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"A man is great if today he is greater than yesterday and tomorrow than today."

--- Aaron David Gordon



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Inspiration
A Leadership of Silence
By Dr. Erica Brown



What "chosen" leaders -- and those "called" -- must master





Aiding & Abetting
The Inside Story of How John Kerry Secretly Lobbied to Get CAIR Removed From UAE's Terrorist Organization List
By Steven Emerson




Think your opinion of the ex-Secretary of State can't go even lower? As he exits office, an internationally recognized expert on terrorism and national security -- considered one of the leading world authorities on Islamic extremist networks, financing and operations -- reveals what many never learned.

"Execrable" doesn't even begin to describe him


 


Personal Growth
10 ways to feel complete when you're feeling empty
By Chakell Wardleigh



Here are a few tips to help you to not only discover yourself but to complete yourself and fill the void





Wellness
Why shorter days call for a dose of Vitamin D
By Casey Seidenberg


The impact will be felt immediately --- with a possible life-saving long-term effect





Consumer Intelligence
Cash From Your Life Insurance: A warning
By Sandy Block



What you must know to prevent an awfully big mi$take





Ess, Ess/ Eat, Eat!
The Kosher Gourmet
By Bonnie S. Benwick


An eggplant trick to keep up your sleeve


[ W O R T H  1 0 0 0  W O R D S  ]

Lisa Benson

Chip Bok

Jake Fuller

Bob Gorrell

David Hitch

David Hitch BONUS!

Taylor Jones

Rick McKee

Dana Summers

Gary Varvel

Michael Ramirez



Marilyn Penn: Unseemly Smears

Doug Gamble: What I've Learned About Football



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On this day in . . .


1265, in Westminster, the first English parliament conducts its first meeting held by Simon de Beaufort in the Palace of Westminster, now also known as the "Houses of Parliament"

1783, the Kingdom of Great Britain signs a peace treaty with France and Spain, officially ending hostilities in the Revolutionary War

1841, the island of Hong Kong was ceded by China to Great Britain. (It returned to Chinese control in July 1997.)

1885, L.A. Thompson patents the roller coaster

1887, the United States Senate allows the Navy to lease Pearl Harbor as a naval base

1892, the first officially recognized basketball game was played at the YMCA gym in Springfield, Mass.

1937, Franklin Roosevelt is inaugurated for a second term as President of the United States. This is the first inauguration scheduled on January 20, following adoption of the 20th Amendment. Previous inaugurations were scheduled on March 4

1942, during World War II: Nazis, ym"sh, at the Wannsee conference in Berlin agree on the "final solution to the Jewish problem"

1945, Hungary ends its involvement in the Second World War, agreeing to an armistice with the Allies

1949, President Harry S. Truman was sworn in for a second term of office. In his inaugural address, Truman branded communism a "false philosophy" as he outlined his program for U.S. world leadership

1981, Iran releases 52 American hostages twenty minutes after Ronald Reagan is inaugurated as U.S. President

1987, Church of England envoy Terry Waite is kidnapped in Lebanon by practitioners of that "religion of peace"

1990, "Black January" crackdown of Azerbaijani pro-independence demonstrations by Soviet army in Baku

1991, Sudan's government imposes Islamic law nationwide, worsening the civil war between the country's Muslim north and Christian south

1995, the United States announced it was easing the trade embargo in effect against North Korea since the Korean War

1997, millionaire Steve Fossett landed in northern India after a record-setting bid to become the first person to circle the globe in a hot air balloon

1999, the China News Service announces new government restrictions on Internet use aimed especially at Internet cafés

2001, Philippine president Joseph Estrada is ousted in a nonviolent 4-day revolution, and is succeeded by Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. ALSO: Just hours before leaving office, U.S. President Bill Clinton issued 176 pardons -- a number of them controversial

2010, senior Hamas Commander Mahmoud al-Mabbouh was assassinated in his hotel room while on a visit to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates

2011, In a luncheon speech to American business executives in Washington, Chinese President Hu Jintao denied his country was a military threat despite its arms buildup and pressed the U.S. for closer cooperation between the global powers. ALSO: Federal authorities orchestrated one of the biggest Mafia takedowns in FBI history, charging 127 suspected mobsters and associates in the Northeast with murders, extortion and other crimes spanning decades



[ I N S I G H T ]

Wesley Pruden: A hearty last laugh from the Donald

News of the Weird by Chuck Shepherd: New World Order

L. Brent Bozell III: Snoozing at Teachers Who Abuse Children

In donated shoes and suit, a Trump supporter comes to Washington

Paul Greenberg: Save the children

Jonah Goldberg: The science of intellectual tribalism

Debra J. Saunders: As the Briefing Room Turns

Suzanne Fields: The Better Angels Under Siege

Mona Charen: The Anti-Business Businessman

Charles Hurt: Donald Trump the Revolutionary

The Fact Checker: The Truth Behind the Rhetoric: Obama's biggest whoppers

David Limbaugh: Obama's Inexcusable Commutation

Rich Lowry: The next JFK

Bill Whalen: Four Things To Watch For When President Trump Takes The Stage

Mercedes Schlapp: Dem demonstrators demonstrate their own inability to move on

Charles Krauthammer: Obama's self-revealing final act

Dry Bones by Ya'akov Kirschen

Mallard Filmore



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