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Who Really Discovered America? Did ancient Hebrews reach the shores of the North and South American continents thousands of years before Christopher Columbus? What evidence is there for Hebrew and Israelite occupation of the Western Hemisphere even a thousand years before Christ? Was trans-Atlantic commerce and travel fairly routine in the days of king Solomon of Israel? Read here the intriguing, fascinating saga of the TRUE DISCOVERERS OF AMERICA! William F. Dankenbring A stone in a dry creek bed in New Mexico, discovered by early settlers in the region, is one of the most amazing archaeological discoveries in the Western...

Mexican archaeologists unearth ruins of Aztec palace The Associated PressPublished: June 10, 2008 MEXICO CITY: Mexican archaeologists said Monday they have unearthed the remains of an Aztec palace once inhabited by the emperor Montezuma in the heart of what is now downtown Mexico City. During a routine renovation project on a Colonial-era building, experts uncovered pieces of a wall as well as a basalt floor believed to have been part of a dark room where Montezuma meditated, archaeology team leader Elsa Hernandez said. Montezuma's palace complex — known as the Casas Nuevas, or New Houses to distinguish them from his...

MEXICO CITY - More than 1 million migrants flood into the United States each year across a border cutting straight through what once was Mexican territory, a touch of history that haunts the immigration debate 158 years after the land changed hands. The territory north of today's 1,952-mile border - half of Mexico at the time - was ripped away in 1848 after a U.S. invasion that ended with the capture of "the halls of Montezuma," Mexico City itself. Ulysses S. Grant, who took part, called the invasion "the most unjust war ever waged by a stronger against a weaker...

San Juan Biodiesel Cooperative tests alternate-fuel supply The San Juan Biodiesel Cooperative wants to know if anyone is interested in a biodiesel facility in the Four Corners. SJBC mailed surveys to farmers and crop growers in hopes of garnering more enthusiasm for a facility. “Questions are geared toward determining growers’ interest in raising sunflower and canola,”... other queries from the survey include whether assistance would be needed for crop storage, anticipated yields of individual farms, and whether farmers would be interested in becoming part owners of a potential biodiesel facility ... Biodiesel is a nonpetroleum fuel made from refined vegetable...

Requiem for Montezuma: How the US is Losing the Southwest By E.F. Winslow Posted 5-6-2005 There is little doubt that Al Qaeda poses a clear and present danger to the United States. Fortunately, our Homeland Security is aware and vigilant to anti-American Islamicists who might seek to come here for the purpose causing injury to our country. However, there is another threat, which is just as militant, just as bitter against America, and already here on our shores. It is the growing movement by Chicano activists under the “Aztlan” umbrella seeking to re-conquer Texas, New Mexico, Nevada and parts of...

For education and discussion only. Not for commercial use. ATLANTA (Reuters) - U.S. health officials said on Thursday they could not explain why a virus that causes millions of cases of acute gastroenteritis in the United States each year appeared to be spreading more widely in nursing homes, prisons and other institutional settings. In its weekly morbidity and mortality health report, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said data collected from health departments across the nation indicated illnesses linked to noroviruses had risen in the past year. The viruses, which are usually spread by fecal-contaminated food and water...

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