By Jeremy A. Kaplan (FOXNews.com)
King Arthur, Lancelot, and the other knights of the Round Table are more than mere stories. In fact, one British historian has found precisely where that famous table once sat –and what exactly it was.
According to Camelot historian Chris Gidlow, the famous table was no table at all.
He claims the circular interior of a former Roman amphitheater in Chester, England, was where the knights convened, and will reveal all the details of his discoveries in “King Arthur’s Round Table Revealed,” which airs on The History Channel July 19.
Gidlow said Arthur would have reinforced the building’s 40-foot walls to create an imposing and well-fortified base. The king’s regional noblemen would have sat in the central arena’s front row, with lower-ranked subjects in the outer stone benches.
Arthur has been the subject of much historical debate, but many scholars believe him to have been a 5th or 6th Century leader. The legend links him to 12 major battles fought over 40 years–and one of his principal victories was said to have been at Chester………………..read more
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Congressional Republicans are attempting to block the Justice Department’s lawsuit against Arizona’s immigration law, reports Scott Wong: “This week, Sens. Jim DeMint of South Carolina and David Vitter of Louisiana introduced legislation that would block the Obama administration from suing Arizona over its new law to crack down on illegal immigration. Sen. John McCain of Arizona donated $5,000 to a legal defense fund to fight challenges to the law. And the GOP-dominated House Immigration Reform Caucus will file a friend of the court brief early next week, backing Republican Gov. Jan Brewer as she seeks to defend the law from a Justice Department lawsuit.”
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Senate votes 60-40 to advance jobless benefits legislation
02:37 PM EDT Tuesday, July 20, 2010
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The Senate voted Tuesday to advance legislation that would restore emergency jobless benefits to millions of people who have been out of work for more than six months, overcoming Republican objections that had delayed action for weeks.
To break the impasse, two Republicans voted with a Democratic caucus newly fortified by the appointment of Sen. Carte Goodwin, who replaced the late Robert Byrd of West Virginia. One Democrat, Sen. Ben Nelson (Neb.), voted no.
The measure now goes to the House, where leaders hope to approve it and send it on to the White House on Wednesday. If approved, the measure would restore benefits to more than 2.5 million people who have seen their checks cut off since the emergency program expired June 2. It would also provide up to 99 weeks of income support to a broader universe of jobless workers through the end of November.
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