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Commercials are those annoying interruptions that we have to put up with in order to be able to watch what passes for entertainment on television these days. Normally, I don't pay any attention to them, but recently I decided to give a few of them a look to see if they lived up to their claims. More ... July 17, 1948: The Dixiecrat Convention assembles in Birmingham, with over 6,000 delegates from across the South in attendance. They selected Strom Thurmond as the presidential candidate for their States' Rights Party. More ... In yet another chapter of the story of the Air Force's mission for a new fleet of aerial refueling tankers, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates last week announced an expedited re-competition of the tanker contract. This new, abbreviated competition will be much shorter than the original competition with an award expected to be announced by the end of the year. The U.S. More ... Last week I had a beer with Don Siegelman and four or five others at a Montgomery restaurant. Aside from being thinner than I remembered, he looked good and after all he's been through, he still has a sense of humor. More ... |
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