Daily Archives: May 14, 2009

Newspaper Archive offering free membership

Olive Tree Genealogy Blog reports that NewspaperARCHIVE is offering free membership. That is good news! I use NewspaperARCHIVE and have found scores of old newspaper stories about my father and a number of other ancestors. “The new free membership option … Continue reading

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Muth’s plan for resurrection of the Nevada GOP

Chuck Muth is a professional political consultant. You can find out more about his extensive political background on Muth’s Truths. He is also a heavyweight blogger. A real conservative and no ally of the Democratic Party. He detests taxes of … Continue reading

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House passes war funding bill

Passage of the bill was contentious. It passed 368-60. It is a 97 billion dollar bill. It was opposed by anti-war Democrats. Conservatives didn’t like the cost. In a 247-178 vote on a rule which allowed the bill to reach … Continue reading

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2 guys caught peeing in Yellowstone’s Old Faithful

Some guys just have no sense. Six guys were caught on a webcam walking off the trail over to Old Faithful. Two of them took a leak in the tourist attraction. They fired one of them, a concession worker, was … Continue reading

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Dina Titus Shining in Congress

I had the personal pleasure of watching Dina Titus in her campaign against Jim Gibbons in the race for Governor of Nevada. She was an absolute tireless dynamo as a campaigner.  Jim Gibbons, of course won even though he was … Continue reading

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Clark County Democratic Black Caucus Meeting

The Clark County Democratic Black Caucus is holding a meeting May 18, 2009 in Las Vegas. [Facebook] You are invited to join members of the Clark County community to discuss the grassroots support of a City and County Diversity Plan … Continue reading

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Free Viagra!

Pfizer to provide free Viagra! Make a lot of men happy. What’s the catch? To qualify one must have lost their job and health insurance. it will give away the medicines for up to a year to Americans who lost … Continue reading

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Palin-Prejean biblical sign of end of world

We can all stop fretting. It is useless. Nothing we can do. We’re doomed! The end of the world is coming and we’ll all be gone anyway. “The unholy alliance between Sarah Palin and Carrie Prejean is explicitly stated in … Continue reading

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Pahrump Meetup joins in Amargosa Days Saturday

The Pahrump Valley Democratic Party Meetup will travel to Amargosa to celebrate Amargosa Days on Saturday, May 16. The Meetup intends to extend an invitation to Amargosa Democrats to join in the Meetup organization and form their own Amargosa Meetup. … Continue reading

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Congress passes 3 mortgage fraud bills

The House voted 300-114 for a bill aimed at curbing predatory mortgage sales practices.It would prohibit lenders from approving mortgages that borrowers clearly cannot afford, a response to instances where buyers with chancy credit were allowed to take out risky … Continue reading

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