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MORE HYSTERIA...

It's an investment. And, they couldn't pick it up and take it to Japan. And, ironically, the Japanese over paid for everything.
Foreigners have historically invested in this country b ecause of our sound economy and political stability. They're buying more because the dollar is soft.
We are the foremost advocates of globalism; which has been good for every body. We can't pick and choose to be 'globalists' one minute and isolationists the next.
Get over it; get on with it; and stop freightening the average American with talk of recession or worse.
The Backlash on Gay Marriage and the long Road to Equality (Part two)

As was widely expected, on June 3, California Secretary of State Debra Bown confirmed that marriage equality opponents had successfully gathered over one million signatures which allows placement of a proposition on the November ballot that if passed, would overturn the California Supreme court decision.Leading the local opposition to the court decision are a pair of Southern California businessmen, Howard Ahmanson, owner of Fieldstead & Co and Christian radio magnate Ed Atsinger. Both are evangelical Christians according to a May 27 report from Capital Weekly, a newspaper that covers California's state government.
But a virtual who's who of familiar right wing social conservative organizations have also converged on California and are making the overturning of the California court decision a priority. "There are a number of national religious right groups that are lending their resources to this effort," said Peter Montgomery, spokesperson at the People for the American Way, a liberal advocacy group based in Washington DC.
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The Gay Marriage Race; Which States are Next?

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Supremely Old Liberals

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Déjà vu all over again?

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Another bogus claim from Secretary Spellings

"U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings today highlighted the results of The Nation's Report Card<sup>TM</sup>: Writing 2007. Secretary Spellings commended educators and students for the significant progress made under No Child Left Behind."
This can't be true.
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No profit, therefore no crisis

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Why is Bush so eager to use torture?

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The Pope and Ann Coulter

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Despite Rocky History, Birmingham LGBT Community Makes Progress (EDGE)

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There is a large, visible, albeit loosely organized gay community in Alabama's largest city. There are 24-hour gay bars, social, religious and political organizations, annual events, even entire neighborhoods that gays have transformed into friendly enclaves.
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Toys Recalled by Phone

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Free Rice: Feeding the World Through Vocabulary

Basically, they get money from advertisers. They have vocabulary words and you pick the correct defination...for each one you get right, they donate money for 10 grains of rice to feed people through the UN. So far Joy and I made it to Vocab Level 50 four times (though we always drop back down to 48 or so as we get some wrong) and have gotten more than 11,000 grains of rice....which may be only a few good bowls of rice for someone out there, but what the hell. It's fun in a nerdy way and if enough of us do it, it can have a real effect.
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Scariest Halloween Ever!!!

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So, why does crude oil prefer to stay at rest?

You, wake up in a new & strange place and now what are you going to do right after you use the facilities?
I'm going down to inspect the conditions of the oil fields, walk the transport pipelines right to the end at Basra's seaport! The British troops are patroling the streets, chatting with the residents and...what they are doing? They are not toting any weapons! What da fug!
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