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Health Care 2010: The Pelosification of Politics
Posted to Nancy Pelosi, Health Care Reform, United States, by: DrReason...[3/16/2010 9:40:00 AM]

This is what it has come to. A couple thousand pages here, a couple thousand pages there. This version, that version. Dealmaking masked as debate. Winks and nods. Backroom bribes, nepotism, and favors for constituents. And by constituents, I do not mean voters or that salty old notion of “the people”. I mean the real constituents – those whose bidding the politicians do. The big insurance companie...

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Questions for Goooh.com from an American Federalist
Posted to Elections, New York, United States, by: tpaine2009...[3/16/2010 8:56:00 AM]

Whatever Goooh is, by that “mission statement” it has just united both parties in opposition to Goooh and I suspect provided supporters of both parties with the motivation to get out the vote! Since Goooh states it is not a party, I don’t know what benefit an independent would derive from supporting a movement that clearly has no agenda other than “change”. Doesn’t solve problems, doesn’t move us ...

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Will Michael Jackson Estate Pay LA Back For Funeral?
Posted to Economy, California, by: Indie...[3/16/2010 8:48:00 AM]

Today it was announced that Michael Jackson's Estate signed the largest music distribution contract in history with Sony Music Entertainment.

So, does that mean Los Angeles can expect to get paid back for his funeral from last year?

One L.A. resident, Jose F. Vallejos, filed a petition in court in January asking that the estate pay back $3.3 million to the L.A. City Treasury. Los An...

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More Fainting At Obama Rallies?
Posted to Barack Obama, Elections, by: Indie...[3/16/2010 2:37:00 AM]

Didn't wee see enough of this odd happenstance in '08? Looks like someone's back on the campaign trail. We're just sayin'...

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Could Gibbs Get Any More Un-Hip?
Posted to Robert Gibbs, by: Indie...[3/16/2010 2:28:00 AM]

Country is in a shambles and this guy is clowning around wasting our time and money.

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Billionaire Wants Russia to Buy Greece?
Posted to Economy, Greece, by: lucre...[3/16/2010 12:03:00 AM]

Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov joked on a comedy show that Greece's rich history makes it a good acquisition target. “I suggest we buy Greece,” said the Russian mogul. “We could sell our gas to every home together with an Olympic torch."

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Presidential Reunion Video from Funny or Die - Hilarious!
Posted to Barack Obama, Economy, United States, by: lucre...[3/15/2010 2:53:00 PM]

Funny or Die's Presidential Reunion from Will Ferrell

I had to look past the new agency (Consumer Financial Protection Agency) they are pushing for in the video, but one thing is for sure - this is one of the funniest presidential satire videos I have seen in a long time. Reminds us that sometimes it is important to just laugh about politics and politicians every once in a while.

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Meg Whitman's Style Evolving Before Our Eyes
Posted to Meg Whitman, Elections, California, by: Fashion Czar...[3/15/2010 11:58:00 AM]

'A Steel Spine is needed to be the next Governor of California' said Meg Whitman. Since she announced her candidacy last September, Fashion Czar has been watching her style go from DOA to the beginnings of a slight pulse.

Hey Meg, you're not in corporate America any more, its called "Politics"...you can run from the press but you can't run from Fashion Czar!

That first appearance o...

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iPolitics Interview with Tim Cox, Founder of Goooh - Part 2
Posted to Elections, Texas, United States, by: lucre...[3/15/2010 9:22:00 AM]

iPolitics interviewed Tim Cox, founder of Goooh.com, which stands for “Get Out Of Our House” and aims to replace Congressional incumbents with everyday citizens. For Part 2 of our interview, we discuss how well the movement is going and review the major goals for the organization. We also discuss some of the details on the criteria for participation.

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Gibbs Declares: Healthcare Reform Will Be "Law of the Land" In One Week
Posted to Robert Gibbs, Health Care Reform, United States, by: lucre...[3/14/2010 9:38:00 PM]

Healthcare Reform will pass and become law by next week, declared White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs during an interview on "Fox News Sunday."

Gibbs added, ""will be talking about healthcare not as a presidential proposal but I think as the law of the land."

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Hugo Chavez Wants Government Control Of Internet
Posted to Hugo Chavez, Freedom of Speech, Venezuela, by: bigbrother...[3/14/2010 10:44:00 AM]

'The Internet cannot be something open where anything is said and done. Every country has to apply its own rules and norms' said Chavez.

Chavez is angry about a certain website, Noticierodigital, which he says publishes articles encouraging a coup d'etat. 'That cannot be permitted' he said.

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Time to put my money where my mouth is!
Posted to Government Corruption, New York, United States, by: tpaine2009...[3/14/2010 7:37:00 AM]

It’s very easy to take pot shots at, or criticize others who are trying to find a political solution to the corruption in Washington and regardless of the rhetoric others may use, we Americans are not being deprived of any Constitutional rights or freedom by what is happening in Washington today. We are, however, having our property stolen and our vote nullified by the special interests now contro...

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As an “Independent”, politically am I relevant, or not?
Posted to Elections, New York, United States, by: tpaine2009...[3/13/2010 1:46:00 PM]

Before anyone gets a burr in their shorts, I too, and my entire family consider ourselves Independent in our politics. But speaking for myself I know that as an independent I do not have a base of similar minded voters that can represent in a cohesive and organized manner my views and values. As such, I am forced to choose between one of the two corrupt parties or else I can’t participate in our d...

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iPolitics Interview with Tim Cox, Founder of Goooh - Part 1
Posted to Elections, Texas, United States, by: lucre...[3/12/2010 2:54:00 PM]

iPolitics interviewed Tim Cox, founder of Goooh.com, which stands for “Get Out Of Our House” and aims to replace Congressional incumbents with everyday citizens. The Goooh movement has gotten a lot of attention lately for its unique grassroots strategy for recruiting, selecting and electing people to office.

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Congress / NYState legislature / Taxes / Health Care
Posted to Taxes, New York, United States, by: Uncle Sam...[3/12/2010 7:41:00 AM]

I recently attended a public meeting with my NYS representative and responded to a survey by my Congressmen. In both cases their attitude appears to be that they will help me by obtaining some of MY tax money by bargaining with other representatives, or by eliminating waste, fraud, and abuse in the system (bureaucracy) they support.

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