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75Electoral College Pros and Cons
The American Electoral College System is one of the most complex institutions in which a presidential election is decided. Popular vote technically does not elect the president, although electors in the...
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92A Prohibition Era Wine Recipe
The basics of wine making are easy and inexpensive. Wine is nothing more than fruit juice that has been mixed with yeast which converts the sugar in the juice to alcohol. The alcohol then preserves the...
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79SAFETY EQUIPMENT
There are many types of gear on the market. Some gear is decent, some are worthless. I always stick to names that are associated with real tactical gear. Despite what some people would have you believe...
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7021st Amendment
On December 5, 1933, an amendment which had people all over the country popping corks off of champagne bottles and cracking open beers was passed which repealed the evil, stifling and restrictive Prohibition...
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65The Blues Notes Legacy
Looking back to the early 1960s from the vantage of a liberated, democratic South Africa, it is somehow difficult to remember those dark days.
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91Unemployment Insurance Update October 2009 - Sen. Kyl Stalls Third Federal Unemployment Extension
Correction - Updated October 16, 2009. When I published this article on October 9, 2009, I could have sworn the online Capitol Hills Report said the Senate agreed on the amendment for H.R. 3548. I don't know...
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85Understanding the US Constitution
The U.S. Constitution is described as a "living document", which essentially means it a dynamic document that is broad enough to grow as the nation has grown and continues to grow. In 1787 George...
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66What YOU can do to help reduce firearm accidents -- The Fundamentals of Firearm Safety
Talk about "gun safety" is cheap. Doing something about it takes a willingness to learn, and live by, the fundamental rules of gun safety.
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79The Day Sex Ruled the USA
It was a hot August day in Nashville. The year, 1920. One man, Harry Burn, did for women what no man had ever done before. He gave women, with one crucial vote, the right to vote in the USA. Here is a bit of the USA's sexual history that should not languish unremembered, unhonored.
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75Richard Nixon: The Forgotten Progressive
I consider Richard Nixon one of the most tragic characters in U.S. history. His perpetual paranoia and insecurities brought about the event that led to the Watergate scandal and his subsequent downfall. ...
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