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Sunday, the second of December 1804 was the coldest day of the year, with snow overnight and freezing rain the next morning, which turned the streets of Paris to slush. Spirits in the French capital were still high though for it was the much anticipated...

November 18 In History 1095: Pope Urban II opened the Council of Clermont. Summoned to plan the First Crusade, it was attended by over 200 bishops. Among its official policies, the Council decreed that a pilgrimage to Jerusalem made every other penance...

Post Contiki Blues - Paris, France Paris, France 24th May: After we farewelled the Contiki bus, all the remaining people went back to bed for a couple of hours. We then had to quickly pack up and check out. It was here where most of the goodbyes happened...

We begin that last one, via the Hill: Obama, GOP tiptoe on war authorization President Obama agreed during a meeting with congressional leaders Tuesday to begin preparing draft language for legislation that would authorize the use of military force...

From Ian: David Horovitz: The death-cult ideology that France prefers not to name Islamist jihad cannot and will not be defeated if it is not honestly acknowledged. The enemies of freedom will not be picked out at border crossings, tracked on the internet...