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Scott Bensing: Happy Birthday America!

04-Jul-2008
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Are you struggling to keep up with rising gas prices? Yes, I'm having a hard time making ends meet Yes, but I'll be just fine if I adjust my household budget As America's 232nd birthday approaches, the stakes have never been higher. Friday marks the 232nd anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence - one of the most historically significant documents ever penned. What seem like innocuous phrases today were earth-shattering at the time, including perhaps the most famous phrase from that remarkable document: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers... [read full story]                    

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