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Monthly Archives: May 2009
Sotomayor and Handguns
Q: Has Sotomayor written that states have the power to ban handguns? A: A three-judge panel that included Sotomayor issued an unsigned decision saying that the Second Amendment does not apply to states, therefore states can regulate and ban weapons.
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Tagged courts, gun control, judicial, NRA, sotomayor, supreme court
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May 31, 2009
The Montreal Canadiens have won the most Stanley Cup championships in the National Hockey League with 23 wins. Source: National Hockey League
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May 30, 2009
The National Hockey League’s Stanley Cup championship trophy is named for Frederick Arthur Stanley, who was the sixth governor-general of Canada, appointed by England’s Queen Victoria in 1888. Source: National Hockey League
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Linking Dems to Pelosi
On May 28, the National Republican Congressional Committee announced a new ad campaign attacking Democratic House members by attempting to tie them to Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s winding story of what the CIA did or did not tell her about U.S. interrogation techniques. The NRCC says it plans to target 20 …
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May 29, 2009
Koalas spend about 20 hours each day sleeping or resting. Source: Phillip Island Nature Park, Australia
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Sotomayor Overturned?
Q: What percentage of Sonia Sotomayor’s opinions have been overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court? A: Of the majority opinions that Judge Sonia Sotomayor has authored since becoming an appellate judge in 1998, three of them have been overturned by the Supreme Court.
May 28, 2009
Little penguins, the world’s smallest penguins, travel between 9 miles and 31 miles at sea each day and are capable of diving to a depth of 230 feet. Source: Phillip Island Nature Park, Australia
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‘Godless Dollars’
Q: Did the government issue new dollar coins without the words "In God We Trust"? A: Congress ordered the words to be stamped on the edges of the coins, but an unknown number of "Godless dollars" were produced by mistake.
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Tagged chain e-mail, Congress, First Amendment, mint, social issues
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May 27, 2009
The oldest goalie to play in a National Hockey League playoff game was Johnny Bower, who, in the April 6, 1969, game, was 44 years, four months and 38 days old. Source: National Hockey League
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