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CSPAN: ‘The Dark Side of Henry Kissinger: The Dirty Secrets of The Nixon White House – Price of Power (1983)’

Source:CSPAN– Henry Kissinger was President Richard Nixon’s chief foreign affairs and national security advisor, from 1969-74. “At the height of Kissinger’s prominence, many commented on his wit. In February 1972, at the Washington Press Club annual congressional dinner, “Kissinger mocked … Continue reading

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Real Time With Bill Maher: Representative Ron Paul (2008)

Source:Celebrity Universe Based on this interview and the fact they were talking about Rudy Giuliani the way they did, I would have to think this show was done in 2007-08, when Representative Paul ran for president the second time. And … Continue reading

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TNT: Nixon & Kissinger (1995) Starring Beau Bridges & Ron Silver

Source:TNT Films– Ron Silver as Henry Kissinger. “Story of how Kissinger worked to try and end the Vietnam crisis while Nixon maneuvered to keep his political image strong until election time.” Source:TNT I saw this movie last night in preparation … Continue reading

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Roll Call: Emma Dumain: ‘New Democrat Coalition Wants Bigger Role in Party’s Message’

Source:Roll Call– U.S. Representative Ron Kind (Democrat, Wisconsin) one of the leaders of the New Democrat Coalition in the House. You can also see this post at FreeState Now, on Blogger. “Members of the New Democrat Coalition have struggled for years … Continue reading

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AEI: ‘Representative John Delaney’s American Infrastructure Fund proposal: An Idea Whose Time Has Come?’

“Although most politicians on both sides of the aisle support increased investment in US infrastructure, few agree on the source of necessary funds. In his keynote address at AEI on Tuesday, Representative John Delaney (D-MD) outlined his Partnership to Build … Continue reading

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NORML: U.S. Congress: Legislation Introduced To Get The Feds Out of The Marijuana Enforcement Business

Source:NORML Representative Jared Polis has been against the War on Drugs and in favor of marijuana legalization as long as I’ve known of him and I believe he was elected to the House in 2007. And has worked with Ethan … Continue reading

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Marijuana Policy Project: Morgan Fox: Marijuana Now Legal in Washington D.C.

Source:Marijuana Policy Project I’m sick and tired especially as someone who is a Liberal Federalist of hearing Republicans talk about local control and federalism when they don’t seem to believe in it. Except when it comes to things that they … Continue reading

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Slate Magazine: Beth Ethier: Senate Leader Mitch McConnell Promotes Industrial Hemp

Source:Slate Magazine This might be the only bipartisan bill short of a federal budget and the appropriations bills that Congress may pass this year. At least in the Senate where I think Leader Mitch McConnell will have Democratic support including … Continue reading

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AEI: Frederick M. Hess- ‘The Right Way to Start Fixing No Child Left Behind’

Source:American Enterprise Institute– with a look at the 2001 education reform law known as No Child Left Behind. “The Student Success Act rolls back regulations while reflecting the need for a principled, limited federal role in schools. On Friday, the … Continue reading

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The Tonight Show With Jay Leno: Bill Maher (2012)

“Bill Maher on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno – Must watch this!” Source:Celebrity Universe Going back three years here so I have to dig deep into my memory bank and see what is still there. Oh wait 2012 was … Continue reading

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