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Many will remember him as a patriot; more than a few will remember the death he dealt to thousands of innocents. On Aug. 6, 1945, Air Force pilot Paul Tibbets Jr. climbed into his B-29 aircraft, the Enola Gay--named after his mother--and dropped the first atom bomb over the city of Hiroshima, Japan. Nearly 80,000 people lost their lives that day, but Tibbets never expressed remorse. "I sleep clearly every night," he once said, asserting that his actions--which brought an end to the war--saved lives. Fearful of protesters, he requested that no funeral arrangements...
...Paul and his supporters will surely "remember, remember the fifth of November." On the occasion of a British holiday that commemorates the thwarting of a 17th century plot by rebel Guy Fawkes to blow up Parliament (most recently referenced in graphic novel and film V for Vendetta), the libertarian Republican raised $4.2 million in 24 hours. The one-day total sets a record for GOP candidates, besting the previous top haul by more than $1 million...
...they do care what happens to other countries; they just don't believe that tax dollars should be spent on other nations. If an individual wants to help another country, that's the person's right. Other than that, it was a good article. Thanks for giving Ron Paul more exposure. Ryan McDonald, MANKATO, MINN...
...wonder he has been censored for centuries. Indeed, it began when he was 19: Middleton's poem Microcynicon (1599) was burned in the yard of St. Paul's cathedral by order of the Bishop of London and the Archbishop of Canterbury. We don't know why, but it includes a description of the poet's relationship with a male transvestite, or "black hermaphrodite": "But truth to tell a man or woman whether,/ I cannot say, she's excellent in either...
Glendon also has a long-standing relationship with the Vatican. In 1994, she was appointed by Pope John Paul II to lead the newly created Pontifical Academy of Social Science. She headed the Holy See’s delegation to the Fourth U.N. Women’s Conference in Beijing in 1995. She is also a member of the Pontifical Council for the Laity...