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Will Kadima maintain power of Likud?

By ⋅ February 10, 2009 ⋅

According to the latest exit polling from Channel 1, Channel 2, and Channel 10 (Israeli Television stations), it appears that Kadima (center-Left), led by Tzipi Livni has the lead over Likud (right wing), led by Benjamin Netanyahu. Since returns are still coming in, I don’t want to delve too deep into any likenesses between their [...]

Strange Congress: 1954, Puerto Rican Nationalists Gang Shoot Up the House of Representatives

By ⋅ February 10, 2009 ⋅

On March 1st, 1954 the United States Capitol was under attack and five Members of Congress were shot. The attackers, Lolita Lebrón, Rafael Cancel Miranda, Andres Figueroa Cordero, and Irving Flores Rodríguez, displayed a Puerto Rican flag before shooting. The four were part of a Puerto Rican nationalist gang that tried to assassinate President Truman [...]

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