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crookedtimber.org - 11/11/2008
Armistice Day
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It’s 90 years today since the Armistice that brought a temporary halt to fighting on the Western Front of the Great War. The War had already brought forth the horrors of Bolshevism and fighting in Russia continued well beyond the Armistice. Within a few years, Fascism and Nazism were also ...

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Lawyers, Guns and Money:  Armistice Day

bloomberg.com - 11/11/2008
GM Opens $300 Million Russian Plant to Boost Sales (Update1)
— bloomberg.com — Nov. 7 (Bloomberg) -- General Motors Corp. , the world's biggest carmaker, opened a $300 million factory in Russia as it looks to compensate for slumping sales in western Europe and North America. The plant in the Shushary district on the outskirts ... (more) GM Opens $300 Million Russian Plant to Boost Sales ...

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ARMISTICE DAY / VETERANS’ DAY TOMORROW
stoptheaclu.com - 11/10/2008
ARMISTICE DAY / VETERANS’ DAY TOMORROW
— stoptheaclu.com — The 11th of November in 1918 was when the First World War officially came to an end. And that day has been formally marked every year since in remembrance of those who died. When I was growing up it was known as Armistice Day in Australia ... (more) ARMISTICE DAY / VETERANS’ DAY TOMORROW

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redstate.com - 11/9/2008
Russia's In A Hurry - Here's Why
— redstate.com — A Journey Into The Mind Of Vladimir Putin.... On Tuesday night, as we all discussed the consequences of what had just happened, your humble correspondent staked out what seemed to be a minority position - that is, that the next 2 - 4 years ... (more) Russia's In A Hurry - Here's Why

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Armistice Day
Lawyers, Guns and Money — ... ask me where I've been, And what I've done and seen. But what can I reply Who know it wasn't I, But someone just like me, Who went across the sea And with my head and hands Killed men in foreign lands... Though I must bear the blame, Because he bore my name.Wilfred Gibson Ten verified veterans of the First World War remain. On distaste for the "Veterans Day" construction, see here, here, here, and here.

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Armistice Day Poems — The Corner on National Review Online
Three poems for Armistice Day. The first is very popular in Britain at this time of year, For The Fallen by Lawrence Binyon. The full poem can be found here, but the fourth verse always draws a tear to my eye: They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, ...
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The 11th of November in 1918 was when the First World War officially came to an end. And that day has been formally marked every year since in remembrance of those who died. When I was growing up it was known as Armistice Day in Australia and I still think of it as that. It is however now ...
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ARMISTICE DAY / VETERANS' DAY The 11th of November in 1918 was when the First World War officially came to an end. And that day has been formally marked every year since in remembrance of those who died. When I was growing up it was known as Armistice Day in Australia and I still think of it ...