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Are conservative Republicans having issues with Mitt Romney because he is a Rockefeller Republican (“moderate Republican”)?

January 16, 2012

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 Are conservative Republicans having issues with Mitt Romney because he is a Rockefeller Republican (“moderate Republican”)? First a little short history about moderate Republicans and conservative Republicans Many Republicans of the Eisenhower-Rockefeller vein were major figures in business, such as auto executive and Michigan Governor George W. Romney, Mitt Romney’s father.   The Civil Rights Act […]

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Martin Luther King’s Letter from Birmingham Jail

January 16, 2012

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Martin Luther King’s Letter from Birmingham Jail President Lyndon B. Johnson pressed Congress to pass the Voting Rights Act. The Act was sent to Congress by President Johnson on March 17, 1965. The bill passed the Senate on May 26, 1965. On August 6, 1965 President Johnson signed the Act into law with Martin Luther King, […]

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