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As we settle into the nighttime of dispair, fret not, for the Sun will rise again!! Good morning!! We, here, will never forget those who died on September 11, 2001, as we seek to protect the Republic from all who will do her harm!! It's over, he's gone. Saddam Hussein was hung last night in Iraq at just after 10 PM ET, or just after 6 AM ET local time. The person who filmed the execution said that he saw fear in Saddam's eyes while he was on the gallows. United States troops are said to be ready for a...

Erik S. Lesser for The New York TimesThe possum that will be lowered, withmuch fanfare, from Mr. Logan's garageon New Year's Eve. It will be releasedat the end of the night.RASSTOWN, N.C., Dec. 30 — The lights are strung, the stage is set and Baby New Year is waiting in a cage, hissing. Brasstown, once again, is ready for the Possum Drop. Yes, the annual New Year's Eve Possum Drop, the one and only, inspired by the dropping of a certain illuminated ball 670 miles away. On Thursday, at the stroke of midnight, at the exact moment that hundreds of...