In 1975 2,500 orphans were airlifted out of war-torn Vietnam and flown to homes in the United States and around the world in an initiative implemented by President Ford. Thirty years later some of those orphans are finding themselves threatened with deportation.
Michael Frailey was one of the Vietnamese children rescued by Operation Babylift. [...]
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The forgotten children of Operation Babylift
February 9th, 2009 · No Comments
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One city insolvent, the other becomes a bank
February 1st, 2009 · No Comments
A tale of two cities. Victorville, California is getting into the banking business. The town sits halfway between Las Vegas and Los Angeles. Its largest sales tax revenue stream, Victorville Motors is in financial troubles and can not get a loan from a bank. So the city council elected to loan $200,000 to the company [...]
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Sarah Palin’s PAC
February 1st, 2009 · No Comments
In the news recently was talk of SarahPAC, a Political Action Committee which “will allow Gov. Palin to help find and create solutions for America’s most pressing problems; priority number one is building a strong and prosperous economy that recognizes hard work, innovation and integrity by rewarding small businesses and hard working American families. SarahPac [...]
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