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This Shouldn't Happen in America

Barring the possibility of self imposed myopia or blindness, determining that the health care system in the U.S. is not serving the needs of all of its citizens only requires waiting in doctors' offices or...

IED's Pose DangerousThreat to America!

     As we near the Christmas Holiday, it has become apparent that a new threat has arisen as a scourge to our Holiday celebrations and our national security: IED's.  Yes, IED's, or...

Requirements to work at McDonalds stiffer than run for Congress?

Qualifications for Congress in the 21st Century Think about the diversity of topics and needs confronting the USA. If you were an employer hiring people to address these needs, how would you define the skill, knowledge, and proficiency as well as experience needed to...

War bonds proposed to pay for Afghanistan, Iraq conflicts

 Lawmakers in both houses of Congress have introduced legislation to pay for the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq by using a method that's a throwback to prior U.S. conflicts: war bonds. In the House, war bond legislation was proposed by Rep. Kendrick Meek. Sen. Ben Nelson,...

Lieberman should be punished for Fillibuster - 81% of Dems say

Senator Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn, has told Harry Reid, Senate Majority Leader, that he would fillibuster the Health Care Reform bill in its present form.  Liberal action groups such as Progressive Change...

House Considers Reinstating Glass-Steagall

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer announced today that the U.S. House is considering reinstituting the Depression-era Glass Steagall Act, which, among other things, barred banking holding companies from owning other financial concerns. Glass Steagall also barred banks that...

McChrystal: Key to Victory in Capturing Bin Laden

General McChrystal, Commander of NATO and U.S. Forces in Afghanistan and Karl Eikenberry, U.S. Ambassador were in front of the Armed Service Committee selling President Obama's Afghanistan Strategy. ...

McChrystal backs Afghan plan to skeptical Congress

Karsai predicts 5 years Obama 2 and its the money problem that rears its ugly head, how does Afghanistan pay for it new large army. Well there is black gold and plenty of gas, dig deep and they can find gold. I...

Obama administration formally declares danger of carbon emissions

The Obama Administration formally declared Monday that carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions pose a danger to the public's health and welfare. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson made the announcement today as the Copenhagen Conference...

Imelda Marcos registers to run for Philippines congress

Imelda Marcos will not win the seat as she is not liked in the Philippines her daughter will win the governors seat, she does not get on with her mother and is known to be anti-corrupt. The reporter has...

Update: First gay marriage blocked in Latin America

"An Argentine judge has overturned a ruling that would have allowed the first gay marriage in Latin America. The official court Web site says national judge Marta Gomez Alsina ordered the wedding blocked until...

US fundamentalist group at heart of Uganda's anti-gay law

A United States fundamentalist group is at the heart of Uganda's anti-gay law. Originally known as The Fellowship, an international organization founded in 1935, today it is known as 'The Family', described by Jeff...

U.S. Society Headed for Major Crisis

A five-part report by David DeGraw on the economic meltdown fallout and the factors that contributed to it. Essentially, the people of the U.S. and the world are suffering now and facing worse times due to the...

House Attacks Fed, Treasury

" WASHINGTON -- Political frustration over the rescue of Wall Street and high unemployment erupted in the House Thursday, with one committee threatening to impose tighter scrutiny on the Federal Reserve and another trading verbal insults with Treasury Secretary Timothy...

Why Is Congress Demonizing an Investigation of Israel's War Crime

I find it interesting that only Bill Moyers, and not the mainstream media, has the courage to denounce the US Congress demonization of the Goldstone Report. Why Is Congress Demonizing an Investigation of Israel's War Crimes in Gaza? Editor's Note: The following is a...

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