Some rose through the ranks, like the decorated Vietnam veteran that I rely on every day, my National Security Advisor, Jim Jones.

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In fact, when I chose my top ten rums for National Rum Day earlier this year, there was not one from Puerto Rico on the list.

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So, tomorrow, Tuesday, February 23rd, the new group started by my friend Mary Bottari, BanksterUSA.org, is staging a National Day of Action to Save Unemployment to make clear to Congress that UI benefits need to be extended until the end of 2010.

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My first day at Little Rock, I was met by the colonel who was in charge of the National Guard there.

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