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Former Sen. Bill Nelson was confirmed unanimously by the U.S. Senate Thursday to lead NASA during a critical time as the U.S. Space Agency’s new administrator. Nelson, 78, went before the Senate last week and answered questions about his vision for NASA as it prepares to send astronauts back to the moon. Comments from both sides of the isle were very agreeable and he was expected to be confirmed. On Thursday, it became official Nelson was confirmed by unanimous consent becoming NASA’s new leader. It’s been less than two months since President Joe Biden officially nominated the Brevard County native...

Once An Eagle, a novel by Anton Myrer, was published in 1968, at the height of the Vietnam War. Nearly forty years later, this classic novel of soldiers and soldiering remains in print, having sold well over three million copies. It remains a fixture on the Marine Corps Commandant’s Reading List, as well as other military professional reading lists. The novel also spawned, in 1976, an outstanding nine-hour television miniseries of the same name, starring Sam Elliot, Glen Ford, and Darlene Carr. Once An Eagle is the epic tale of good versus evil. The good is embodied in protagonist Sam...

Proposal to Have U.N. Monitor Elections Ends in Partisan Clash By Dan Morgan House Republicans view a recent move by 11 Democrats to have United Nations observers monitor U.S. elections as a politically motivated stunt, and last week they moved to nip the idea in the bud. But after an unusually rancorous skirmish that brought proceedings on the House floor to a standstill late Thursday, the issue may have received more publicity than even Democrats hoped for. It pitted Rep. Steve Buyer (R-Ind.), author of an amendment to the 2005 foreign aid bill aimed at blocking U.N. involvement in U.S....

Bush and the Executive Branch of our Government has been making a serious mistake. Bush has been apologizing for the faults of a few misquided military personnel who abused their captives. He has concentrated on the apology--- and this is wrong! What he should be saying is this: "We live in a democracy. And in our American democracy most people do the right thing, behave properly and are examples for others to follow. However, in our democracy there are a few who make mistakes such as these soldiers who improperly treated their captives. They represent a fringe exception to the...