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February 18th in American History

Posted by Defend America on Wednesday, February 18, 2009 6:21:38 AM


1841 - The first continuous filibuster in the U.S. Senate began. It lasted until March 11th.

February 18, 1856

Know-Nothings convene in Philadelphia

The American Party, also known as the "Known-Nothing Party," convenes in Philadelphia to nominate its first presidential candidate.

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=4770

February 18, 1861

Davis becomes provisional president of the Confederacy

On this day in 1861, Jefferson Davis, a veteran of the Black Hawk and Mexican-American Wars, begins his term as provisional president of the Confederate States of America. As it turned out, Davis was both the first and last president of the ill-fated Confederacy, as both his term and the Confederacy ended with the Union’s 1865 victory in the Civil War

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=190

February 18, 1964

United States punishes nations for trading with Cuba

The United States cuts off military assistance to Britain, France, and Yugoslavia in retaliation for their continuing trade with the communist nation of Cuba. The action was chiefly symbolic, but represented the continued U.S. effort to destabilize the Cuban regime of Fidel Castro.

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=2581


1972 - The California Supreme Court struck down the state's death penalty.
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Who Would Have Thought That Terrorists Were Held at Guantanamo

Posted by Defend America on Tuesday, February 17, 2009 9:12:34 PM

Ex-Gitmo inmate turned Qaida commander surrenders

By AHMED AL-HAJ – 5 hours ago

SAN'A, Yemen (AP) — A former Guantanamo detainee who later became an al-Qaida field commander has surrendered and was handed over Tuesday to Saudi authorities.

Abu al-Hareth Muhammad al-Oufi was one of two Saudis released from Guantanamo who re-emerged as al-Qaida operatives in a militant video released a day after President Barack Obama signed an executive order to close the prison within a year.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hUE8FUX54iOfwKjOvNAhabcgm8tAD96DIHF80

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I Thought President Obama Was Supposed to Prevent That

Posted by Defend America on Tuesday, February 17, 2009 6:36:24 PM

BLOOMBERG GIVES CITY DIRE FORECAST

WATER LEVELS, TEMPS WILL RISE

By CLEMENTE LISI

Last updated: 3:18 pm
February 17, 2009
Posted: 1:36 pm
February 17, 2009

The streets of New York may look more like the canals of Venice in the coming decades as temperatures - and water levels - rise to dangerous new heights, according to a report released today by a panel of scientists assembled by Mayor Bloomberg.

http://www.nypost.com/seven/02172009/news/regionalnews/bloombergs_dire_forecast_155637.htm
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GM Also Wants More Money

Posted by Defend America on Tuesday, February 17, 2009 6:32:34 PM
GM Seeking Additional $16.6B in Federal Aid, Chrysler Asks for $5B
Tags: Bailout  
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More Problems for Senator Ronald Burris

Posted by Defend America on Tuesday, February 17, 2009 6:20:15 PM
Burris tried to raise funds for Blagojevich
Feb 17, 4:36 PM (ET)

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - U.S. Sen. Roland Burris now acknowledges attempting to raise money for ousted Gov. Rod Blagojevich - an explosive twist in his ever-changing story on how he landed a coveted Senate appointment from the man accused of trying to sell the seat.

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090217/D96DIRN81.html
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They Will Keep Asking Because the Government Will Keep on Giving

Posted by Defend America on Tuesday, February 17, 2009 6:12:49 PM
Chrysler asks govt for $5 billion more in loans
 Feb 17, 4:54 PM (ET)

By TOM KRISHER and KEN THOMAS

DETROIT (AP) - Chrysler LLC on Tuesday told the U.S. government it needs even more taxpayer money to survive. General Motors is expected to do the same. Acknowledging that industry conditions are worse than expected when it made the case in December for a government bailout, Chrysler requested an additional $5 billion in government loans. It originally said it would need $3 billion more. The company had previously received $4 billion from the Treasury Department.


http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090217/D96DJ4080.html
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More Troops to be Sent to Afghanistan

Posted by Defend America on Tuesday, February 17, 2009 4:52:26 PM

Troops to Afghanistan

Obama has approved sending roughly 12,000 troops, 8,000 Marines and a 4,000-soldier Army brigade.
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Thank You President Obama for the Great Recession and the Destruction of Capitalism

Posted by Defend America on Tuesday, February 17, 2009 3:29:26 PM
URGENT: Obama signs hard-fought $787 billion stimulus plan into law in Denver, hoping measure will put a floor under collapsing U.S. economy.
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Former President Jimmy Carter Says No to Fairness Doctrine

Posted by Defend America on Tuesday, February 17, 2009 3:28:15 PM

Carter: 'Not In Favor Of Perpetuating The Fairness Doctrine'

PHOENIX -- February 13, 2009: Former President Jimmy Carter weighed in on the potential return of the Fairness Doctrine today on Bonneville News/Talker KTAR/Phoenix's Mac & Gaydos.

Co-host Mac Watson asked Carter, "Do you think the Fairness Doctrine is something that should be brought back in the 21st century? This is something that came out in the '30s -- should there be a place for the Fairness Doctrine?"

http://www.radioink.com/Article.asp?id=1163963&spid=24698

Tags: Carter   radio  
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Some Joyful News on a Day That Obama Destroys Capitalism

Posted by Defend America on Tuesday, February 17, 2009 3:04:32 PM

  • Ex-Border Agents Free

    Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean out of prison after two years for the non-fatal shooting of drug smuggler

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February 17th in American History

Posted by Defend America on Tuesday, February 17, 2009 6:38:25 AM

February 17, 1801

Deadlock over presidential election ends

After one tie vote in the Electoral College and 35 indecisive ballot votes in the House of Representatives, Vice President Thomas Jefferson is elected the third president of the United States over his running mate, Aaron Burr. The confusing election, which ended just 15 days before a new president was to be inaugurated, exposed major problems in the presidential electoral process set forth by the framers of the U.S. Constitution.

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=6810

February 17, 1947

Voice of America begins broadcasts to Russia

With the words, "Hello! This is New York calling," the U.S. Voice of America (VOA) begins its first radio broadcasts to the Soviet Union. The VOA effort was an important part of America's propaganda campaign against the Soviet Union during the Cold War.

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=2580

1964 - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that congressional districts within each state had to be approximately equal in population. (Westberry v. Sanders)

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Such Wonderful News

Posted by Defend America on Tuesday, February 17, 2009 6:35:08 AM

Stimulus Awaits Signature

President to sign $787 billion stimulus bill into law today, the most sweeping economic package in decades
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Typical College Professor

Posted by Defend America on Monday, February 16, 2009 9:08:39 PM

Student Sues, Says Prof Called Him a "Fascist Bastar-"

Updated 8:45 AM PST, Mon, Feb 16, 2009

Student Jonathan Lopez says a professor, John Matteson, called him a "fascist bastar-" and refused to let him finish his speech against gay marriage during a public speaking class.

 A student is suing Los Angeles City College over an incident in which a professor refused to let him finish a speech against gay marriage, according to the Los Angeles Times. (LA Times)

Student Jonathan Lopez told the Times that the professor, John Matteson, called him a "fascist bastar-" and refused to let him finish his speech during a public speaking class last November, weeks after California voters approved Propo

Lopez is represented by the Alliance Defense Fund, a Christian legal organization based in Scottsdale, Ariz., and co-founded by evangelical leader James Dobson of Focus on the Family. Alliance staff counsel David J. Hacker told The Times Lopez was a victim of religious discrimination.

"He was expressing his faith during an open-ended assignment, but when the professor disagreed with some minor things he mentioned, the professor shut him down," Hacker said. "Basically, colleges and universities should give Christian students the same rights to free expression as other students."

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February 16th in American History

Posted by Defend America on Monday, February 16, 2009 8:30:05 PM

February 16, 1778

John Adams prepares to sail for France

On this day in 1778, two future presidents of the United States, John Adams and his son, 10-year-old John Quincy Adams, sit in Marblehead Harbor, off the coast of Massachusetts, on board the frigate, Boston, which is to take them to France, where John Adams will replace Silas Deane in Congress’ commission to negotiate a treaty of alliance.

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=249

February 16, 1862

Capture of Fort Donelson

General Ulysses S. Grant finishes a spectacular campaign by capturing Fort Donelson on the Cumberland River in Tennessee. This battle came ten days after Grant's capture of Fort Henry, just ten miles to the west on the Tennessee River, and opened the way for Union occupation of central Tennessee.

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=2108


February 16, 1945

Bataan recaptured

On this day, the Bataan Peninsula in the Philippines is occupied by American troops, almost three years after the devastating and infamous Bataan Death March.

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=6714

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Taxing Helps the Economy

Posted by Defend America on Monday, February 16, 2009 8:19:22 PM

Outrage brewing over proposed 1,900% beer tax hike

 Lawmakers say tax will help budget; brewers warn of lost jobs
02:02 PM PST on Monday, February 16, 2009
 By ERIC ADAMS, kgw.com Staff

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Five Oregon state lawmakers want to impose a hefty tax on beer and have introduced a bill that brewers say would cripple them.

http://www.kgw.com/news-local/stories/kgw_021309_news_oregon_beer_tax.126942e1.html?npc
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