Pius XII Memorial Library Government Documents

So much can change in 25 years.  President Ronald Reagan giving it up for Michael Jackson as he honors him for “…proof of what a person can accomplish through a lifestyle free of alcohol or drug abuse.”  The entire remarks are on pages 693 and 694, of the Public Papers of the Presidents, Ronald Reagan, [...]

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Oh to be a fly on the wall  during presidential meetings — looks like the wish has come true to the tune of 154 hours of Nixon banter. Recorded during 1973 these new tapes augment the more than 2300 hours previously released.  In total (according to the Richard Nixon Presidential Library, the National Archives, and nixontapes.org) [...]

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Somehow this State of Missouri website is just too cheery — doesn’t reflect the 1930’s depression-era statistics that are closing in… but perhaps I am just attracted by those great WPA photos. Plus it is rough when you look at the counties where there are no jobs–

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Iran has a contested election and the political whims of Europe are shifting right — will Gordon Brown step down?  But here in the USA there is a standard that can’t be beat — exhibit A — the infamous 60th Senate seat in Minnesota, still up for grabs.  You can always trust Congress for comic [...]

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Senator Coburn from Oklahoma is adamant — “What if you want to drive a gas hog? You don’t have the right any longer in this country to spend your money to drive a gas hog?”  This from a  TV station interview.
This gem is in reponse to the increase in CAFE standards proposed by the President.  [...]

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