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The most requested document from the National Archives is the photo of Elvis Presley shaking hands with a stiffly smiling President Richard Nixon."The two of them together somehow is almost incomprehensible,"
says Bud Krogh,Nixon's former deputy councel.During their 1970 meeting in the Oval Office,Nixon agreed to make Presley--a drug addict---an honorary deputy of the U.S. Bureau of Narcotics.
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says Bud Krogh,Nixon's former deputy councel.During their 1970 meeting in the Oval Office,Nixon agreed to make Presley--a drug addict---an honorary deputy of the U.S. Bureau of Narcotics.
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Now that they're in the minority,droves of Republican House members are breaking party discipline and voting for legislation sponsored by Democrats. The Democrats' minumum-wage increase drew 82 Republican votes and their homeland security bill,68. "You're freer to vote your conscience," said Rep.Jo Ann Emerson (R- Mo.)
The Washington Post.
The Washington Post.
U.S. homeland security officials say they responed to terrorism hoaxes virtually every single day.The False threats--such as claims that bombs have been planted aboard cruise ships or in football stadiums--cost millions of dollars in wasted resources,and distract officials from pursuing real threats.
USA Today
USA Today
The Vatican,a sovereign jurisdiction with its own laws and police,has the highest per capita crime rate in the world. In 2006,Vatican City,with a population of just 492,had nearly 1,000 crimes--mostly pick-pocketing,purse snatching,and fruad.That's a crime rate of about 1.5 crimes per resident.
Del Spiegel
Del Spiegel
The gay population of Nebraska jumped 71% between 2000 and 2005,to a total of 43,000, according to a new analysis of Gensus Bureau figures.In Kansas,the number of people who said they were gay rose 68%,and in Iowa,the increase was 58% Gays are not flocking to rural states,demographers say;rather ,those already there are more willing to acknowledge their sexuallity.
The Atlantic Monthly
The Atlantic Monthly
Time is taking its toll on the once-Herculean body of Arnold Schwarzeneger,who will soon turn 60. The former Mr. Universe has an artificial hip,reconstructed heart valves,a surgically repared shoulder,and a badly broken femur from a sking accident which has left the California governor walking on crutches.In rueful frustration,he has taken to calling hinself a bionic man.
Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
The Irag war has generated a rich assortment of battlefield slang.Among the trems now bandied about by soldiers are Ali Baba--enemy forces, Mookie---Shiite leader Muqtada al -Sadr, Christians in Action--the Central Intelligence Agency,and Groundhog Day--everyday of a soldiers tour in Irag.
Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
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