Tag: democracy
member name: Duane B.
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March 13, 2008 07:35 PM EDT --
Are the Democratic candidates going to immolate themselves, and the party, in their desire of being numero uno or will they curb their enthusiasm for the top slot on the November . . .
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January 06, 2008 10:20 AM EST --
Politics has often be referred to as "the art of the possible", but paralleling the growth of extreme and hard line religious factions in many mainstream religions of the . . .
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February 22, 2008 09:57 AM EST --
I always experience a twinge of annoyance and irritation whenever I hear someone in government refer to Social Security and Medicare as an "entitlement" when they are trying . . .
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March 03, 2008 11:40 AM EST --
This morning, March 3, 2008, Warren Buffet, one of the wealthiest persons in the world, is the guest of CNBC. The Oracle of Omaha is discussing a wide variety of subjects, including the . . .
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September 20, 2006 11:56 AM EDT --
An official Canadian commission has found that a Canadian computer specialist of Syrian birth, Maher Arar, had no ties to any terrorist groups or individuals. Arar claims . . .
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February 24, 2008 10:11 PM EST --
It appears to me, based on the reports of the last few days, that our two Democratic candidate's campaigns are moving toward a win at all costs, take no prisoners approach to winning . . .
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March 17, 2008 01:45 PM EDT --
The jobs report at the end of February indicated a net loss of jobs for the US economy, but one area of employment growth, government, had an increase of 22,000 jobs. The New York Times . . .
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May 14, 2008 10:46 AM EDT --
I have posted below a link to an article on the blatant racism that some of Obama campaign workers are encountering in their efforts to turn out the vote for Barak Obama. Most of the . . .
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December 02, 2007 02:58 PM EST --
There is a great deal of discussion today about the goal of ending global poverty. It is estimated that 2.5 billion of the world’s population of 6.5 billion, almost 40%, try . . .
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December 30, 2007 11:06 AM EST --
Prior to the recent Annapolis peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians Tzipi Livni, Israel's foreign minister, stated that the creation "of a Palestinian . . .
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January 12, 2008 08:56 AM EST --
ABC's 20/20 program aired a very interesting program on January 11 th that sought to find the happiest country on earth. The survey that answered the question was . . .
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March 23, 2008 02:48 PM EDT --
A recent survey by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public life shows that almost 40% of Americans have changed their religion since their childhood, with a growing number dropping any religious . . .
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April 06, 2008 02:28 PM EDT --
Democratic Senator Ben Nelson of Nebraska has made an interesting, and I think important, proposal: all future funding for Iraqi reconstruction will be made in the form of a . . .
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February 29, 2008 09:09 AM EST --
I Gather (pun intended) the 143 responses to my first article on Social Security entitlements indicate a fairly strong interest on this subject. A listing of the specific suggestions . . .
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March 31, 2008 10:45 AM EDT --
Barak Obama delivered a speech focusing on race relations in America after the firestorm of controversy surrounding the wide viewing of the videos of his Pastor, Jeremiah Wright, delivering . . .
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April 06, 2008 11:16 AM EDT --
Our opium poppy eradication program in Afghanistan is an excellent example of the law of unintended consequences. While the goal of substituting other crops for opium poppy production . . .
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January 06, 2008 11:11 AM EST --
Irrespective of who is elected President and what party controls Congress after the November, 2008 election, I make the following predictions for 2009 and beyond:
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March 17, 2008 10:10 AM EDT --
This week the Supreme Court will hear arguments concerning the Second Amendment of the Constitution, the amendment that deals with the issue of the right to "bear arms" and exactly . . .
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November 23, 2007 07:40 PM EST --
Each year the World Economic Forum (WEF) develops a Global Competitiveness Report that rates the top fifty nations on 113 factors that indicate how efficient each country businesses . . .
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May 14, 2008 09:25 AM EDT --
Attached is a link to an article by Greg Palast detailing another alleged effort of the RNC from the 2004 election that attempted to prevent African-American soldiers that that been deployed to . . .
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