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WASHINGTON, Jan. 2, 2007 -- Thirty years before fighting political fires in the wake of Watergate, President Gerald R. Ford battled blazes in World War II. The USS Monterey founders during a typhoon in December 1944. Gerald R. Ford served aboard the Monterey from June 17, 1943, to the end of December 1944. He served as director of physical training, a gunnery officer, and an assistant navigator. Photo courtesy of the Gerald R. Ford Library.  '(Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. U.S. Naval Historical Society documents and a newly released book, “Halsey’s Typhoon,” by Bob Drury and Tom Clavin,...

The 2006 PRESSidential Race def: PRESSident – pronounced PRESSSSSSSSSident (like a slithering snake); The drive-by media's political position when the Democrat's control at least one body of the government. For the PRESS, 2006 isn't an off year Congressional election. If the PRESS can twist the public's view of reality to get a Democrat Congress elected, 2006 becomes a PRESSidential election year. This is because with one wing of government under their wing, the PRESSident (the unelected drive-by media) will once again take charge of the nation's agenda. The six o'clock news will return to the good old days of PRESSident...