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July 7th in American History

Posted by Defend America on Tuesday, July 07, 2009 11:29:20 AM

July 7, 1797

The impeachment of Senator Blount

For the first time in U.S. history, the House of Representatives exercises its constitutional power of impeachment and votes to charge Senator William Blount of Tennessee with "a high misdemeanor, entirely inconsistent with his public duty and trust as a Senator."

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=5157

1846 - U.S. annexation of California was proclaimed at Monterey after the surrender of a Mexican garrison.

1865 - Four people were hanged in Washington, DC, after being convicted of conspiring with John Wilkes Booth to assassinate U.S. President Lincoln.

1898 - The United States annexed Hawaii.

July 7, 1981

O'Connor nominated to Supreme Court

President Ronald Reagan nominates Sandra Day O'Connor, an Arizona court of appeals judge, to be the first woman Supreme Court justice in U.S. history. On September 21, the Senate unanimously approved her appointment to the nation's highest court, and on September 25 she was sworn in by Chief Justice Warren Burger.

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=6951

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Analysis of the Housing Crisis with Dr. Thomas Sowell

Posted by Defend America on Tuesday, July 07, 2009 10:43:21 AM
This is a five part series presented by Peter Robinson of the Hoover Institution. The show is called Uncommon Knowledge. This week, Mr. Robinson has Dr. Thomas Sowell to talk about his new book The Housing Boom and Bust and the housing crisis. The housing crisis has been talked about a lot, but I thought it would be good to get a better understanding of the crisis and Mr. Sowell is I think one of the best to explain in plain language. In part 1, he discusses the economics of the housing crisis.

http://tv.nationalreview.com/uncommonknowledge/post/?q=ZTk4OTYwZDYxZDkyN2NjNjVmNTU5NGUwOWJkNGE1MjE=

In part 2, he discusses the politics of the housing crisis.

http://tv.nationalreview.com/uncommonknowledge/post/?q=MTFhZDY4NjVmYjg5YzRjZDBiNDk4NzVmMjQzNWQ3YmY=

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Putin and Medvedev Don't Find Any Fault in Obama

Posted by Defend America on Tuesday, July 07, 2009 9:15:21 AM
Jim Geraghty, at the Campaign Sport blog on National Review Online, has an observation that is frightening.

This is what he said:

If you're the American President, and men like Dimitri Medvedev and Vladimir Putin can't find anything to complain about what you're doing, are you doing your job right?

Putin and Medvedev obviously feel comfortable with one of their own.

This is what Putin had to say about the meeting:

Putin says Obama meeting went well

52 minutes ago

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin says his first meeting with President Barack Obama went "very well."

The former Russian president called the two-hour meeting "substantive, informative and collaborative."

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gZbKHmVvztcFTEyHGNW9X6xclDOwD999JQBO0





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Talk About Conflicting Opinions

Posted by Defend America on Tuesday, July 07, 2009 9:10:14 AM
This from Joe Biden on Sunday:

By JoAnne Allen

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Israel has a sovereign right to decide what is in its best interest in dealing with Iran's nuclear ambitions whether the United States agrees or not, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said in an interview on Sunday.

http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CTOP/ntopNews_uUSTRE56507F20090706?src=RSS-TOP


Now, this from Barack Obama today:

Obama: 'Absolutely' no green light for Israel to attack Iran

By JPOST.COM STAFF

US President Barack Obama on Tuesday strongly denied that the United States had given Israel an approval to strike Iran's nuclear facilities.

Asked by CNN whether Washington had given Israel a green light for such an attack, Obama answered: "Absolutely not."

http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1246443739359&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

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"How to Win Liberal Friends and Oppress Your People"

Posted by Defend America on Tuesday, July 07, 2009 8:57:08 AM
A Thug’s Primer
How to win liberal friends and oppress your people.

By Victor Davis Hanson

How strange that our rather nondescript, sober friends abroad do not garner attention from the current administration, yet overt enemies in Cuba, Nicaragua, Iran, Venezuela, and the West Bank most certainly do. Is there some covert code of conduct known to these dictators that allows them to win a pass from supposedly liberal Americans, who profess to value human rights, religious tolerance, and consensual government?

Here’s a tutorial for up-and-coming thugs abroad, who wish to ingratiate themselves with Western elites, not worry about “legitimacy,” and not have someone meddle in their affairs.

http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=MjE1ZmZiZGYyNjhmNzYyN2EwNWQwNjE4MTk2NDZmMGI=
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South Carolina GOP Censures Governor Sanford

Posted by Defend America on Tuesday, July 07, 2009 8:25:05 AM

State Republicans censure Sanford

Move ends ‘sad chapter,’ signals ‘time for healing’

By GINA SMITH - gnsmith@thestate.com

After nearly four hours of discussion Monday evening, leaders of the South Carolina Republican Party voted to censure Gov. Mark Sanford, reprimanding him for secretly leaving the state to visit his lover in Argentina.

http://www.thestate.com/local/story/854887.html
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