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I Still Like Ike

September 30, 2011 – 6:22 am

Eisenhower speaks from the grave with grace. A great American president. He ended the Korean War, reduce federal deficits, opposed Israel in the Suez Canal, rejected helping the French suppress the Vietnamese, secretly stopped the proto-fascist Joe McCarthy, built the Interstate system, enforce desegregation of schools, and had a decent golf game. He was Supreme […]

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Back to the Stone Age 2

September 9, 2010 – 2:43 pm

Travelers in Northern China was caught off-guard by a 100 kilometer traffic jam. Cars and trucks have been stranded on the Beijing-Tibet Expressway thanks to road repairs. Officials hope for the situation to improve by September, as they hire more workers to finish the construction. The highway system of America were planned by President Eisenhower […]

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