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The Law

Politics/History

  • Q: Which President killed a man in a duel?
  • A: Andrew Jackson. Jackson who took part in many duels shot and killed Charles
    Dickinson on May 30, 1806. Mr. Dickinson made unflattering remarks about Jackson's wife.
  • Q: In 1968 George Wallace ran as an independent for the Presidency. Who was his Vice Presidential running mate?
  • A: Curtis LeMay. A retired army general who served his country honorably during the Vietnam War.
  • Q: Who is the only President that ran for five national offices?
  • A: Richard Nixon. Nixon ran for the Vice Presidency in 1952 & 1956 with Dwight Eisenhower as the Presidential candidate. In 1960 Richard Nixon ran for the Presidency and lost to JFK. Nixon ran again for the Presidency in 1968 & 1972 - defeating Hubert Humphrey in 1968 and George McGovern in 1972.

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A Christmas 2007 Greeting From The Rockford Register Star...

This Holiday Season... Mend A Quarrel · Seek Out A Forgotten Friend · Dismiss Suspicion and Replace It With Trust · Share Some Treasure · Give A Soft Answer · Encourage Youth · Manifest Your Loyalty In Word and Deed · Keep A Promise · Find Time · Forego A Grudge · Forgive An Enemy · Listen · Apologize If You Were Wrong · Try To Understand · Examine Your Demands On Others · Think First Of Someone Else · Appreciate · Be Kind And Gentle · Laugh A Little More · Deserve Confidence · Decry Complacency · Express Your Gratitude · Go To Your Place Of Worshi · Welcome A Stranger · Gladden The Heart Of A Child · Take Pleasure In The Beauty & Wonder Of The Earth · Speak Your Love · Speak It Again · Speak It Once More

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