Tag: government
member name: Troy W.
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May 19, 2008 06:35 PM EDT --
With recent defections of super delegates and a growing delegate advantage for Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton has been all but mathematically eliminated from being the Democratic nominee in the November . . . more
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October 17, 2007 01:49 AM EDT --
The revelations coming out about Verizon sharing private customer information with the government without warrants or any proof of probable cause are the latest evidence of an assault on basic rights in . . . more
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August 22, 2007 06:57 PM EDT --
In 2000 Al Gore won the popular vote but lost the Presidential election. Since then many have said that the Electoral College system was the problem. Most States (48) have a winner-take-all system of awarding . . . more
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June 20, 2007 02:44 AM EDT --
Why does it seem so difficult to find an equitable tax structure and intelligent budget plan for America? It seems like the politicians just can’t get it right despite having over 60 years to refine . . . more
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June 25, 2007 02:49 AM EDT --
Has anyone ever stopped to ask if maybe we shouldn’t be treating our elections more like job interviews? Anybody who has ever been on the hiring side of an interview understands the process of reviewing . . . more
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December 06, 2007 03:38 PM EST --
At a conference for Middle Eastern leaders in Qatar this week Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad proposed a new order of Middle East relations that would leave the U.S. as an absolute outsider and . . . more
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December 24, 2007 09:08 PM EST --
The holidays often bring joy and happiness but in time of war it can be difficult for many to find the spirit of the season because of loss and separation caused by events that are taking place half a . . . more
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June 20, 2007 03:07 AM EDT --
One America is a vision of the future that I invite you to consider. One America means that we stop asking: “What kind of American are you?” One America is a place where race, lifestyle, ideological . . . more
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October 31, 2007 10:47 AM EST --
With casualty reports indicating a recent decline in losses for American forces in Iraq and Afghanistan, how will we now move into determining the success or failure of the "War on Terror" . . . more
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January 16, 2008 12:18 PM EST --
It is estimated by the CDC (Centers for Disease Control) that 1 in 150 children in America are autistic based on reporting since 1991. This does not take into account the children in certain cultures . . . more
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October 27, 2007 11:47 PM EDT --
United we stand, divided we fall. Those words should be accepted as a truism for a society. Societies with deep unresolved divisions tend toward chaos and strife with their citizens paying the most for . . . more
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July 29, 2008 04:51 PM EDT --
This past Friday I got a call from my doctor telling me that I had tested “mildly positive” for cancer. This means that they will test me again to make sure and then begin laying out my options for treatment. . . . more
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May 05, 2008 04:30 PM EDT --
In recent years the oil companies and traders have become some of the wealthiest people in America with record profits and previously unseen bonuses and incentives for executives coming year . . . more
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August 10, 2008 04:36 PM EDT --
As those of you who read my last article know, I have been preliminarily diagnosed with cancer. During a CT scan my doctors found a small mass on one of my adrenal nodes in my abdomen and follow-up testing . . . more
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November 21, 2007 03:44 AM EST --
With the Iowa caucuses rapidly approaching it seems that the once assumed invulnerability of Hillary Clinton in the Democratic presidential nomination race has now evaporated leaving her in a three way . . . more
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June 01, 2007 02:52 AM EDT --
Education is the foundation of every great society. At the height of their civilizations, Rome, Greece, Egypt, etc. all had a very distinct love of learning. All great societies require the learned support . . . more
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October 10, 2007 05:19 AM EDT --
The private intelligence company SITE has been a source of much of the intelligence our government has used to track down terrorist activity online over the last few years. Recently, they came into possession . . . more
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September 20, 2007 03:09 PM EDT --
When our leaders tell us that we go to war for democracy can we trust that they will actually promote democracy in the places we fight to defend? Lost in the rhetoric of the debate over the Iraq war seems . . . more
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October 10, 2007 05:16 AM EDT --
With the announcement that four prominent Democratic candidates for president have withdrawn from the Michigan primary because of the State’s decision to move their primary to January 15th in violation . . . more
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August 24, 2007 10:38 AM EDT --
In the heated debates we have about the way politics work and what our politicians do, sometimes it really comes down to average people not getting involved. If we don't vote our voices aren't . . . more
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