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Senator Judd Gregg ( R-N.H.) displaying the short hand.
“Senate Multimillionares Vote To Block Minimum Wage Hike
After repeated delays by conservatives, the Senate voted 87-10 today to end debate on legislation that will raise the minimum wage for the first time in a decade, from $5.15 to $7.25. The bill will move to a full vote […]
If it were not for those 1950s’ atomic creature movies, the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics would have probably been staged at the Lawrence Livermore Laboratory.
‘Government’s proposed Olympic site is ‘radioactive’
By MARK NICOL - The London Daily Mail -
Last updated at 21:51pm on 27th January 2007
Potential disaster: Artist impression of the London 2012 Olympics
The Government’s proposed […]
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‘White Atlanta Suburbs Push for Secession
Push to Split Atlanta’s Fulton County Draws Cries of Racism
By DOUG GROSS
The Associated Press
ATLANTA - A potentially explosive dispute in the City Too Busy to Hate is taking shape over a proposal to break Fulton County in two and split off Atlanta’s predominantly white, affluent suburbs to the north from […]
Our first 2007 nominee is..
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‘Kingston: Americans Should ‘Marry and Work Longer Hours’ To Escape Poverty »
Rep. Jack Kingston (R-GA) made headlines last month after complaining about Congress’ new schedule that requires members to work five days a week:
“Keeping us up here eats away at families,” said Rep. Jack Kingston (R-Ga.), who typically flies […]
Geographic and economic factors play a role in our ability to survive. Stop the %^%$#@! presses!
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For the sake of shaking up the obvious conclusion, I checked to see the old Red-Blue State comparison and used the AP arrticle’s states’ life expectancy rankings for proof.
This map is based on the Washington Post 2004 election results. It […]
npr.org (Cover art of book)
NPR.org, July 6, 2005 · Set in America’s gilded age at the end of the 1800s, this is the tale of the friendship between Andrew Carnegie and Henry Clay Frick. The two once worked together but had a falling out. On his deathbed, Carnegie askes to speak with Frick, who […]
“House approves minimum wage increase
By ANDREW TAYLOR, Associated Press Writer
Sat Jul 29, 8:35 AM ET
Republicans muscled the first minimum wage increase in a decade through the House early Saturday after pairing it with a cut in inheritance taxes on multimillion-dollar estates.”
Please find the entire AP article here.
“Boehner: Big Tobacco’s Personal Western Union
John Boehner In Rep. […]
Instead of tearing up the countless credit card offers, I have followed the advice of whomever said to mail everything back in the envelope the companies send for the purpose. I only have to cut my name and address from the mailing.
Why should we have to pay the price of recycling someone else’s […]
Business Week Online
The Associated Press/
By BRAD FOSS
AP Business Writer
Rising gas prices hurt poor Americans most
You may read the entire article here.
Dick ‘n W want to ease the poor’s new burden by seeking legislation which will confiscate all internal combustion vehicles from families living under the poverty line. This will force them to buy hydrogen-powered […]