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The Hunley Burial This site does not engage in rebel flag waving nor does it have any intention of refighting the Civil War. That being said, we have the utmost respect for the men, women (yes, there were) and children who stood up for their right to freely exit a union they freely entered. This past weekend, the crew members of The Hunley, the first submarine to ever successfully sink an enemy ship were laid to rest in Charleston, SC. Fourteen governers from the south were invited to attend. A grand total of zero showed up. While some cited scheduling...

http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3718010/WASHINGTON - In a major foreign policy address Monday, Democratic presidential contender Howard Dean hailed the capture of Saddam Hussein as “good news for the Iraqi people and for the world,” but also claimed that his capture “could have taken place six months ago.” Dean foreign policy adviser Susan Rice said after the speech that the former Vermont governor meant that if the Bush administration had done thorough planning for the aftermath of the military conflict, it could have developed better intelligence sources and in turn might have more quickly captured the deposed Iraqi dictator. “The capture of Saddam has...

I can't change the TV channels without seeing the ubiquitous mug of former Montgomery County, Md., police chief-turned-author Charles A. Moose. First, it was "Dateline NBC" with Stone Phillips. The following morning, he chatted up the "Today" show's Matt Lauer. Now, he's hanging out on CNN. Next up on the publicity tour for Moose's new book on the serial sniper investigation: "The Tonight Show" with Jay Leno. I'm sure the victims' families will think it's an absolute riot when Moose and Jay trade jokes about white box trucks and tarot cards. Haw-haw-haw. While Moose yuks it up with Jay, prosecutors...