Jefferson: "the earth belongs to the living" - is this true?

Thomas Jefferson in a letter to James Madison concerning France in 1789 argues that "the earth belongs to the living," which puts his own letter in a curious position for us students of history: what claim does it have upon us to read it?

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TheDay.com - Christmas Eve Brings Back Fond Memories

Robert Morgan, a former U.S. Army chaplain, reminisces Tuesday with retired U.S. Navy Cmdr. Barbara E. Miller at the Groton Townhouse Family Restaurant about spending time with the crew of the USS Pueblo on Christmas Eve 40 years ago.

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Exclusive: 50 Politically Correct Christmas Songs Sure to

1. Patriarchal, Colonial, Lookist, White Christmas (White Christmas) 2. I Saw Big Daddy Kissing Santa Claus (I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus) 3. Rudolph, the Endangered Reindeer (Rudolph, the Red Nosed Reindeer) 4. Jingle Bell Kabbalah Pop Remix with Camp Choir (Jingle Bell Rock) 5. Classic: John Lennon’s Happy Christmas – War is Over

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The Huffington Post's shady activities

Say it ain't so!

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Missile Defense - 33 Minutes

Aptly named, "33 Minutes: Protecting America in the New Missile Age", our documentary will be a key component in exposing our vulnerability to moms, dads and citizens across the country. The time has come to revive the strategic missile defense system that America uniquely can develop, maintain and employ for its own defense and the peace-loving

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Picasa Web Albums - David - December 22 2008 Winter Wonderland

Picasa Web Albums - David - December 22 2008 Winter Wonderland

First Goose Creek Terror Plotter Convicted

Mohamed admitted in a June plea agreement to creating a YouTube video showing how to turn a child's remote control toy into a detonator. He told authorities the video was to be used by martyrs fighting "invaders" of Arab countries, including the U.S. military.

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Army captain recalls most memorable Christmas: South Korea

Two days short of 40 years ago, what had promised to be Neil Bohnert’s worst Christmas season ever suddenly turned into his best when his field hospital received the just-released crew of the Pueblo, who had been held captive by the North Koreans for nearly a year.

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Washington Times - Gay man backed for Navy secretary

Washington Times - Gay man backed for Navy secretary

I am glad I am out. It will make the Navy the butt of all jokes and it won't be very much of a morale booster.

Barbara Miller Gales Ferry nurse inducted Veterans Hall of

Barbara Miller, 74, of Gales Ferry has become the first woman inducted into the Connecticut Veterans’ Hall of Fame. As a Navy nurse, she treated wounded Marines in Japan at the start of the Vietnam War. In 1968, she helped care for the crew of the USS Pueblo when they were freed from captivity by North

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Washington Times - Gay man backed for Navy secretary

If Mr. White were nominated, he likely would face questions during a Senate confirmation hearing over how his nomination would square with the military's policies on gays. Top military personnel and some Democrats are touting William White, chief operating officer of the Intrepid Museum Foundation, to be the next secretary of the Navy

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Walker Lindh Parents Ask Bush To Free Son,

Lindh was sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty in 2002 to serving in the Taliban army, which violated U.S. economic sanctions against Afghanistan at that time.At a news conference in San Francisco Wednesday, Lindh's mother, Marilyn Walker, asked the president to show mercy during the Christmas season by commuting her son's

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Russian Warships Causing No Ripples in Pentagon

There is no suggestion of a military confrontation, but the Russian moves are notable in part because they appear to reflect an effort by Moscow to flex some muscle in America's backyard in response to Washington's support for the former Soviet republic of Georgia and elsewhere on the Russian periphery. That includes U.S. missile defense bases to

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Michelle Malkin : The Real Housewives of Crook County

Cable television introduced us to "The Real Housewives of Orange County" -- an estrogen-infused reality show featuring a coven of conniving and ambitious women living pampered lives in Southern California. Blago-gate has brought us something even juicier: The Real Housewives of Crook County, Illinois.

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Chuck Baldwin -- Act Now To Reject Con Con

Chuck Baldwin -- Act Now To Reject Con Con

Keep Jane Fonda out of California Hall of Fame

All veterans, especially Vietnam vets, should fight the effort to put Jane Fonda into California Hall of Fame.

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Instant Freedom | War Is Crime

Instant Freedom War Is Crime

What Does Being Pro-Israel Mean Anyway?

It does not mean supporting any particular Israeli government or merely paying lip service to the idea of Israel when elections come around. If Pro-Israel is to mean anything at all, it has to mean supporting the survival of Israel. The "tough love" line puts Israel squarely into the battered wife role.

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Is there pressure on Rahm Emanuel to resign?

Some foreign papers are reporting that Rahm Emanuel might resign in light of his conversations with Rod Blagojevich. At least one paper has backed off of the story and the Wall Street Journal reports, Emanuel may not have talked directly with Blago. The confusion and speculation derives from Obama's inexplicable silence.

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Obama / Blagojevich Connection

The Republican National Committee (RNC) today launched a new Web video, titled Questions Remain. The video highlights the evolving explanations delivered by President-elect Obama and his advisors concerning their contact with the embattled and scandal-plagued Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich despite Obamas promises to instill greater transparency

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