London, Kentucky soldier killed in Iraq.

"Kentucky soldier killed in Iraq
"LONDON, Ky. --A soldier from southeastern Kentucky whose family said he had been scheduled to return home in March has died in Iraq after a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicle.
"Staff Sgt. Christopher N. Hamlin, 24, of London, had talked to his cousin, Brooke Hamlin, on the Internet the morning of the explosion, she said. He told her how he was looking forward to returning June 10.
"He said he had so many things to do," she said.
"Hamlin died Friday in Baghdad. Another soldier injured at the same time, Pfc. Larry I. Guyton, 22, of Brenham, Texas, died Saturday, the Defense Department said Monday.
"They were assigned to the 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
"Brooke Hamlin said her cousin talked in his last call home last week about where he wanted to be buried. He wanted to start a family burial plot at the home of his grandparents near London.
"Hamlin was the only son of Autumn Hamlin of London and the only grandson of Thurman and Zola Hamlin.
"We're a small family, so it has hit us hard," Brooke Hamlin said.
She said her cousin was "incredibly intelligent" and a free spirit.
"John Hamlin of London, an uncle, said this was a second tour of duty in Iraq for Hamlin, who also had served in Kosovo.
"He said his nephew loved military life and was considering re-enlisting when his obligation was up.
"Gov. Ernie Fletcher directed that flags at all state office buildings be lowered to half-staff. They will remain so until sunset the day of his funeral.
"The London Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements, which were incomplete Monday night.
"A spokesman at Fort Hood said last night that the Army would not release any details about Hamlin until Tuesday.
"Hamlin is the 56th Kentuckian to be killed in the war in Iraq."
Information from: Lexington Herald-Leader, http://www.kentucky.com
Kenneth Stepp salutes Staff Sgt. Christopher N. Hamlin.

Democrat videos of Mitch McConnell

May 3, 2007
Louisville, Kentucky
May 2, 2007
Three day before the Kentucky Derby protestors gathered outside of Churchill Downs and staged an Iraq war, George Bush and [click this: Senator Mitch McConnell ] protest. Can you imagine that? People in Kentucky telling George Bush what they think about the war in Iraq, knowing full well the video was going to be uploaded to Youtube.

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The policies advocated by the Republican Party.

Last election, the Kentucky Fifth District voted to "stay the course" in voting for the incumbent Republican Congressional candidate. To "stay the course" meant:
1) using false information to justify the invasion of Iraq
2) authorizing “the torture of prisoners of war”
3) “authorizing wiretaps on U.S. citizens without obtaining a warrant”
4) “disclosing the name of an undercover CIA operative”
5) suspending “the historic Writ of Habeas Corpus by ordering the indefinite detention of so-called enemy combatants”
6) “signing statements used to ignore or circumvent portions of over 750 Congressional statutes”
Will the Kentucky people vote again to "stay the course" in 2008?