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  1. Mercor

    Considering moving to USA from Taiwan, am i missing facts here

    Ok Mr. Dong....hehehehe
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    Obama On Economy: I Don't Control The Weather

    Unless he wants his EPA to tax carbon. This under the premise that this action will control the weather.
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    Neo-Cons Appear To Still Control Republican Candidates

    Bush's move into Iraq was well accepted by the public, by Congress and by their vote. With the help of Sen. Kennedy. Clinton, Pres. Clinton along with Republicans there were years of statements referring to Iraq, Saddam and weapons of mass destruction. Years of statement on how we can't allow...
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    Gallup: Record High Anti-Incumbent Congress Sentiment

    2010 broke a 60 year old record for Congressional turnover. Only 89% were reelected. The polls for congressional approval mean very little. So many districts are gerrymandered to protect incumbents. Pelousi had an approval rating of 15% and won her district by 20 points. The whole system...
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    People on Foodstamps - 46.3MM. Record.

    This is an awesome solution. Is it scalable? If every individual in the USA was given $1 in snap money would the return be $1.84 into the economy. One negative is where does the $1 come from in the first place? Do we need to subtract the lost of the $1 multiplier from the person the...
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    Trading in US. All big moves happen overnight

    The markets move where the news is. Right now its all about the Euro.
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    Saudi's won the war.

    Meanwhile in the middle east...... ......Cairo (CNN) -- Islamist parties made dramatic advances in Egypt's parliamentary elections during the first round of voting for lawmakers this week, ...
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    Guess Who Gets 17 Days Off For Christmas

    If you think Bush took to many vacations and now you are comparing Obama to Bush for the same problem then you agree that Obama is taking to many vacations. Why not just agree with the OP. For some reason you wanted to bring up the subject of Presidential vacation time through history.
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    crazy christians:Interracial Couples Banned From Kentucky Church

    In western Europe and the Americas abolitionism was a movement to end the slave trade and set slaves free. At the behest of Dominican priest Bartolomé de las Casas who was shocked at the treatment of natives in the New World, Spain enacted the first European law abolishing colonial slavery in...
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    What is the optimum tax rate on the wealthy?

    The amount the wealthy pay in tax dollars is less important to them then the efficient spending by the Government. Are the well off opposed to paying more education taxes? No. many right now pay 5 times for education then what they pay in local school taxes. Chicago is 37% White, the public...
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    Obama's Job Approval Now Below Carter's

    This is why Ron Paul looks good with his 15%. When divided 5 ways 15% looks like a leader. Once it narrows 15% will drop you from the race
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    crazy christians:'Harry Potter and yoga are evil', says Catholic Church

    In theoretical physics, M-theory is an extension of string theory in which 11 dimensions are identified. Because the dimensionality exceeds that of superstring theories in 10 dimensions, proponents believe that the 11-dimensional theory unites all five string theories (and supersedes them)...
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    crazy christians:'Harry Potter and yoga are evil', says Catholic Church

    Free Thinker is the most obsessed Religious fanatic out here. He has made anti-religion into its own religion. Anti-Religion: The practice of aggressive intolerance against your neighbors personal beliefs. Refusing to accept any possibility of another realm or dimension beyond our five senses.
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    Needed: BASEBALL BAT for Paul Krugman

    ` To me the Government is the most greedy institution ever created. They never have enough money. The Government creates nothing yet has an endless appetite for more money regardless of its results. Who declared the Government to be the best way to help individuals.
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    Black Friday retail sales hit record

    Many stores were open an extra 2-6 hours from last year.
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    Republican governor snitches on 18 year old girl

    I like it when adults act like adults. School children need to be taught how to socialize. You are a snitch. Snitching on a Governor. There is no story here
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    Obama Omits God In Thanksgiving Address

    Obama doesn't read books, Obama doesn't go to church, Obama cancels prayer breakfast. Obama doesn't buy his children Christmas gifts. This is a very strange man.
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    Milton Friedman Puts A Young (and skinny) Michael Moore In His Place

    If the goal is to reduce risk of injury/death then there are many other things that can be done. Solid steel doors, two foot thick bumpers, Indy type gas tanks...etc. They consumer is not asking for that. Generally the consumer is happy with the risk levels that come with buying this...
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    CME Renminbi Futures

    The RMB is Government controlled. Hard to see the dollar going up at this time.
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    Obama: The Affirmative Action President

    White guilt refers to the concept of individual or collective guilt often said to be felt by some white people for the racist treatment of people of color by whites both historically and presently.[1] The term is generally used in a pejorative way (and in a partisan fashion within American...
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