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Presidents have traditionally laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns in Arlington Cemetery each Memorial Day, and President Obama continued observing that tradition this year. In a tradition that is less known, presidents have also had an aide leave a wreath at other memorials and monuments, including the Confederate Memorial. However, a group [...]

In defiance of President Obama and in direct violation of the 2007 anti-nuclear agreement the Communist nation signed with five other nations, North Korea has conducted another test explosion of a nuclear bomb. It seems that North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-il, is intent on developing a nuclear program, which will further isolate his country from [...]

Sunday seems to be a good day to review some of the news events of the past week, some that I have written about and some that I haven’t. If you would like to receive this weekly review via email, send me a note to bill@theconservativenation.com. This week’s review includes: President Obama’s Notre Dame Commencement [...]

In an earlier post, I wrote about Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi accusing the CIA of lying when they said she was informed in the fall of 2002 that Enhanced Interrogation Techniques (EIT, and PC code name for waterboarding). Friday, she and fellow democrats were providing details on their plans for addressing global warming, [...]

I’m sure that you’ve heard about Iran’s recent test launch of what has been described by Defense Secretary Robert Gates as the longest-range solid-propellant missile it has launched yet. The missile has a range of up to 1,500 miles, which puts Israel, U.S. bases in the Mideast, and parts of Eastern Europe within striking distance. [...]