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Motorcycle and Motorcycle Helmets
Tue Oct 25, 2011 9:17 AM EDT
What the H-E-double hockey sticks? I live in the great state of Ohio. They have passed a law that requires you to wear a seat belt in a car while driving. This seems reasonable as it could save you life. In stark contrast, motorcyclists are not r …
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Who passed the TARP bill again?
Mon Oct 10, 2011 8:20 AM EDT
I had an interesting conversation this past weekend. A friend of mine was talking about the bank bailouts and the Occupy Wall Street crowd. He was blaming the Republicans for this mess. I told him that it was the Democrats that passed the bill.
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President Obama, Speaker Boehner, and Senator Reid
Tue Oct 4, 2011 8:24 AM EDT
So, here we are. President Obama. He has some time in the job, he has done a few things to upset some and make others very happy. The man, regardless of prior experience, was elected to the office of President of the United States. I did not vote for him, …
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New government fees pepper Obama deficit plan - Yahoo! Finance
Seeded on Tue Sep 20, 2011 10:48 AM EDT (Yahoo!)
It's not just millionaires who'd pay more under President Barack Obama's latest plan to combat the deficit. Air travelers, federal workers, military retirees, wealthier Medicare beneficiaries and people taking out new mortgages are among those who would pay more than $130 bill …
Traffic, All Together Now
Thu Sep 15, 2011 9:16 AM EDT
I work near a city, I have to commute every day in my car as there is no mass transit to speak of. Everyday there is traffic. Even while driving with no traffic, I spot some unusual characters on the roads. This article tries to not analyze them, but point them …
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No Chance of Default, US Can Print Money: Greenspan - CNBC
Seeded on Mon Aug 8, 2011 9:16 AM EDT (CNBC Top News and Analysis)
"The United States can pay any debt it has because we can always print money to do that. So there is zero probability of default" said Greenspan on NBC's Meet the Press
FAA shutdown fix expected this week, Obama says - Scott Wong - POLITICO.com
Seeded on Wed Aug 3, 2011 4:11 PM EDT (Politico)
Democrats have blocked a short-term FAA bill already passed by the House because it includes a GOP provision cutting subsidies for rural airports.
US cannot say how many had communications watched
Thu Jul 28, 2011 3:57 PM EDT
Like its predecessor, the Obama administration says it cannot count how many people in the U.S. have had their telephone calls and emails monitored by government agents in national security investigations under federal surveillance law.
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Debbie Wasserman Schultz says GOP seeks 'dictatorship … spark panic' - Mike Allen - POLITICO.com
Seeded on Thu Jul 28, 2011 8:28 AM EDT (Politico)
“Aren’t we at the point where the closer we get to chaos, the more concern that there should be about coming to the table and compromising with Democrats?” Wasserman Schultz asked. “This is not leadership. This is almost like dictatorship.
White House snubs McConnell invitation to Obama | Reuters
Seeded on Thu Jun 30, 2011 4:34 PM EDT (Reuters)
The White House effectively turned down an invitation by Republican Senate Leader Mitch McConnell for President Barack Obama to visit his members on Capitol Hill on Thursday to discuss raising the debt limit. White House press secretary Jay Carney, while not directly saying the …
Apple store employee seeks to plant union seed - Yahoo! News
Seeded on Mon Jun 13, 2011 10:46 AM EDT (Yahoo! News)
An Apple Inc store employee has started a union in a rare move at a company known for its near-fanatical following and cutting-edge mystique. Cory Moll, a part-time employee at an Apple store in San Francisco, is working to form a union to fight for better wages and benefits and …
Florida wind farm kicking up dust - Bob King - POLITICO.com
Seeded on Wed Jun 1, 2011 8:43 AM EDT (Politico)
A proposal for a sprawling wind farm just north of the Everglades is facing blow-back from environmental groups that worry it could become an avian Cuisinart for the wading birds, raptors and waterfowl that teem in the sprawling marshes nearby.
Obama administration fights to save healthcare law - Yahoo! News
Seeded on Tue May 10, 2011 10:05 AM EDT (Yahoo! News)
Lawyers for President Barack Obama go to court on Tuesday to try to save the cornerstone of his healthcare overhaul, arguing that the requirement for Americans to buy insurance is constitutional. A three-judge panel of the U.S.
Oil plummets nearly 7 percent as commodities battered | Reuters
Seeded on Thu May 5, 2011 2:28 PM EDT (Reuters)
Oil plunged nearly 7 percent on Thursday, heading for the biggest daily drop in dollar terms since the 2008 financial crisis, as concerns about economic growth and monetary tightening clobbered commodities.
Pakistan warns America not to stage any more raids - FoxNews.com
Seeded on Thu May 5, 2011 10:42 AM EDT (FOXNews.com)
Pakistan has warned America of the "disastrous consequences" if it carries out any other unilateral raids against suspected terrorists in its country.
Instant View: Private sector adds 179,000 jobs in April | Reuters
Seeded on Wed May 4, 2011 12:56 PM EDT (Reuters)
U.S. private employers added 179,000 jobs in April, coming in shy of economists' expectations, a report by a payrolls processor showed on Wednesday.
Geithner vows to defend strong US dollar policy
Seeded on Tue Apr 26, 2011 11:23 AM EDT (Breitbart)
US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner vowed Tuesday that the United States would never follow a strategy to weaken the US dollar.
Oil slips on stronger dollar
Tue Apr 26, 2011 10:25 AM EDT
Oil prices are falling due to a stronger dollar and expectations that U.S. crude supplies are growing.
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Gasoline Prices: $6 Gas? Could Happen if Dollar Keeps Getting Weaker - CNBC
Seeded on Wed Apr 20, 2011 4:51 PM EDT (CNBC Top News and Analysis)
A dollar plumbing three-year lows is hitting Americans squarely in the gas tank, and one economist thinks it could drive prices as high as $6 a gallon or more by summertime under the right conditions.
Review & Outlook: The Presidential Divider - WSJ.com
Seeded on Thu Apr 14, 2011 8:42 AM EDT (Wall Street Journal)
Did someone move the 2012 election to June 1? We ask because President Obama's extraordinary response to Paul Ryan's budget yesterday—with its blistering partisanship and multiple distortions—was the kind Presidents usually outsource to some junior lieutenant. Mr.
Chocolate milk stirs controversy in schools - The Washington Post
Seeded on Tue Apr 12, 2011 4:44 AM EDT (The Washington Post)
It was once a staple of public school cafeterias that blended the indulgent and the nutritious, satisfying parents and children both. But chocolate milk is uncontroversial no more. Dozens of districts have demanded reformulations. Others have banned it outright.
White House: Not upping debt limit 'Armageddon-like' for economy - TheHill.com
Seeded on Mon Apr 11, 2011 3:38 PM EDT (TheHill.com)
White House press secretary Jay Carney said Monday that Republicans should not "play chicken with the economy" and should vote to raise the debt ceiling quickly.
Obama Puts Taxes on Table - WSJ.com
Seeded on Mon Apr 11, 2011 11:35 AM EDT (Wall Street Journal)
President Barack Obama will lay out his plan for reducing the nation's deficit Wednesday, belatedly entering a fight over the nation's long-term financial future.
Billionaire self-pity and the Koch brothers - Glenn Greenwald - Salon.com
Seeded on Mon Apr 11, 2011 10:30 AM EDT (Salon.com)
President Obama is a radical egalitarian who is unprecedentedly hostile to business interests.
RAHN: You lose, Soros wins - Washington Times
Seeded on Mon Apr 11, 2011 10:26 AM EDT (The Washington Times)
Have you ever wondered why billionaires like George Soros financially support politicians who say they will "increase taxes on the rich"? I found this old opinion article from 2008, interesting.
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Who passed the TARP bill again?