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Then and Now: Robert Menendez

First Political Office: Mayor of Union City May 20, 1986

First Federal Office: United States House of Representatives January 3, 1993

Current Federal Office: United States Senate January 17, 2006

Private Sector Employment: Lawyer

United States Debt January 31, 1993: $4.167 Trillion
United States Debt January 31, 2006 $8.371 Trillion
United States Debt November 8, 2023: 33.706 Trillion
Debt added during Senate Tenure: $25.335 Trillion

Average price of gas 1993: $1.11
Average price of gas 2006: $2.64
Average price of gas 2023: $3.40

Increase in the price of gas during Senate Tenure: $.76 or $11.40 for 15 gallons of gas.

Average price of public college in 1993: $6,210
Average price of public college in 2006: $14,719
Average price of public college in 2023: $27,841

Increase in the price of college during Senate Tenure: $13,122

Cumulative Rate of Inflation from 2006 to 2023 is 52.7%

Congressional approval rating 1993: 24%
Congressional approval rating 2006: 21%
Congressional approval rating 2023: 17%

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Albertus Magnus Teaches Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas is credited as one of the greatest proponents of natural law. During his time in Cologne he was taught by Albertus Magnus. Magnus used the teachings of Aristotle in his mentorship of Thomas Aquinas.

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Samuel Adams Speech

Samuel Adams believed in American Independence from Great Britain. He is one of the most well know Son's of Liberty. On August 1, 1776 he gave a speech to the Continental Congress in Philadelphia.

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William Wilberforce

William Wilberforce has been called an agitator for his commitment to ending the slave trade. One of his well known speeches on the subject was given on May 12, 1789.

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Short Stories - The Sojourn

The Mount of Forty Springs, Zagros Mountains, Iran Saturday 11:30 PM

By the dim light of torches seven hooded figures made their ascent up the nearly invisible path. Thirty minutes had passed since they began hiking off the established trail. A person who had never traveled this path would not have been able to find it.

These men were not making their first journey. Each had traveled this path as part of a group and individually. Even without the torches each man would find the destination without difficulty. Some things could never be forgotten.

In silence they made their final steps. Amidst the juniper and oak trees stood a single cedar tree. They had arrived at their destination. Concealed amidst the undergrowth was a small cave. Sliding a large bolder away from the back of the cave revealed a secret stairwell.

The men could not be completely at ease yet, but the most physically demanding portion of their journey was over. From this point things would be more psychologically challenging and each man would handle those struggles...

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“It is a good and safe rule to sojourn in every place as if you meant to spend your life there, never omitting an opportunity of doing a kindness, or speaking a true word, or making a friend.”

John Ruskin

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