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Eugene Robinson - Starving Wisconsin's unions

George F. Will - Out of Wisconsin, a lesson in leadership for Obama

Katrina vanden Heuvel - Wisconsin - it's about democracy

Why Republicans Want To Bust Unions

Alabama business owner shows his overt bigotry, in public.

Oh yeah, he's a real barrel of laughs. This fellow has some real mental health issues regarding his overt bigotry.

Ensign fundraising dwarfed by legal fees

The Obama Healthcare Bill Explained: Why the Doctors Like It - John A. Farrell (usnews.com)

& great ideas to get the economy on the road to recovery, quicker.

Survey: PPE Compliance Tops Workplace Concerns

Oil rig explodes off La.; 11 missing, 17 hurt

Judge overturns conviction of landlord in Black Sunday fire that killed two FDNY firefighters

I'm wondering how much the slum landlord paid in campaign contributions to the judge's reelection fund.

My letter to Joe Shortsleve, a reporter with WBZ-TV in Boston.

Now, I have seen bad investigative reporting. This is just yellow journalism at it's finest. I noticed that you spoke with Jeff Connolly who was heading out the door after 30 years of maybe some worth the the taxpayers of Boston.

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Defense.gov News Article: DoD Looks at Long-term Effects of Burn Pits

This is another case of the leadership within the DoD knowing full well what the effects are of an individual breathing the incombustible petroleum particulates are.

Where's the way forward for Veterans?

You already know how this Veteran feels about the lack of solid funding for the Veterans' Administration, especially the VA Health System.

Seven Truths About The Current US Health Care System

1.) The US ranks #37 in the world in overall health care despite spending more money on health care than any other nation in the world.

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Where do you try the 9/11 terrorists?

Let's use logic on this subject. The target chosen was civilian. Therefore, it should be tried in civilian courts. It worked out fine from the 1993 bombing of the WTC. The USS Cole is another matter. That was a military target. Military court.

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Is it really Islam against Christanity and Judaism?

I try to be a fairly pragmatic person, even in this day and age. I still feel the horror of watching both towers come down. As a youngster, I watched them go up, from my uncle's apartment in The Village. I too lost many friends in the FDNY on that fateful day.

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Tax cuts don't work if you don't have taxable income

To my esteemed GOP colleagues that seemingly did not take or failed Economics 101, tax cuts do not work unless there is income to offset the tax cuts. Several members of the Conservative Caucus act as they have all the answers for the ills of the nation.

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Why you need to support your municipal fire department.

The citizens in an Arizona municipality are being protected by a for-profit company when it comes to fire and ems. Their own standards say that they are to respond with as few personal and apparatus as position in order to save the company money.

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