Off the Record

Washington DC -- Sunday

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November 4th 2007
Well, the idea was a long sleep. Didn’t quite work out that way. Jet lag - yippee! Up at 5.30, but wasn’t too fussed about it as I had slept for a few hours. I got up to work on my blog and just generally do my thing. I went down to the lobby of the hotel to get some coffee - only to be told that the clocks had changed and that it was actually an hour earlier than I had thought. Oh well ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more