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President Obama Awarded Nobel Peace Prize

Human Rights KQµårk 死神 - October 9, 2009 34

In surprising news President Barack Hussein Obama has won the Nobel Peace prize in the first year of his presidency. While the president...

It’s Getting Ugly Out There Folks

Human Rights KQµårk 死神 - September 15, 2009 23

Progressives to their credit are becoming more and more aware of what much of these teabag protests are all about, blatant racism. After...

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