Thomas Jefferson Changes His Mind

The rough draft of the Declaration of Independence, written by Thomas Jefferson with edits in the hands of Benjamin Franklin and John Adams, has long fascinated historians, who have used it to track the evolution of the founders’ thinking. Now, relying on new technology, scientists at the Library of Congress have confirmed a longtime suspicion that in one spot where Jefferson wrote the word “citizens,” he had originally written “subjects” – as in subjects of the British crown...
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Brazil opens bidding for $19 billion fast train

“* Flagship Lula project budgeted at $19 billion * State bank BNDES to fund up to 60 percent of investment * Government to create closed capital company for project BRASILIA, July 13 (Reuters) - Brazil's government kicked off the bidding process for a high-speed train between its two biggest cities on Tuesday, one of its most ambitious infrastructure projects and expected to cost $19 billion
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My Family and Holocaust

...Nazi army was very strong, they moved towards Moscau almost without resistance, like 50-70 km a day which is unbelievable speed for an army invading big foreign country. When they came to suburb of Kiew - it took everybody by surprise
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Turkish warplanes bomb northern Iraq

ARBIL, Iraq - Turkish warplanes bombed northern Iraq on Monday, the rebel Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) and an Iraqi Kurdish official said, as Ankara stepped up its riposte to increased fighting with the rebels. There were no immediate reports of casualties from the air raids, which began at midday (0900 GMT) and targeted the Sidakan district of Arbil province in the mountainous northeast of Iraq
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