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We understand that Nancy Pelosi is married to a very successful businessman in California. We are very happy that the Pelosi family has enjoyed the fruits of capitalism. Of course, they've enjoyed those fruits because they live in a country that respects property rights and does not confiscate businesses. This week, Rep Pelosi went to Cuba and stayed at the Hotel Saratoga. Let me share this from our good friends at Capitol Hill Cubans: "The Hotel Saratoga is a beautiful neoclassical structure in Old Havana. It was purchased in 1939 by Blanco Lopez and Co., headed by Jose Blanco and...

Note: The following text is a quote: Hamilton Man Sentenced to 30 Months' Imprisonment for Threatening to Bomb Cincinnati Airport and Other Cincinnati-Area Landmarks CINCINNATI—Frederick D. Purvis, 43, of Hamilton, was sentenced in United States District Court here today to 30 months' imprisonment for a series of messages he sent in November, 2008 in which he threatened to blow up seven Cincinnati-area landmarks including the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport. He was also sentenced to serve six years of supervised release after his prison term. Carter M. Stewart, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, James A. Zerhusen, United...

A Hebron High School student said a member of the "Jena Six" choked him and then pushed his head into a bench, bruising his eye, according to an arrest warrant affidavit released by Denton County on Thursday. Bryant Purvis, 19, was charged with assault and released from Denton County Jail early Thursday morning after posting $1,000 bond.

CULLMAN, Ala. - Former NASCAR driver Jeff Purvis was among those injured in a crash on Interstate 65 that closed the thoroughfare for two hours, officials said Saturday. Purvis, of Clarksville, Tenn., was bound for Talladega, where he was to compete Saturday night in a Dirt Late Model Series race at Talladega Short Track. The crash occurred when a southbound vehicle crossed the median and collided with a northbound vehicle at Milepost 295 in the southern part of the county, state trooper spokesman Sgt. Tim Sartain told The Birmingham News. The total number of those injured was unclear Saturday night,...

<p>The Big Bay Lake Dam is one of 3,700 earthen dams in Mississippi.</p> <p>And while the earthen dams are cheaper to build than their concrete counterparts, they also come with risks, said Alana Abney of Purvis, a planning consultant and former Lamar County planner.</p>