Presently doing political research, I encounter a lot of right-wing rhetoric on candidate sites. Here is my response to this rhetoric.How dare you claim to be America, and the rest of America to not be America?How dare you claim that America is you?53% of American...
In different generations, there is a youth sentiment that tries to carry the day until met with reality. In the baby boom generation this sentiment was anti-business, and it continued until it was met with reality of international economic competition. What was seen...
American Left has been the true reason for America's greatest accomplishments. From winning the First and Second World War under Woodrow Wilson and Franklin Roosevelt, to achievements of American science, to universal education and civil rights, to the computer...
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood told a National Press Club gathering May 21 that his plan to overhaul the controversial Mexican truck demonstration program is now being vetted by the White House and has the support of “a number of members of Congress.” If he...
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Indian truckers have ended their eight day strike on Monday after long impasse. The strike ended after the trucker's union met government represntative and got an assurance that their demands will be addressed. ...
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The Truckers strike has entered the fourth day on Thursday in India with both truckers and government refusing to stand down from their stated positions. An immediate fallout of the ongoing nationwide strike of...
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Truckers in India continued their strike on the third day demanding for lower diesel prices. More than 4 million truckers have gone on strike from Monday for their long pending demands. More than 70 per cent of...
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Some of Nevada's brothel industry is strapped due to the current fuel crisis, which is leaving trucker patrons with less spending cash. One brothel is offering a "double your stimulus" promotion, which offers...
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Thousands upon thousands of people all across Europe have taken to the streets to protest the increasingly high cost of fuel. Truckers, fishermen and anyone who uses fuel on a regular basis for their employment have been out in force in protests, some of which have...
Six weeks ago, Dan Little spearheaded a nationwide truckers shutdown which took place April 1 as a means of drawing attention to the poor economic plight of independent truckers and trucking companies. Today, the...
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In a post three days ago, I reported on the threatened April 1 shutdown by independent truckers. Today, I take a look at the number of truck drivers likely to participate in the effort, the likelihood of the shutdown getting the attention of members of Congress and the impact...
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One Iowa newspaper reporter describes it as “a small, online grassroots effort (that) now appears to have the potential for something bigger.” That “something bigger” is a threatened...
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"This is probably the worst story I’ve seen in awhile, but it’s all too true. It does contain a little good news, but first the bad news -
"Independent truckers see end of the road
By ELLEN SIMON
Associated Press
As the cost of diesel doubled over the last four years,...
As expected, the Teamsters Union has come out swinging as President Bush's initiative to open U.S. roads to Mexican truckers gets into gear.On Saturday, Teamsters President James Hoffa wasted no time in taking a...
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It spans the length of four football fields. It is a masterful feat of mountain engineering and beautiful to behold. It cost $130 million. It is a new four-lane bridge that replaces a deadly...
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