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Tony Blair

2007-03-12T16:41:02Z

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Tony Blair (born May 6, 1953) is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. He belongs to and is the current leader of the Labour Party, a self-described democratic [[socialist]] party<ref>[http://www.labour.org.uk/index.php?id=labourdemocracy]</ref>. Tony has stated he would step down as the party leader in time for the Trades Union Congress conference in September 2007 <ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/5322094.stm]</ref>.

== Personal ==
Tony Blair was born in Edinburgh, Scotland [http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=11562620063] and is of Irish and English descent. After completing his schooling he studies law at Oxford University, where he graduated with a second class degree. Blair married his wife, Cherie Booth in 1980, and they have four children.

Labour has been the party of government in [[Great Britain]] since 1997. He is also the [[MP]] for Sedgefield, a constituency located in [[County Durham]] in North East England.

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Tony Blair

2007-03-12T16:36:28Z

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Tony Blair (born May 6, 1953) is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. He belongs to and is the current leader of the Labour Party, a self-described democratic [[socialist]] party<ref>[http://www.labour.org.uk/index.php?id=labourdemocracy]</ref>. Tony has stated he would step down as the party leader in time for the Trades Union Congress conference in September 2007 <ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/5322094.stm]</ref>.

== Personal ==
Tony Blair was born in Edinburgh, Scotland [http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=11562620063]

Labour has been the party of government in [[Great Britain]] since 1997. He is also the [[MP]] for Sedgefield, a constituency located in [[County Durham]] in North East England.

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Tony Blair

2007-03-12T16:36:01Z

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Tony Blair (born May 6, 1953) is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. He belongs to and is the current leader of the Labour Party, a self-described democratic [[socialist]] party<ref>[http://www.labour.org.uk/index.php?id=labourdemocracy]</ref>. Tony has stated he would step down as the party leader in time for the Trades Union Congress conference in September 2007 <ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/5322094.stm]</ref>.

== Personal ==
Tony Blair was born in Edinburgh, Scotland [http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=1156262006 1]

Labour has been the party of government in [[Great Britain]] since 1997. He is also the [[MP]] for Sedgefield, a constituency located in [[County Durham]] in North East England.

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Dick Cheney

2007-03-12T15:49:09Z

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Dick Cheney serves as the Vice President of the United States, first elected in 2000 along with President George W. Bush. Cheney was re-elected along with President Bush in 2004.

== Life and Family ==
Richard 'Dick' Cheney was born in Lincoln, Nebraska.[http://www.whitehouse.gov/vicepresident/1] He has both a BA and an MA in Political Science from the University of Wyoming [http://www.whitehouse.gov/vicepresident/2]. He married his wife Lynn in 1964. They have two daughters; Elizabeth and Mary. Mary is a controversial figure, as she is a lesbian, who has a daughter with her same-sex partner. This is direct contrast with the views of a large number of the Bush Administration's supporters, who are opposed to homosexuality on religious grounds. Mr. Cheney believes same-sex marriage and other laws relating to homosexuality should be decided at State Level. [http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/08/24/cheney.samesex/2]

== Health Issues: ==
In March 2007 Mr. Cheney had surgery to remove a blood clot in his leg, the result of extended periods of sitting while airborne during the international PR mission that brought him out of his normally undisclosed location.

== Military Service: ==
Mr. Cheney has never served in the military, having acquired no less than 5 deferrals during the VietNam War.

== Accidents: ==
On February 11, 2006, Mr. Cheney shot his hunting partner in the face after mistaking him for a quail.

Neoconservatism

2007-03-12T15:44:47Z

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A '''neoconservative''' (colloquially, ''neocon'') is a [[Republican]] who opposes [[affirmative action]] and supports [[free enterprise]], but is not motivated by religious values. Neoconservatives tend to support [[free trade]] and immigration.
Neoconservatives believe that democracy can and should be installed around the world, even in Muslim countries such as Iraq, [[Iran]], and [[Saudi Arabia]]. Neoconservatives were responsible for persuading President [[George W. Bush]] to invade Iraq, and they have lobbied for military action against [[Iran]] also.

== Publications ==

The leading publications of neoconservatives are Commentary and The [[Weekly Standard]]. Many Washington, D.C. think tanks, such as the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) and the Project for the New American Century (PNAC), are now dominated by neoconservatives.

== Social Issues ==

Neoconservatives often take [[libertarian]] positions on social issues, and are unlikely to agree with religious conservatives on issues like abortion, prayer in school and same-sex marriage. Neoconservatives differ from libertarians in that neoconservatives tend to support [[Big government]] policies to further their objectives, and to support erosion of American liberty by [[Patriot act]] and other measures.

In anticipation of vacancies on the [[U.S. Supreme Court]], the neoconservatives urged the selection of [[Michael McConnell]], a [[libertarian]]-leaning jurist, and [[J. Michael Luttig]], who declared ''[[Roe v. Wade]]'' to be "super-stare decisis"<ref>http://althouse.blogspot.com/2005/07/arlen-specter-makes-up-term.html</ref> and later left the judiciary to become general counsel of Boeing.<ref>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/10/AR2006051000929.html</ref> Both were passed over in filling the vacancies with religious conservatives.

Neoconservatives are small in number but dominate television talk shows, Washington-based think tanks, and advisory positions in Republican Administrations. An example of a neoconservative is [[Bill Kristol|William Kristol]], founder of the [[Weekly Standard]].

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Dick Cheney

2007-03-12T07:25:03Z

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Dick Cheney

2007-03-12T07:19:05Z

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Dick Cheney serves as the Vice President of the United States, first elected in 2000 along with President George W. Bush. Cheney was re-elected along with President Bush in 2004.

== Life and Family ==
Richard 'Dick' Cheney was born in Lincoln, Nebraska.[http://www.whitehouse.gov/vicepresident/[1]] He has both a BA and an MA in Political Science from the University of Wyoming [http://www.whitehouse.gov/vicepresident/(2)]. He married his wife Lynn in 1964. They have two daughters; Elizabeth and Mary. Mary is a controversial figure, as she is a lesbian, who has a daughter with her same-sex partner. This is direct contrast with the views of a large number of the Bush Administration's supporters, who are opposed to homosexuality on religious grounds. Mr. Cheney believes same-sex marriage and other laws relating to homosexuality should be decided at State Level. [http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/08/24/cheney.samesex/2]

== Health Issues: ==
In March 2007 Mr. Cheney had surgery to remove a blood clot in his leg, the result of extended periods of sitting while airborne during the international PR mission that brought him out of his normally undisclosed location.

== Military Service: ==
Mr. Cheney has never served in the military, having acquired no less than 5 deferrals during the VietNam War.

== Accidents: ==
On February 11, 2006, Mr. Cheney shot his hunting partner in the face after mistaking him for a quail.

Dick Cheney

2007-03-12T07:14:33Z

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Dick Cheney serves as the Vice President of the United States, first elected in 2000 along with President George W. Bush. Cheney was re-elected along with President Bush in 2004.

== Life and Family ==
Richard 'Dick' Cheney was born in Lincoln, Nebraska.[http://www.whitehouse.gov/vicepresident/[1]] He has both a BA and an MA in Political Science from the University of Wyoming [http://www.whitehouse.gov/vicepresident/(2)]. He married his wife Lynn in 1964. They have two daughters; Elizabeth and Mary. Mary is a controversial figure, as she is a lesbian, who has a daughter with her same-sex partner. This is direct contrast with the views of a large number of the Bush Administration's supporters, who are opposed to homosexuality on religious grounds. Mr. Cheney believes same-sex marriage and other laws relating to homosexuality should be decided at State Level [http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/08/24/cheney.samesex/2]

== Health Issues: ==
In March 2007 Mr. Cheney had surgery to remove a blood clot in his leg, the result of extended periods of sitting while airborne during the international PR mission that brought him out of his normally undisclosed location.

== Military Service: ==
Mr. Cheney has never served in the military, having acquired no less than 5 deferrals during the VietNam War.

== Accidents: ==
On February 11, 2006, Mr. Cheney shot his hunting partner in the face after mistaking him for a quail.

Dick Cheney

2007-03-12T07:07:00Z

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Dick Cheney

2007-03-12T07:06:15Z

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Dick Cheney

2007-03-12T07:05:35Z

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Dick Cheney

2007-03-12T07:00:38Z

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Dick Cheney serves as the Vice President of the United States, first elected in 2000 along with President George W. Bush. Cheney was reelected along with President Bush in 2004.

== Life and Family ==
Richard 'Dick' Cheney was born in Lincoln, Nebraska.[http://www.whitehouse.gov/vicepresident/[1]]

== Health Issues: ==
In March 2007 Mr. Cheney had surgery to remove a blood clot in his leg, the result of extended periods of sitting while airborne during the international PR mission that brought him out of his normally undisclosed location.

== Military Service: ==
Mr. Cheney has never served in the military, having acquired no less than 5 deferrals during the VietNam War.

== Accidents: ==
On February 11, 2006, Mr. Cheney shot his hunting partner in the face after mistaking him for a quail.

Dick Cheney

2007-03-12T06:56:08Z

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Dick Cheney serves as the Vice President of the United States, first elected in 2000 along with President George W. Bush. Cheney was reelected along with President Bush in 2004.

== Health Issues: ==
In March 2007 Mr. Cheney had surgery to remove a blood clot in his leg, the result of extended periods of sitting while airborne during the international PR mission that brought him out of his normally undisclosed location.

== Military Service: ==
Mr. Cheney has never served in the military, having acquired no less than 5 deferrals during the VietNam War.

== Accidents: ==
On February 11, 2006, Mr. Cheney shot his hunting partner in the face after mistaking him for a quail.

Barack Hussein Obama

2007-03-12T06:53:17Z

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Barack Obama is a Democratic Senator from Illinois, elected to the United States Senate in 2004 after serving as a state Senator. He is a candidate and Democtratic front-runner for the 2008 United States Presidential election.

== Personal Life ==
Obama was born in Hawaii August 4 1961 AD. His father was a Kenyan former farmer, and his mother a US citizen from Kansas. His parents divorced when he was two, and Obama's mother remarried to an Indonesian man and relocated the family to Jakarta. From age ten he lived in Hawaii with his maternal grandparents, where he completed his schooling in 1979. Obama has a Doctorate Of Laws from Harvard University and a BA from Columbia University. Until he entered politics in the 1990's, he was a senior lecturer in constitutional law at the University of Chicago.

Newt Gingrich

2007-03-12T06:28:24Z

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Newt Gingrich (born 6/17/1943) is a conservative politician. Gingrich served as Speaker of the House of Representatives, and is generally credited with being the mastermind of the morality-based Republican Revolution of 1994. Gingrich's accomplishments include a number of showdowns with [[President Bill Clinton.]]

In 1997 a strong majority of Americans believed Gingrich should have been replaced as Speaker of the House, and he held an all-time low job approval rating of 28%.[http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/1997/04/18/poll/(1)]. Gingrich was forced out of the Republican leadership as a result of the poor Republican performance in the 1998 election, the only mid-term election in a president's second term in the last 60 years where the opposition party failed to gain seats until 2006.

The conservative politician is now thought to be positioning himself for the 2008 presidential race.

Newt Gingrich has publicly admitted to having been engaged in an extra-marital sexual relationship during the period he was pushing for Clinton's impeachment.

== Personal Life ==

In 1962, Gingrich married Jackie Battley, his former high school geometry teacher, when he was 19 years old; she was seven years his senior at 26 years old. They had two daughters together.

Gingrich divorced Jackie Battley in 1980. Battley has charged that Gingrich discussed the terms of their divorce settlement while she was in the hospital after cancer surgery. According to L.H. Carter, his campaign treasurer, Newt said of Battley: "She's not young enough or pretty enough to be the wife of the President. And besides, she has cancer." He refused to pay alimony or child support.

Gingrich married Marianne Ginther in late 1981. Marianne was quoted in a 1995 article in Vanity Fair as saying: "I don't want him to be president and I don't think he should be."They divorced in 1999, the same year Gingrich had an extramarital affair with a then 33-year old member of his Congressional staff, Callista Bisek. This happened during the same time Newt Gingrich was condemning President Bill Clinton for his affair with a staffer Monica Levinsky. Newt Gingrich refused to discuss the affair until he admitted it in March, 2007. According to several newspaper editorials, the electability of Gingrich for president is more than questionable, especially on a Republican party ticket — with a party that emphasizes family values and Christianity as some of their strongest assets.

In August 2000, Gingrich married Bisek. Gingrich resides in Virginia with Bisek, who appears with him on the back cover of his book "Winning the Future".

The Gingrich family includes two daughters, two sons-in-law, and two grandchildren.

Newt Gingrich

2007-03-12T06:27:50Z

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The Beatles

2007-03-12T06:06:38Z

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The Beatles were one of the most influential rock bands of the 20th century. They were the most successful band, selling over 1 billion records.

The four Beatles were John Lennon (1940-1980), George Harrison (1943-2001), Paul McCartney (1942- ), and Ringo Starr (1940- ). Most of the Beatles songs were co written by Lennon and McCartney. In the latter half of the 1960's the majority of their songs were written individually, but retained the "Lennon & McCartney" writing credit. George Harrison's songs became more prominent on the albums following Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.

The two surviving Beatles are: Ringo Starr and Sir Paul McCartney.

== Discography ==

'''Please Please Me (1963)'''

'''With the Beatles (1963)'''

'''A Hard Day's Night (1964)'''

'''Beatles For Sale (1964)'''

'''Help! (1965)'''

'''Rubber Soul (1965)'''

'''Revolver (1966)'''

'''Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)'''

'''The Beatles (1968)'''

'''Yellow Submarine (1969)'''

'''Abbey Road (1969)'''

'''Let It Be (1970)'''

'''The Beatles/1962-1966 (1973)'''

'''The Beatles/1967-1970 (1973)'''

'''Hey Jude (1970 - US, 1979 - UK)'''

'''Magical Mystery Tour (1976)'''

Illuminati

2007-03-12T06:04:09Z

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The '''Illuminati''' are a subversive [[Masonic]] organization, allegedly founded in [[Bavaria]], [[Germany]] by [[Adam Weishaupt]] in the 1700s. Their goal was to take over [[Europe]] (and the rest of the world) and establish a [[one-world government]], while abolishing [[religion]]. The Illuminati were officially disbanded in 1785 by the government of [[Bavaria]], and there is little evidence that they have survived into the modern day. The name means "Enlightened Ones", and refers to their belief in super-human knowledge which makes them better-suited to rule the world than the "Normals". {{fact}}

The Illuminati's symbol, the [[Eye in the Pyramid]] appears on the back of the US one-[[Dollar]] bill, leading theorists to suspect some of the [[Founding Fathers]] of being Illuminati operatives or sympathizers. Many of the Founders were [[Masons]], so it's possible some of them could have been Illuminati initiates. {{fact}}

==Links==
*[http://www.lilithgallery.com/fantasy/topsecret/forbidden/passageway/illuminati.html A Site Claiming to be the Secret Recruitment Website for the Illuminati]

Ireland

2007-03-12T05:20:22Z

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Ireland is an [[island]] off the northwestern coast of [[Europe]]. According to the last census the Republic of Ireland has a population of 4,062,235[https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/print/ei.html(1)]

The population is primarily of Celtic descent but in recent years, owing to economic success, Ireland has seen a huge influx of immigrants from Eastern Europe, Africa and China.

The primary language is English, however, the official language of the Republic is ''Gaeilge'', or ''Irish''. In the Irish language the official name of the Republic of Ireland (which appears on all coins, stamps, and government documents is ''Eire''.

== History ==

Historically, Ireland's culture has been distinct from other regional cultures, as it was the one of the only [[Celtic]] territories never conquered by the [[Roman Empire]]. For several centuries after Roman rule, it was independent of outside governance, until it was conquered in the 17th century by [[Great Britain]]. The British retained control of the whole island until a war of independence broke out in 1919. The war with the British ended in 1921 with the British retaining control of six counties in the region of [[Ulster]]. The territory independent of the British became the [[Irish Free State]], while the territory controlled by the British became [[Northern Ireland]]. Later, in 1937, the Free State adopted a new constitution, changing its name to Ireland.

== Politics ==
In the Republic of Ireland the electoral system is [[Proportional Representation]] meaning that there are a large number of poltical parties.

'''Fianna Fail''': (Pronounced Fee-Na Fall which is Irish for 'Soldiers of Destiny'). Ireland's main political party, they are a centre-right Conservative party. Traditionally the party of Big Business. Currently the largest party in the ruling coalition.

'''Fine Gael''': (Pronounced Fwi-Na Gale, Irish for the 'United Ireland Party'). Ireland's second largest party. They are also a centre-right party, whose base is among Ireland's farmers. Traditionally the party of Law and Order.

'''Labour Party''': A liberal left-wing party, similar to the Labour Party of the British Prime Minister Tony Blair. Its main base are the lower and middle-classes.

'''Progressive Democrats''': The second party in the ruling coalition, it is very right wing on economic issues, favouring low-taxation, pro-business policies, but slightly more liberal on social issues. Its main base are the upper-middle class.

'''Green Party''': A left-wing party in favour of environmental protection, renewable energy and a stronger system of social security.

'''Sinn Fein''': (Pronounced Shin Fane, Irish for 'Ourselves Alone') Irelands oldest poltical party, it is closely connected with the IRA, a terrorist/guerrilla movement that sought a United Irish Republic. They have recently embraced a more democratic approach. They are a left-wing socialist party.

'''Socialist Party''': A left-wing Trotskyite party. They oppose capitalism and seek a United Socialist Ireland.

The southern 26 counties officially became a Republic in 1949.

It is generally referred to as the Republic of Ireland, although this is technically merely a description of the country.

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Ireland

2007-03-12T04:55:44Z

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Ireland

2007-03-12T04:54:32Z

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Ireland

2007-03-12T04:52:24Z

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Ireland is an [[island]] off the northwestern coast of [[Europe]]. According to the last census the Republic of Ireland has a population of 4,062,235[https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/print/ei.html (1)]

Historically, Ireland's culture has been distinct from other regional cultures, as it was the one of the only [[Celtic]] territories never conquered by the [[Roman Empire]]. For several centuries after Roman rule, it was independent of outside governance, until it was conquered in the 17th century by [[Great Britain]]. The British retained control of the whole island until a war of independence broke out in 1919. The war with the British ended in 1921 with the British retaining control of six counties in the region of [[Ulster]]. The territory independent of the British became the [[Irish Free State]], while the territory controlled by the British became [[Northern Ireland]]. Later, in 1937, the Free State adopted a new constitution, changing its name to Ireland.

The southern 26 counties officially became a Republic in 1949.

It is generally referred to as the Republic of Ireland, although this is technically merely a description of the country.

[[Image:Ireland.gif]]

Ireland

2007-03-12T04:52:02Z

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Ireland is an [[island]] off the northwestern coast of [[Europe]]. According to the last census the Republic of Ireland has a population of 4,062,235[https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/print/ei.html link title]

Historically, Ireland's culture has been distinct from other regional cultures, as it was the one of the only [[Celtic]] territories never conquered by the [[Roman Empire]]. For several centuries after Roman rule, it was independent of outside governance, until it was conquered in the 17th century by [[Great Britain]]. The British retained control of the whole island until a war of independence broke out in 1919. The war with the British ended in 1921 with the British retaining control of six counties in the region of [[Ulster]]. The territory independent of the British became the [[Irish Free State]], while the territory controlled by the British became [[Northern Ireland]]. Later, in 1937, the Free State adopted a new constitution, changing its name to Ireland.

The southern 26 counties officially became a Republic in 1949.

It is generally referred to as the Republic of Ireland, although this is technically merely a description of the country.

[[Image:Ireland.gif]]

Ireland

2007-03-12T04:47:16Z

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Ireland is an [[island]] off the northwestern coast of [[Europe]].

Historically, Ireland's culture has been distinct from other regional cultures, as it was the one of the only [[Celtic]] territories never conquered by the [[Roman Empire]]. For several centuries after Roman rule, it was independent of outside governance, until it was conquered in the 17th century by [[Great Britain]]. The British retained control of the whole island until a war of independence broke out in 1919. The war with the British ended in 1921 with the British retaining control of six counties in the region of [[Ulster]]. The territory independent of the British became the [[Irish Free State]], while the territory controlled by the British became [[Northern Ireland]]. Later, in 1937, the Free State adopted a new constitution, changing its name to Ireland.

The southern 26 counties officially became a Republic in 1949.

It is generally referred to as the Republic of Ireland, although this is technically merely a description of the country.

[[Image:Ireland.gif]]