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Florida Gov Shuts Down Tea Party
Want to protest your government by going to a Tea Party event? DENIED! Remember this report from our nation’s history? CNN (Continental News Network) Boston, 1773: The city of Boston canceled a proposed protest over tea taxes today, citing the fear that too many people dressed as Indians would be gathered near the wharves. Organizers [...]
Posted: March 30th, 2009 under Political.
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Senate Unanimously Votes to Push Back Digital TV Transition
The Senate voted unanimously to postpone the upcoming transition from analog to digital television broadcasting by four months to June 12.
Posted: January 27th, 2009 under General News.
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Oprah Took Millions From Obama Foe
With Oprah Winfrey, the intersection of politics and education is making for strange bedfellows. Federal tax returns and other reports confirm that she’s accepted at least $5 million for her self-named South African girls’ school from perhaps Barack Obama’s single greatest political enemy. Oprah is probably the most well-known celebrity to back Senator Barack Obama’s [...]
Posted: December 2nd, 2008 under Political.
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Here’s The Deal…”volatile as Bob Knight on the side line…”
It is not a flashy company, and you almost certainly won’t see it featured in Fortune anytime soon. In fact, you’ve probably never heard of it, but the ‘Big 3” ought to study up: Baldor Electric Company (BEC) paved a business model for companies to follow in bleak economic times. Trouble is ‘loyalty’ isn’t as [...]
Posted: November 19th, 2008 under Here's The Deal.
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U.N. Human Rights Council Spends Foreign Aid Money on $23 Million Ceiling
The U.N. Human Rights Council, frequently accused of coddling some of the world’s most repressive governments, threw itself a party in Geneva Tuesday that featured the unveiling of a $23 million mural paid for in part with foreign aid funds. In a ceremony attended by U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, Spanish artist Miquel Barcelo told [...]
Posted: November 18th, 2008 under World News.
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