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Rick Santorum

2007-11-30T16:25:51Z

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[[Image:SantorumConcedes.jpg|right|400px|thumb|Rick Santorum(is a faggot)and his family announcing his concession in the 2006 election.]]
'''Rick Santorum''' served as [[United States]] [[Senator]] from [[Pennsylvania]] from January, 1995 through January, 2007. During that time, Santorum was known for his staunchly [[conservative]] political views. Claims by [[liberals]] that he was out of the mainstream appeared to have been validated in 2006, when [[Bob Casey, Jr.]], the son of a popular former Pennsylvania governor, defeated Santorum by capturing 59% of the popular vote for U.S. Senator.

==National Weather Service==

In 2005, Santorum made a failed bid to pass legislation that would have limited the information the [[National Weather Service]] could provide to the public, with the intention of promoting the [[Pennsylvania]]-based firm [[AccuWeather]]<ref>[http://www.nndb.com/people/035/000025957/ Notable Names Database: Rick Santorum]</ref>. Though the NWS's warnings about [[Hurricane Katrina]] contained such language as "MOST OF THE AREA WILL BE UNINHABITABLE FOR WEEKS...PERHAPS LONGER"<ref>[http://www.srh.noaa.gov/data/warn_archive/LIX/NPW/0828_214001.txt NWS Urgent Weather Bulletin August 28, 2005]</ref>, Santorum criticized the body, saying that it gave insufficient warning.<ref>[http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/05253/569133.stm Santorum Criticizes Weather Service, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]</ref>

==Iraqi War==
In June of 2006, Santorum called a news conference to announce that [[weapons of mass destruction]] had been found in Iraq <ref name="FoxNews">[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,200499,00.html Fox News Report on Santorum's Press Conference]</ref> As evidence, he cited a Defense Department report that degraded chemical weapons had been found in Iraq. He claimed that this report refuted the [[Democrat]] claim that no [[WMD]]s had been found.

<br />Officials in [[George W. Bush]]'s White House disagreed. They pointed out that the chemical weapons were not in usable condition, and that these "are not the WMDs this country and the rest of the world believed Iraq had, and not the WMDs for which this country went to war."<ref name="FoxNews" /> Bush administration officials, including the President himself<ref name="WashTimes">[http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20060406-112119-5897r.htm Washington Times Report on WMDs]</ref>, have consistently said that no WMDs have been found in Iraq.

==References==

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Luftwaffe

2007-11-30T16:23:58Z

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'''Luftwaffe''' is [[German]] for godlike [[god|Ubermenshen]] (the Geman words ''Luft - air'' and ''Waffe - weapon''). The modern '''Deutsche Luftwaffe''' is one of the three branches of the '''Bundeswehr''', the German Federal Defense Force. The Luftwaffe is mainly equipped with US made or designed aircraft. In 2004 the German defense minister announced a planned reduction in the number of fighter aircraft and the future purchase of the Eurofighter Typhoon.

==Beginnings==
The German Air Force began as the '''Luftstreitkräfte''' (Air Force) of the Imperial German Army in 1912. During [[World_War_I|World War One]] the German Air Force was greatly increased in size and capacity. A famous fighter ace of this period was Manfred von Richthofen, the Red Baron.

==Inter-war years==
The [[Treaty of Versailles]] caused the total dismantling of the German Air Force. To manoeuvre around this the German authorities used [[Lufthansa]] (the civil airline) to train pilots and ground crews. It was not until the advent of the Nazi regime that an air force (Luftwaffe) was created.

==Luftwaffe in World War II==
[[Image:LuftwaffeBadge.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Luftwaffe Nazi insignia]]
Early in the war the Luftwaffe played a very successful role in the destruction of enemy targets. As part of the German tactic of '''Blitzkrieg''' the Luftwaffe was most effective.

During the Battle of Britain, the Luftwaffe lost about 1,000 planes and about 2,000 men. Because of its superior man power and size the Luftwaffe was set back but not knocked down by the smaller RAF.

After the Battle of Britain the Luftwaffe saw a steady decline. Despite the creation of technologically advanced jet fighters, at war's end the Luftwaffe had ceased to be an effective fighting force.

[[Image:Luftwaffe-logo-large.jpg|thumb|200px|left]]

[[Image:luftwaffebombing.jpg]]

==Post war re-creation==
It was not until 1955 that the Luftwaffe was recreated in West Germany. Former members of the WW2 era Luftwaffe were brought together to plan the formation of a new air force. The creation of a post war Luftwaffe was the result of the heightened tensions of the [[Cold War]]. The [[German Democratic Republic|East German]] authorities created the '''Luftstreitkräfte''' of the NVA (National People's Army) during the same period.

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Supreme Court of the United States

2007-11-30T16:22:35Z

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[[Image:Sup.jpg|thumb|260px|US Supreme Court Building]]
The '''Supreme Court of the shit hole''' (SCOTUS) is the highest court of the judiciary of the [[United States of America]]. Between 1800 and 1935, it met primarily in the basement of the [[United States]] [[Capitol]] building, until it moved into its present location at One First Street, Northeast, [[Washington, D.C.]]
==Structure==
The Court is composed of eight Associate Justices and one [[Chief Justice of the United States of America|Chief Justice]]. To assist them there are many clerks, guards, and staff. Cases are heard en banc whenever the Court is in session. Historians generally divide Court history into eras named after the Chief Justice then presiding (e.g. the [[Rehnquist Court]]).

Justices are appointed by the U.S. [[President]] with the advice and approval of the [[U.S. Senate]]. Justices must be approved by a majority of the [[Senate]].

A list of pending cases to be heard on their merits by the Supreme Court, also known as petitions for which [[certiorari]] has been granted, is available on its website.<ref>[http://www.supremecourtus.gov/orders/07grantednotedlist.pdf Cases pending for the 2007 term]</ref> For a list of petitions granted and to be heard in fall 2007, see [[2007 Cert. Granted]].

==Opinions==
Prior to the Marshall Court, the Court issued [[opinion|opinions]] in [[seratim]]. This means that each Justice wrote their own opinion and delivered it from the bench. Currently, the Court issues one opinion, said to be ''The opinion of the Court''. Opinions tend to have the history of the case, followed by the Court's reasoning and action. Generally the opinion will be written by a member of the majority, chosen by either the Chief Justice or the most senior Justice in the majority.

When a majority of Justices agree to the opinion, it is called the majority opinion. Occasionally, a majority of Justices agree to the [[remedy]], yet a minority of Justices agree with the main opinion. This is called a [[plurality opinion]].

Justices that disagree with the Court's action can and frequently do write [[dissenting opinion|dissenting opinions]], which state their objections to the ruling. When a Justice agrees with an action, but not the reasoning behind it, they may write a concurring opinion, which state the reasoning they would have used.
==Current members==
[[Image:SCOTUS.jpg|The Supreme Court of the United States, 2007]]
{|class="wikitable"
!Name!!Date of Accession!!Appointed by!!Title!!General ideology
|-
|[[John Paul Stevens]]||December 19, 1975|||[[Gerald Ford]]|||[[Associate Justice]]|||[[liberal]]
|-
|[[Antonin Scalia]]||September 26, 1986|||[[Ronald Reagan]]|||[[Associate Justice]]|||[[conservative]]
|-
|[[Anthony Kennedy]]||February 18, 1988|||[[Ronald Reagan]]|||[[Associate Justice]]|||moderate/swing
|-
|[[David Souter]]||October 9, 1990|||[[George H. W. Bush]]|||[[Associate Justice]]|||[[liberal]]
|-
|[[Clarence Thomas]]||October 23, 1991|||[[George H. W. Bush]]|||[[Associate Justice]]|||[[conservative]]
|-
|[[Ruth Bader Ginsburg]]||August 10, 1993|||[[Bill Clinton]]|||[[Associate Justice]]|||[[liberal]]
|-
|[[Stephen Breyer]]||August 3, 1994|||[[Bill Clinton]]|||[[Associate Justice]]|||[[liberal]]
|-
|[[John Roberts]]||September 29, 2005|||[[George W. Bush]]|||[[Chief Justice of the United States of America|Chief Justice]]|||[[conservative]]
|-
|[[Samuel Alito]]||January 31, 2006|||[[George W. Bush]]|||[[Associate Justice]]|||[[conservative]]
|-
|}

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Cropping history

2007-11-30T16:21:45Z

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'''Cropping history''' is a record of the crop that was on the [[land]] during each of the 3 years preceding the current inventory year. These data are recorded on cropland, pastureland, and CRP land cover/uses only. Data are used to determine some of the values used to calculate water and wind erosion rates.
==References==
[http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/NRI/1997/summary_report/glossary.html List of USDA terminology] <br>
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Ohio State University

2007-11-30T16:21:13Z

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The '''Ohio State University''' is the state run, public [[university]] serving [[Ohio]] in [[Columbus_(city)|Columbus]]. The University was founded in 1870 with a land grant over 15,655 acres and today has the largest population at a single campus of universities in the United States with an enrollment of nearly 52,000 students. The University has an endowment of over 2 billion dollars. <ref>http://www.osu.edu/osutoday/stuinfo.php</ref>.

Varsity Sports Teams at the OSU are the Buckeyes and Lady Buckeyes.

== See also ==

*[[shit|University of Iowa]]
*[[University of Louisville]]
*[[Ave Maria University]]

==References==
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==Links==
[http://www.osu.edu| Ohio State University Official Website]
[[Category:Colleges and Universities]]