Curiosity proves triumphant as Mars landing succeeds
NASA celebrates Curiosity landing on Mars after a tense seven minutes of terror. The one ton rover touched down safely, delivering first images and signaling a strengthened partnership with private space firms amid new contracts aimed at human Mars exploration by 2015.
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NASA
Curiosity
Space Agency
Spacex
International Space Station
The
Boeing
Sierra Nevada Corp
Russia
Mars
U.S
Lawmakers Federal Officials Contacts Listed
A compilation of U S Representatives and Senators from Texas with office addresses in Washington D C and state capitals. It lists Mike Conaway Randy Neugebauer Francisco Canseco John Cornyn Kay Hutchison Tryon Lewis Tom Craddick Kel Seliger Carlos Uresti and state offices with phone numbers and web links.
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U.S
Mike Conaway
Midland
Cannon House
Washington
D.C
Fox
W. Eighth St
Odessa
Desta Drive
Conaway
House
Randy Neugebauer
Lubbock
Washington, D.C
Randy.house
Francisco ‘Quico’ R. Canseco
San Antonio
Longworth
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Russell Senate
Hutchison
Senate
Tryon Lewis
West 4Th Street
Austin
P.O
Tryon.lewis
State
Tom Craddick
Republican
Capitol
Tinyurl
Sen
Kel Seliger
Amarillo
E. University Bivd
P.O. Box
Carlos Uresti
Let peace begin with me winning a Pulitzer Prize 1988
Laura Dennis is honored as winner of the 1988 Pulitzer Prize for a piece titled Let peace begin with me. The newspaper highlights the creed of freedom, self-control, and moral guides as cornerstones for individual and societal development.
Remedies futile in shootings
Column argues that calls for bans on assault weapons and magazine size are ineffective. It notes that AR-15 buyers mostly use guns for hunting or target practice, and that limiting purchases or magazines fails to prevent massacres. The piece cites Holmes and Tucson cases, praising gun control efforts but denying practical impact.
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Aurora
Colo
Dianne Feinstein
D-Calif
James Holmes
Holmes
Florida State University
Gary Kleck
Tucson
David Kopel
Independence Institute
Denver
United States
National Rifle Association
Lies politicians tell about incomes in election years
A compact analysis critiques claims that rich incomes rise while others fall. It cites a CBO IRS-based view showing varied shifts across quintiles, explains data source differences, and notes turnover in income brackets. It argues politicians and media push misconceptions to sustain policy incentives and public support.
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Adolf Hitler
Joseph Goebbels
Barack Obama
Congressional Budget Office
CBO
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
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Laura Dennis
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Chapman
Stephen Chapman
Chicago Tribune
Infoplease.com
Jimmy Margulies
Lowell
Thomas Sowell
Sowell
Hoover Institution
Stanford University
Cbo.gov
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