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• The Chicago Conspiracy (11-6-1864)

  
  Unknown Chicago — Authority: 123
  Sixty suspicious-looking men had arrived in Chicago.  They carried no baggage.  They wore odd clothing and spoke with strange accents.  Our security forces had been notified of their presence.  The strangers were being closely watched.  They might be terrorists! That was the front page story in the Tribune .  ...
  3 days ago

• Mariatu Kamara. Victim of Sierra Leone’s war.

  
  Times LIVE Blogs - Posts — Authority: 150
  In a book, The Bite of the Mango, a 23-year-old woman, recounts horrific tales of Sierra Leone’s brutal civil war. After being raped at 12 by an older man in her village, Mariatu Kamara was captured by rebel soldier boys who brutally chopped both her hands off. I didn’t feel any pain. But my legs [...]Related ...
  1 week ago

• Frank Rich On Scozzafava Fallout: The GOP Stalinists Invade Upstate New York

  
  heave-ho.org — Authority: 461
  Barack Obama’s most devilish political move since the 2008 campaign was to appoint a Republican congressman from upstate New York as secretary of the Army. This week’s election to fill that vacant seat has set off nothing less than a riotous and bloody national G.O.P Go here to see the original: Frank Rich On ...
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• Police Arrest Suspect For Arson At 9/11 Victims Chapel Fire

  
  heave-ho.org — Authority: 461
  NEW YORK ? A man was arrested Saturday on suspicion of setting a small fire at the temporary home for the remains of thousands of World Trade Center victims, police said. Police announced the arrest nearly 12 hours after the fire, which was set following a break-in Read more here:  Police Arrest Suspect For Arson ...
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• Big Government in Black and White

  
  UrbanFaith.com — Authority: 419
  Among other controversies, the health-care debate has shined a light on the different ways that African Americans and European Americans think about government in the lives of people. I was recently talking with a European-American friend of mine who is also an evangelical. I am African-American and ...
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• Ironclads: American Civil War Playable Demo

  
  Gaming Today — Authority: 444
  The first fight between ironclads, the battle between the USS Monitor and the CSS Virginia, finished in a draw. Both sides have retired to learn from their first battle, and improve their ships where possible. Round 2 of this struggle to rule the waves begins with your hand on the wheel. Run out the guns! Full speed ...
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• Sienna Millers Most Important Movie

  
  AWEARNESS: The Kenneth Cole Blog — Authority: 525
  It is ironic that even as Secretary of State Hillary Clinton puts the issues of women and children at the center of her agenda, rape -- especially on the continent of Africa -- is increasing in use as a weapon of war . In the Congo, in particular, both sexes have been the victims. Sienna Millers trip to the ...
  2 weeks ago

• John Brown Sesquicentennial event at Harpers Ferry: FREE panel discussion!

  
  Cannonball — Authority: 122
  Dr. Mark Snell of the George Tyler Moore Center for Civil War Studies at Shepherd University is involved with the planning of the West Virginia Civil War Sesquicentennial Commissions inaugural events. The kick-off event take place on Thursday, October 15. Among the many events being planned is a panel discussion ...
  3 weeks ago

• Franklintown builder organized Union troops in NW York County

  
  Cannonball — Authority: 122
  Captain John Klugh, 209th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, U.S. Army York County, Pennsylvania, was a valuable source of war materiel, woolen blankets , supplies, and perhaps most of all, fresh troops. As the war progressed, the need for additional manpower caused the Lincoln Administration to institute the first ...
  4 weeks ago

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