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POPSSciAm: Offshore oil drilling is no panacea in order for american oil to be used by americans, our oil market would have to be closed off from international markets. this would make gas prices increase, not decrease. the lack of production capacity here in america will prevent us from refining the oil drawn out of OCS and ANWR. what good will it do to open OCS and ANWR to more drilling? not much.
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POPSron paul's alternate convention this week i bet the people at this are going to be way more excited than those at the official one. http://www.ronpaul.com/ Join us next week at the Target Center in Minneapolis for the political resistance event of the year: Ron Paul’s Rally for the Republic. Together with thousands of fellow Ron Paul supporters from all over the country we will celebrate our achievements, analyze our options and prepare ourselves for the years ahead. Monday, September 1: Ron Paul Nation Celebration (FREE ADMISSION!) 6 PM - Intro: B.J. Lawson 6:10 - National Anthem: Eric Richards 6:15 - Rick Ellis 7:00 - Marc Scibilia 7:45 - Aimee Allen 8:50 - Rocky Lynne 10:00 - Ron Paul
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POPSeisenhower on military industrial complex how much money needs to be spent? USA defense spending 2007 $545,328,000,000 Source: http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/nato-releases-2007-defense-spending-figures-04680/ "Of all the enemies to public liberty war is, perhaps, the most to be dreaded because it comprises and develops the germ of every other. War is the parent of armies; from these proceed debts and taxes...known instruments for bringing the many under the domination of the few. . . No nation could preserve its freedom in the midst of continual warfare." - James Madison, Political Observations, 1795
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POPSPalin Cronyism and intimidation yeah so this is some interesting stuff. they're trying to run on change - cronyism is pretty much one of the hallmarks of this failure of a bush administration... that's something to consider...
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POPSLATimes covers Mexican drug wars " In the year and a half since Calderon launched a crackdown against drug gangs, about 4,100 people have died." it's well past due, but coverage of the madness just below our border will raise awareness of just how dire the situation is, and how it is in our best national interests to actively help the Mexican gov't deal with the situation.
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POPSmccain vs obama on taxes there is more detail here, but look, this is a nice simple graphic that shows for 10 different tax brackets the amount of increase/decrease in taxes under both men's plans.