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Monthly Archives: July 2009
July 13, 2009
About 92 percent of the coal used in the United States is used for generating electricity. Source: Energy Information Administration
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July 12, 2009
Glaucoma damages the eye’s optic nerve and is the leading cause of blindness in the United States. Source: National Library of Medicine
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July 11, 2009
On this date in 1804, Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr dueled with pistols in Weehawken, N.J. Source: PBS
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Ads Energetically Thank Democrats
Recently, we have seen several ads from liberal advocacy groups thanking various Democratic representatives for voting in favor of the Waxman-Markey energy bill. Some, like those from the group Americans United for Change, benignly mix images of nature with kind words of thanks. Others pour on the superlatives, but could …
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Tagged afl-cio, Americans United for Change, cap-and-trade, energy, national resource defense council, oil, trade, votevets
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July 10, 2009
On this date in 1890, Wyoming became the 44th state. Source: Wyoming Chambers of Commerce
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Boehner v. Ohio (Reprise)
House Minority Leader John Boehner has again attacked the way his home state is spending its stimulus funds. And again, he’s wrong. At his weekly news conference, Boehner criticized the Ohio Department of Transportation for using millions of dollars in American Recovery and Reconstruction Act money for a project study, …
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July 9, 2009
While a student at Yale University, George H.W. Bush played first base on a team that twice went to the College World Series. Source: WhiteHouse.gov
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Boehner Wrong on Stimulus Spending
John Boehner, phone home. Or at least check the Ohio Department of Transportation’s highly informative Web site before talking about state road projects on TV. Last week, Rep. Boehner, the House Republican leader who hails from the Buckeye State, released a video featuring a bloodhound purporting to sniff out jobs …
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July 8, 2009
When the clock hits 34 minutes and 56 seconds past noon today (7/8/09), the time and date together will be 123456789. Source: Politico.com
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