George NewsLocal news for George, WA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Our Broken Senate- June 30, 2008 The expanded use of formal rules on Capitol Hill is unprecedented and is bringing government to its knees.http://www.topix.net/city/george-wa/2008/06/our-broken-senate?fromrss=1 The Unlikely Role of Patriot Pirates- June 28, 2008 It began offhandedly in the fall of 1775. Unable to attack British-occupied Boston because of shortages of cannons and gunpowder, George Washington observed the flow of enemy supplies into Boston harbor and ...http://www.topix.net/city/george-wa/2008/06/the-unlikely-role-of-patriot-pirates?fromrss=1 George Washington in Jell-O- June 26, 2008 Somewhere in a distant time I saw George Washington in blue Jell-O, his wobbly head free-standing outside its mould.http://www.topix.net/city/george-wa/2008/06/george-washington-in-jell-o?fromrss=1 Here be dragons, doing naval battle- June 24, 2008 "England expects that every dragon will do its duty" This ain't Lord Nelson's Royal Navy.http://www.topix.net/city/george-wa/2008/06/here-be-dragons-doing-naval-battle?fromrss=1 France joins RIAA, MPAA- June 22, 2008 P2P:- French culture minister Christine Albanel has formally presented the 'three strikes and you're out' P2P file sharing bill to cabinet, effectively turning the country into a massive taxpayer financed, but ...http://www.topix.net/city/george-wa/2008/06/france-joins-riaa-mpaa?fromrss=1 Bill Callahan, Xiu Xiu's Stewart Join Prez Box Set Fun- June 20, 2008 Just as the U.S. presidential race got specific by narrowing to a two-candidate field recently, Of Great and Mortal Men: 43 Songs for 43 Presidencies -- the "Schoolhouse Rock!"-style tribute to the United ...http://www.topix.net/city/george-wa/2008/06/bill-callahan-xiu-xius-stewart-join-prez-box-s... Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. (neg. no. LC-USZ62-1939) War of 1812- June 18, 2008 It ended with the exchange of ratifications of the Treaty of Ghent . Major causes of the war The tensions that caused the War of 1812 arose from the French revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars .http://www.topix.net/city/george-wa/2008/06/library-of-congress-washington-d-c-neg-no-lc-u... 'Other Boleyn Girl,' 'John Adams,' 'The Bucket List' now on DVD- June 15, 2008 New DVD releases this week: "John Adams" Paul Giamatti stars as one of the United States' key founding fathers in this acclaimed miniseries, which features Laura Linney as his wife, Abigail Adams, Tom Wilkinson ...http://www.topix.net/city/george-wa/2008/06/other-boleyn-girl-john-adams-the-bucket-list-n... Celebrate Father's Day with the Founding Fathers- June 13, 2008 Our Founding Fathers, including George Washington, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, all commissioned "silhouettes" or "profile shades" of themselves.http://www.topix.net/city/george-wa/2008/06/celebrate-fathers-day-with-the-founding-father... War costs: Soak the grandchildren- June 11, 2008 By the time Congress finishes the latest "emergency" war spending bill, a mere seven years into the emergency, the cost of operations in Iraq and Afghanistan will have exceeded $860 billion.http://www.topix.net/city/george-wa/2008/06/war-costs-soak-the-grandchildren?fromrss=1 |