Is Social Security Going Broke?

Sun Aug 21, 2011 2:30 PM EDT

People who don't believe in Social Security, the GOP and the Tea Party, constantly are telling us that Social Security is broke or soon will be.

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security, social, politics, gop, tea, party

Palin Pals Around With Felon: Is A Pardon Next?

Mon Oct 27, 2008 9:24 PM EDT

Now that Senator Ted Stevens of Alaska has been convicted of some federal crimes, Stevens is a certifiable felon. Fellow Republican and presidential candidate, John McCain, has known and worked with Stevens for years and is his good friend, or pal.

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bush, alaska, mccain, libby, stevens, us-news, pardon, palin

McCain Betrays Earmark Pledge

Fri Oct 3, 2008 9:00 PM EDT

The bailout bill that Congress passed and President Bush signed today, a bill supported by John McCain, contains many earmarks.

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bush, mccain, obama, us-news, bailout, earmark, paulson

Rescue Plan Seeks $700 Billion to Buy Bad Mortgages - NYTimes.com

Seeded on Sat Sep 20, 2008 11:39 PM EDT (The New York Times)

The bailout plan gives a blank check to the Administration' s Treasury secretary to buy schlock mortgage backed securities. No guidelines are set and no review of his behavior is allowed.

treasury, us-news, bailout, mortgage-backed, paulson

Obama rebukes Palin on earmarks - NYTimes.com

Seeded on Sat Sep 6, 2008 6:57 PM EDT (The New York Times)

Obama has called out Palin for the phony she is. She was for earmarks before she was against them. Hey, I like that phrase "Palin the Phony."

politics, mccain, bridge-to-nowhere, obama, earmarks, palin

Earmark Nonsense

Sat Sep 6, 2008 6:06 PM EDT

Are earmarks bad? John McCain would have you believe that. But is he right?

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politics, mccain, bridge-to-nowhere, obama, earmarks, palin

Experience Counts?

Sat Sep 6, 2008 10:09 AM EDT

In the coming weeks we are going to hear a lot about experience. The strong suggestion is that one candidate is more experienced than the other and, therefore, should be elected president for that reason.

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politics, mccain, obama, biden, experience, palin

Transportation Dept. coffers run dry

Seeded on Sat Sep 6, 2008 7:14 AM EDT (USA Today)

usatoday

Talking Points Memo | Getting Real About Palin

Seeded on Mon Sep 1, 2008 8:34 AM EDT (Talking Points Memo)

A succinct explanation of why Troopergate matters.

politics, mccain, palin, troopergate

Eagleton Redux?

Sun Aug 31, 2008 10:54 AM EDT

In 1972 Democrats chose George McGovern to run against the incumbent, Richard Nixon. When it came time to select his running mate, McGovern picked Tom Eagleton, a senator from Missouri.

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politics, mccain, mcgovern, eagleton, palin

Agreement on U.S. withdrawal from Iraq said to be in peril as Maliki ousts negotiators - Los Angeles Times

Seeded on Sun Aug 31, 2008 10:10 AM EDT (The L.A. Times)

The Times is told that the prime minister has replaced the team with loyalists at the 'make-or-break' stage of talks. The two sides reportedly remain deadlocked on key issues.

latimes

The Problem with Palin (and Biden)

Sun Aug 31, 2008 9:13 AM EDT

In this country we favor democracy. We favor it so much we will go to war to impose it on others who have little interest in democracy. Yet, when it comes to choosing the vice president of our own country, we seem content to ignore democracy.

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politics, mccain, obama, biden, palin

John McCain's home count up: Eight: The Swamp

Seeded on Sun Aug 24, 2008 12:06 PM EDT (swamppolitics.com)

You thought there were only seven McCain homes, but there are really eight, or maybe as many as thirteen.

homes, politics, mccain, obama, biden, owns

McCain's Housing Plan

Sat Aug 23, 2008 10:03 AM EDT

With thousands of Americans facing foreclosure, presidential candidate John McCain is considering his own privately financed bailout plan. McCain would personally help by buying houses and then leasing them back to their desperate homeowners at below market rates.

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politics, mccain, bernanke, obama

Truthdig - Reports - Blowback From Bear-Baiting

Seeded on Sun Aug 17, 2008 9:24 AM EDT (Truthdig)

You don't have to be a liberal to think the US position on the Georgian conflict is wacky.

bush, russia, georgia, world-news, saakashvili

BBC NEWS | Europe | Russians losing propaganda war

Seeded on Fri Aug 15, 2008 1:10 PM EDT (BBC News)

Although Georgia was to blame for the present conflict, Georgia and the Bush administration have spinned the conflict in their favor. It's no surprise that Bush has once again played fast and loose with the facts. The question is how long people will be fooled by his spin.

bush, russia, georgia, world-news, propaganda, saakashvili

Rejuvenated Georgian President Cites U.S. Ties as 'Turning Point' in Conflict - NYTimes.com

Seeded on Thu Aug 14, 2008 10:09 PM EDT (The New York Times)

Last fall Georgian president Saakashvili deployed riot police with tear gas, rubber bullets and batons against unarmed demonstrators. He also used his police to destroy an opposition television station, which went off the air as masked officers stormed it.

bush, russia, georgia, putin, world-news, saakashvili

Putin's war enablers: Bush and Cheney | Salon

Seeded on Thu Aug 14, 2008 8:55 PM EDT (Salon.com)

Bush's interventionist foreign policy has blown back against him.

bush, cheney, pakistan, chavez, putin, world-news, saakashvili

Georgia On My Mind

Mon Aug 11, 2008 3:10 PM EDT

At the end of the Cold War we were faced with two alternatives, assist and nurture Russia's fledgling democracy, or act as if nothing had really changed and continue to treat Russia as still our enemy.

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cheney, un, russia, georgia, nato, world-news, abkhazia, south-ossentia

Taunting the Bear - NYTimes.com

Seeded on Sat Aug 9, 2008 12:29 PM EDT (The New York Times)

The possible expansion of NATO underlies the current conflict in Georgia.

bush, russia, georgia, putin, world-news

Is Hillary Edwards' Real Victim?

Sat Aug 9, 2008 10:02 AM EDT

Had Edwards' affair been public knowledge before Edwards ran for president, he likely would not have run or been an insignificant factor in the primaries. But the affair did not come out until yesterday and Edwards did run.

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iowa, clinton, politics, edwards, affair, hillary

VCU Massey Cancer Center :: News releases

Seeded on Fri Aug 8, 2008 10:20 PM EDT (massey.vcu.edu)

New gene therapy kills pancreatic cancer cells.

health, breakthrough, pancreatic-cancer, gene-therapy

Favre To Make Retirement Annual Affair?

Sun Aug 3, 2008 8:58 PM EDT

Last March legendary quarterback Brett Favre announced his retirement from the Green Bay Packers after seventeen seasons. It was a heartfelt moment, as Favre tried several times to regain his composure before giving over to tears.

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football, bonds, sports, packers, favre, retire

Acer Laptop Not A Flop

Sun Aug 3, 2008 7:07 PM EDT

Some like desktops. Some like laptops. Personally, I have always preferred desktops, because they are easy to use and way cheaper than laptops.

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technology, problems, laptop, troubleshooting, acer, aspire

Tony LaRussa-You Could Be The One

Sat Aug 2, 2008 10:24 AM EDT

I love baseball even though the game has changed over time. Take pitching. When I was growing up the starting pitcher was supposed to throw a complete game. The more complete games the better. Now a pitcher rarely finishes a game and no one seems to care.

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sports, baseball, relief, pitcher, pitching, starter, reliever, larussa

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