieu won by slim margins. Since that time, the demographics of Louisiana have changed due to Hurricane Katrina, making the state more Republican friendly. Can Kennedy beat Landrieu? If the election were held today, Landrieu would win, at least according to a new poll conducted by Bernie Pinsonat of Southern Media and Opinion Research. The poll finds Landrieu...

NEW ORLEANS, LA -- State Treasurer John Kennedy is the only announced Republican candidate in the Senate race this fall. The GOP views incumbent Democrat Sen. Mary Landrieu of New Orleans as vulnerable. In her re-election victories of 1996 and 2002, Landrieu won by slim margins. Since that time, the Louisiana's demographics have changed because of Hurricane Katrina, making the state more Republican-friendly. Can Kennedy beat Landrieu? If the election took place today, Landrieu would win, at least according to a new poll conducted by Bernie Pinsonat of Southern Media and Opinion Research. The poll finds Landrieu with a 70-...

<p>Osama bin Laden's al Qaeda network has become deeply involved in international drug trafficking, using the money to buy arms and, possibly, radioactive material for use in a so-called "dirty" nuclear bomb, senior U.S. officials say.</p> <p>The seizure earlier this month of boats carrying heroin and hashish, and operated by al Qaeda-linked persons, has brought to light an al Qaeda drug operation that has grown tremendously since the September 11 attacks, the sources say.</p>

Then there were nine. Three of the dozen major candidates for governor dropped out of the race Thursday. A fourth may soon follow. Republicans state Sen. Ken Hollis and former Gov. Dave Treen said they would pull out of the race at a news conference attended by reporters, politicians, bystanders and outgoing Gov. Mike Foster. State Treasurer John Kennedy, a Democrat, issued a news release Thursday saying he was out of the race and would instead run for re-election. The Republican dropouts came after a gathering Monday of powerful Republican contributors from across the state to interview four candidates: state...

Then there were nine. Three of the dozen major candidates for governor dropped out of the race Thursday. A fourth may soon follow. Republicans state Sen. Ken Hollis and former Gov. Dave Treen said they would pull out of the race at a news conference attended by reporters, politicians, bystanders and outgoing Gov. Mike Foster. State Treasurer John Kennedy, a Democrat, issued a news release Thursday saying he was out of the race and would instead run for re-election. The Republican dropouts came after a gathering Monday of powerful Republican contributors from across the state to interview four candidates: state...

<p>GOP rift emerging in race Two Republican gubernatorial candidates withdraw John Hill Posted on June 13, 2003 BATON ROUGE - State Rep. Hunt Downer of Houma picked up the endorsement of former Gov. David Treen as expected Thursday, but an obvious rift in the Republican Party shows there is no GOP cohesiveness developing.</p>

<p>A poll by the Republican polling firm Basswood Research shows state Sen. Ken Hollis gained momentum in southeastern Louisiana last week.</p> <p>The poll, conducted in the New Orleans metropolitan area media market, indicated Hollis leads 11 other gubernatorial candidates with 27 percent of the vote. Hollis, R-Metairie, said the second-closest candidate in the poll was at 16 percent.</p>