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Q: “I’m just curious, why do we have have to change the clock every six months, or whatever it is? I know they started it during WWII. We don’t have to have it now. I know I’m not the only one who really has a hard time adjusting to the change of time. Why can’t we...
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For their trip to Washington to plead for taxpayer money to save an industry they themselves may have been partly responsible for crippling, you would think the chief executives of the Big Three automakers would be munching on humble pie in coach class of a United Airlines flight. "Instead,...
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 Wednesday, Sep 24 (Psych Central) -- After over a decade of struggling and aborted attempts, Congress passed a bill yesterday that provides for equal treatment of mental health, alcohol and substance abuse disorders, ending a decades’ long practice of discrimination against these...
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  Politics is like a cesspool…. The really big PIECES always rise to the top. In my 54 years on this planet I have searched in vain for a politician that actually has our nation (and citizens) best interests at heart. Like Diogenes searching the darkness for an honest man, the...
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I imagine most of you heard about the lights being turned off in the House of Representatives by Nancy Pelosi.  She had them turned off, and ordered the press out.  Thid kind of behavior is totally unacceptable.  Sometimes I feel like I'm the only one who sees a problem with these...
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A press release from Rep. Kevin McCarthy's office: Congressman McCarthy Releases Fiscal Year 2009 District Funding Requests To Enhance Accountability   WASHINGTON –To help fix a broken system of Washington spending and not just let the old business-as-usual ways continue,...
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How could these Republicans help Labor Unions to victory? Stop S.2123 now! Call your Senator   To all who read this Alert: Copy and paste it and send it along to your family and...
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The summer that shook the American workplace The new threat and hidden agenda of Labors new Government By Will Fine, Executive Director National Alliance for Worker and Employer Rights This summer has been the summer that shook the foundations of the Employee -Employer relationship as...
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    I've been hearing a little bit of buzz regarding a speech Newt Gingrich gave this past week in which he said, "We are engaged in a phony war". When this quote is put into context it makes a little bit more sense so I have posted a link where you can view some of his...
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    The recent news regarding the tragedy on the Mississippi could help bring an important issue back to forefront in the debate amongst the candidates vying for their party's nomination. During almost every political debate you are guaranteed to hear questions addressing issues...
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    What is the answer D? And what would it do to the U.S. election process? It's actually quit simple. Any American who has gone to school and been subjected to a multiple choice test is more than familiar with the "Answer D". What answer D does is indicate to your...
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President Bush may not be the most popular guy these days but it looks as thought the cynical outlook on what’s going on around capital hill is spreading. The new Democrat controlled congress has seen its job approval rating drop 5 points from 44 percent last April to 39 percent in the...
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From MSNBC: WASHINGTON - A defiant Democratic-controlled Senate passed legislation Thursday that would require the start of troop withdrawals from Iraq by Oct. 1, propelling Congress toward a historic veto showdown with President Bush on the war. The 51-46 vote was largely along party lines,...
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Today the Committee sent a formal request to former White House aide Susan Ralston to appear for a deposition on April 5th. The deposition is part of the Committee’s investigation, begun last spring, into lobbying contacts between lobbyist Jack Abramoff and the White House. Cspan has...
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This is a debate we have needed for quite sometime from our legislative leaders. Cspan has it online in radio format. It only works if you use Internet Explorer..apparently they aren't friends of Firefox. If you wish to listen you can click the link here. Its also live on Cspan if you wish to...
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This subject is bleeding over into other threads so I wanted to put up a central place for them.  It looks like this story is just getting started and new info is surfacing constantly.  For those just getting started, Foley is the Florida Congressman who resigned after sexual emails and...
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