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On ANWR and Energy I suggest that Congress immediately authorize exploratory drilling to determine the real quantity of oil and natural gas reserves exist in the Coastal Plain. Most geologists agree that the potential may rival or exceed the initial reserves at Prudhoe Bay, but we will not know until beneath the surface exploration is accomplished. At the same time, plans should be developed and initiated to build the base field and connect to the trans-Alaskan pipeline 50 miles to the west. If the sub-surface exploration indicates the reserves are far greater than anticipated and a significant impact can be...

Here is the Election Countdown Counter at Mike DeWine's campaign site as it appeared on Wednesday, April 19 (go to bottom of page): It's one thing, if you're Mike DeWine, to be looking forward to the general election on November 7. It's another to be so confident of a primary victory that you use a clock that counts down to the general election. But it's beyond belief, after getting your CLOCK CLEANED (so to speak) three out of five times in ballot-based county endorsement meetings (eking out one tie and one win), to not even acknowledge that there's a Primary...

This is the full Transcript of the interview that took place last Friday afternoon conducted by Bill Cunningham of 700 WLW in Cincinnati of Ohio US GOP Candidate for US Senate Bill Pierce. Audio File is here. (DO listen; DO spread the word; this is a VERY good interview)Note to FReepers: Pierce will come across as a true conservative in all cases except his opposition to the death penalty. Otherwise, his differences with incumbent Mike DeWine could not be more stark, or more on the mark (2nd amendment, immigration, spending control, excessive regulation, etc.). Pierce also is, as DeWine is,...

For voters who did not recognize Bill Pierce when he dropped by Lucas County yesterday, here is a hint for future reference: He was the guy smiling big. He is a Republican running for U.S. Senate, and his grin was understandable. The night before, he watched the Fulton County Republican Party stiff-arm his prime competitor, incumbent GOP Sen. Mike DeWine.The county party could not decide whether to endorse Mr. Pierce or David Smith, another little-known candidate, but its decision to essentially rank Mr. DeWine third on the list "ought to send a significant warning blast across the bow of USS...

Sick of Mike DeWine siding with the Democrats? Want to see a real conservative take DeWine on in the primary? Send a message by voting for Bill Pierce in these two online polls: http://rinohuntersofamerica.com/ http://www.rightangleblog.blogspot.com/ And learn more about Bill Pierce from his website here: http://www.pierceforsenate.com http://www.pierceforsenate.blogspot.com A conservative, for a change...

The purpose of FreeRepublic.com's multiple message boards is to limit the topics for each board to particular topics. Posting the same message on all the boards defeats the purpose of multiple-boards for special topics. It is very annoying to see the same message on every bulletin board. PLEASE! DO THE READERS A FAVOR. STOP CROSS-POSTING YOUR MESSAGES!

September 23, 2004 Pierce Received American Citizenship at the US District Court House in Los Angeles Pierce later commented on his decision to become a citizen: "What's at stake? This is my first election as a U.S. citizen. I came to America 23 years ago and never looked back. My appreciation for the heart and soul of America comes from living here for 23 years, having 3 American born children and an American wife. When I came here as a young man I felt embraced by a landscape of people and a community where any dream you had in your...

The CBS quotations of Pierce come from a 'Professional Opinion' memo Pierce sent to "60 Minutes" staff on Sept. 14, which was then posted as a PDF document on the CBS News Web site (along with Pierce's home address in the letterhead). But to hear James Pierce tell it, his experience seems to parallel that of James and Will. This columnist contacted Pierce by telephone Sept. 16. He said he was unable to talk specifically about the work he has been doing for CBS, because - contrary to how CBS News portrays it - he says he has not yet...

Here in the LA Times report above:The network's new reporting will be wrapped up soon, perhaps this weekend or early next week, Howard said. More sources have come forward in recent days, and CBS is leaning on its original sources to see if they will go on the record, he added. In the Washington Post:In a related development, White House press secretary Scott McClellan hinted that more documents regarding Bush's National Guard service may soon be released. Asked whether officials in the White House have seen unreleased documents, McClellan called that "a very real possibility." Other officials with knowledge of...

Just exchanged emails with Garry Moon, columnist for the Athens, Ga. Banner-Herald. He shared a stunning bit of news with me, and said he wanted Kerry Spot readers to know, since he doesn’t know when his column is going to run in the Banner-Herald. Moon managed to contact James J. Pierce, the fourth expert that CBS has cited as one of its experts verifying its documents. (I asked “who is James Pierce?” yesterday. In light of Moon’s news, maybe I was a little harsh on the guy.) Moon writes: I called Pierce at about 7:30 p.m. Thursday night. I told...

<p>COLUMBIA, Mo. — Members of a sorority were urged to lie about their health to qualify as donors in a competitive blood drive at the University of Missouri-Columbia (search), a school that once set a world record for blood collection.</p>

CONCORD, N.H. - In his lifetime, President Franklin Pierce was written off as a failure. AP Photo   And through the years, scholars have dismissed Pierce, who served from 1853 to 1857, as a weak, ineffectual leader who was wrong on the overriding issue of his time: slavery. But a small group of Pierce enthusiasts in his home state believes the nation's 14th president deserves a second look. "He had the terrible task of being president just before the Civil War," said Florence "Chips" Holden, a member of the Pierce Brigade, founded in the 1960s to save Pierce's Concord home...