Blog Heap of Links for the day 17 June 2012

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History - less with us

"I sometimes feel like I'm caught in a vise. Some people feel like I'm some kind of hero," he told The Times earlier this year. "Others hate me. They say I deserved it. Other people, I can hear them mocking me for when I called for an end to the destruction, like I'm a fool for believing in peace." [Apparent drowning]
h/t: Drudge
8:13pm CDT Sun 2012 Jun 17 :MW

War is Hell

In the monstrous clashes of the Second World War, individuals had no control over their own fate. It felt as if they were at the mercy of giant historical forces – as revealed in previously unpublished letters and diaries of the time. They not only give us an idea of personal experiences, but significantly reveal the attitudes and mentalities holding sway.
7:26pm CDT Sun 2012 Jun 17 :MW
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Art of

Guitarist songwriter Bob Welch, of early bluesy Fleetwood Mac, dead by suicide Jun 7 at 65 after failed back surgery. … Welch was a guitarist and vocalist for Fleetwood Mac from 1971 to 1974. He formed the British rock group Paris in 1976, and had hits including "Sentimental Lady" in 1977 and "Ebony Eyes" in 1978. Fleetwood Mac's Christine McVie and Lindsey Buckingham did backup vocals on "Sentimental Lady."
6:00pm CDT Sun 2012 Jun 17 :MW

Animal Companions

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The beagle and her master, Amanda, had been apart for six months as Amanda served in the military. [Video]
7:30pm CDT Sun 2012 Jun 17 :MW
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US Military

[Video - trying out a prosthetic arm, feeding his baby, learning to walk.]
12:01pm CDT Sun 2012 Jun 17 :MW

US Election 2012

Smokey O
In 2004 George W. Bush’s re-election campaign worked to put anti-gay marriage ballot initiatives up for vote in several swing states in order to turn out more hard-core conservatives to the polls. This year the question is whether marijuana legalization measures will turn out young voters for Obama. [Just how stoned would you have to be to vote for Obama. Oh. Never mind. He won the last one.]
11:49am CDT Sun 2012 Jun 17 :MW