Sermons About Washington
Mainstream Media Motives
Why aren't the mainstream media covering the "bizczars" of the Obama Administration? The Van Jones resignation was passed over journalistically and numbers were skewed for the Washington rally. This is typical for those who have an agenda to push and don't look at the facts.
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Washington's Spymaster
The role of espionage was crucial during the War for Independence. Spying was made even more irresistible with both sides speaking the same language. When spy Nathan Hale was captured and hung by the British, George Washington was highly motivated to centralize intelligence operations. An American commander, Benjamin Tallmadge, became Washington’s chief of intelligence. Tallmadge ran a network of spies using cipher codes, invisible ink, double agents, and disinformation.
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Rome Comes to Washington
Buildings in Washington D.C., with their columns and facades, are reminiscent of Classical architecture. In addition, some American political writers called themselves by Latin names like Cato and Publius. The authors of The Federalist, a collection of essays written in favor of the Constitution, did not use their real names. The 85 essays were attributed to the pseudonym “Publius,†but in actuality were written by James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay.
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FLN News / Back from the Inauguration
Elizabeth Weaver just got back from her trip to Washington D.C She describes her experience watching the Inauguration from the National Mall.
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For the Love of Peanuts
It is a mystery as to why no one has ever done a full-length film of George Washington Carver. The story of this great scientist is extraordinary. He was born in 1864 in Missouri on the farm of an elderly white couple, Moses and Susan Carver. While yet an infant, George and his mother were kidnapped by Confederate night-raiders. Moses tried to locate George and his mother after the war, but he was only able to find George and traded a horse to get him back. After enduring resistance in securing an education in a segregated world, Carver entered Simpson College in Iowa
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Neighborhoods in the Network / Valley Forge National Historical Park
Many consider it the turning point of the Revolutionary War: the winter General George Washington’s Continental Army lived and trained at Valley Forge, just two hours south of Wilkes-Barre, PA. Martha Manikas-Foster interviews Supervisory Ranger Bill Troppman of the Valley Forge National Historical Park in this feature report. He says you can use your cell phone to learn about the park as you tour the grounds.
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