In the history of mankind, many republics have risen, have flourished for a less or greater time, and then have fallen because their citizens lost the power of governing themselves and thereby of governing their state. TR

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White House Botches Schwarzkopf Statement

December 28, 2012, 10:14 am 58 Comments

The White House Thursday botched a written statement honoring the 1991 Gulf War hero General Norman Schwarzkopf, having to upgrade it from a “statement by the press secretary” to one by the president. Schwarzkopf died Thursday in Tampa at the age of 78. While the nation and the Schwarzkopf family were surely gratified to have Jay Carney honor General Schwarzkopf on their behalf, someone in

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Obama Schedule || Friday, December 28, 2012

December 28, 2012, 12:19 am 29 Comments

3:00 pm ET || Meets with the Republican and Democratic leadership of the House and Senate Nothing gets really done when all the leaders are in the room. But it still may be significant that they are meeting, because after the gathering ends, all their little aides will get together and try to hammer something out.

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