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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1753070/posts 4th Infantry commander reflects on price of war, accomplishments in Iraq (Great Read on Iraq) The Fort Hood Herald ^ | December 13, 2006 | Emily Baker Posted on 12/13/2006 4:33:28 PM CST by Zakeet Maj. Gen.-promotable James D. Thurman has been in the Army for almost 32 years, but nothing has taught him about sacrifice more than leading a division in a combat zone for a year. "This has been one of the greatest honors in my life," Thurman said Thursday as he sipped a Diet Coke at one of the conference tables in his office. "Commanding a...

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1752464/posts?page=52 Military meets, exceeds recruiting goals AP on Yahoo ^ | 12/12/06 | Pauline Jelinek - ap Posted on 12/12/2006 4:28:38 PM CST by NormsRevenge WASHINGTON - Though Americans are increasingly pessimistic about the war in Iraq, the Pentagon said Tuesday it is having success enlisting new troops. The Navy and Air Force met their recruiting goals last month while the Army and Marine Corps exceeded theirs, the Defense Department announced. The Army, which is bearing the brunt of the work in Iraq, did the best. It signed up 6,485 new recruits in November compared with its target of 6,150...

http://mensnewsdaily.com/2006/12/06/the-pelosi-conyers-teamhelping-terrorists-and-illegal-aliens/ The Pelosi-Conyers Team:Helping Terrorists and Illegal Aliens December 06, 2006 Vox Populi By Jim Kouri, CPP by Jim Kouri, CPP It didn’t take long before the new Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and the new chairman of the House Judiciary Committee Rep. John Conyers started making noises on how they can further undermine efforts to protect Americans from terrorist attacks. Speaker-elect Pelosi (D-CA) is co-sponsoring the “End Racial Profiling Act”, according to syndicated columnist Sher Zieve. The proposed bill is said to have been prompted by the recent removal of six Muslim imams, who are reported to have...

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Chucky Putzhead Schumer: Reaganism Is Dead http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1745766/posts?page=1 Chucky Putzhead Schumer: Reaganism Is Dead Daily Politics ^ | November 29, 2006 | Ben Smith Posted on 11/29/2006 9:04:21 AM CST by nwrep Chuck swung by the Daily News for an editorial board meeting this morning, which you'll be able to read more about in tomorrow's News. A couple of tidbits from his broader discussion (forthcoming in book form) of how he sees the shifting terrain and the Democrats' edge struck me: "We're in better shape than [Republicans] are, because they don't realize that Reaganomics is dead, that the Reagan philosophy is...

http://www.rushlimbaugh.com Rush at the Warner Theatre in Washington BEGIN TRANSCRIPT Thank you all very much. Can everybody hear me all right? Good. Before we get started, ladies and gentlemen, to show everybody that I, and all of us, can turn over a new leaf (sigh). By the way, I'm staying at the Four Seasons, and I saw Nancy Pelosi in there this afternoon. (laughter) She looked surprised to see me, but she always looks surprised. (laughter and applause) I was very busy today. I didn't have a chance to turn on the television 'til about four o'clock, and that's the...

The 2006 Democrat Party Suicide Pact for America 1. Raise Taxes 2. Re-implemented the Fairness Doctrine to destroy Conservative talk radio 3. Pass a new Campaign Finance Law to eliminate any opportunity of Democrats ever losing Congress again 4. Raise Taxes. 5. Unconditionally Surrender the War on Terror. 6. Create programs to appease North Korea and Iran by actively aiding them in developing nuclear weapons. 7. Raise Taxes 8. Double federal spending from it all ready grotesquely too high level in the name of "Homeland Security". 9. Repeal the Fence bill, the Detainee bill The NSA Bill and the...