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John on October 26th, 2009 at 6:44 pm
ING to be broken up in wake of bail-out. The US government should do this also. The big banks are too big to not fail. And the failure has already happened.
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Article by
John on September 25th, 2009 at 7:44 am
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Letter to the Editor:
America Sinking into Socialist Abyss
Having traveled in socialist and communist countries, I believe I recognize both clearly. The American government and the individual citizens have lived on money that exists only on paper, with nothing of value backing that paper.
In the entire world, only $60 trillion exists, and our country’s obligations are already in the multi-trillions and increasing rapidly [...]
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John on September 15th, 2009 at 3:23 am
Just when I thought everybody understood what was going on with health care reform, Congressman Wilson had to go and call the President a liar.
The “liar” outburst was because Rep. Wilson took exception to President Obama saying illegal aliens would not be covered under the health care legislation being contemplated. And that is because amendments to require proof of citizenship to get health insurance did [...]
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missy on December 10th, 2008 at 9:54 am
Let’s all hope that by next year’s Human Rights Day, Guantanamo is closed, and torture and warrantless eavesdropping are no longer S.O.P. for the U.S. Government.
Because regardless of how Condi Rice might object, the U.S. is guilty of civil rights abuses, human rights abuses, and torture:
The International Committee of the Red Cross found “cruel, inhumane and degrading” treatment of detainees at the U.S. military prison [...]
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John on June 20th, 2008 at 2:21 pm
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Above is an audio segment of The Conversation from KUOW Public Radio up in Puget Sound. The first 41 minutes deals with current food issues. At around the 41 minute mark, there is a conversation with Craig Salins, Executive Director of Washington Public Campaigns (WPC) about [...]
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