Thirty years ago this month, 66 Americans were taken hostage at the U.S. embassy in Tehran. Over the next year, misguided foreign policy and disastrous intelligence would take eight American lives, cost Jimmy Carter the presidency, and introduce a... ...full story at digg
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| 13 Aug 08 |
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McCain's Tactics Diminish the Role of the Presidency » digg Bruce Lunsford, one of the Democratic Party's would-be new Senators, derided John McCain last week for running ads that "diminished the role of the presidency and his campaign," and pursuing a foreign policy dangerous to American security. |
| 29 Jan 09 |
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Focus on Obama's first 100 days is absurd » digg The new president has been in office one week and already the clock is ticking as to whether or not he can get a lot accomplished in the first 100 days of his presidency. Did I miss the memo? I thought the presidency is a four-year term. |
| 16 Sep 09 |
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Jimmy Carter: Wilson's Outburst 'Based On Racism' » digg ATLANTA — Former President Jimmy Carter says Congressman Joe Wilson's outburst to President Barack Obama last week was an act "based on racism." Carter says Wilson's comment was part of an "inherent feeling" of some in this country who feel that a... |
| 12 Jun 08 |
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Canadian Minister Will Introduce Canadian DMCA Tommorow » digg Here it is, folks, at long last: Industry Canada Minister Jim Prentice is about to introduce his Canadian version of America's disastrous Digital Millennium Copyright Act tomorrow. In 1998, the US bill criminalized the majority of American net-users at... |
| 22 Sep 09 |
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Jimmy Carter says Israel must stop building settlements » digg Israel must stop building settlements in Palestine if peace is ever to be achieved in the Middle East, former President Jimmy Carter said Monday night as he received an award at a Virginia university for his humanitarian efforts. |
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