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"Diligence is the mother of good luck."- Benjamin FranklinSee the rest at www.AnAmericanFrontPorch.com
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On Work Ethic
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Posted on August 1, 2008 - 9:37am at An American Front Porch
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Post July 4th thought: Ben Franklin the digger
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Posted on July 5, 2008 - 10:32pm at The Wasted Space
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Given that Benjamin Franklin had a background in diplomacy, science, publishing and traveling, is it really so hard to think that one of the only founding fathers never to seek office would be a digger if he were alive today?
I don't mean to say that he'd be an avid technology broadcast journalist turned internet entrepreneur, regardless of the image I chose for this entry. I'm talking about
Independence Day 2008
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Posted on July 4, 2008 - 8:00am at The Weather Guy
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It is July 4, 2008...the 232nd anniversary of Independence Day
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Beltway Giant Croaks - It’s a National Day of Mourning
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Posted on June 13, 2008 - 6:26pm at Going Like Sixty
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When push comes to shove, Tim Russert was not an important man outside of his family. He was a reporter who appeared on network television. He died.
Tim Russert, Ultimate Beltway Insider Croaks - It’s a National Day of Mourning
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Posted on June 13, 2008 - 6:26pm at Going Like Sixty
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When push comes to shove, Tim Russert was not an important man outside of his family. He was a reporter who appeared on network television. He died.
The Return of the Plumber
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Posted on March 19, 2008 - 12:32pm at AIMLESSLY UNBALANCED
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Franklin , Tennessee - you know how people take 30 minutes to do a 5 minute job ? That's exactly what the plumber did yesterday , while repairing the bathtub faucet. Would'nt you know , he's getting paid 245 dollars for this simple repair and what do I get ? Yep , you guessed it. A leaky faucet.
FBI admits to illegal spying on Americans
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Posted on March 7, 2008 - 12:55am at Loose TN Cannon
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“Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.”
- Benjamin Franklin (1706–90)
The FBI improperly used national security letters in 2006 to obtain personal data on Americans during terror and spy investigations, Director Robert Mueller said Wednesday.
FBI admits to illegal spying on Americans
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Posted on March 5, 2008 - 4:02pm at Tennessee Free
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“Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.”
- Benjamin Franklin (1706–90)
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The FBI improperly used national security letters in 2006 to obtain personal data on Americans during terror and spy investigations, Director Robert Mueller said Wednesday.
Details on the abuses will be outlined in the coming [...]
Oprah Winfrey Invented Electricity
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Posted on February 7, 2008 - 9:09am at Volunteer Voters
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High School student are more likely to revere African-Americans and women than their parents:
“Over the course of about 44 years, we’ve had a revolution in the people who we come to think about to represent the American story,” Wineburg says.
