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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1753070/posts 4th Infantry commander reflects on price of war, accomplishments in Iraq (Great Read on Iraq) The Fort Hood Herald ^ | December 13, 2006 | Emily Baker Posted on 12/13/2006 4:33:28 PM CST by Zakeet Maj. Gen.-promotable James D. Thurman has been in the Army for almost 32 years, but nothing has taught him about sacrifice more than leading a division in a combat zone for a year. "This has been one of the greatest honors in my life," Thurman said Thursday as he sipped a Diet Coke at one of the conference tables in his office. "Commanding a...

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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1747605/posts Communication Professor Examines Media Bias in President's Speeches Virginia Tech News ^ | 11/30/06 | Jean Elliott Posted on 12/02/2006 5:28:58 PM CST by LS BLACKSBURG, VA., November 30, 2006 -- Jim A. Kuypers, assistant professor of communication in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences at Virginia Tech, reveals a disturbing world of media bias in his new book Bush's War: Media Bias and Justifications for War in a Terrorist Age (Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. 2006). Convincingly and without resorting to partisan politics, Kuypers strongly illustrates in eight chapters “how the press failed America in its...

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Chucky Putzhead Schumer: Reaganism Is Dead http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1745766/posts?page=1 Chucky Putzhead Schumer: Reaganism Is Dead Daily Politics ^ | November 29, 2006 | Ben Smith Posted on 11/29/2006 9:04:21 AM CST by nwrep Chuck swung by the Daily News for an editorial board meeting this morning, which you'll be able to read more about in tomorrow's News. A couple of tidbits from his broader discussion (forthcoming in book form) of how he sees the shifting terrain and the Democrats' edge struck me: "We're in better shape than [Republicans] are, because they don't realize that Reaganomics is dead, that the Reagan philosophy is...

http://www.rushlimbaugh.com Rush at the Warner Theatre in Washington BEGIN TRANSCRIPT Thank you all very much. Can everybody hear me all right? Good. Before we get started, ladies and gentlemen, to show everybody that I, and all of us, can turn over a new leaf (sigh). By the way, I'm staying at the Four Seasons, and I saw Nancy Pelosi in there this afternoon. (laughter) She looked surprised to see me, but she always looks surprised. (laughter and applause) I was very busy today. I didn't have a chance to turn on the television 'til about four o'clock, and that's the...