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Sarah Palin defends using 'blood libel,' admits political map used 'cross hairs,' rips liberals - New York Daily News Posted: 18 Jan 2011 05:09 AM PST Hong/AP Critics are 'not going to shut me up,' Sarah Palin tells Fox News' Sean Hannity. Sarah Palin vowed Monday night "they're not going to shut me up" as she berated liberals and the media for portraying her as the catalyst for the Tucson shooting spree. Palin told Fox News' Sean Hannity that she and other conservatives were vilified as "accessories to murder" because "those on the left hate my message." Borrowing a quote from the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., Palin said, "A lie cannot live." "I will continue to speak out. They're not going to shut me up," she said, adding that she and her children have received death threats. After the Jan. 8 attempted assassination on Democratic Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, Palin's foes condemned an online map her political action committee had posted using cross hairs to target congressional districts in the midterm election. Giffords' district was one of those targeted. The Tea Party darling said it was "ridiculous" to think the map instigated the attack by a "crazed, evil gunman" that left six people dead, although she had finally admitted the graphics on the map were actually cross hairs, something many in her camp have denied for months. "The graphic that was used was cross hairs," she said, adding that this kind of imagery has been used in politics for years and that it was "ridiculous" to suggest they had anything to do with the Tucson shootings. She also defended her use of the term "blood libel" in a video she released online to deflect charges her political rhetoric inadvertently fueled the bloodshed. "Blood libel obviously means being falsely accused of having blood on your hands, and in this case," Palin said, "that's exactly what was going on." Some Jewish groups criticized her use of a term that historically has been used to describe an anti-Semitic myth about Jewish rituals. whutchinson@nydailynews.com This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php Five Filters featured site: So, Why is Wikileaks a Good Thing Again?.

New ennessee Civil War Trails map-guides available - The Murfreesboro Post Posted: 18 Jan 2011 11:36 AM PST

New ennessee Civil War Trails map-guides available Posted: Tuesday, January 18, 2011 9:38 am Email Print NASHVILLE — The Tennessee Department of Tourist Development announces updated Tennessee Civil War Trails map-guides are now available. The map-guide identifies nearly 200 Civil War sites throughout Tennessee on this self-guided tour of the trails.   "More than 500,000 copies of the original mapguide were distributed to the traveling public in little more than six months," said Tourism Commissioner Susan Whitaker, who serves as co-chair of the Sesquicentennial Commission. "The popularity of this brochure is a strong indicator of the high interest tourists are showing in Tennessee's important Civil War History. The mapguide is a great resource for Civil War enthusiasts as well as travelers with a general interest in exploring Civil War history, especially during the 150th commemoration."   "Our new edition and expansion of the Civil War trail guide takes you from famous battlefields to stories of guerilla fighting and the heroism of the home front, places all over Tennessee that tell our unique and fascinating Civil War heritage," said Dr. Carroll Van West, director of the Center for Historic Preservation at Middle Tennessee State University and co-chair of the Tennessee Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission.   The map-guide journeys through the statewide Tennessee Civil War National Heritage area, which is highlighted by approximately 200 trail markers. Each site can be explored at one's own pace, and many offer other historical and recreational opportunities. Hundreds of antique and specialty shops can be found on the trails, in addition to taverns and restaurants, preserved battlefields and much more.   The Tennessee Civil War Trails program is part of a five-state trails system that encourages the exploration of both well-known and less-familiar sites associated with the Civil War. Together, more than 1,000 places tell the stories of civilians and soldiers during the war in Tennessee, as well as Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland and North Carolina. Knowledge of the trails in Tennessee reaches 2.5 million through cross-promotion with the other four states.   The Tennessee Civil War Sesquicentennial marks the 150th anniversary of the Civil War. The five-year commemoration of the war, beginning this year and lasting until 2015, will highlight events and stories of the Civil War. For more information, please visit tncivilwar150.com.   The map-guides are available at all 14 Tennessee Welcome Centers and at each of the Civil War Trails communities. Visitors can request the map-guides via civilwartraveler.com, tncivilwar150.com or by calling (615) 532-7520. Login and voice your opinion!

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