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"A House Represents a Family" and Employment Hope For the Future. -
 - Robert Melaccio, Sr. (3,726)      Robert Melaccio, Sr.   One half of the title comes from the wife of Mr. Martinez [pardon my spelling] who had a new home built for them on the TV reality show, Extreme Makeover. A great show about everyday decent people. It struck me as to how profound that was from their perspective of giving. No not as an investment... ( added 12 days 20 hours ago.) |
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The US & Immigration -
- Michele Winslow (978)   As an American citizen, over the past twenty years I have seen changes which, if taken by themselves, would seem un-important. But if taken collectively should make us all stand up and take notice. This country was begun on two principles, big businessThe Virginia colonies and ReligionThe... ( added 19 days 6 hours ago.) |
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Government Rebates - Economic Stimulus Payments - Do You Qualify? -
LM Davids (5,437)   LM Davids Ah, Spring is in the air. Besides green grass and budding trees, you know what that means, right? It is almost time for the economic stimulus payments to be released. Most people, whether they believe the rebates are a good idea or not, will be watching their mailboxes, or their bank accounts... ( added 19 days 18 hours ago.) |
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Never Reelect Your Congressman or Senator -
- Nelson Lee Walker (3)  As my contribution toward being a good American, instead of sitting on my butt while everything goes to hell around me in this 2008 election, I am going to try to convince you all that it would be a good idea to never reelect your current Congressman. And I mean NEVER, as in "never reelect... ( added 1 day ago.) |
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After Hillary, Voting With Conscience and Pride -
Joel Hirschhorn (466)   Joel Hirschhorn This general election more than most will test the courage of voters to avoid lesser-evil strategic voting that has propped up our two-party plutocracy. People with intelligence and conscience must resist peer pressure and the temptation to vote against John McCain by voting for Barack Obama. ... ( added 1 day 3 hours ago.) |
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Reasons Why Hillary Clinton Isn’t Dropping Out of The Presidential Race -
Abigail Richards (7,059)  Abigail Richards We have watched the dramatic saga of the democratic race this year. As the final primary elections are set to wrap up in the next couple of months, the drama just continues to escalate. In the center of course is Hillary Clinton. Despite several pleas from notable Democrats, the woman... ( added 1 day 6 hours ago.) |
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Rise and Fall -
Shan-ul-Hai (312)   Shan-ul-Hai If you do a Google search for "rise and fall of the empire" , you'll get lots of results about the British and Roman empires, and maybe about the Third Reich. You might also see something about the great post-medieval empires, such as those of Spain, France, Portugal, the Ottomans, and the... ( added 1 day 13 hours ago.) |
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When It Comes to Government Spending, "Just Say No" -
Alf Gordon (25) Gas prices are going through the roof. The value of the dollar is down. Food prices are increasing. People are paying more and getting less across the board. Government agencies, school systems, and businesses are feeling the pinch in these areas as well. Their response? Raise prices and increase... ( added 2 days 8 hours ago.) |
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Top Ten Reasons Hillary Should Be President -
Roch Jimenez (140) 10. By voting in Hillary - America gets One President, One experienced former President and an experienced First Man for the price of one vote! This combination has the potential to address and correct real issues facing America and the world! With freshman Senator Obama, America has a novice... ( added 6 days ago.) |
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Open Letter to Democratic Party -
WalkWithMe1948 (92) This week I have begun to realize that most of our party wants to see Senator Obama as our party's nominee. After watching the documentary "No End in Sight" last evening, I am compelled to speak out to the remaining super delegates who are currently still uncommitted. We have two excellent... ( added 6 days 7 hours ago.) |
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Dash and the Inordinate Ordinance -
Ken McCreless (414)  Ken McCreless Greetings Fellow Travelers... Well, my pre-trial hearing is on June 16 th . My ordeal with the city continues. First it was the pickup truck with expired tags. Though it ran well and was moved around to mow the grass, it needed some exhaust work. I wanted to get an upgrade , but the city was too... ( added 6 days 16 hours ago.) |
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Passion and the Presidential Primary -
WalkWithMe1948 (92) I was recently reviewing some comments to one of my articles published on the net and noticed one comment mentioning how "passionate" I seem to be about this primary season. And they are absolutely right -- I am. There are many reasons for that passion -- foremost is the direction I... ( added 8 days 18 hours ago.) |
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Examining Causality: Why Are Conservatives Happier Than Liberals? -
Shan-ul-Hai (312) Shan-ul-Hai I recently read (in The Economist ) about a study showing that over the course of the last 30 years, conservatives have consistently claimed to be "very happy" more often than liberals. Many people try to use this data to say that conservatism directly causes happiness… but before arriving at... ( added 8 days 20 hours ago.) |
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How NOT to treat your enemies -
Shan-ul-Hai (312) Shan-ul-Hai Today, Israeli forces attacked a Hamas leader's house and killed his 14-year old daughter, among other civilians. This is a few days after Hamas offered Israel a 6-month cease-fire, which Israel is planning on rejecting because they don't want to talk to Hamas. What I'd like to know... ( added 9 days 22 hours ago.) |
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The Destroying Of A President... And A Nation -
- Joel Hendon (4,513)  Joel Hendon I voted for George W. Bush. Twice. I have been disappointed in some of the things he has done, others that he has acceded to. But in my own view, he has not been nearly as bad a president as he has been made to appear through derision, scorn and outright lies. As a matter of fact, I still... ( added 10 days 2 hours ago.) |
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The American Dream -
Shan-ul-Hai (312) Shan-ul-Hai The spirit of the American Dream is dying and I think we should save it maybe even try to spread it around the world (read the first paragraph of this article if you don't know what the American Dream is). The traditional American success story is, by no means, extinct. But the more I look... ( added 13 days 13 hours ago.) |
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"Support Our Troops" vs. "Support the War" -
Shan-ul-Hai (312) Shan-ul-Hai Many people in the US say that you should "support our troops" so that they don't have to use a more controversial phrase like "support the war." This leads to a sort of emotional connection between a person and the war in Iraq, and we tend to think something along the lines of "well, I don't... ( added 13 days 14 hours ago.) |
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How Much Is One Soldier Worth? -
Mr. Keith (2,080)  Mr. Keith I vividly remember my father sometime in 1980 (he was 70 years old at the time) cursing at the television when the Iranians were parading American hostages through the streets. My father was a quiet, reserved man that I never heard swear before in my life. He said, and I quote..."the United... ( added 14 days 17 hours ago.) |
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Gas Relief: Will The Federal Trade Commission Finally Do Their Job? -
Laura Trahan (29,574)   Laura Trahan My first grade son is doing a project on transportation in which he had to ask someone over 55 about how transportation has changed over the years. The sad news is that when his pawpaw was first driving gas was 15 cents a gallon. Even sadder is that when I first received my license it was 99... ( added 15 days 1 hour ago.) |
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Why Hillary Might Be Winning -
- GregNewell (0) First of all, I'm not a Democrat. I'm not a Republican. I'm not even ashamed to say that I rarely vote in the national elections because my candidate is almost never on the ticket. Still, I've been captivated by the primaries for the first time in my 27 voting years. Everyone's given the... ( added 16 days 19 hours ago.) |
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How Hillary Can Knock-Out Obama -
Joel Hirschhorn (466) Joel Hirschhorn Now is the time for Hilary Clinton to take a bold position that in one brilliant, courageous stroke shows the nation that she is more willing to pursue true reforms of the two-party plutocratic political system than Obama is. With this position she can reveal that all the Obama talk about change... ( added 17 days 6 hours ago.) |
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Gas $1.50/gal. If We Use Alaska's Oil!! -
- Rich Smith (77)  Rich Smith Gas $1.50 / gallon within 12 Months, if we used our 800 mile pipeline and Alaska's oil the UNITED STATES OF AMERICAS OIL!! (podcast this on your mp3-I-pod) BUT somebody in our government decided way back,that the way to control the American people, and then the world was CRUDE OIL. Think of how... ( added 20 days 5 hours ago.) |
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Don't Leave God Out Of The Equation -
Star Lyn (196)  Star Lyn When asked to voice my opinions about this country and its political status, I would be remiss to comment without adding my spiritual beliefs as well, due to the fact that one cannot be expressed without the inclusion of the other. For, you will see by the company I keep, philosophically speaking... ( added 20 days 19 hours ago.) |
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Hillary Doesn't Need Economists! -
Shan-ul-Hai (312) Shan-ul-Hai A few days ago, Hillary Clinton decided that economists are wrong about the potential effect of a gas tax rebate. Her exact words: "I'm not going to put my lot in with economists … We've got to get out of this mindset where somehow elite opi ( added 2 days 17 hours ago.) |
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Cuba: Creating The opportunity For Personal Gain -
The Cultural Economist (28) An article by Michael Voss on BBC Internet News caught my eye this week (4/25/2008). Raul Castro has taken several small measures to give the Cuban people an opportunity to improve their circumstances. He has lifted the ban on owning cell phones, DVD players and PCs. Cubans can now stay at the... ( added 11 days ago.) |
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