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By E. J. Dionne Jr. Friday, July 11, 2008; Page A17 The biggest political story of 2008 is getting little coverage.

What makes a political era? In trying to understand any particular political era, it's necessary to understand the previous era, its duration, its characteristics, what brought it in to being, what stresses led ...

Here on the South Plains, cotton may be king, but grapes are also helping put Lubbock on the map.

Travis Body & Trailer, Inc. of Houston, Texas is pleased to announce the appointment of Utility Trailer Sales of Colorado, LLC of Denver, Colorado as its newest Independent Dealer.

The Forgotten Man by Amith Shlaes is a timely new history of the Great Depression that has just been published in paperback.

The community college system emerged as an integral part of higher education through the efforts of President Harry Truman and the 1946 Truman Commission on Higher Education, yet its proposals took decades to ...

May 27, 2008 McCain's Econ Advisor: Sorcerer's Apprentice of Instability and Disaster It sounds like John McCain is joined at the hip to one of those Disaster Capitalists Naomi Klein warned us about in her book ...

As part of its 50th anniversary celebration, LiuGong attended ConExpo-Con/AGG 2008 and announced its expansion into the North American market. via Construction Equipment Guide

“Clinton, William J., insane conspiracy theories concerning") but it's hard to imagine that 30 years from now we'll still be writing about how we detested the way he bit his lip. "Who's sniggering now?”

Hating him then was as much an article of faith as hating George W. Bush is now. via Media Blog

“Your boys are not going to be sent to into any foreign wars”

When asked to comment on John McCain's economic speech, Hillary Clinton said it "sounded like Herbert Hoover." Incredibly, this candidate besmirches the architect of the governmental policies which have been ... via Crossville Chronicle

Saturday, May 10, 2008 Story last updated at 5/10/2008 - 2:18 am Director, Precinct 2 Rusty Houston Tommy Fisher John Keys Director, Precinct 3 Johnny Stone Jenese Lisenbee Tammy Brewer Chris Toelle Director, ... via Lubbock Avalanche-Journal

Last week, Harold M. Ickes seemed like Hillary Clinton 's only angel. This week, it is becoming clear that he is her undoing. via Bloomberg

“Just two weeks ago, Senator McCain said he'd rather do nothing than something about the housing crisis... Today, it looks like he's proposing a warmed-over, half-hearted version of the very plan he criticized.”

I've tried numerous times to persuade free market fundamentalists like Ron Moore that their rigid dogma is dead, though it clearly still holds political sway among some conservatives. via Jim Buie's Blog

“There was expansion, but how come you still had average unemployment of 17 percent from 1933 to 1940?”

While today's economic slowdown pales in comparison to the Great Depression, when it comes to political action, the ghost of the 1930s may still be haunting Washington, D.C. President Franklin Roosevelt ... via US News & World Report

Posted on 04/05/2008 9:07:13 AM PDT by OESY The Great Depression... hit in waves, making everyone feel helpless. via Free Republic

David Postman has taken a lengthy look into the details of a controversy you may have heard of, in which a BIAW's newsletter delves into the environmental record of the Nazi Party. via Sound Politics

Lisa Fabrizio April 1, 2008 With all the heated feelings and rhetoric surrounding the firestorm that is Rev. via The Wilson County News

Jonah Goldberg writes : In the next few days, there will be a wave of liberals--Frank Rich comes particularly to mind--who will use WFB's memory to beat up on today's conservatives. via New Republic

“We have tried to show that competition is largely a thing of the past. Every force of our industrial life is hurrying on the age of combination. It is useless to try to stop the current.”

William F. Buckley died this week at age 82. He was, among other things, the founder of National Review , architect and leader of the modern American conservative movement, host of 'Firing Line' , renowned ... via The Advocate

“We have come to a parting of the ways, we have come to the time when the old individualistic principle must be set aside.”

William F. Buckley died this week at the age of 82. He was, among other things, the founder of National Review , architect and leader of the modern American conservative movement, host of "Firing Line" , ... via Orlando Sentinel