Thoughts From the Grassy Knoll
The Eleven Day Empire - The Wellstone Conspiracy - Additionally, if a Democratic Senator had to be marked for death to deliver control of the Senate to Republicans, why not pick one who was safer in his or her seat? Why waste a sophisticated murder plot on a guy who the voters might vote out, instead of on someone like Ted Kennedy or Tom Daschle, who will never leave the Senate except for retirement? And more importantly, if you were going to do this, why not do it in a state with a Republican governor, so your party could control the appointment of the replacement, instead of a state with a wild card, independent governor?

Tome Time
Northwest Notes - Simon Wiesenthal's The Sunflower - He was pulled into a military hospital by a nurse and forced to sit with the completely bandaged man, who just wanted to confess to a Jew. Wiesenthal says he remained silent when the dying Nazi finished relating his awful deeds and begged for forgiveness. Then he wondered whether he was wrong or right.

What Went Wrong
Amish Tech Support - ARAB NEWS: You get what you deserve - In fact, our teaching hospitals must be centers of miraculous wonder to you, considering your beliefs. If you continue to preach that Jews are the sons of monkeys and dogs, well, that just only goes to show how amazing out educational system is here. We can actually train the sons of monkeys and dogs to perform complex surgery, the art of anesthesiology, and the bold steps of chemical engineering and drug testing.

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