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| 1933 | In the German general election, 92% of electors are recorded as voting for Nazi candidates, with 96% of the electorate turning out to vote. (From The Encarta® 2000 New World Timeline © Copyright 1998, Helicon Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved.) [And in the USA, 2001, polls show that a majority of the population supports suspension of civil rights guaranteed by the Constitution, as long as "helps in the fight of the War on Terrorism". Almost 50% agree that torturing of the accused would be OK.]
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| 1948 | In Tokyo, an international war crimes tribunal sentences seven Japanese military and government officials to death, including General Hideki Tojo, for their roles in World War II.
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| 1969 | Seymour Hersh breaks My Lai story. [In those innocent days, it was considered poor form to murder a few innocent civilians in the heat of battle (but now -- see "655,000 Dead Iraqi Civilians", from the latest report -- gets little interest from the American public).]
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| 1971 | President Richard Nixon (R) proclaims the end of the U.S. offensive role in the Vietnam War and withdraws 45,000 more troops.
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| 1990 | Willie Nelson watches the IRS seize his holdings in six states including a ranch, recording studio, and golf course to satisfy part of a $6.5 million debt.
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| 1997 | Ramzi Yousef is found guilty of masterminding the 1993 World Trade Center bombing. [Strangely, no uninvolved country was attacked by the U.S. President.]
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| 1997 | Today's Example of a Most Interesting Government Purchase (from the CBD): From the Metropolitan Detention Center (A Federal Bureau of Prisons agency in Los Angeles): Services Purchased: "OBSTETRICIAN/GYNECOLOGIST SERVICES", AMT $90,000.00, TO James A. Mitchell, M.D.; "OPTOMETRIST SERVICES", AMT $39,600.00, TO Eyecue; "RADIOLOGY TECHNICIAN SERVICES", AMT $81,120.00, TO Fillmore B.Gongora; "RADIOLOGIST SERVICES", AMT $89,340.00, TO Westside Diagnostic Medical Group; "LITURGICAL MINISTRY/RELIGIOUS SERVICES", AMT $50,400.00, TO Robert Angelo; "ISLAMIC RELIGIOUS SERVICES", AMT $29,120.00, TO Salah Yousef Abdelgader; "PROTESTANT RELIGIOUS SERVICES", AMT $62,000.00, TO Jeffrey Utter; "JEWISH RELIGIOUS SERVICES", AMT $33,800.00, TO Aaron Kriegel. [Several questions come to mind: 1) Why is the most expensive service gynecological? 2)Were these services obtained by competitive bidding? If so, isn't that a little scary buying religious services from the lowest bidder. I mean, we are talking about going to Heaven here! 3) Why does the Protestant get more than the others? 4) Does the government not know that religious services can be obtained for FREE (or token contributions)? Many preachers "work" for contributions.]
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