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Alabama Alabama has been known as the “Yellowhammer State” since the Civil War. The yellowhammer nickname was applied to the Confederate soldiers from Alabama when a company of young cavalry soldiers from Huntsville, under the command of Rev. D.C.Conservatives Now Outnumber Liberals in All 50 States, Says Gallup Poll
Conservatives Now Outnumber Liberals in All 50 States, Says Gallup Poll Monday, August 17, 2009 By Terence P. Jeffrey, Editor-in-Chief (CNSNews.com) - Self-identified conservatives outnumber self-identified liberals in all 50 states of the union, according to the Gallup Poll. At the same time, more Americans nationwide are saying this year that they are conservative than have made that claim in any of the last four years In 2009, 40% percent of respondents in Gallup surveys that have interviewed more than 160,000 Americans have said that they are either “conservative” (31%) or “very conservative” (9%).Have you read the Preamble to your state constitution??
President Barack Obama said in Turkey : "We do not consider ourselves a Christian nation or a Jewish nation or a Muslim nation. We consider ourselves a nation of citizens who are bound by ideals and a set of values." I found this very interesting.Amendment passes to let states decide their health plans
Democratic Rep. Dennis Kucinich secured an amendment to a health care reform bill that would let states establish their own government-run plans. Cleveland Democratic Rep.Analysis - States in need not first in line for stimulus
States in need not first in line for stimulus Stephen Dinan - Washington Times President Obama's stimulus bill was supposed to spend money to create jobs, but four of the top 10 recipients of per capita grant aid to date have the lowest unemployment rates in the country and nearly all are below the national average. And some of the places receiving the most money per capita are U.S. territories whose residents don't pay federal income taxes: American Samoas $759 per resident is more than any other U.S.New Jersey grants Garden State Offshore Energy to build wind farm off Avalon
My personal note: We already have a small wind farm onland, near Atlantic City. I am so thrilled about the possibility of this wind farm, with the new Air Quality regulations coming out. As a nation, we need me alternative, environmentally friendly power sources.When state taxes rise, businesses and residents flee
When state taxes rise, businesses and residents flee By Examiner Editorial - 1/24/09 Maryland used to be in the middle of the pack of states with business-friendly environments. No more. The Tax Foundation now ranks Maryland as the sixth worst state in the nation in which to do business.State Department to Grant Gays Equal Benefits
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will soon announce that gay American diplomats will be given benefits similar to those that their heterosexual counterparts enjoy, U.S. officials said Saturday. In a notice to be sent soon to State Department employees, Clinton says regulations that denied same-sex couples and their families the same rights and privileges that straight diplomats enjoyed are "unfair and must end," as they harm U.S.Obama envoy: Two-state solution is only solution
By KARIN LAUB, Associated Press Writer Karin Laub, Associated Press Writer – 1 hr 4 mins ago RAMALLAH, West Bank – A Palestinian state alongside Israel is the only way to end the Mideast conflict, President Barack Obama's Mideast point man said Friday, sending a stern message to Israel's hardline leaders, who have expressed misgivings about a two-state solution. Envoy George Mitchell, in the region on his third trip since Obama took office in late January, suggested the U.S. was eager to see quick progress after years of failed peace efforts.Stainless Steel Pots Recalled by Ocean State Jobbers Due to Burn Hazard
NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 26, 2008 Release #09-057 Firm's Recall Hotline: (800) 603-9601 CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772 CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908 Stainless Steel Pots Recalled by Ocean State Jobbers Due to Burn Hazard WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S.
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