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Vicki McClure Davidson | May 23, 2009

By Vicki McClure Davidson * Frugal Café Blog Zone Famous Obama gaffe from last Memorial Day… Obama was “seeing dead people”: “On this Memorial Day, as our nation honors its unbroken line of fallen heroes–and I see many of them in the audience here today…” Obama’s Tribute to Veterans on Memorial Day 2008, Las Cruces, [...]

Category: Bless Our Troops, Government, History, Holidays and Family, National Security, Videos, Audio Files | 3 Comments »
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Vicki McClure Davidson | May 23, 2009

By Vicki McClure Davidson * Frugal Café Blog Zone This just came in about journalist Roxana Saberi who was recently released from an Iranian prison… good news on a Saturday: Associated Press | Film co-written by Roxana Saberi wins Cannes prize May 23, 2009 CANNES, France (AP) — A film co-scripted by U.S.-Iranian journalist Roxana [...]

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Tags: Bahman Ghobadi, Cannes, Cannes Film Festival, Cannes prize, cinema, Iran, Iranian, movie, movies, No ONe Knows About Persian Cats, Roxana Saberi, Tehran underground music scene, world news

Vicki McClure Davidson | May 23, 2009

By Vicki McClure Davidson * Frugal Café Blog Zone From Politico: Politico | Dick Cheney and Hill Democrats put Barack Obama on the defensive on torture By Ben Smith & Jonathan Martin May 22, 2009 For the first time in his presidency, Americans are getting a glimpse of Barack Obama on defense. Over the past [...]

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