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POPSLove In the Time of the Obamas Everything becomes political,” he repeated very slowly. Then he said: “What I value most about my marriage is that it is separate and apart from a lot of the silliness of Washington, and Michelle is not part of that silliness. much more @ clip source
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POPSTwo Common Objections to Capitalism The system of voluntary exchange and experimentation based on secure private-property rights — what we loosely call "capitalism" — expands rather than restricts our material and nonmaterial opportunities. Substituting elite power for voluntary exchange invites all sorts of epistemological problems and moral disasters. For these reasons, capitalism deserves to be defended.
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POPSThird-party runs are for real in N.J., N.Y. races But the impact of those candidacies on the high-profile contests points to an anti-incumbent, anti-establishment sentiment that could be a prevailing theme in the 2010 congressional elections and beyond. "What it says is the public is looking for less self-interested parties and candidates who can reflect the needs of a very frustrated public," said Douglas Astolfi, a history professor at Florida's St. Leo University. "We have two wars and we're in a recession that neither party seems to address in any positive way. There's a deep sense that government has abandoned the common man. People are frustrated and angry."
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POPSBlackpool Conservatives accused.
The sweet smell of hypocrisy wafts round Blackpool like a ruptured effluent pipe out into the Irish Sea. For years the public have ignored the murmurings of ‘irregularity’ in local politics because not a single body appeared to have the stomach or authority to confront dubious activities. The imagination with which politicians interpret rules to suit themselves is farcical and responsible for the moral cesspit that governs public perception. Where are simple ethics of Right and Wrong? Definitely not in Westminster and the country might say, not in many council offices. It is this perception that prevents perfectly decent people from entering politics and playing an active role in society. When Steve Flanigan resigned as Treasurer of the Blackpool South Conservatives, there was not a murmur. The fact that a leading councillor had received donations of £250 from the late George Thompson of the Pleasure Beach and had chosen not to immediately declare it to the Treasurer is and was
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POPS"Paranormal TAXivity" VOTE FOR Which Washington Democrat is the scariest? Here..... http://www.nrsc.org/paranormal-taxivity.html
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POPSSouth Africa: Where striking is a national past-time... Outstanding, And Listen up Folks.!!!!!!!!!!!!! Service Delivery: http://www.news24.com/Content/SouthAf... /News/1059/4cc2784dedbd4615ba417760a a30ea15/28-07-2009%2008-07/Strike_to_af fect_Joburg_traffic SABC: http://www.news24.com/Content/SouthAf... /News/1059/d2ddf2ad790e474793dbbc2b3 9bf849e/03-07-2009%2008-07/Strike_to_sil ence_SABC Foreign Affairs Workers: http://www.news24.com/Content/SouthAf... /Politics/1057/90cf9e0b8cba4d55b02b11c87 619136d/17-07-2009%2007-07/Foreign_affai rs_workers_threaten_strike
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POPSWhat is a cult? Would the local church qualify if they taught Sunday School, encouraged members to tithe, practiced sharing their faith even if people found it offensive, and voted for other Christians?