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November 20, 2008
In what is doubtless a move to preempt moves by the new Obama administration to enact some form of national health care, a consortium of health care insurers have kindly offered to accept all applications for health care coverage. The price of this largess would be a Congressional mandate requirin...
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Speaking to reporters Wednesday, White House Press Secretary Dana Perino explained that the Bush administration can now agree to a timetable for withdrawal due to the “tremendous successes” of the surge.” After more than five years of war, Perino said that “the conditionsR...
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Watch this video of U.S. President George W. Bush’s reception at the G20 talks on the global economic crisis. As you will see, Bush was ignored by every other leader, including Gordon Brown (Britain) and Angela Merkel (Germany). He walked with his head down, ignoring most, no one shook his han...
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Myrtus, a Moroccan living in the U.S., is alarmed by the number of hate crimes across the U.S. following Obama's election to the presidency. ...
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In a secret ballot vote, the House Democratic caucus has removed the Michigan Rep. John Dingell from his chairmanship of the Energy and Commerce panel in favor of California Rep. Henry Waxman. The change may presage a shift in the House in favor of much more purist and extreme leftist views on a r...
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CHUP! - Changing Up Pakistan reports that another suspected U.S. drone missile attack at a house in northwestern Pakistan killed at least five and injured seven people. ...
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...Meanwhile, critics questioned whether Obama's top staff picks so far represent the "change" that he promised during the campaign. iReport.com: Who would you choose for Obama's cabinet?More than half of the people named so far to Obama's transition or staff posts have ties to former President Bill...
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Regardless of what you think of undocumented immigration, I think we can all admit that there's some serious problems surrounding the issue of 'immigration' here in the U.S.. But what may be more difficult to admit to is the problems with incarceration in the U.S. that immigration exposes. Take, f...
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In capitalism, losers must be allowed to fail. Period. It would be wrong to bailout the auto companies because it is not the government's job to rescue companies that have failed because of flawed business models and a failure to innovate.The unions are killing the Big 3. It's no wonder that Niss...
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In case you missed last week's fake The New York Times, THE IRAQ WAR ENDS, this is an online version. kwoff_id = 32597; ...
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