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Legacy of W: You're the Decider - Wired


While President George W. Bush still has more than a month left in office, even the Decider has begun pondering what history will make of his two terms as the world's most powerful official. Threat Level readers are likely going to have a very ...


4 Dec 2008

Climate History May Explain Empires' Fall - Post Chronicle


An analysis of rings on a stalagmite from a cave near Jerusalem reveals a drier climate in the region at a time in history when the Roman and Byzantine empires were in decline, scientists reported on Thursday. University of Wisconsin geologists ...


4 Dec 2008

Prosecutors: Jealous rage led to Hudson family murders - Chicago Defender


He long suspected his wife was having an affair and “threatened her family with harm” if it didn’t stop, prosecutors said in court Wednesday. But when William Balfour discovered a birthday token to singer-actress Jennifer Hudson’s sister ...


4 Dec 2008

Whistle-blower says THP is targeting him - WBIR


The highway patrol officer who first discovered Lt. Ronnie Shirley's abuse of criminal background checks says the department is retaliating against him for bringing the issue to light. Lt. Robert Eckerman discovered in May that someone had ...


4 Dec 2008

History Is Neither Bunk nor Bible - Seekingalpha.com


It may be premature to start planning for a sustained stock market rally, but it's never too early to look for perspective on what's in store for the future. We've been collecting odds and ends that lend a bit of insight into matters cyclical ...


4 Dec 2008

Canada halts parliament amid row - BBC News


Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has won a bid to suspend parliament, blocking an opposition attempt to topple his new government. The governor general agreed to Mr Harper's request, unprecedented in the country, after talks. If the request had ...


4 Dec 2008

Vikings may be Lions' last chance to not make history (Los Angeles Times)


YAHOO - Vikings may be LionsA solid 0-12, Detroit is a good pick to make the winless 1976 Tampa Bay Buccaneers look good. A year ago, when it looked as if the Miami Dolphins were careening toward the first 0-16 season in NFL history, they evoked a somewhat unusual sentiment from some of the 1976 Tampa Bay Buccaneers:


4 Dec 2008

War history flying from Portugal (The Maclay Argus)


YAHOO - War history flying from Portugal (The Maclay Argus)KEMPSEY Airport will hold a piece of Australian World War II history overnight after a Catalina flying boat touches down on the runway tomorrow, after an epic journey across the world.


4 Dec 2008

Snippets of America's history released (KXAN 36 Austin)


YAHOO - Snippets of AmericaRecorded conversation former President Lyndon Baines Johnson had during crucial moments in American history are now available for the public to listen to.


4 Dec 2008

East River's expansion is biggest in Madison history (Madison Daily Leader)


YAHOO - East RiverEast River Electric is opening a 25,700-sq.-ft. service center west of Madison, the first phase of an expansion that will be the largest in the cooperative's 58-year history in Madison.


4 Dec 2008

Vt History Expo cancelled for 2009 (Boston Globe)


YAHOO - Vt History Expo cancelled for 2009 (Boston Globe)The Vermont Historical Society is canceling the 2009 Vermont History Expo because of financial woes caused by the current economic slowdown and other considerations.


4 Dec 2008

Climate history may explain empires' fall (Reuters via Yahoo! News)


YAHOO - Climate history may explain empiresAn analysis of rings on a stalagmite from a cave near Jerusalem reveals a drier climate in the region at a time in history when the Roman and Byzantine empires were in decline, scientists reported on Thursday.


4 Dec 2008

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4 Dec 2008

Political Class Dismissed » Blog Archive » History Repeats Itself


History Repeats Itself. Written by Patrick Krey on December 4, 2008 – 10:45 am -. Mindless liberal hero worship is nothing new. gs · ob. Tags: liberal hero worship Posted in Obama BS Update, Obamamania | ...


4 Dec 2008

Was Nov. 4 the End of Racial History? - The Plank


The New Republic has done its fair share to invent and reinvent opinion journalism in this country. And we've had our share of success in the blogosphere.


4 Dec 2008

Engineering Education "Today in History" Blog: Smog kills


Today in History - December 4, 1952 - Killer fog begins in London England and the word “smog” is coined. A dense fog mixed with sooty black coal smoke killed over 10000 Londoners in four days, remaining one of the deadliest ...


3 Dec 2008

History, Humanity, Philosophy | MetaFilter


Judging solely by the title, History, Humanity, Philosophy, as well as the tags, "philosophy" and "documentary" and a bunch of foreign-sounding names, I think - and correct me if I'm wrong here, as I know it's a stretch - that this is a ...


3 Dec 2008

The Most Profound Moment in History | Culture | The American Scene


The Most Profound Moment in History. Or rather, “the most profound moment in the history of Degrassi Junior High.” I imagine the Zit Remedy song playing in slow motion as the cassette case shatters: “_Ev-ery bo-dy waaaaaants ...


3 Dec 2008