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Tulane University

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'''Tulane University''' is a private [[university]] in [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]]. Tulane has been closed twice; during the [[American Civil War]] and [[Hurricane Katrina]]. Former [[Speaker of the House]] [[Newt Gingrich]] is a Tulane alum.

[[Category:Universities]]

Tulane University

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Herzegovina

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'''Herzegovina''' is the southern part of [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]], the other part being [[Bosnia]].

[[Category:European Countries]]

Bosnia

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'''Bosnia''' is the northern part of [[Bosnia-Herzegovina]]. It is a mountainous republic of south-central [[Europe]]; formerly part of the [[Ottoman Empire]] and then a part of [[Yugoslavia]]. The capital of Bosnia is [[Sarajevo]]. Bosnia voted for independence in 1990 but the mostly [[Serbian]] army of Yugoslavia refused to accept the vote and began ethnic cleansing in order to rid Bosnia of its [[Croats]] and [[Muslims]] (see [[Bosnian War]]).

[[category:European Countries]]

Slavic

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The '''Slavic''' languages are a family of [[languages]] spoken in Eastern [[Europe]], including such languages as [[Russian]], [[Ukrainian]], and [[Polish]].

[[Category:Languages]]

Eastern Front (World War II)

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The '''Eastern Front''' of [[World War II]] was the area of conflict created by [[Nazi Germany]]'s [[Operation Barbarossa]], the invasion of its former ally, the [[Soviet Union]]. It ended with the [[Battle of Berlin]] in 1945 and the suicide of [[Adolph Hitler]]. Well over 15 million soldiers died on the Eastern Front, and millions more civillians.

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Eastern Front (World War II)

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The '''Eastern Front''' of [[World War II]] was the area of conflict created by [[Nazi Germany]]'s [[Operation Barbarossa]], the invasion of its former ally, the [[Soviet Union]]. It ended with the [[Battle of Berlin]] in 1945 and the suicide of [[Aldoph Hitler]]. Well over 15 million soldiers died on the Eastern Front, and millions more civillians.

[[Category:World War II]]

Communist Manifesto

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The '''Communist Manifesto''' was written by [[Karl Marx]] and [[Friedrich Engels]] in 1848. It outlines the theory of [[communism]], in which the poor violently overthrow the middle class and [[government]]. The Manifesto influenced the [[Communist Revolution]] in [[Russia]] and elsewhere, leading to the [[Cold War]] and numerous atrocities committed throughout Eastern [[Europe]], such as the [[Holodomor]] in [[Ukraine]]. Currently, [[China]], [[Cuba]], [[North Korea]], [[Vietnam]], and [[Laos]] are communist countries.

[[Category:Communism]]

Appalachia

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'''Appalachia''' is a region of the eastern [[United States]] containing portions of the states of [[Mississippi]], [[Alabama]], [[Georgia]], [[Tennessee]], [[South Carolina]], [[North Carolina]], [[Virginia]], [[Kentucky]], all of [[West Virginia]], [[Ohio]], [[Maryland]], [[Pennsylvania]], and [[New York]]. Over 20 million people live in the region, which is one of the poorest in the country despite huge [[coal]] reserves. [[POTUS|President]] [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] attempted to relieve poverty in the area as part of his "[[War on Poverty]]", but was far from successful.

[[Category:United States]]
[[Category:Geography]]

Seven Years' War

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The '''Seven Years' War''' was an international conflict, mainly between [[France]] and [[Britain]], lasting from 1756 to 1763. The [[French and Indian War]] refers to the part of the war fought in modern-day [[Canada]] and the [[United States]].

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Seven Years War

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#REDIRECT [[Seven Years' War]]

Faith

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'''Faith''' is a uniquely [[Christian]] concept referring to a confidence or trust in a greater good as provided by the [[Lord]]. A classic statement of faith in the [[Bible]] was by the [[Roman Empire|Roman]] centurion of [http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=matthew%208:5-10;&version=49; Matthew 8:5-10], who expressed his confidence that [[Jesus]] could cure his servant from a distance without even seeing him. [[Jesus]] repeatedly emphasized the importance and value of faith to his disciples.

Faith embodies more than belief in two significant respects. First, faith implies a causal role by the believer in an outcome, as in [[Peter]]'s walking on water based on his faith or in overcoming a personal fear. Second, faith implies advancement or accomplishment rather than wrongdoing.

Opposites of faith include fear, anxiety, depression and lack of confidence.

Faith is expressed in [[Greek]] using the term ''pistis'', and in [[Latin]] using the term ''fides''. Faith is mentioned in 229 verses in the [[New Testament]] ([[KJV]]), but only twice in the much larger [[Old Testament]] ([[KJV]]).<ref>http://www.crosswalk.com</ref> In attempt to convert [[Jews]] to [[Christianity]], [[Paul]] described [[Abraham]]'s willingness to sacrifice his beloved son [[Isaac]] to [[God]] as an act of [[faith]], though the [[Old Testament]] did not describe it with that term.

==Biblical examples==

Perhaps the greatest description of faith is Hebrews 11. It states: "Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see."<ref>Hebrews 11:1 (NIV).</ref>

[[Paul]] indicated that faith itself is a gift of the [[Holy Spirit]]. 1 Corinthians 12:8-9 For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit; to another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit

As discussed above, a potential reference to faith is [[Genesis]] 22 where [[God]] tested [[Abraham]] by commanding him to sacrifice his only son [[Isaac]]. As Abraham prepared to do what God commanded -he was stopped.
Genesis 22:12
"Do not lay a hand on the boy," he said. "Do not do anything to him. Now I know that you fear God, because you have not withheld from me your son, your only son." 

==Martin Luther on Faith==

Luther in his Table Talk papers writes this thought provoking and rather difficult passage on faith:

"This is the acme of faith, to believe that God, who saves so few and condemns so many, is merciful; that he is just who, at his own pleasure, has made us necessarily doomed to damnation, so that he seems to delight in the torture of the wretched and is more deserving of hate than of love. If by any effort of reason I could conceive how God, who shows so much anger and harshness, could be merciful and just, there would be no need of faith."

==Other Definitions and Religions==

Outside of [[Christianity]], faith is misused as a synonym for "belief". The [[Merriam-Webster]] dictionary, for example, includes this definition of faith: "a system of religious beliefs."<ref>http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/faith</ref>

Alternatively, faith often refers to a "firm belief in something for which there is no proof" or evidence.

In the [[Koran]], the concept of submission to [[Allah]] is mentioned 11 times, while the concept of faith in Allah is mentioned only once.

Etymologically, the word 'faith' is closely linked to the concept of "fidelity," which emphasizes commitment to something or someone, specifically [[Christ]]. Thus, faith is often understood to mean 'loyalty' to a particular view of [[divinity]]. Yet, faith can also be envisioned more broadly as a trust in [[providence]], as it entails an active role for the believer himself for advancing good.

The literary critic Harold Bloom distinguishes Christianity from the other two dominant monotheistic religions in his book Agon by contrasting them with Gnosticism:

"Gnosticism polemically is decidedly not a faith, whether in the Christian sense, pisits, a believing that something was, is, and will be so; or in the Hebraic sense, emunah, a trusting in the Covenant. If religion is a binding, then Gnosticism is an unbinding, but not for the sake of things or persons merely as they are. Gnostic freedom is a freedom for knowledge, knowledge of what in the self, not in the psyche or soul, is Godlike, and knowledge of God beyond the cosmos. But also it is a freedom to be known, to be known by God, by what is alien to everything created, by what is alien to and beyond the stars and the cosmic system and our earth."

Faith is emphasized in Christianity but is unrecognized by the worldview of [[Philosophical Skepticism|philosophical skepticism]].

==References==
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== External links ==
* Holding, James Patrick, [http://tektonics.org/whatis/whatfaith.html Fallacious Faith]

Unesco

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#REDIRECT [[United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization]]

Immobility of the earth

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#REDIRECT [[Galileo Galilei]]

User talk:DeanS

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== Team ==

Hi there

I am just planing to make a team to update, at the Main Page, the "Article of the month". Could be you, Learn_together and me. I am sure Andy will approve it. Agreee? --[[User:Joaquín Martínez]], [[User talk:Joaquín Martínez|talk]] 09:41, 8 December 2007 (EST)

:Yes, I agree. --[[User:Crocoite|Crocoite]] 19:47, 8 December 2007 (EST)

::Excellent my friend. --[[User:Joaquín Martínez]], [[User talk:Joaquín Martínez|talk]] 21:16, 8 December 2007 (EST)

:: The reply from Mr. Schlafly was this:

''Sounds like a fantastic idea, Joaquin! I'm all for it.''

First thing we have to do is to make a list of featured articles, then select the best ones. We can start now.

--[[User:Joaquín Martínez]], [[User talk:Joaquín Martínez|talk]] 13:19, 13 December 2007 (EST)

:Good. How about if you make a team page where we can collaborate on our efforts. --[[User:Crocoite|Crocoite]] 13:45, 13 December 2007 (EST)

::Good idea. --[[User:Joaquín Martínez]], [[User talk:Joaquín Martínez|talk]] 15:05, 13 December 2007 (EST)

Please use:

[[Featured articles]] --[[User:Joaquín Martínez]], [[User talk:Joaquín Martínez|talk]] 15:10, 13 December 2007 (EST)

::: Any suggestion to start? --[[User:Joaquín Martínez]], [[User talk:Joaquín Martínez|talk]] 21:38, 13 December 2007 (EST)

::::[[Ronald Wilson Reagan]] --[[User:Crocoite|Crocoite]] 21:41, 13 December 2007 (EST)

Done. --[[User:Joaquín Martínez]], [[User talk:Joaquín Martínez|talk]] 21:52, 13 December 2007 (EST)

: Any comment about the actual list? Which do you think could be next one? --[[User:Joaquín Martínez]], [[User talk:Joaquín Martínez|talk]] 23:53, 17 December 2007 (EST)
:: [[Jesus Christ]] would be my choice. --[[User:Crocoite|Crocoite]] 00:50, 18 December 2007 (EST)

==[[Genocide]]==

This seems a fairly straightforward issue to me. I have seen no definition of genocide outside of this site's article that requires that genocide be carried out by a government. The UN has not defined genocide this way, and the State Department states explicitly that genocide occurred in Bosnia. [http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/2868.htm] Based on these facts, I think the definition in the article should be corrected, and the Srebrenica massacre should be reinserted as an example of genocide. What are your thoughts? [[User:SSchultz|SSchultz]] 21:43, 13 December 2007 (EST)

== Present ==

Have a present:

[[Image:Crocoite.jpg]]

--[[User:Joaquín Martínez]], [[User talk:Joaquín Martínez|talk]] 10:14, 24 December 2007 (EST)

:Gracias Joaquín y Feliz Navidad a ti. --[[User:Crocoite|Crocoite]] 14:50, 24 December 2007 (EST)

==Image==
Great link to the 360º image from Everest! Incredible view. [[Image:User Fox.png]] [[User:Fox|Fox]] ([[User talk:Fox|talk]]|[[Special:Contributions/Fox|contribs]]) 14:24, 27 December 2007 (EST)

:Thanks Fox! Congratulations on your promotion to Sysop ;-) --[[User:Crocoite|Crocoite]] 14:32, 27 December 2007 (EST)

== Webcam links ==

These webcam links are very interesting! [[User:DanH|DanH]] 15:23, 27 December 2007 (EST)

:Thanks Dan! I found a link on [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,318306,00.html Fox News - Links to Webcams Around the World] that has other great links we can add to our articles. I'm going to be taking a break from editing soon, so feel free to peruse the views and add some to Conservapedia. --[[User:Crocoite|Crocoite]] 15:29, 27 December 2007 (EST)
:: Excellent material. Good work! Have a happy new year, too! --[[User:Joaquín Martínez]], [[User talk:Joaquín Martínez|talk]] 14:11, 28 December 2007 (EST)

== Fantastic blocks ==

Fantastic blocks, Crocoite! God bless you!--[[User:Aschlafly|Aschlafly]] 12:41, 6 January 2008 (EST)
:Thank you Andy :) --[[User:Crocoite|Crocoite]] 12:54, 6 January 2008 (EST)

== Contest4 ==

Crocoite, we need you in Contest4. Can you join it? In particular, your front-page edits and archiving are terrific. Please add your name at [[Conservapedia:Contest4]]!--[[User:Aschlafly|Aschlafly]] 08:40, 12 January 2008 (EST)
:Andy, thanks for the invite. Unfortunately, due to work commitments seven days a week now, I must decline this time. Good luck with the contest! --[[User:Crocoite|Crocoite]] 11:38, 12 January 2008 (EST)

User talk:DeanS

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George W. Bush

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'''George Walker Bush''' (born New Haven, [[Connecticut]] 1946) was the Governor of [[Texas]] (1996-2001) and has served as the [[Republican]] [[President of the United States of America]] since 2001. Campaigning on the notion that the United States should not be in the business of nation-building,<ref>http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2000/debates/transcripts/u221003.html</ref> he won the office by a narrow margin in the decisive State of [[Florida]]. Legal challenges to the certified vote count went all the way to the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] in 2000. Democratic contender [[Al Gore]] initially conceded defeat on the night of the election, but then contested the outcome for weeks until the Supreme Court case [[Bush v. Gore]].

In 2004 Bush won reelection, helped in part by a 300,000 vote victory (5%) in the State of Florida, where the outcome had been so close in 2000 <ref>[http://election.dos.state.fl.us/elections/resultsarchive/SummaryRpt.asp?ElectionDate=11/2/2004&Race=PRE&DATAMODE= Florida Election Records], ''[[Florida Dept. of State]]''</ref>. Democratic candidate [[John Kerry]] quickly conceded defeat the day after the election.

== Foreign policy ==
George W. Bush has spent most of his Presidency focusing on foreign policy issues, namely the war on terror in response to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks against the USA. As part of the fight against terrorism, he received Congressional approval to invade the countries of [[Afghanistan]] and [[Iraq]], and the military has successfully effected regime changes in those countries. He is now working to end the Iraqi insurgency and stabilize the region.

Egyptian President [[Hosni Mubarek]] and Libyan [[Socialist]] General Secretary [[Muammar Gaddafi]] in negotiations with [[Saddam Hussein]] relayed a message through Italian Prime Minister [[Silvio Berlusconi]] and Spanish President [[Jose Maria Aznar]] to UK Prime Minister [[Tony Blair]] and President Bush] that Saddam would be willing to avoid removal by force and voluntarily go into exile, provided Saddam was allowed to take $1 billion dollars and "all the information he wants about [[weapons of mass destruction]]." <ref>[http://www.weeklystandard.com/weblogs/TWSFP/2007/09/saddam_risked_his_life_for_wmd_1.asp Saddam Risked His Life for WMD Secrets], ''WeeklyStandard.com. September 29, 2007.</ref><ref>[http://www.mediainfo.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003646639 Scoop for Spanish Daily: Transcript of Private 2003 Bush Talk Promising Iraq Invasion], ''Editor & Publisher'', September 26, 2007.</ref><ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/26/AR2007092602414.html Report Says Hussein Was Open To Exile Before 2003 Invasion], He Is Said to Have Sought $1 Billion and Information on Arms, By Karen DeYoung and Michael Abramowitz, ''[[Washington Post]], September 27, 2007; Page A17.</ref><ref>[http://www.elpais.com/articulo/espana/Llego/momento/deshacerse/Sadam/elpepunac/20070926elpepinac_1/Tes Llegó el momento de deshacerse de Sadam], ''El Pais'', 26/09/2007. (In Spanish).</ref>

In a show down with Congressional Democrats after taking control of the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate in the 2006 Congressional Midterm elections, Democrats retreated on their pledge to end the [[Iraq War]] early and bring the troops home. Democrats had threatened to withhold funding for the troops unless a date certain for withdrawal was set. After the final vote, 280-142 in the House and 80-14 in the Senate, the anti-War movement was defeated. The deal cut with Democratic leaders in exchange for their acquiescing to fund the troops calls for the President to sign legislation raising the [[minimum wage]]. <ref>[http://washingtontimes.com/national/20070525-122215-4854r.htm Congress OKs war bill sans time-line,] By S.A. Miller, The Washington Times'', May 25, 2007. </ref> One commentator remarked, "Despite all the talk of standing up to George W. Bush, despite all the bravado about taking control of Congress, despite the so-called mandate to change direction, Democrats caved....They claim that the majority of Americans are with them on the Iraq issue, but...President Bush, at the weakest moment of his presidency, still bested his Democratic rivals." <ref>[http://www.newmediajournal.us/staff/phyrillas/05292007.htm Democrats Show True Colors], Tony Phyrillas, ''New Media journal'', May 29, 2007, </ref>

== Economic issues ==
Though the liberal media continues to disparage Bush's handling of the economy, they neglect to report all aspects of the economy are at historically high levels. This is partially due to changes in the stock market that lead to a record high in 2007. Corporations show profits growing by double digits growth.<ref>http://www.usatoday.com/money/markets/us/2006-05-08-mart-usat_x.htm</ref> Even the working class is benefiting from the Bush economy, as unemployment hits an all time low in March 2007.<ref>http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/economy</ref> Bush worked with Democrats to raise the minimum wage to a more livable level.<ref>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/20/AR2006122001784.html</ref> Tax policies have been favorable to reducing the Capital Gains Tax, with a subsequent surge in investment.

== Family ==
[[Image:GWBush.jpg|thumb|300px|right|President Bush admires pictures of his family in the Oval Office.]]
George W. Bush is the son of [[George H. W. Bush]], who served as vice-president from 1981 to 1989 and as president from 1989 to 1993, and [[Barbara Bush]]. President Bush is married to Laura Welch Bush, a former teacher and librarian, and they have twin daughters, Barbara and Jenna. John Ellis "Jeb" Bush, Neil Bush and Marvin Bush are his brothers. Dorothy Bush Koch is his only surviving sister, as Pauline Robinson Bush died at age four of leukemia.

==Faith==
George W. Bush is a member of the [[United Methodist Church]], and most people feel that George W. Bush's faith is sincere and profound. ''The Faith of George W. Bush'', a non-political book by author Stephen Strang, made the [[New York Times]] best-sellers list. <ref>http://www.christianlifemissions.org/ministries/georgewbush.htm</ref>
When asked where he would be without the influence of family friend [[Billy Graham]], George W. Bush said "I wouldn't be president." "It was just a conversation," said the younger Bush about a talk with Graham in the mid-'80s that changed his life. During the pivotal conversation Bush recalled saying, "'You know, Billy, I'm longing for something.' And I know that he sent me a Bible I still have. All I can tell you is that as a result of being inspired by Billy Graham, I started reading the Bible and shortly after, I quit drinking." <ref>Billy Graham and the White House [http://religion.beloblog.com/archives/2007/08/billy_graham_and_the_white_hou_1.html]</ref>

==Polls==

When President George W. Bush entered office, his popularity rating was near 50%. However, after the September 11 attacks, his popularity rose significantly. Since, then, though, it declined as some of his policies including the war in Iraq have become unpopular. <ref> Historical Bush Approval Ratings from University of Minnesota [http://www.hist.umn.edu/~ruggles/Approval.htm] </ref> Recently, he reached the lowest popularity levels of any president in history, passing both [[Jimmy Carter]], an extremely unpopular Democrat president, and [[Richard Nixon]], who was disliked severely for his involvement in the Watergate scandal.{{cn}}

==See Also==
*[[Previous Breaking News/George W. Bush|Articles about '''George W. Bush''' from previous "Breaking News"]]

==References==
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Green Party

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The '''Green Party''' is a [[political party]] in the [[United States]] which places a strong emphasis on [[environmentalism]]. It supports many [[liberal]] social policies, as well as advocating moving politics to the grass roots and community level.

There are other Green parties throughout the world, though most, if not all act independently of each other.

==External Links==
*[http://www.gp.org/ Official Party Website]
*[http://www.gp.org/tenkey.shtml Ten Key Values of the Green Party]

[[category:United States Political Parties]]

Green Party

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Bill Clinton

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'''William Jefferson''' "Bill" '''Clinton''' '''(August 19, 1946 - present)''' served two terms as the 42nd [[President of the United States of America]] from 1993-2000, following [[George H. W. Bush]] and preceding [[George W. Bush]].

== Early Life ==

Clinton was born William Jefferson Blythe III on August 19, 1946 in Hope, [[Arkansas]]. His father, William Jefferson Blythe Jr. died in a car accident while his mother was pregnant with him. Clinton's mother later married Roger Clinton, and the four year-old William was given his stepfather's name.<ref>http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/bc42.html</ref>

Clinton was active in high school, participating in various student government organizations as well as playing the saxophone. Roger Clinton, however, made Bill's family life unpleasant by repeatedly abusing Clinton's mother and her children. Bill Clinton would eventually stand up to his stepfather in high school, forcing his stepfather to stop beating his mother and kicking him out of the house.<ref>http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=50652</ref> After Roger Clinton underwent alcohol rehabilitation, he would eventually rejoin the family.

Clinton attended [[Georgetown University]], then [[Oxford University]] after receiving a prestigious [[Rhodes Scholarship]]. He also then earned a Juris Doctorate from [[Yale University]] in 1973. At Yale he met [[Hillary Clinton|Hillary Rodham]], whom he would later marry.<ref>http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/bc42.html</ref>

== Early Political Career ==

After returning to live in Arkansas, Clinton was elected [[Attorney General]] of Arkansas in 1976. Two years later, he was elected Governor of Arkansas, becoming the youngest governor in the country at 32 years-old. Though defeated in 1980, Clinton won back the governorship in 1982 and held it until becoming President in 1992.

In December 1989 a three-judge district federal court held Bill Clinton's state-wide legislative reapportionment plan violated Section 2 of the [[Voting Rights Act|Voting Rights Act of 1965]], 42 U.S.C. 1973. 1990 the [[Supreme Court]] of the United States found in the case of ''[[Clinton vs Jeffers]]'' <ref>Findings of the Supreme Court of the United States in [http://www.usdoj.gov/osg/briefs/1990/sg900402.txt Clinton vs Jeffers] No. 90-394 (1990) on appeal 730 F. Supp. 196, 198-201 (ED Ark. 1989) (three-judge court), aff'd, No. 89-2008 (Jan. 7, 1991).</ref> the former Arkansas Governor and [[Democratic]] president had violated the Voting Rights Act. The Justices findings were,

{{Cquote|Bill Clinton does not dispute here -- that "violations of the [[Fourteenth amendment|fourteenth]] or [[fifteenth amendment]] justifying equitable relief have occurred in Arkansas."

In May 1990, the district court turned to those claims, holding that "the State of Arkansas has committed a number of constitutional violations of the voting rights of black citizens." J.S. App. A5. In particular, the court determined that the "State has systematically and deliberately enacted new majority-vote requirements for municipal offices, in an effort to frustrate black political success in elections traditionally requiring only a plurality to win." In 1990...Devotion to majority rule for local offices lay dormant as long as the plurality system produced white office-holders. But whenever black candidates used this system successfully -- and victory by a plurality has been virtually their only chance of success in at-large elections in majority-white cities – the response was swift and certain. Laws were passed in an attempt to close off this avenue of black political victory.}}

The court therefore concluded that

{{Cquote|This series of laws represents a systematic and deliberate attempt to reduce black political opportunity. Such an attempt is plainly unconstitutional. It replaces a system in which blacks could and did succeed, with one in which they almost certainly cannot. The inference of [[bigotry|racial motivation]] is inescapable.}}

===Early Scandals===
Clinton was known to have been involved in several scandals while Governor of Arkansas. He used Arkansas state policemen to arrange for him to meet women outside of marriage.

His close personal business partnerships with James and Susan McDougall in a failed Savings and Loan business venture lead to investigation of the [[Whitewater]] affair. Several of the people involved with the sale of land prior to the Clinton presidency were indicted, but prosecutors were never able to charge the Clintons with a crime because Susan McDougall would not cooperate with investigators. Clinton later pardoned Susan McDougall for her role in the Whitewater affair.{{fact}}

== Presidency==
[[Image:Somalia.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Poster to end the "[[racist]] occupation of Somalia"; eighteen US soldiers were killed and some of their bodies were dragged through the streets.<ref>[http://www.netnomad.com/fineman.html The Oil Factor in Somalia]: Four American [[Big Oil|Petroleum Giants]] had Agreements with the Arfican Nation before its Civil War began. They could reap big rewards if peace is restored. By Mark Fineman, ''Times Mirror Company'', January 18, 1993.</ref>]]
Clinton won in the [[United States presidential election of 1992]] with 43% of the popular vote versus President [[George H. W. Bush]]'s 37%, capitalizing on public discontent with a weak economy and public displeasure with Bush's proposed tax increases, and Ross Perot, a third candidate.

In his first two years in office, 1993 through 1994, popular outcry against Clinton's [[radical]] health-care "reform" scheme led to failure of the plan. The collapse of Soviet Bloc only a few years earlier made [[socialism]] unpopular and was accreditted with the widespread disillussionment with the proposal. The approach consisted of appointing an [[economic planning|planning committee]] with secret members to reshape this important sector of the economy.{{fact}} The [[Association of American Physicians and Surgeons]] successfully sued to force disclosure of the committee financing, expenses and membership. The program ultimately became so unpopular after two years the Democratically controlled Congress shielded its members records by never bringing it to floor for a vote.

In 1994, voters expressed their high disapproval of several decades of Democratic control of Congress by giving a victory to Republicans. This event was tagged the "Republican Revolution," and began a series of showdowns with the Republican-led Congress.{{fact}} These showdowns were epitomized by the budget conflict with then-Speaker of the House [[Newt Gingrich]] in 1995. Gingrich refused to pass Clinton's budget proposal, and the latter threatened to shut down the government as Reagan had done in the 1980s. Clinton did not back down, however, and eventually had his budget passed.<ref>http://www.nationalreview.com/comment/commentprint082800d.html</ref> This showdown backfired for the Republicans, as it reinvigorated Clinton's flagging approval ratings.<ref>http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/92/Clinton_approval_rating.JPG</ref>

In 1994 a [[Pentagon]] researcher in the Clinton Administration requested funding to develop a non-lethal "love bomb" that would chemically alter the state of mind of [[enemy combatant]]s and make them want to have sex with each other rather than fight.<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,281217,00.html Air Force Considered Gay 'Love Bomb' Against Enemies], ''Fox'', June 12, 2007.</ref>

In late 1995, President Clinton dispatched some 20,000 U.S. troops to [[Bosnia]].

Clinton aggressively advocated [[homosexuality]]. <ref>[http://www.behindthebadge.net/articles/a105.html]</ref>

==1996==

Clinton was reelected in the [[United States presidential election of 1996]] and carried 49.2% of the popular vote against Republican candidate ([[Robert Dole | Bob Dole]]), who won 41%, and "populist" candidate, [[H. Ross Perot]], who won 8%. During Clinton's second term, together with the Republican-controlled Congress, he produced record federal budget surpluses reaching $236 billion by the year 2000, and representing a net federal budget gain of $526 billion.<ref>[http://www.uuforum.org/deficit.htm Congressional Budget Office figures]</ref>

He spent much of the remainder of his presidency combating scandals. A special prosecutor's report was not released until well into Clinton's second term, and brought documented evidence of Clinton giving false testimony in the Paula Jones civil lawsuit while President which resulted in his impeachment and disbarment from the legal profession.{{fact}} The main charge was that he had committed perjury in a civil suit. The perjured testimony directly related to an attempt to defraud the plaintiff of damages. The Senate failed to make clear what constitutes high crimes and misdemeanors.<ref>[http://www.australianpolitics.com/usa/clinton/trial/statements/lieberman.shtml Statement by Senator Joseph Lieberman (D-Connecticut)], Congressional Record for Friday, February 12, 1999.</ref>

In 1998 the [[Good Friday Agreement]] was signed between Northern Ireland's Nationalist and Unionist parties and the British and Irish governments. Clinton took part in brokering the deal, phoning the participants in negotiations, at Senator Mitchel's behest, and hosted Unionist and Nationalist leaders at the White House.<ref>[http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/1998/04/10/nclinton.ireland.api/]</ref>

===al-Qaeda bombing===

During Clinton's presidency the [[terrorist]] group [[al-Qaeda]] conducted the first World Trade Center bombing in 1993, simultaneous bombings of the US embassies in [[Kenya]] and [[Tanzania]] in 1998, and the attack on the [[USS Cole]] in 2000. Terrorist leader [[Osama bin Laden]]<ref>[http://www.bannerofliberty.com/OS8-98MQC/8-24-1998.1.html Did Bill Clinton Smooth the Way for Bin Laden to Become the World's Most Successful Terrorist?], Mary Mostert, Original Sources, August 24, 1998.</ref> issued two public [[fatwa]]s declaring War on America.<ref>[http://www.kimsoft.com/2001/binladenwar.htm Bin Laden's Declaration of War], 1998.</ref> In the 1998 fatwa <ref>Bernard Lewis, [http://www.msu.edu/course/iss/325/stein/read-325-3.htm#Lewis License to Kill], Foreign Affairs, November/December 1998.</ref> bin Laden told ''[[Jihad|jihadist]]s'' worldwide,
{{Cquote|Clinton appeared in front of the whole world threatening and promising revenge, but these threats were merely a preparation for withdrawal. You have been disgraced by [[Allah]] and you withdrew; the extent of your impotence and weaknesses became very clear. It was a pleasure for the "heart" of every Muslim and a remedy to the "chests" of believing nations to see you defeated in the three Islamic cities of Beirut, [[Aden]] and [[Mogadishu]].<ref>[http://www.cooperativeresearch.org/context.jsp?item=a1097mohamedinterview&scale=0#a1097mohamedinterview October 1997: [[Ali Mohamed]] Tells FBI He Helped Al-Qaeda Kill US Soldiers, But FBI Takes No Action]</ref>}}

Bin Laden told ''ABC News'' at the time, "We do not have to differentiate between military or civilian. As far as we are concerned, they are all targets." <ref>The 9-11 Commission Report, [http://www.gpoaccess.gov/911/pdf/sec2.pdf2. The Foundation of the New Terrorism], Official Government Edition, GPO, 2004.</ref>
===Cruise missiles to manipulate opinion polls===
Suspicions often arose during Clinton's tenure about the timing of [[cruise missile]] attacks to manipulate public sympathy at crucial points when his approval ratings sagged. On several occasions <ref>[http://article.nationalreview.com/print/?q=NzhjODk1ODg4M2NiODU4Yzc3YWE1OTA1MDNmYWQ5M2Y= The Facts About Clinton and Terrorism], Byron York, ''National Review Online'', September 11, 2006. </ref> generally when the approval ratings dipped to 47%, surprise cruise missile attacks<ref>[http://www.fas.org/news/iraq/1998/12/21/wwwh8d21.html Airstrikes Against Iraq: 'What Happens Now?'], U.S. Information Agency ''Daily Digest'', December 21, 1998.</ref> were launched which resulted in a 10 point gain in the public opinion polls. Nick Gillespie of ''Reason'' remarked,
{{Cquote|Consider, for instance, the relative lack of scrutiny accorded the August 20 cruise missile attacks on Afghanistan and [[Sudan]] … immediately after the bombing, polls showed that close to half of all Americans thought the missile strikes were meant to divert attention from the president's sex life… the Sudanese bombing suggests something else as well: If and when the public's and the media's attention shifts from the president's sex life to wider-ranging inquiries about how he makes deadly serious policy decisions…"<ref>[http://www.reason.com/news/show/30827.html Bombs Away - Troubling questions about the U.S. attack on Sudan], ''Reason'', December 1998.</ref>}}

Clinton also signed into law the [[Violence Against Women Act]], which opened the federal courts to claims of domestic disputes between men and women, which had always been handled under state rather than federal law. Portions regarding civil rights remedies were later found unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.

Bill Clinton's Chief of Staff was John Podesta between 1998-2001.

Clinton left office with an approval rating of 65%, the highest of any modern president, and remains the only modern president to leave office with a higher approval rating than he had when he took office.<ref>[http://uspolitics.about.com/od/polls/l/bl_historical_approval.htm Presidential Approval Ratings]</ref>

===Impeachment===

On Aug. 17, 1998, after relentless media attention, leaks, and news of Lewinsky's upcoming testimony, Clinton made history by becoming the first U.S. president to testify in front of a grand jury in an investigation of his own possibly criminal conduct. In an address to the nation, he admitted to having misled the public and a Federal Court over keys elements of testimony. [[Kenneth Starr]], a special prosecutor appointed to investigate the case, was instructed to pursue the matter.

In the second term Clinton was accused of perjury in connection to the Paula Jones sexual harassment lawsuit. Clinton adviser and close confidant [[George Stephanopoulos]] said publicly that there would be a "scorched-earth policy" if Clinton were impeached.<ref>[http://www.alamo-girl.com/02742.htm Insight Magazine], J Michael Waller, 6/19/00.</ref> Clinton previously had decried the "politics of personal destruction."<ref>[http://www.jewishworldreview.com/weekly/standard072299.asp Bill Clinton, Historian], Peter Wehner, Jewish World Review July 22, 1999.</ref>

During the impeachment trial, pornographer [[Larry Flynt]], an old friend of Clinton advisers [[James Carville]] and [[Strobe Talbott]], publicly offered a $1 million reward for any information about the personal lives of members of Congress that could be used for the purposes of blackmail. Although a majority of 55 Senators voted to convict, a minority of 45 Senators gained his acquittal, a two thirds majority being necessary to remove him from office.

[[David Gergen]], former White House Communications Director for both Presidents Reagan and Clinton, summarized the sentiments of many regarding the President's conduct:
{{Cquote|The deep and searing violation took place when he not only lied to the country, but co-opted his friends and lied to them....when you have gone over the line, you won't bring others into it...You don't foul the nest."<ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/clinton/stories/quinn110298.htm In Washington, That Letdown Feeling], By Sally Quinn, ''The Washington Post'', November 2, 1998, Page E01</ref>}}

Clinton lost his law license in Arkansas because he had committed perjury before a Federal judge.

It was during this scandal that Clinton famously stated: "It depends on what the meaning of the word 'is' is".<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/september/21/newsid_2525000/2525339.stm</ref>

===Terrorist pardons===

On August 11, 1999, President Clinton offered clemency to members of the [[Armed Forces of National Liberation]] (FALN) [[terrorist]] group. <ref>[http://rpc.senate.gov/_files/92199CoddlingTerrorists.pdf U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee] testimony available at http://www.senate.gov/~judiciary/wl91599.htm, ''The Tampa Tribune'', S.J.Res. 33 (passed 95-2).</ref> On January 24, 1975 the FALN bombed Fraunces Tavern in Manhattan killing four people. Over a six-year period, the group claimed responsibility for more than 100 bombings that took six lives and injured some 130 people.<ref>[http://www.latinamericanstudies.org/puertorico/sep4.htm Clinton Pardons Terror], ''New York Post'', August 13, 1999. rtetrieve from http://www.latinamericanstudies.org September 14, 2007.</ref>

== Legacy ==

Clinton has spent much of time since leaving office supposedly working for charitable causes such as support and fund-raising for the victims of AIDS and the Asian tsunami. In the case of the Indian Ocean tsunami, he teamed with former president [[George H.W. Bush]] to raise money for relief efforts.

Bill Clinton's wife, [[Hillary_Rodham_Clinton|Hillary Clinton]], was elected Senator to New York in 2000. She was reelected in 2006. While his wife is now seeking financial donations for the [[2008_Presidential_Election#Declared_Democratic_Party_Candidates|Democratic presidential nomination in 2008]] may face a felony conviction that carries with it a five year sentence, according to WorldNetDaily, for recieving $1.9 million to her Senate Campaign in illegal donations, <ref>[http://worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=55320 'Smoking gun' tape indicts Hillary] Art Moore, WorldNetDaily.com, April 21, 2007.</ref> Bill Clinton has refused to make known the idenities of financial donors to his Presidential library.<ref>[http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2007/09/clinton-libary-.html Clinton Library Donors Remain Secret], [[ABC News]], September 27, 2007.</ref>

==See also==
*[[Institute for Policy Studies]]
*[[Gay Bomb]]

== References ==
{{reflist|2}}

==External link==

*[http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=625 No evidence of genocide or ethnic cleansing in Kosovo], by Rollie Keith, Global Research, July 2, 2005.
*[http://www.zmag.org/crisescurevts/germandocs.htm Internal Documents from Germany's Foreign Office Regarding Pre-Bombardment Genocide in Kosovo].

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== Bomber Pic ==

Hey thanks! Also sign your anme when your done, you can do this with the 10th button on the top that is displayed while u edit.--[[User:Will N.|Will N.]] 07:44, 13 June 2007 (EDT)
:Sure thing, Will! [[User:GregLarson | Greg]] 10:50, 13 June 2007 (EDT)

== Templates ==

Hey, Greg! Welcome to CP.

Those templates you made need to be documented. On the Template page, there is info on that, and how to do it. Thanks! --[[User:TK|Sysop-TK]] [[User_talk:TK|/MyTalk]] 13:04, 13 June 2007 (EDT)

:I will do that. [[User:GregLarson | Greg]] 13:06, 13 June 2007 (EDT)
::Where is the Template page? [[User:GregLarson | Greg]] 13:07, 13 June 2007 (EDT)
*In the box above, to the right, dude. :-) Click on Templates! If you need more help, let me know or post on PhilipR's page...he's whiz at it! Have fun at camp, btw!--[[User:TK|Sysop-TK]] [[User_talk:TK|/MyTalk]] 13:15, 13 June 2007 (EDT)
:::Thanks! I wasn't looking in the "help" pages, which would seem like the right place to look! [[User:GregLarson | Greg]] 13:16, 13 June 2007 (EDT)
Actually, the [[help:creating templates#user boxes|current instructions]] say that user boxes are an exception to the rule; they don't need to be documented like other templates, although we might reconsider that to document user boxes assigning categories to pages. [[User:Philip J. Rayment|Philip J. Rayment]] 22:53, 13 June 2007 (EDT)
:Neither of my userboxes had categories, but I created the documentation anyway. [[User:GregLarson | Greg]] 22:56, 13 June 2007 (EDT)

== Article Talk Pages ==

Hi Greg,

When possible, please put thoughts or concerns on article changes into the article talk pages. Writing a concern on Andy's talk page to request a change is considered to be poor etiquette. Thanks [[User:Learn together|Learn together]] 21:50, 24 July 2007 (EDT)

* ''"This user has not specified a valid e-mail address, or has chosen not to receive e-mail from other users."'' Since this is now required, I request you get to it, as Administrators will have no way to contact you, other than leaving messages here, or locking it up, to get your attention..... --[[User:TK|Sysop-TK]] [[User_talk:TK|/MyTalk]] 22:35, 24 July 2007 (EDT)

Sorry, I didn't realize my actions were poor etiquette. Also, my email should be working now? [[User:GregLarson | Greg]] 20:26, 30 July 2007 (EDT)

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:Wow, I feel like an idiot, I hadn't checked the box on the right side! [[User:GregLarson | Greg]] 20:32, 30 July 2007 (EDT)

*Been there, done that! I sent you a test message! --[[User:TK|Sysop-TK]] [[User_talk:TK|--Talk 2 Me]] 20:34, 30 July 2007 (EDT)

::I've received it. Sorry for all the trouble and confusion over such a simple matter! [[User:GregLarson | Greg]] 20:36, 30 July 2007 (EDT)

== categorizing articles ==

Hi Greg,

It looks like you're creating a lot of articles, which is probably a good thing. :) Would you please take a moment to categorize each one as you do? Otherwise, myself or someone else will go along behind you and add one or more categories, but we don't necessarily have the expertise to categorize your articles accurately. Plus, it's much less efficient. Thanks! [[User:Aziraphale|Aziraphale]] 02:03, 2 August 2007 (EDT)

:Sure, I'll start doing that. [[User:GregLarson | Greg]] 15:30, 2 August 2007 (EDT)
::Is there a list of categories somewhere? I see [[User:BrianCo]] and you have been categorizing a lot of my articles. I'd like to return the favor and add categories to articles that are missing them, but I don't know what the categories are. Anywhere I can go to find a list? [[User:GregLarson | Greg]] 15:42, 2 August 2007 (EDT)
:::Nevermind, I did some looking around and found it. [[User:GregLarson | Greg]] 15:46, 2 August 2007 (EDT)

== Re-directs ==

We do not allow editors to decide on their own to re-direct any article they so choose. Kindly check with a Admin before doing so, okay? Better idea would be for you to be prepared to recommend articles needing to be deleted, yes? --[[User:TK|şŷŝôρ-₮K]][[User_Talk:TK|Ṣρёаќǃ]] 07:03, 2 August 2007 (EDT)
:The template had the person's name spelled wrong, unless it is referring to another character not listed in my Iliad. I just sent it to the right page. Do I need to delete the redirect? [[User:GregLarson | Greg]] 15:32, 2 August 2007 (EDT)

*I was talking about the Lend-Lease mess. Always check with a sysop before doing those sorts of things, unless it has to do with articles you create, and even then, wouldnt it be better to just ask a sysop to delete the mis-spelled page, rather than do a re-direct? --[[User:TK|şŷŝôρ-₮K]][[User_Talk:TK|Ṣρёаќǃ]] 15:35, 2 August 2007 (EDT)
::Ah, I see. There wasn't a misspelled page for the template, I created the page the other night. Would you be able to edit the template so it goes to Pandarus instead of Panadaros, or however it's spelled there? And then, if you need to, delete Panadaros. Or you could keep the redirect, I'm not sure if anything links there.
::As for the lend-lease, I was fixing a double redirect. [[Office of Lend-Lease Administration]] redirected to [[Lend-Lease]], which redirected to [[Lend-Lease Act]]. Whenever I'm on Conservapedia and can't come up with article ideas, I've fixed double redirects. Is that something I shouldn't mess with? [[User:GregLarson | Greg]] 15:40, 2 August 2007 (EDT)

*Perhaps you should be asking. Perhaps it is better to simply delete some of them, eh? we have lots of parody and subtle vandalism here, and I wouldn't want you to become suspect in your motives by some others. Always wise to check first....it doesn't delay your good works by much. :) --[[User:TK|şŷŝôρ-₮K]][[User_Talk:TK|Ṣρёаќǃ]] 16:07, 2 August 2007 (EDT)

::I'll do that in the future. Where do I ask? Just on the article's talk page? [[User:GregLarson | Greg]] 16:08, 2 August 2007 (EDT)

*That is fine..if no answer post on mine, and I will round up the main editor of the article! DanH is around often as well, as is TerryH or RobS. --[[User:TK|şŷŝôρ-₮K]][[User_Talk:TK|Ṣρёаќǃ]] 18:27, 2 August 2007 (EDT)

== Just checking in..... ==

I hope school and everything else is going good! :D --[[User:TK|şŷŝôρ-₮K]][[User_Talk:TK|Ṣρёаќǃ]] 23:25, 27 September 2007 (EDT)
:It isn't going too badly... just very time-consuming! I signed up for an AP Comparative Government class that is taught before school, so now I have even ''more'' to do! Oh well... [[User:GregLarson | Greg]] 19:56, 29 September 2007 (EDT)
==CO==
Yeah that was my mistake (kinda). I got a weird glitch in the server - where it marked CO as having added the "I'm Done" section FIRST - I'm aware that he re-added it at one point, but I went back to see who was the first person to add it - and for some reason CO's name was there. I've double checked now though, and I see that it was Porthos - hmmm, well sorry for that - I unblocked him as soon as I found out.--[[User:Iduan|I]][[User_talk:Iduan|Duan]] 19:37, 30 September 2007 (EDT)
:I was watching the Recent Changes page, saw him add it back in, then you block him. It's no problem, glad you caught it. [[User:GregLarson | Greg]] 19:39, 30 September 2007 (EDT)

*CO was welcomed by me and Andy! Thank you for taking care of it so promptly! --[[User:TK|şŷŝôρ-₮K]][[User_Talk:TK|Ṣρёаќǃ]] 19:52, 30 September 2007 (EDT)
**Haha, sure, although I was the one that failed to recognize the glitch. I now see what happened - for some reason half of the div page didn't load when I went back - so I saw the edit attributed to the guy who made the subsequent edit (if that makes sense). Again, sorry--[[User:Iduan|I]][[User_talk:Iduan|Duan]] 19:54, 30 September 2007 (EDT)
::I was watching the Recent Changes log, and saw him create an account. [[User:GregLarson | Greg]] 19:53, 30 September 2007 (EDT)
:::*You guys are just the best! Thanks for all your help today! --[[User:TK|şŷŝôρ-₮K]][[User_Talk:TK|Ṣρёаќǃ]] 21:51, 30 September 2007 (EDT)

: Amazing effort, Greg! Our hats are off to you tonight! Godspeed.--[[User:Aschlafly|Aschlafly]] 22:37, 30 September 2007 (EDT)
::Thank you! [[User:GregLarson | Greg]] 22:38, 30 September 2007 (EDT)

== Thank You!! ==

For your quick action! --[[User:TK|şŷŝôρ-₮K]][[User_Talk:TK|/Ṣρёаќǃ]] 01:01, 3 October 2007 (EDT)
: I just thought I'd check recent changes, and let those in the contest earn their points. I appreciate my banhammer barnstar! [[User:GregLarson | Greg]] 18:27, 3 October 2007 (EDT)

*Hey, please let Admins add the welcome template, ok?
::Sure thing, I just figured it was something the people in the contest wouldn't want to worry about, but I'll let you handle it. [[User:GregLarson | Greg]] 19:35, 4 October 2007 (EDT)

::*Thanks, Greg. Another Admin tried to IM you, but you were not on AIM, and I figured you were trying to help. It's just that if you welcome too fast, they could be a troll or worse, until they are checked out. --[[User:TK|şŷŝôρ-₮K]][[User_Talk:TK|/Ṣρёаќǃ]] 21:00, 4 October 2007 (EDT)

:::Sorry I'm not online, I've been watching the [[University of Kentucky|UK]] football game. I've generally been watching the first few edits of the users I welcome. [[User:GregLarson | Greg]] 21:34, 4 October 2007 (EDT)

== Images ==

You were given upload rights for your own use, not to upload images for whoever asked for it. This has previously been made clear. Cease and desist immediately. You must notify an administrator when you upload anything, so it can be immediately protected! You did this on my own talk page recently, but when doing it for others, you haven't? --[[User:TK|şŷŝôρ-₮K]][[User_Talk:TK|/Ṣρёаќǃ]] 18:01, 15 October 2007 (EDT)
:I was uploading several last night, and was going to give you a list when I'd finished, but I had to get off in a hurry before I was able to do so. I will send you a list now. [[User:GregLarson | Greg]] 18:03, 15 October 2007 (EDT)
::You cannot upload pictures for anyone else but yourself. Baseball ring a bell? Did you email the list? --[[User:TK|şŷŝôρ-₮K]][[User_Talk:TK|/Ṣρёаќǃ]] 18:24, 15 October 2007 (EDT)
:::I was unaware of this restriction. Won't happen again. [[User:GregLarson | Greg]] 18:25, 15 October 2007 (EDT)
:::*Where did you put the list of pictures needing protection? --[[User:TK|şŷŝôρ-₮K]][[User_Talk:TK|/Ṣρёаќǃ]] 04:07, 16 October 2007 (EDT)
::::I left a message on your talk page in the same place. [[User:GregLarson | Greg]] 06:51, 16 October 2007 (EDT)
:::::I found it, the message was mistakenly archived.[http://www.conservapedia.com/User_talk:TK/TKarchive8#Image_protect_request] [[User:GregLarson | Greg]] 06:52, 16 October 2007 (EDT)
*You posted in the middle of me archiving! No wonder....jeeze....I should have looked. It was a stress-filled night. --[[User:TK|şŷŝôρ-₮K]][[User_Talk:TK|/Ṣρёаќǃ]] 08:08, 16 October 2007 (EDT)
::Sorry to hear that. I'm glad you caught it, though, and the images were protected. [[User:GregLarson | Greg]] 17:47, 16 October 2007 (EDT)

== [[Frank Lasee]] ==

Sorry, Greg, but Frank Lasee is a [[Wisconsin]] ''State'' Assemblyman, ''not'' a United States Congressman. He expressed an ''interest'' in ''running'' for Congress in Wisconsin's 8th Congressional district, but he does ''not'' hold that seat. He holds the seat in the State Assembly, representing the Second ''Assembly'' District, and is a resident of Bellevue, WI--hence the reference in the ''Gazette'' interview to "State Rep. Frank Lesee, R-Bellevue."--[[User:TerryH|TerryH]][[User talk:TerryH|Talk]] 22:11, 23 October 2007 (EDT)
:I was running down through the uncategorized article list, and saw the word "Representative" and just made an assumption. I'll correct this now. Thanks for catching it! [[User:GregLarson | Greg]] 22:12, 23 October 2007 (EDT)

==Country maps==
Here's the link I used: [http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/] Unless otherwise stated, all of them are public domain, and most are from the CIA.

What I did was take the latest shaded relief maps available, removed the edges all around up to the black border using the "paint" program (in case of .gif images I renamed them to .jpeg), and uploaded them to the proper categories.

What I'm looking for, and I'm sure you'll agree with me, is a standard for all country articles. Look at [[Portugal]] for example. There's a layout that's essentially "fill in the blanks" that could be used in other articles; the heading of the infobox is the country's name in their own language; and we have the flag and arms images. What do you think? [[User:Karajou|Karajou]] 19:46, 27 October 2007 (EDT)

==Thanks!==
I've been trying to figure out that problem for six months! [[User:RobSmith|Rob Smith]] 20:57, 28 October 2007 (EDT)
:No problem! Can you delete the page I made, since it serves no purpose now? [[User:GregLarson | Greg]] 20:58, 28 October 2007 (EDT)

== Categories..... ==

Since you have an interest in them, and have done a great deal of work on them I was unaware of, perhaps you could take a look at the category discussion accessed from my user page, and bring yourself up to date with the discussion, and make some suggestions?

There is a daunting task with correcting all that needs to be corrected, and still much consolidation to be done, to make searches run smoothly, and I would sincerely appreciate your help! --[[User:TK|şyŝoρ-₮K]][[User_Talk:TK|/Ṣρёаќǃ]] 20:13, 2 November 2007 (EDT)
:Sure thing, I'll take a look at that now. [[User:GregLarson | Greg]] 20:14, 2 November 2007 (EDT)

== Question Regarding Copying ==

I noticed you blocked Oppp for copying information, but I see a user named Karajou copying vast amounts of info from traveldocs.com (someone called it plagiarism [http://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Military_of_India&diff=next&oldid=326195]). Is there a right or wrong way of copying info? Or, do you know someone who I can ask so I don't end up blocked? Thanks. [[User:LardoBolger|LardoBolger]] 13:37, 3 November 2007 (EDT)
:It's okay to copy information from government sources, because that information is paid for by public tax money (see the owner of the site's comments [http://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=User_talk:Aschlafly&diff=326855&oldid=326847 here]). Copying information from private websites (as Oppp did) is plagiarism. If you're going to copy information, make sure it is in the public domain, and be sure to provide a cite, as Karajou has done (see [http://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=El_Salvador&diff=prev&oldid=326616 this] edit, where he privides copyright details at the bottom of the page). Hope this helps. [[User:GregLarson | Greg]] 13:41, 3 November 2007 (EDT)
::I see, thanks! [[User:LardoBolger|LardoBolger]] 13:50, 3 November 2007 (EDT)

== Vandal ==

(Sorry to clutter up your nice clean talk page!) Thanks for blocking him. I shoulda gone with my gut instinct instead of being the nice guy :) [[User:HelpJazz|Help]][[User talk:HelpJazz|Jazz]] 23:21, 4 November 2007 (EST)
:I probably would have done the same, it is sometimes difficult to tell when users are trolling or simply have a different point of view. [[User:GregLarson | Greg]] 23:26, 4 November 2007 (EST)

== Too Fast! ==

*Greg you beat me to the last several vandals by seconds! I had to find a way to beat you to them, fair or unfair! :p --[[User:TK|şyŝoρ-₮K]][[User_Talk:TK|/Ṣρёаќǃ]] 00:08, 5 November 2007 (EST)
::Heh, sorry about that! I'll let you have the next one. :) [[User:GregLarson | Greg]] 00:09, 5 November 2007 (EST)

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== wannsee conference ==

Hi greg,

Thanks for putting a short summary on my contrib on the 'wannsee conference' I had little time when i did it and just put in just the link.

jrp32

[[User:Jrp32|Jrp32]] 12:05, 10 November 2007 (EST)

==Team Contest==

Please visit our team's page [[Conservapedia:Team Timberwolves|here]]. ~ [[User:SharonS|Sharon]][[User talk:SharonS|Talk]] 08:53, 12 November 2007 (EST)

Hi Greg, we need to discuss the contest. Please get on IM as soon as you can. Thanks. [[User:Lukecorlando|Luke]] 23:25, 12 November 2007 (EST)

== Schultz Template.... ==

Would you please tell me who you discussed the removal of Schultz's template with before doing so? If you did not ask, or were not told to remove it, kindly put it back, ASAP. I have restored his template, and you will now undo any other changes you did without discussion. Thanks. --[[User:TK|şyŝoρ-₮K]][[User_Talk:TK|/Ṣρёаќǃ]] 08:53, 13 November 2007 (EST)
:I removed it because it was sending 100 legitimate articles to the 'articles for deletion' category. [[User:GregLarson | Greg]] 16:50, 13 November 2007 (EST)

Well, I restored the template, and I am not seeing any added to AFD. How would that happen? --[[User:TK|şyŝoρ-₮K]][[User_Talk:TK|/Ṣρёаќǃ]] 17:23, 13 November 2007 (EST)
::The template was deleted, but it was simply a copy of the <nowiki>{{delete}}</nowiki> template. I just what you created, nice job with that, looks nice! [[User:GregLarson | Greg]] 17:24, 13 November 2007 (EST)
::Also, perhaps you could add <nowiki>[[Category:Agriculture]]</nowiki> to the template, so that it would automatically categorize all articles it is placed in? [[User:GregLarson | Greg]] 17:26, 13 November 2007 (EST)

*Yes, I will do so now. --[[User:TK|şyŝoρ-₮K]][[User_Talk:TK|/Ṣρёаќǃ]] 19:27, 13 November 2007 (EST)
::Great, thanks. I'll get to work on putting the template in wherever it is appropriate. [[User:GregLarson | Greg]] 19:31, 13 November 2007 (EST)

== Speedy ==

*Hey Greg! Thanks for the fast work on Conservative's deleted article, but we would prefer an IM or page post to alert us to delete such things. Thanks! --[[User:TK|şyŝoρ-₮K]][[User_Talk:TK|/Ṣρёаќǃ]] 18:45, 21 November 2007 (EST)
::All right, I'll do that in the future. Thanks! [[User:GregLarson | Greg]] 18:45, 21 November 2007 (EST)

==Message==

Greg, isent you a very important message om Instant Messenger. Please respond as soon as you can. Thanks. God Bless! [[User:Lukecorlando|Luke]] 23:51, 23 November 2007 (EST)

==Jonah article==
The idea is to do a chapter by chapter series of articles on the whole Bible, and Jonah is a start; but it's still experimental, so its going to be limited to Jonah, ch.1. The idea I have for it is to have some sort of brief commentary to start it off, possibly including factual evidence (in Jonah's case, Ninevah; similar fish tales, etc), but specific for that chapter. The remainder would have the text of the chapter itself. I already have four translations; there should be the ancient ones, plus what is familiar to us.

But it's experimental for now; other issues could shelve the project, such as size of ach one, or if CP becomes a Bible-wiki of sorts. [[User:Karajou|Karajou]] 07:50, 29 November 2007 (EST)

== Exam ==

"Greg", I don't know if you've left yet, but I'm increasingly skeptical of your 34/35 exam paper and your claim to credit a "liberal" teacher. I'll give you an opportunity to retract it gracefully or give me the name of your high school teacher so I can personally congratulate him. I expect you'll be doing the former, or leaving this site. Thanks and Godspeed.--[[User:Aschlafly|Aschlafly]] 15:53, 2 December 2007 (EST)

:Mr. Schafly, I do not understand the reason my score is doubted. I used no dishonest methods to obtain the score, and do not wish to retract it. While my teacher describes himself as a "yellow dog Democrat," he is always sure to warn us when he is telling us fact, and when he is stating opinion. Regardless of his political affiliation, he is undoubtedly one of the best teachers I have ever had. I will speak with him today, though I doubt he is able to contact anyone other than my parents about me. I have a busy afternoon after school, but will either attempt to have him contact you, or update you on the situation late tonight. Thanks, [[User:GregLarson | Greg]] 07:11, 5 December 2007 (EST)

:: I don't buy it. I compared the 34 answers that you got right to the one you missed and it doesn't make sense to me. It would be like someone solving numerous difficult integrals yet missing a question about 2+2=4. Your explanation for this implausibility also struck me as a bit too cute. And what are the odds that are actually taking a government class that covered the same material by November? Slim to none, in my view.--[[User:Aschlafly|Aschlafly]] 17:01, 8 December 2007 (EST)

:::I must have misread the question or answer choices, as it really ''was'' a fairly simple question. As for the calculus metaphor, I did not earn a perfect score on a recent calculus test because I randomly changed a sign while taking a derivative! I am not immune to making simple mistakes from time to time.
:::My mentioning that my teacher was a liberal was not offered as an explanation for my error; regardless of someone's political affiliation, they would not teach that the Supreme Courts' deference to the President on foreign policy was an example of checks and balances. An example of the separation of powers, but certainly not a "check" or "balance."
:::As for your class and my class covering the same material, I would think that should be somewhat expected. I assume that your class is AP-level, as your userpage indicates the extremely high level of coursework you demand from your students, as well as their remarkable scores on standardized tests. If this is the case, then the two classes are designed for the same exam, and overlapping content would make sense. I have also previously covered some of the information in my AP US History course with the same teacher.
:::I apologize for my delayed responses, finals are coming up soon and school has therefore begun to take up an incredible amount of time. When the semester is over, I hope to be able to return to Conservapedia and re-earn any trust I may have lost. I have enjoyed my time here as an editor and reader, and have learned a great deal. I would like to direct you [[User_talk:Aschlafly/Archive24#I_have_a_question|here]], where you told me not to "read a book to learn, but write a book to learn." While here I have done just that, and thank you for allowing me the opportunity to do so. [[User:GregLarson | Greg]] 20:22, 10 December 2007 (EST)

:: "Greg", you've haven't convinced me one bit. I know that [[liberals]] take delight in [[deceit]]. I've given you an opportunity to call off the prank, celebrate however you like, and admit the truth. That's for your sake, not mine. The truth shall set you free. It's worked wonders for me and everyone who gives the truth a chance.--[[User:Aschlafly|Aschlafly]] 21:06, 10 December 2007 (EST)

Conservapedia:Contest4

2008-01-12T21:26:44Z

GregLarson:

'''The contest will run: Sunday [[January]] 13th @ 12p.m. - Sunday January 20th @ 12p.m. The draft will occur Saturday'''
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#[[User:Iduan]]
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#[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] [[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]]
#[[User:MexMax|MexMax]] The chief asked me... how can I decline?
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# [[User:Lukecorlando|Luke]]
#This look very exicting [[User:Tineke|Tineke]] 16:10, 12 January 2008 (EST)
#[[User:GregLarson|GregLarson]]

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===Bonus Points===
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User talk:DanH

2007-12-11T01:25:14Z

GregLarson: /* Kentucky */

[[Image:Banhammer2.jpg|thumb|600px|left|'''DanH''' is hereby awarded the prestigious & coveted '''Banhammer''' barnstar for tireless vigilence against fascists, liberals, vandals & trolls.]]

'''Archives:'''

[[User talk:MountainDew]]

[[User talk:DanHarchive1]]

[[User talk:DanHarchive2]]

[[User talk:DanHarchive3]]

==Blocked User NW==

Sorry about that, I didn't know he was blocked yet. [[User:Lukecorlando|Lukecorlando]] 23:21, 21 October 2007 (EDT)

==Evidence of evolution==
What's with the moving my friend? It's intended to be an encyclopedic article about the subject, not an personal essay of some sort. [[User:Honestyandtruth|Honestyandtruth]] 00:00, 27 October 2007 (EDT)

== I have sent you an important email about communists and the gay conspiracy! ==

I sent one also to Rob. --[[User:TK|şyŝoρ-₮K]][[User_Talk:TK|/Ṣρёаќǃ]] 01:11, 30 October 2007 (EDT)

== Funny ==

I enjoyed [http://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=User:ChavezFan&diff=324719&oldid=324649 this], and thought I'd let you know. [[User:GregLarson | Greg]] 16:09, 30 October 2007 (EDT)

==Endorse block==
I endorse to block on [[User:Maestro]] [http://www.conservapedia.com/Special:Contributions/Maestro contribs]; we may have to review all these edits and consider other actions. [[User:RobSmith|Rob Smith]] 17:32, 4 November 2007 (EST)

Hey, thanks for unblocking me. Never thought I'd say this to a Jayhawker, but you're okay. After that whupping your football team dished out last week, you might even get this Mizzou grad to cheer for KU. [[User:Maestro|Maestro]] 23:50, 6 November 2007 (EST)

Anything to keep my mind of the Rams. Jeez...BTW, any chance on getting my user page unblocked when my probation expires? [[User:Maestro|Maestro]] 08:55, 8 November 2007 (EST)

:If he is on probation he should have the opportunity to prove his quality having his talk page open to work. Is it truth? --[[User:Joaquín Martínez]], [[User talk:Joaquín Martínez|talk]] 15:37, 8 November 2007 (EST)

*Joaquin, whenever any editor is restored, their pages should be unlocked and/or re-created. If that does not happen, it is usually just a mistake. --[[User:TK|şyŝoρ-₮K]][[User_Talk:TK|/Ṣρёаќǃ]] 10:08, 9 November 2007 (EST)

== Wes Clarke. ==

My bad on the spelling. Sorry. [[User:Dewey|Dewey]] 21:50, 4 November 2007 (EST)

==[[User:Oi]]==

What, no warning? I thought you took the pledge. ;-) --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] [[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]] 17:46, 7 November 2007 (EST)

:All the pledge says is I won't block for no reason. :) Also, I think "Oi" is a term associated with skinhead culture. [[User:DanH|DanH]] 17:47, 7 November 2007 (EST)

::Jolly good. And here's an early Christmas present for you: [[Image:Dewtree.jpg|right|thumb|For Christmas time]] --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] [[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]] 18:00, 7 November 2007 (EST)

Thank you! That should last me through the season. [[User:DanH|DanH]] 18:06, 7 November 2007 (EST)

*Ed is like Father Christmas! How magical...a tree made from Mountain Dew cans! :P --[[User:TK|şyŝoρ-₮K]][[User_Talk:TK|/Ṣρёаќǃ]] 18:18, 7 November 2007 (EST)
==Contest==
Hey Dan! So one of the first questions for our team is what our team name should be. If you have any ideas just get word out to TK, thanks! (Oh, and remember: we're using a Machiavellian policy towards this contest, we must win - no matter what. lol, good luck!)--[[User:Iduan|I]][[User_talk:Iduan|Duan]]23:59, 9 November 2007 (EST)

==Vandal==

Block this vandal please, thanks. [[User:Lukecorlando|Luke]]

== Go, go, go ==

42 +++++++++++++++++ a lot more... gooooooooo --[[User:Joaquín Martínez]], [[User talk:Joaquín Martínez|talk]] 01:29, 13 November 2007 (EST)

== Unblock Article ==

Hi Dan, could you please unblock [[Fascism]]? Thanks [[User:Learn together|Learn together]] 15:53, 13 November 2007 (EST)

== Kentucky ==

Hi, Dan, I just wanted to leave you a note about your edit to [[Kentucky]]. While Governor Fletcher lost the recent election, he still is governor. I have re-listed him as such, as his term does not end until next month. Thanks, [[User:GregLarson | Greg]] 21:50, 13 November 2007 (EST)

:That sounds accurate. We just have to remember to change it on December 11! [[User:DanH|DanH]] 21:50, 13 November 2007 (EST)

::Will do! [[User:GregLarson | Greg]] 21:50, 13 November 2007 (EST)

:::Just thought I'd remind you of the Governor's expiration of term tomorrow, as I do not expect to be on Conservapedia much in the coming weeks. [[User:GregLarson | Greg]] 20:25, 10 December 2007 (EST)

== See also ==

I am sorry, but I '''do not''' agree in what you are doing in Salma and Elvis. --[[User:Joaquín Martínez]], [[User talk:Joaquín Martínez|talk]] 16:24, 19 November 2007 (EST)

:Thank you for your reply. Salmas' links were discussed with TK at it's time. Elvis' are quite related as they send you to rock music. But, if you think it is better to change them let me know and I will find some ones more appropriated. --[[User:Joaquín Martínez]], [[User talk:Joaquín Martínez|talk]] 08:59, 20 November 2007 (EST)

:*Joaquín, the issue was discussed with Mr.Schlafly, and the "See Also" should be as specific as possible. I think you would agree that "Rock Music" is breathtakingly broad, eh? Perhaps you could make sure they are more specific? Thank you for your patience, my friend! --[[User:TK|şyŝoρ-₮K]][[User_Talk:TK|/Ṣρёаќǃ]] 11:22, 20 November 2007 (EST)

::OK. --[[User:Joaquín Martínez]], [[User talk:Joaquín Martínez|talk]] 18:33, 20 November 2007 (EST)

==Westboro Baptist Church==
Dan, Do you mind if we unlock [[Westboro Baptist Church]] to allow for adding some content? Thanks. [[User:RobSmith|Rob Smith]] 12:46, 24 November 2007 (EST)

:Fine with me! [[User:DanH|DanH]] 12:48, 24 November 2007 (EST)

==MU vs. KU==

That's gotta hurt. Were you there? [[User:Maestro|Maestro]] 02:01, 25 November 2007 (EST)

:Yep. [[User:DanH|DanH]] 02:14, 25 November 2007 (EST)

== MASS REMOVAL??? ==

Where exactly did I "mass remove" information as you allege on my page? All I have done has been to copyedit and work on clarity and presentation. [[User:PaulH|PaulH]] 00:27, 28 November 2007 (EST)

Check the edit history - that was someone else - the paragraph in question was not there when I edited. [[User:PaulH|PaulH]] 00:29, 28 November 2007 (EST)

== Page Move ==

Dan, could you please move [[Meningoenephalitis]] to [[Meningoencephalitis]]? The reference used to find the definition has a mispelling (it's missing a "c"). Thanks [[User:HelpJazz|Help]][[User talk:HelpJazz|Jazz]] 14:41, 9 December 2007 (EST)
:Thanks. BTW your recent block comment was hilarious. Chuck Norris can slam a revolving door, you know. And divide by 0. [[User:HelpJazz|Help]][[User talk:HelpJazz|Jazz]] 14:51, 9 December 2007 (EST)

Condoleezza Rice

2007-12-01T00:30:50Z

GregLarson: Undo revision 345484 by Special:Contributions/Same (User talk:Same)

[[Image:Bncjcfjuh.jpg|right|thumb|Condoleeza Rice]]
'''Condoleezza Rice''' is the 66th [[United States Secretary of State]], and the first [[African-American]] woman to hold the post. Prior to assuming her duties as Secretary of State, she served as [[National Security Advisor]] to [[President]] [[George W. Bush]]. Her objective of transformational diplomacy is to, "work with our many partners around the world to build and sustain democratic, well-governed states that will respond to the needs of their people -- and conduct themselves responsibly in the international system." As she stated at her confirmation hearing, "we must use American diplomacy to help create a balance of power in the world that favors freedom. And the time for diplomacy is now."<ref>[http://www.newsmax.com/hottopics/Condoleezza_Rice.shtml Condoleezza Rice]. Newsmax.</ref>

== Earlier Life and Education ==

Dr. Rice earned her B. A. in [[politics|political]] [[science]] from the [[University of Denver]] in 1974 at age 19. The following year, she recieved her M.A. from the University of [[Notre Dame]]. She returned to the University of Denver, where she was awarded the Ph.D. in 1981. In addition to [[English]], she speaks [[Russian]], [[French]], [[German]], and [[Spanish]].

== Career In Academia ==

Condoleeza was first an Assistant Professor at [[Stanford]] (1981–1987). She eventually earned tenure, becoming an Associate Professor (1987–1993), then Professor, and later Provost.<ref>[http://www.forbes.com/2001/10/15/crice.html Provost].</ref> She was the first black, first woman and the youngest person to be Provost.<ref>[http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2002/black.history/stories/13.rice/index.html Hoover Institute].</ref> She was also a [[Hoover Institute]] fellow. Her primary expertise was the [[Soviet Union]] and [[Warsaw Pact]] nations.

As Provost, Dr. Rice balanced the budget, even though the deficit was said to be impossibly large, a prediction which Rice happily proved wrong. <ref>[http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/1999/june9/rice-69.html Stanford University].</ref>

== Career in Joint Chiefs and National Security Council ==

In 1986, while an international affairs fellow of the Council on Foreign Relations, Rice served as Special Assistant to the Director of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. From 1989 to March 1991 she directed and also directed in a senior position, of Soviet and East European Affairs in the National Security Council. She was also Special Assistant to the President of National Security Affairs. Rice was instrumental to help with developing Bush's and James Baker's policies to make full reunification of Germany. By 1990 she was already George H. W. Bush's principal advisor on the Soviet Union and one of his assistants for National Security Affairs. She impressed President [[George H.W. Bush]], so much, that he said to [[Gorbachev]] she "tells me everything I know about the [[Soviet Union]]."[http://dir.salon.com/story/politics2000/feature/2000/03/20/rice/index.html]

After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Rice returned to her teaching position at Stanford, although she consulted on the former USSR for many. [[Pete Wilson]] appointed her to a bipartisan committee that had been formed to draw new lines for voting. She was also in a Federal Advisory Committee on men and woman training in the Military.

She was helping George W. Bush for his victorious campaign for President in 2000, a later became a key advisor. She said in departure from the failed Clinton policies of the 1990s and an articulation of a new Bush plan at the convention speech “...America's armed forces are not a global police force. They are not the world's 911.”[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/onpolitics/elections/ricetext080100.htm]

== Advising of National Security ==

On 2000, Rice was appointed National Security Advisor and no longer served at Stanford. She was the first woman ever to serve in the position. Over 2001, Rice worked with CIA Director George Tenet almost daily on terrorism and national security issues.

In early 2003, former [[First Lady]] and now Senator [[Hillary Rodham Clinton]] spoke of disarming [[Saddam Hussein]]: "this is something that I have followed for a decade. If he were serious about disarming he would have been much more forthcoming...there is no accounting for the chemical and biological stocks." Dr. Rice repeated these sentiments in an article in the ''[[New York Times]]'' entitled ''Why We Know Iraq Is Lying,'' "instead of implementing national initiatives to disarm, Iraq maintains institutions whose sole purpose is to thwart the work of the inspectors."[http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2003/01/20030123-1.html]

Leading up to the 2004 U.S. Presidential election, Rice campaigned for the incumbent president. She used this moment to state her belief that Saddam's government in Iraq contributed to the instability that produced the opportunity for a terrorist attack like the 9/11 attacks on America. At a Pittsburgh, she said "While Saddam Hussein had nothing to do with the actual attacks on America, Saddam Hussein's Iraq was a part of the Middle East that was festering and unstable, [and] was part of the circumstances that created the problem on September 11."

== Business ==

*Carnegie Corporation
*Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
*Charles Schwab Corporation
*Chevron Corporation
*Hewlett Packard
*Rand Corporation
*Transamerica Corporation
*William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
*KQED
*J.P. Morgan Chase
*University of Notre Dame
*San Francisco Symphony
*Center for New Generation
*California and East Menlo Park
*Vice President Boys and Girls Clubs of America of San Francisco
*National Council for Soviet and East European Studies
*Stanford Mid-Peninsula Urban Coalition
*Woodrow Wilson Center

== Writings ==

*Germany Unified and Europe Transformed: A Study in Statecraft (1995)
*The Gorbachev Era (1986)
*The Soviet Union and the Czechoslovak Army, 1948-1983: Uncertain Allegiance (1984).

==References==

<references/>

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==External links==
*[http://www.indepthinfo.com/condoleezza-rice/index.shtml Biography of Condoleezza Rice]

Condoleezza Rice

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United Families International

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'''United Families International''' (UFI) is a nonprofit organization based in Mesa, [[Arizona]] which uses social science to preserve a future for the [[family]]. The organization has existed since 1978.

UFI has created numerous publications -- the "Guide to Family Issues" series -- demonstrating the impact on families, communities, businesses and society that various forces play. These publications are distributed to citizens and policymakers alike to educate them about the value that healthy families play in society. These booklets are filled with peer-reviewed social science research. Among the topics covered are: [[abortion]], [[sexual orientation]], [[sexual education]], [[cohabitation]], [[marriage]], [[divorce]], [[euthanasia]], the impact of the [[mass media]] on families, and several others.

UFI is unique among pro-family organizations in that it is not [[religious]]-based and does not rely on religious text or arguments in its work to defend the family from harmful [[Leftist]] agendas. Among its programs are Defend Marriage, Stay Alive, and Restore Marriage, Canada! Stay Alive is a program currently active in nine African nations which instructs pre-adolescents in consequential thinking in order to protect them from HIV/[[AIDS]] infection and [[teen pregnancy]].

Additionally, UFI works with a likeminded coalition of pro-family/pro-life organizations to defend family, life, marriage and traditional values at the [[United Nations]]. United Families International published the "United Nations Negotiating Guide," a hardcover book which provides delegates and coalition partners pro-family/pro-life language generated since the outset of the United Nations. This book is considered "the Bible" of pro-family language created by the U.N.

[www.unitedfamilies.org United Families Website]

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Prisoner of War

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A '''Prisoner of War''' (POW) is a [[soldier]] captured by an enemy during [[war]], and held as a [[prisoner]], often for the purposes of interrogation or for a trade in prisoners.

International agreements have attempted to prohibit mistreatment of POWs, but have only had limited success.
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E

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'''''e''''' is a useful [[mathematical]] constant which is a [[transcendental]] number approximately equal to 2.718281828459045 . ''e'' can be used in [[logarithm]]s as the base, called a [[natural logarithm]]. ''e'' is named for [[Swiss]] mathematician [[Leonhard Euler]], though he did not discover the constant.

It has some remarkable properties, such as:

:<math>\frac{d}{dx}e^x = e^x.</math>

[[category:mathematics]]

Jonah (ch.1)

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The '''''Book of Jonah''''' begins with the [[Lord]] calling [[Jonah]] to go into the city of [[Nineveh]] and preach against the wickeness of the inhabitants of that city; instead, Jonah runs away, and catches a ship bound for Tarshish (ancient [[Spain]]?). The Lord, still intending for Jonah to go to Ninevah, sends a storm to slow the ship; Jonah is thrown overboard by the fearful crew and swallowed by a great fish, where he remained for three days and nights.

==Text of ''Jonah'', chapter 1==
'''''Text is from the Authorized ([[King James Version|King James]]) Version of the [[Bible]]'''''

1:1 Now the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,

1:2 Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me.

1:3 But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD.

1:4 But the LORD sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken.

1:5 Then the mariners were afraid, and cried every man unto his god, and cast forth the wares that were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it of them. But Jonah was gone down into the sides of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep.

1:6 So the shipmaster came to him, and said unto him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? arise, call upon thy God, if so be that God will think upon us, that we perish not.

1:7 And they said every one to his fellow, Come, and let us cast lots, that we may know for whose cause this evil is upon us. So they cast lots, and the lot fell upon Jonah.

1:8 Then said they unto him, Tell us, we pray thee, for whose cause this evil is upon us; What is thine occupation? and whence comest thou? what is thy country? and of what people art thou?

1:9 And he said unto them, I am an Hebrew; and I fear the LORD, the God of heaven, which hath made the sea and the dry land.

1:10 Then were the men exceedingly afraid, and said unto him, Why hast thou done this? For the men knew that he fled from the presence of the LORD, because he had told them.

1:11 Then said they unto him, What shall we do unto thee, that the sea may be calm unto us? for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous.

1:12 And he said unto them, Take me up, and cast me forth into the sea; so shall the sea be calm unto you: for I know that for my sake this great tempest is upon you.

1:13 Nevertheless the men rowed hard to bring it to the land; but they could not: for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous against them.

1:14 Wherefore they cried unto the LORD, and said, We beseech thee, O LORD, we beseech thee, let us not perish for this man's life, and lay not upon us innocent blood: for thou, O LORD, hast done as it pleased thee.

1:15 So they took up Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea: and the sea ceased from her raging.

1:16 Then the men feared the LORD exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice unto the LORD, and made vows.

1:17 Now the LORD had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.
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'''''Text is from the King James 2000 version'''''

1:1 Now the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,

1:2 Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness has come up before me.

1:3 But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to Tarshish: so he paid its fare, and went down into it, to go with them unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD.

1:4 But the LORD sent out a great wind on the sea, and there was a mighty tempest on the sea, so that the ship was about to be broken.

1:5 Then the mariners were afraid, and cried every man unto his god, and cast forth the wares that were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it of them. But Jonah had gone down into the lower part of the ship; and he had lain down, and was fast asleep.

1:6 So the captain came to him, and said unto him, What mean you, O sleeper? arise, call upon your God, if so be that God will think upon us, that we perish not.

1:7 And they said every one to his fellow, Come, and let us cast lots, that we may know for whose cause this evil is upon us. So they cast lots, and the lot fell upon Jonah.

1:8 Then said they unto him, Tell us, we pray you, for whose cause this evil is upon us; What is your occupation? and from where come you? what is your country? and of what people are you?

1:9 And he said unto them, I am a Hebrew; and I fear the LORD, the God of heaven, who has made the sea and the dry land.

1:10 Then were the men exceedingly afraid, and said unto him, Why have you done this? For the men knew that he fled from the presence of the LORD, because he had told them.

1:11 Then said they unto him, What shall we do unto you, that the sea may be calm for us? for the sea raged, and was tempestuous.

1:12 And he said unto them, Take me up, and cast me forth into the sea; so shall the sea be calm for you: for I know that for my sake this great tempest is upon you.

1:13 Nevertheless the men rowed hard to bring it to the land; but they could not: for the sea raged, and was tempestuous against them.

1:14 Therefore they cried unto the LORD, and said, We beseech you, O LORD, we beseech you, let us not perish for this man's life, and lay not upon us innocent blood: for you, O LORD, have done as it pleased you.

1:15 So they took up Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea: and the sea ceased from its raging.

1:16 Then the men feared the LORD exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice unto the LORD, and made vows.

1:17 Now the LORD had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.

----
'''''Text is from the [[Hebrew]] (Tanakh) Bible'''''

1:1 ויהי דבר־יהוה אל־יונה בן־אמתי לאמר׃

1:2 קום לך אל־נינוה העיר הגדולה וקרא עליה כי־עלתה רעתם לפני׃

1:3 ויקם יונה לברח תרשׁישׁה מלפני יהוה וירד יפו וימצא אניה באה תרשׁישׁ ויתן שׂכרה וירד בה לבוא עמהם תרשׁישׁה מלפני יהוה׃

1:4 ויהוה הטיל רוח־גדולה אל־הים ויהי סער־גדול בים והאניה חשׁבה להשׁבר׃

1:5 וייראו המלחים ויזעקו אישׁ אל־אלהיו ויטלו את־הכלים אשׁר באניה אל־הים להקל מעליהם ויונה ירד אל־ירכתי הספינה וישׁכב וירדם׃

1:6 ויקרב אליו רב החבל ויאמר לו מה־לך נרדם קום קרא אל־אלהיך אולי יתעשׁת האלהים לנו ולא נאבד׃

1:7 ויאמרו אישׁ אל־רעהו לכו ונפילה גורלות ונדעה בשׁלמי הרעה הזאת לנו ויפלו גורלות ויפל הגורל על־יונה׃

1:8 ויאמרו אליו הגידה־נא לנו באשׁר למי־הרעה הזאת לנו מה־מלאכתך ומאין תבוא מה ארצך ואי־מזה עם אתה׃

1:9 ויאמר אליהם עברי אנכי ואת־יהוה אלהי השׁמים אני ירא אשׁר־עשׂה את־הים ואת־היבשׁה׃

1:10 וייראו האנשׁים יראה גדולה ויאמרו אליו מה־זאת עשׂית כי־ידעו האנשׁים כי־מלפני יהוה הוא ברח כי הגיד להם׃

1:11 ויאמרו אליו מה־נעשׂה לך וישׁתק הים מעלינו כי הים הולך וסער׃

1:12 ויאמר אליהם שׂאוני והטילני אל־הים וישׁתק הים מעליכם כי יודע אני כי בשׁלי הסער הגדול הזה עליכם׃

1:13 ויחתרו האנשׁים להשׁיב אל־היבשׁה ולא יכלו כי הים הולך וסער עליהם׃

1:14 ויקראו אל־יהוה ויאמרו אנה יהוה אל־נא נאבדה בנפשׁ האישׁ הזה ואל־תתן עלינו דם נקיא כי־אתה יהוה כאשׁר חפצת עשׂית׃

1:15 וישׂאו את־יונה ויטלהו אל־הים ויעמד הים מזעפו׃

1:16 וייראו האנשׁים יראה גדולה את־יהוה ויזבחו־זבח ליהוה וידרו נדרים׃

1:17 (2:1) וימן יהוה דג גדול לבלע את־יונה ויהי יונה במעי הדג שׁלשׁה ימים ושׁלשׁה לילות׃

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'''''Text is from the [[Latin]] [[Vulgate]]'''''

1:1 et factum est verbum Domini ad Ionam filium Amathi dicens

1:2 surge vade in Nineven civitatem grandem et praedica in ea quia ascendit malitia eius coram me

1:3 et surrexit Iona ut fugeret in Tharsis a facie Domini et descendit Ioppen et invenit navem euntem in Tharsis et dedit naulum eius et descendit in eam ut iret cum eis in Tharsis a facie Domini

1:4 Dominus autem misit ventum magnum in mari et facta est tempestas magna in mari et navis periclitabatur conteri

1:5 et timuerunt nautae et clamaverunt viri ad deum suum et miserunt vasa quae erant in navi in mare ut adleviaretur ab eis et Iona descendit ad interiora navis et dormiebat sopore gravi

1:6 et accessit ad eum gubernator et dixit ei quid tu sopore deprimeris surge invoca Deum tuum si forte recogitet Deus de nobis et non pereamus

1:7 et dixit vir ad collegam suum venite et mittamus sortes et sciamus quare hoc malum sit nobis et miserunt sortes et cecidit sors super Ionam

1:8 et dixerunt ad eum indica nobis cuius causa malum istud sit nobis quod est opus tuum quae terra tua et quo vel ex quo populo es tu

1:9 et dixit ad eos Hebraeus ego sum et Dominum Deum caeli ego timeo qui fecit mare et aridam

1:10 et timuerunt viri timore magno et dixerunt ad eum quid hoc fecisti cognoverunt enim viri quod a facie Domini fugeret quia indicaverat eis

1:11 et dixerunt ad eum quid faciemus tibi et cessabit mare a nobis quia mare ibat et intumescebat

1:12 et dixit ad eos tollite me et mittite in mare et cessabit mare a vobis scio enim ego quoniam propter me tempestas grandis haec super vos

1:13 et remigabant viri ut reverterentur ad aridam et non valebant quia mare ibat et intumescebat super eos

1:14 et clamaverunt ad Dominum et dixerunt quaesumus Domine ne pereamus in anima viri istius et ne des super nos sanguinem innocentem quia tu Domine sicut voluisti fecisti

1:15 et tulerunt Ionam et miserunt in mare et stetit mare a fervore suo

1:16 et timuerunt viri timore magno Dominum et immolaverunt hostias Domino et voverunt vota

1:17 (2:1) et praeparavit Dominus piscem grandem ut degluttiret Ionam et erat Iona in ventre piscis tribus diebus et tribus noctibus

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Jonah (ch. 3)

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Chapter 3 of the '''''Book of Jonah''''' has [[Jonah]] being ordered again to [[Nineveh]] to preach against the wickedness of the inhabitants of that ancient [[Mesopotamian]] city; [[God]] will bring about its destruction within forty days. All of the inhabitants, from the least of them to the king, repent of their evil, and sit in sackcloth and ashes, crying out to God in repentance, staying God's judgment.

==Text of ''Jonah'', chapter 2==
''The text is from the Authorized (King James) Version of the Bible''

3:1 And the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the second time, saying,

3:2 Arise, go unto Nineveh, that great city, and preach unto it the preaching that I bid thee.

3:3 So Jonah arose, and went unto Nineveh, according to the word of the LORD. Now Nineveh was an exceeding great city of three days' journey.

3:4 And Jonah began to enter into the city a day's journey, and he cried, and said, Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown.

3:5 So the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them.

3:6 For word came unto the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, and he laid his robe from him, and covered him with sackcloth, and sat in ashes.

3:7 And he caused it to be proclaimed and published through Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying, Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste any thing: let them not feed, nor drink water:

3:8 But let man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and cry mightily unto God: yea, let them turn every one from his evil way, and from the violence that is in their hands.

3:9 Who can tell if God will turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not?

3:10 And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God repented of the evil, that he had said that he would do unto them; and he did it not.

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Jonah (ch. 4)

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Chapter 4 of the '''''Book of Jonah''''' reveals [[Jonah]]'s true intentions as to running away: he wanted to see [[Nineveh]] destoyed, as he had hated that city greatly, and the [[Lord]]'s staying of His judgement only made him angry. God explained to him through a gourd that He cares very much about the inhabitants of any city enough to send someone like Jonah to preach repentance.

==Text of ''Jonah'', chapter 3==
''The text is from the Authorized (King James) Version of the Bible''

4:1 But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was very angry.

4:2 And he prayed unto the LORD, and said, I pray thee, O LORD, was not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I fled before unto Tarshish: for I knew that thou art a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repentest thee of the evil.

4:3 Therefore now, O LORD, take, I beseech thee, my life from me; for it is better for me to die than to live.

4:4 Then said the LORD, Doest thou well to be angry?

4:5 So Jonah went out of the city, and sat on the east side of the city, and there made him a booth, and sat under it in the shadow, till he might see what would become of the city.

4:6 And the LORD God prepared a gourd, and made it to come up over Jonah, that it might be a shadow over his head, to deliver him from his grief. So Jonah was exceeding glad of the gourd.

4:7 But God prepared a worm when the morning rose the next day, and it smote the gourd that it withered.

4:8 And it came to pass, when the sun did arise, that God prepared a vehement east wind; and the sun beat upon the head of Jonah, that he fainted, and wished in himself to die, and said, It is better for me to die than to live.

4:9 And God said to Jonah, Doest thou well to be angry for the gourd? And he said, I do well to be angry, even unto death.

4:10 Then said the LORD, Thou hast had pity on the gourd, for the which thou hast not laboured, neither madest it grow; which came up in a night, and perished in a night:

4:11 And should not I spare Nineveh, that great city, wherein are more than sixscore thousand persons that cannot discern between their right hand and their left hand; and also much cattle?

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Previous Breaking News/Hugo Chavez

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This page contains the items that were once on the "Breaking News" section of the Main Page. The articles are mainly about '''[[Hugo Chavez]]'''. 
Last date of Archived news is Oct. 31, 2007. Contains archives from Jan. to Oct. 2007.

#'''[[Vicente Fox]]''', former President of '''[[Mexico]]''', admits to [[television]] talk-show host [[Larry King]] that he (Fox) and '''[[President of the United States|President]] [[George W. Bush]]''' were working on a plan that included introducing a '''common currency''' to all North American countries. Fox blames [[Hugo Chavez]] of [[Venezuela]] for getting in the way. [[WorldNetDaily]] [http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=58052] View a [[CNN]] transcript [http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0710/08/lkl.01.html here]. Watch a YouTube one-minute video clip [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYGrn0hZlCQ here]. (Note: unconfirmed reports state that [[CNN]] is scrubbing this dialogue from transcripts of the Larry King show--but they couldn't do it before other Web activists had already begun to cache it.) [[Image:Hugo-chavez8.jpg|right|100px]]
#'''[[Barack Obama|Obama]] and [[John Edwards|Edwards]] willing to get cozy with [[Fidel Castro|Castro]] and [[Hugo Chavez|Chavez]].''' [http://www.miamiherald.com/1060/story/180109.html ''Miami Herald'']
#'''Protesters take to the streets in [[Venezuela]] as freedom of speech is taken apart by leftist dictator [[Hugo Chavez]]:''' [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,276356,00.html]
#[[Hugo Chavez]] demands that [[Pope Benedict]] apologize for saying the Roman Catholic Church purified Indians in Latin America. Chavez called the treatment of Indians after [[Christopher Columbus]] landed in 1492 a "holocaust". See article [http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSN1819661120070519 here].

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Solar magnetic cycle

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The '''solar magnetic cycle''' influences terrestial temperature. Variations in [[solar radiation]] correlate with changes in [[Earth]]'s average air temperature. [http://www.junkscience.com/news/robinson.htm]
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Rejection of science

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When [[science]] and [[ideology]] collide, many advocates simply discard science altogether or engage in [[deception]] campaigns which obscure what science actually says; see [[junk science]].

In the context of {{link right|embryonic|stem cell research}}, [[Joseph Bottum]] wrote:
:I have long suspected that science, in the context of the editorial page of the New York Times, was simply a stalking-horse for something else. In fact, for two something-elses: a chance to discredit America's religious believers, and an opportunity to put yet another hedge around the legalization of abortion. [http://www.opinionjournal.com/federation/feature/?id=110010915]

[[Category:Deceit]]
[[Category:Pseudoscience]]

Media hype

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Former Science Editor Tim Radford of ''The Guardian'' ... "admitted at a recent conference that he and his fellow science journalists hype [[stem cell research]] to sell more newspapers." [http://www.evangelicaloutpost.com/archives/003065.html]

[[Category:Media]]

Mandylion

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[[Image:Mandylion1.jpg|right|thumb|350px|17th century representation of the mandylion, Mt. Athos, Greece]]
The '''mandylion''' was a semi-legendary relic of [[Christianity]], a square or rectangular piece of cloth bearing the image of the face of [[Jesus Christ]], and first appearing in the city of Edessa in the 6th century.

==History==
According to [[Eusebius]], King Abgar of Edessa was afflicted of an illness, and hearing of the miracles of Jesus as a healer he sent a letter to Him, asking if He would come to his aid. Jesus responded that He could not come, but would send a disciple in His place, which He does. Thaddeus comes in Jesus' place and heals him [http://www.ccel.org/ccel/schaff/npnf201.iii.vi.xiii.html]; according to variants of this story King Abgar is left with the cloth image of Jesus, beginning with the ''Doctrine of Addai'' (ca. 400 A.D.) in which a court painter created an image of the Lord and "brought with him to Abgar the king, his master. And when Abgar the king saw the likeness, he received it with great joy, and placed it with great honor in one of his palatial houses." [http://www.tertullian.org/fathers/addai_2_text.htm]

The mandylion would surface again around 525 when Edessa was flooded by the Daisan River. Workmen repairing one of the city's gates discovered a niche with the cloth inside; the mandylion was declared to be ''Acheiropoietos'' (Greek: Αχειροποίητος), "not made by hands", meaning that it was a miraculous image created supernaturally and not by man. The mandylion stayed in Edessa as a means of protection for the city from harm until taken to [[Constantinople]] in 944, where it was received with great fanfare by Emperor Romanus I. There it stayed until disappearing in the sack of the city during the Fourth Crusade in 1204.

==Shroud of Turin?==
Author Ian Wilson wrote in his history of the [[Shroud of Turin]] that the mandylion may have been the shroud itself, "doubled in four" with the face of the shroud placed prominently, and set inside a laticework frame that showed only the face. Wilson also drew upon several accounts from Constantinople, such as the ''Codex Vossianus Latinus'' (Q 69) and a 1207 letter from Nicholas Mesarites, in which the mandylion was described as being a full-body burial cloth, and not just the face alone. Wilson further elaborated that when the mandylion disappeared, it found its way to France under one Geofrey de Charney, one of the Knights Templar, who was the first confirmed owner of the shroud.

==See also==
* [[Shroud of Turin]]
* [[Veronica]]

==External links==
*[http://www.ccel.org/ccel/schaff/npnf201.toc.html Christian Classics Ethereal Library: writings of Eusebius]
*[http://www.tertullian.org/fathers/addai_2_text.htm Doctrine of Addai, 1876 translation]

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Kerygma

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'''Kerygma''' comes from the [[Greek]] "κηρύσσω" meaning "proclamation". It is used in the [[New Testament]], and it means the act of publicly preaching the [[Gospel]] of [[Christ]].

[[Category:Christianity]]

Whether

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'''Whether''' is used to introduce a [[question]] presenting alternatives, usually with the correlative ''or''.

== External links ==

*[http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/whether Dictionary.com]

[[Category:Dictionary]]

Provocateur

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A '''provocateur''' is someone who thrives on provoking conflict for the sake of conflict alone. The '''provocateur''' is constantly picking fights, mental or [[physical]], with no apparent consistency in argument. Often a '''provocateur''' simply likes the attention that conflict brings, and enjoys the exaggerated influence that might follow from the conflict. If effective, others in the group spend more time and energy trying to appease the '''provocateur''' than advancing more productive goals.

An '''agent provocateur''' is a particularly sophisticated attempt to infiltrate a group and pretend sympathy with it, only then to discredit the group with indefensible statements or actions.
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Variables

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#REDIRECT [[variable]]

Longitudinal Study

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A '''longitudinal study''' is a study that involves the repeated observation or examination of the same set of subjects over time with respect to one or more study [[variables]], particularly in [[medical]] research where the subjects are living beings. A longitudinal study is often desired because it follows changes in the same people. In contrast, a [[cross-sectional study]] compares results across different people, which can introduce undesired variables to distort the results.
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User talk:PaulH

2007-11-29T02:46:53Z

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Your edits are interesting. Welcome!

I need to shut down editing soon tonight. Will reopen for editing early tomorrow (Wednesday) morning. Please feel free to create entries offline to enter when general editing is reopened. Thanks.--[[User:Aschlafly|Aschlafly]] 00:23, 28 November 2007 (EST)

Please use talk pages before mass removing information from articles. If you persist, you may be blocked. Thank you. [[User:DanH|DanH]] 00:24, 28 November 2007 (EST)

You removed an entire paragraph, which said:
Combined with [[hate speech]] rules and [[hate crime]] laws, a government certification of "same-sex marriage" will place tremendous pressure on people who criticize homosexuality. "How do you know we're not married?" would be the simplest of rejoinders. Or, "How dare you criticize my spouse!" (see [[fighting words]]).
Such laws will open up a new wave of militant homosexual violence. Just as "He insulted my wife" can be used as defense against an [[assault]] charge.
Attempts to refer to [[civil union]]s as "marriage", or to require people who disagree with homosexuality to honor such unions. [[User:DanH|DanH]] 00:28, 28 November 2007 (EST)

Oops, you're right. Please accept my apologies. [[User:DanH|DanH]] 00:32, 28 November 2007 (EST)

:Good work. --[[User:Joaquín Martínez]], [[User talk:Joaquín Martínez|talk]] 08:40, 28 November 2007 (EST)

==[[Michael Crichton]]==

:cobbling together a few quotes by a popular novelist

Dr. Crichton is more than a "popular novelist". Although he is best known for his novels (and television's "[[ER]]"), he is also a graduate of Harvard Medical School and a former postdoctoral fellow at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies. [http://www.sitewave.net/news/s49p1835.htm]

If you can see a way to improve any of the science [[stub]]s I've created today, please join in at any time. Conservapedia is a collaborative work. --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] [[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]] 15:49, 28 November 2007 (EST)

Jonah (ch. 4)

2007-11-29T02:40:20Z

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Chapter 4 of the '''''Book of Jonah''''' reveals [[Jonah]]'s true intentions as to running away: he wanted to see [[Ninevah]] destoyed, as he had hated that city greatly, and the [[Lord]]'s staying of His judgement only made him angry. God explained to him through a gourd that He cares very much about the inhabitants of any city enough to send someone like Jonah to preach repentance.

==Text of ''Jonah'', chapter 3==
''The text is from the Authorized (King James) Version of the Bible''

4:1 But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was very angry.

4:2 And he prayed unto the LORD, and said, I pray thee, O LORD, was not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I fled before unto Tarshish: for I knew that thou art a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repentest thee of the evil.

4:3 Therefore now, O LORD, take, I beseech thee, my life from me; for it is better for me to die than to live.

4:4 Then said the LORD, Doest thou well to be angry?

4:5 So Jonah went out of the city, and sat on the east side of the city, and there made him a booth, and sat under it in the shadow, till he might see what would become of the city.

4:6 And the LORD God prepared a gourd, and made it to come up over Jonah, that it might be a shadow over his head, to deliver him from his grief. So Jonah was exceeding glad of the gourd.

4:7 But God prepared a worm when the morning rose the next day, and it smote the gourd that it withered.

4:8 And it came to pass, when the sun did arise, that God prepared a vehement east wind; and the sun beat upon the head of Jonah, that he fainted, and wished in himself to die, and said, It is better for me to die than to live.

4:9 And God said to Jonah, Doest thou well to be angry for the gourd? And he said, I do well to be angry, even unto death.

4:10 Then said the LORD, Thou hast had pity on the gourd, for the which thou hast not laboured, neither madest it grow; which came up in a night, and perished in a night:

4:11 And should not I spare Nineveh, that great city, wherein are more than sixscore thousand persons that cannot discern between their right hand and their left hand; and also much cattle?

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Mesopotamian

2007-11-29T02:39:10Z

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#REDIRECT [[Mesopotamia]]

Jonah (ch. 3)

2007-11-29T02:38:45Z

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Chapter 3 of the '''''Book of Jonah''''' has [[Jonah]] being ordered again to [[Ninevah]] to preach against the wickedness of the inhabitants of that ancient [[Mesopotamian]] city; [[God]] will bring about its destruction within forty days. All of the inhabitants, from the least of them to the king, repent of their evil, and sit in sackcloth and ashes, crying out to God in repentance, staying God's judgment.

==Text of ''Jonah'', chapter 2==
''The text is from the Authorized (King James) Version of the Bible''

3:1 And the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the second time, saying,

3:2 Arise, go unto Nineveh, that great city, and preach unto it the preaching that I bid thee.

3:3 So Jonah arose, and went unto Nineveh, according to the word of the LORD. Now Nineveh was an exceeding great city of three days' journey.

3:4 And Jonah began to enter into the city a day's journey, and he cried, and said, Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown.

3:5 So the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them.

3:6 For word came unto the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, and he laid his robe from him, and covered him with sackcloth, and sat in ashes.

3:7 And he caused it to be proclaimed and published through Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying, Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste any thing: let them not feed, nor drink water:

3:8 But let man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and cry mightily unto God: yea, let them turn every one from his evil way, and from the violence that is in their hands.

3:9 Who can tell if God will turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not?

3:10 And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God repented of the evil, that he had said that he would do unto them; and he did it not.

[[Category:Bible]]

Jonah (ch. 2)

2007-11-29T02:37:58Z

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Chapter 2 of the '''''Book of Jonah''''' finds [[Jonah]] inside the belly of the fish for three days and nights, [[prayer|praying]] fervently that he may live and serve the [[Lord]]. Salvation comes from the Lord, Jonah realizes, and he is spat out of the fish onto dry land.

==Text of ''Jonah'', chapter 2==
''The text is from the Authorized (King James) Version of the Bible''

2:1 Then Jonah prayed unto the LORD his God out of the fish's belly,

2:2 And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the LORD, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardest my voice.

2:3 For thou hadst cast me into the deep, in the midst of the seas; and the floods compassed me about: all thy billows and thy waves passed over me.

2:4 Then I said, I am cast out of thy sight; yet I will look again toward thy holy temple.

2:5 The waters compassed me about, even to the soul: the depth closed me round about, the weeds were wrapped about my head.

2:6 I went down to the bottoms of the mountains; the earth with her bars was about me for ever: yet hast thou brought up my life from corruption, O LORD my God.

2:7 When my soul fainted within me I remembered the LORD: and my prayer came in unto thee, into thine holy temple.

2:8 They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy.

2:9 But I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay that that I have vowed. Salvation is of the LORD.

2:10 And the LORD spake unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land.

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Jonah (ch.1)

2007-11-29T02:35:31Z

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The '''''Book of Jonah''''' begins with the [[Lord]] calling [[Jonah]] to go into the city of [[Ninevah]] and preach against the wickeness of the inhabitants of that city; instead, Jonah runs away, and catches a ship bound for Tarshish (ancient [[Spain]]?). The Lord, still intending for Jonah to go to Ninevah, sends a storm to slow the ship; Jonah is thrown overboard by the fearful crew and swallowed by a great fish, where he remained for three days and nights.

==Text of ''Jonah'', chapter 1==
'''''Text is from the Authorized ([[King James Version|King James]]) Version of the [[Bible]]'''''

1:1 Now the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,

1:2 Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me.

1:3 But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD.

1:4 But the LORD sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken.

1:5 Then the mariners were afraid, and cried every man unto his god, and cast forth the wares that were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it of them. But Jonah was gone down into the sides of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep.

1:6 So the shipmaster came to him, and said unto him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? arise, call upon thy God, if so be that God will think upon us, that we perish not.

1:7 And they said every one to his fellow, Come, and let us cast lots, that we may know for whose cause this evil is upon us. So they cast lots, and the lot fell upon Jonah.

1:8 Then said they unto him, Tell us, we pray thee, for whose cause this evil is upon us; What is thine occupation? and whence comest thou? what is thy country? and of what people art thou?

1:9 And he said unto them, I am an Hebrew; and I fear the LORD, the God of heaven, which hath made the sea and the dry land.

1:10 Then were the men exceedingly afraid, and said unto him, Why hast thou done this? For the men knew that he fled from the presence of the LORD, because he had told them.

1:11 Then said they unto him, What shall we do unto thee, that the sea may be calm unto us? for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous.

1:12 And he said unto them, Take me up, and cast me forth into the sea; so shall the sea be calm unto you: for I know that for my sake this great tempest is upon you.

1:13 Nevertheless the men rowed hard to bring it to the land; but they could not: for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous against them.

1:14 Wherefore they cried unto the LORD, and said, We beseech thee, O LORD, we beseech thee, let us not perish for this man's life, and lay not upon us innocent blood: for thou, O LORD, hast done as it pleased thee.

1:15 So they took up Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea: and the sea ceased from her raging.

1:16 Then the men feared the LORD exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice unto the LORD, and made vows.

1:17 Now the LORD had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.
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'''''Text is from the King James 2000 version'''''

1:1 Now the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,

1:2 Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness has come up before me.

1:3 But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to Tarshish: so he paid its fare, and went down into it, to go with them unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD.

1:4 But the LORD sent out a great wind on the sea, and there was a mighty tempest on the sea, so that the ship was about to be broken.

1:5 Then the mariners were afraid, and cried every man unto his god, and cast forth the wares that were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it of them. But Jonah had gone down into the lower part of the ship; and he had lain down, and was fast asleep.

1:6 So the captain came to him, and said unto him, What mean you, O sleeper? arise, call upon your God, if so be that God will think upon us, that we perish not.

1:7 And they said every one to his fellow, Come, and let us cast lots, that we may know for whose cause this evil is upon us. So they cast lots, and the lot fell upon Jonah.

1:8 Then said they unto him, Tell us, we pray you, for whose cause this evil is upon us; What is your occupation? and from where come you? what is your country? and of what people are you?

1:9 And he said unto them, I am a Hebrew; and I fear the LORD, the God of heaven, who has made the sea and the dry land.

1:10 Then were the men exceedingly afraid, and said unto him, Why have you done this? For the men knew that he fled from the presence of the LORD, because he had told them.

1:11 Then said they unto him, What shall we do unto you, that the sea may be calm for us? for the sea raged, and was tempestuous.

1:12 And he said unto them, Take me up, and cast me forth into the sea; so shall the sea be calm for you: for I know that for my sake this great tempest is upon you.

1:13 Nevertheless the men rowed hard to bring it to the land; but they could not: for the sea raged, and was tempestuous against them.

1:14 Therefore they cried unto the LORD, and said, We beseech you, O LORD, we beseech you, let us not perish for this man's life, and lay not upon us innocent blood: for you, O LORD, have done as it pleased you.

1:15 So they took up Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea: and the sea ceased from its raging.

1:16 Then the men feared the LORD exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice unto the LORD, and made vows.

1:17 Now the LORD had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.

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'''''Text is from the [[Hebrew]] (Tanakh) Bible'''''

1:1 ויהי דבר־יהוה אל־יונה בן־אמתי לאמר׃

1:2 קום לך אל־נינוה העיר הגדולה וקרא עליה כי־עלתה רעתם לפני׃

1:3 ויקם יונה לברח תרשׁישׁה מלפני יהוה וירד יפו וימצא אניה באה תרשׁישׁ ויתן שׂכרה וירד בה לבוא עמהם תרשׁישׁה מלפני יהוה׃

1:4 ויהוה הטיל רוח־גדולה אל־הים ויהי סער־גדול בים והאניה חשׁבה להשׁבר׃

1:5 וייראו המלחים ויזעקו אישׁ אל־אלהיו ויטלו את־הכלים אשׁר באניה אל־הים להקל מעליהם ויונה ירד אל־ירכתי הספינה וישׁכב וירדם׃

1:6 ויקרב אליו רב החבל ויאמר לו מה־לך נרדם קום קרא אל־אלהיך אולי יתעשׁת האלהים לנו ולא נאבד׃

1:7 ויאמרו אישׁ אל־רעהו לכו ונפילה גורלות ונדעה בשׁלמי הרעה הזאת לנו ויפלו גורלות ויפל הגורל על־יונה׃

1:8 ויאמרו אליו הגידה־נא לנו באשׁר למי־הרעה הזאת לנו מה־מלאכתך ומאין תבוא מה ארצך ואי־מזה עם אתה׃

1:9 ויאמר אליהם עברי אנכי ואת־יהוה אלהי השׁמים אני ירא אשׁר־עשׂה את־הים ואת־היבשׁה׃

1:10 וייראו האנשׁים יראה גדולה ויאמרו אליו מה־זאת עשׂית כי־ידעו האנשׁים כי־מלפני יהוה הוא ברח כי הגיד להם׃

1:11 ויאמרו אליו מה־נעשׂה לך וישׁתק הים מעלינו כי הים הולך וסער׃

1:12 ויאמר אליהם שׂאוני והטילני אל־הים וישׁתק הים מעליכם כי יודע אני כי בשׁלי הסער הגדול הזה עליכם׃

1:13 ויחתרו האנשׁים להשׁיב אל־היבשׁה ולא יכלו כי הים הולך וסער עליהם׃

1:14 ויקראו אל־יהוה ויאמרו אנה יהוה אל־נא נאבדה בנפשׁ האישׁ הזה ואל־תתן עלינו דם נקיא כי־אתה יהוה כאשׁר חפצת עשׂית׃

1:15 וישׂאו את־יונה ויטלהו אל־הים ויעמד הים מזעפו׃

1:16 וייראו האנשׁים יראה גדולה את־יהוה ויזבחו־זבח ליהוה וידרו נדרים׃

1:17 (2:1) וימן יהוה דג גדול לבלע את־יונה ויהי יונה במעי הדג שׁלשׁה ימים ושׁלשׁה לילות׃

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'''''Text is from the [[Latin]] [[Vulgate]]'''''

1:1 et factum est verbum Domini ad Ionam filium Amathi dicens

1:2 surge vade in Nineven civitatem grandem et praedica in ea quia ascendit malitia eius coram me

1:3 et surrexit Iona ut fugeret in Tharsis a facie Domini et descendit Ioppen et invenit navem euntem in Tharsis et dedit naulum eius et descendit in eam ut iret cum eis in Tharsis a facie Domini

1:4 Dominus autem misit ventum magnum in mari et facta est tempestas magna in mari et navis periclitabatur conteri

1:5 et timuerunt nautae et clamaverunt viri ad deum suum et miserunt vasa quae erant in navi in mare ut adleviaretur ab eis et Iona descendit ad interiora navis et dormiebat sopore gravi

1:6 et accessit ad eum gubernator et dixit ei quid tu sopore deprimeris surge invoca Deum tuum si forte recogitet Deus de nobis et non pereamus

1:7 et dixit vir ad collegam suum venite et mittamus sortes et sciamus quare hoc malum sit nobis et miserunt sortes et cecidit sors super Ionam

1:8 et dixerunt ad eum indica nobis cuius causa malum istud sit nobis quod est opus tuum quae terra tua et quo vel ex quo populo es tu

1:9 et dixit ad eos Hebraeus ego sum et Dominum Deum caeli ego timeo qui fecit mare et aridam

1:10 et timuerunt viri timore magno et dixerunt ad eum quid hoc fecisti cognoverunt enim viri quod a facie Domini fugeret quia indicaverat eis

1:11 et dixerunt ad eum quid faciemus tibi et cessabit mare a nobis quia mare ibat et intumescebat

1:12 et dixit ad eos tollite me et mittite in mare et cessabit mare a vobis scio enim ego quoniam propter me tempestas grandis haec super vos

1:13 et remigabant viri ut reverterentur ad aridam et non valebant quia mare ibat et intumescebat super eos

1:14 et clamaverunt ad Dominum et dixerunt quaesumus Domine ne pereamus in anima viri istius et ne des super nos sanguinem innocentem quia tu Domine sicut voluisti fecisti

1:15 et tulerunt Ionam et miserunt in mare et stetit mare a fervore suo

1:16 et timuerunt viri timore magno Dominum et immolaverunt hostias Domino et voverunt vota

1:17 (2:1) et praeparavit Dominus piscem grandem ut degluttiret Ionam et erat Iona in ventre piscis tribus diebus et tribus noctibus

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Global warming debate

2007-11-29T02:33:14Z

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A '''[[global warming]] debate''': [http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/summary_0199-2875898_ITM]

[[Category:Global Warming]]