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by Renegade Republican on December 12, 2008 I thought for fun I would go to the Republican National Committee (RNC) website. For all the money the RNC milks from the few believers left in the Republican party you would think the web site would look better. But what really caught my eye was the 2009 Official RNC Calendar ($25). They call it a stirring tribute to our nation’s 43rd Presidency. Wow, just think while the Age of Obama ...
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President Barack Obama's Nobel lecture last Thursday in Oslo shows he understands that "peace is not merely the absence of visible conflict." "Only a just peace based upon the inherent rights and dignity of every individual can truly be lasting," he said. Hearing a president say this is mind blowing and illustrates the side of Obama we should seek to nurture. But the President's statement about the expansive nature of peace raises the ...
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