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Is the end-game in Iran fast approaching as nuclear reactor is due to be fueled by Russ... - 0 views

shared by Michael Haltman on 18 Aug 10 - Cached

Michael Haltman on 18 Aug 10

Will Israel be forced to strike this week as Russia readies to load nuclear fuel rods into an Iranian reactor?

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Joseph A. Palermo: Defeating the Bailout Looks Like Another Republican Ploy - 0 views

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shared by Levy Rivers on 30 Sep 08 - Cached

House Republican leaders did not put much pressure on their rank-and-file members to back the rescue package." John Boehner, Roy Blunt and other "leaders" of the House Republicans thought they could strike a public pose as if they really cared about the credit seizure that looms over the country while secretly hoping to pin the bill's passage on Nancy Pelosi, Steny Hoyer, (and by association, Barack Obama).
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They wanted Speaker Pelosi to pass the bill without much Republican cover so they could tell their constituents that the Democrats were just "picking the taxpayers' pockets again."
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I agree with the critical flaws in the bill that Dennis Kucinich articulated this morning on Amy Goodman's show, Democracy Now! I don't believe in a government welfare program for Wall Street swindlers who had the audacity to pump up the paper value of one of their hidden, unregulated derivatives, "credit default swaps," from $631 billion in 2001 to $62 trillion in 2008! I think some people should be indicted; some people should go to jail.
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Whenever you hear the word "bi-partisan," even during the waning hours of the Bush years, it usually means something very bad is about to happen.
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All of a sudden I hear Bush Administration mouthpieces such as the billionaire Henry Paulson, who in the past have told us that we are all on our own and we shouldn't rely on government for anything, speak about "our" financial markets as if working people have been the ones swapping "collateralized debt obligations" and "hybrid debt instruments."
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It is my hope we can seize the opportunity this crisis presents, hold President Obama's feet to the fire, and construct a new social compact in this country, a New New Deal.
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Ron Paul: Obama Presidency Will Not Bring Change - 0 views

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shared by alex thorn on 21 May 08 - Cached

alex thorn on 21 May 08

"All three remaining candidates 'beholden to the military industrial complex', says Paul."

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Gov. Tim Kaine of Virginia Is Named Democratic National Committee Chairman - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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shared by Levy Rivers on 05 Jan 09 - Cached

Mr. Kaine will succeed Howard Dean as the party chairman when the party elects officers at its meeting here this month. By tradition, the committee defers to the choice of a sitting president.
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Why Neo-Conservative Pundits Love Jon Stewart -- Daily Intel 2009 -- New York News Blog... - 0 views

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shared by David Corking on 10 Aug 09 - Cached

Since the beginning of the Obama administration, Stewart has interviewed more conservative pundits than liberal ones. (Remember when fans fretted he'd have trouble finding ways to be funny under the new president?) It may be because it's simply easier to tangle with an ideological adversary than to needle a compatriot. A clash of ideas is always more entertaining than an echo chamber.
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David Corking on 10 Aug 09

It is a very strange world when comedy and satire have become a respected medium for debate.

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Aren't the politicians watching the polls? - 0 views

Michael Haltman on 25 Nov 09

Healthcare: At The Best 50% Approval, Now 38% Nothing means more to politicians than the polls. Polls are the lifeblood that let them know what they should be for, what they should be against and what they should stay away from. If some action is in the best interest of national security, but the polls say that public opinion is against it, most, not all, politicians will be swayed. This, despite the fact that popular opinion is not a reliable gauge of right and wrong, particularly when it comes down to facts that only politicians may be privy to...

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Healthcare: At The Best 50% Approval, Now 38% Nothing means more to politicians than the polls. Polls are the lifeblood that let them know what they should be for, what they should be against and what they should stay away from. If some action is in the best interest of national security, but the polls say that public opinion is against it, most, not all, politicians will be swayed. This, despite the fact that popular opinion is not a reliable gauge of right and wrong, particularly when it comes down to facts that only politicians may be privy to...</div>

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