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Rick Perry's College Transcript: A Lot Of Cs And Ds
Seeded on Fri Aug 5, 2011 2:18 PM EDT (The Huffington Post)
As governor of Texas, Rick Perry has pursued a controversial agenda that would gut Texas' vaunted public university system in favor of something that more closely resembles a business. As the Washington Post reported on Thursday, professors have been ranked according to how pr …
Rochester Rhinos officially return to USL, will play in 'Pro League' in 2011
Seeded on Mon Mar 28, 2011 6:34 PM EDT (The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle)
The Rhinos are officially back in the United Soccer Leagues and will be in a new USL Pro League in 2011. Rochester was a member of the A-League/USL from 1996-2009 before leaving late last year to join the fledgling NASL.
The GOP wants Obama out, but offers no good replacements
Seeded on Fri Mar 4, 2011 5:57 PM EST (The Washington Post)
For all their bluster about making Barack Obama a one-term president, Republicans are assembling what looks like a remarkably weak field of candidates for the 2012 election - an odd assortment of the uninspiring and the unelectable.
In Wisconsin, Flinging Blame and Citing Deadlines
Seeded on Mon Feb 28, 2011 11:23 PM EST (The New York Times)
In his two-week-long standoff with Democrats and state employee unions, the governor, Scott Walker, a Republican, has pressured 14 Democratic state senators, who have fled the state, to return to deal with what he says are important fiscal deadlines that would otherwise pass this …
More State Workers Earning $100K
Seeded on Mon Feb 28, 2011 11:18 PM EST (The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle)
The number of state workers in New York earning more than $100,000 a year grew nearly 5 percent in 2010, to a total of 24,807 employees, state records show.
GOP governors undermine Obama's agenda in states
Sun Feb 27, 2011 4:13 PM EST
Their ranks swollen after the last election, Republican governors from Florida to Alaska are undermining President Barack Obama's agenda at every turn ahead of the Democrat's 2012 re-election campaign.
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Texas poised to pass bill allowing guns on campus
Sun Feb 20, 2011 1:05 PM EST
Texas is preparing to give college students and professors the right to carry guns on campus, adding momentum to a national campaign to open this part of society to firearms.
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Conservative GOP could prompt some to skip Iowa
Tue Feb 15, 2011 2:32 PM EST
A run for the White House has long meant enduring icy days campaigning in Iowa for the contest that starts the presidential election calendar. But this winter fewer candidates have braved the Midwestern chill. And that has left some wondering if the Iowa Republican party's shift to the right is scaring off some hopefuls and making the Iowa caucuses less competitive -- and less important.
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US Color-Coded Threat System to be Replaced in April
Seeded on Thu Jan 27, 2011 7:50 PM EST (CNN)
The much-maligned, color-coded Homeland Security Advisory System is about to be consigned to the proverbial dustbin of history.
New York Tax-Cap Conundrum
Seeded on Thu Jan 27, 2011 7:43 PM EST (City Newspaper)
You hear it all the time: New York state property taxes make homeownership unaffordable to many, drive away business, and encourage people to leave the state. Elected officials, think tanks, and citizens are increasingly pushing a statewide property tax cap as a solution.
Obama and G.O.P. Agree on Tax Cuts
Seeded on Mon Dec 6, 2010 10:01 PM EST (The New York Times)
In a rare occasion of bipartisan compromise, President Obama announced a tentative deal with Congressional Republicans on Monday to extend the Bush-era tax cuts at all income levels for two years as part of a package that would also keep benefits flowing to the long-term unemploy …
From WikiChina
Seeded on Thu Dec 2, 2010 8:28 PM EST (The New York Times)
While secrets from WikiLeaks were splashed all over the American newspapers, I couldn't help but wonder: What if China had a WikiLeaker and we could see what its embassy in Washington was reporting about America? I suspect the cable would read like this...
Lake Effect Snow Storm Hits Buffalo and Suburbs
Thu Dec 2, 2010 8:17 PM EST
Heavy snowfall began Wednesday after a lake effect band moved into the area, and will continue into the night tonight, making this the strongest snow storm in Buffalo in years.
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Maffei Concedes to Buerkle After Close Election
Seeded on Tue Nov 23, 2010 5:22 PM EST (City Newspaper)
After a close and drawn-out election, Democrat Dan Maffei has now conceded the 25th Congressional District race to Republican Ann Marie Buerkle. Maffei trailed Buerkle by about 560 votes after the final absentee ballots were counted.
Corporate Profits Hit Record-Breaking High Last Quarter
Seeded on Tue Nov 23, 2010 9:50 AM EST (The New York Times)
The nation's workers may be struggling, but American companies just had their best quarter ever. American businesses brought in $1.66 trillion at an annual rate in the third quarter, according to a Commerce Department report released Tuesday.
Ron Paul's Shocking Message To The Tea Party
Seeded on Mon Aug 30, 2010 9:57 AM EDT (Digital Meeting Center)
Ron Paul has some surprising news for the Tea Party: You're being taken for a ride. That's what I'm talking about if I was talking.
America is becoming a Nation of Know-Nothings - It's an Ignorance We Can't Afford
Seeded on Mon Aug 30, 2010 6:55 AM EDT (The New York Times)
Remember the moment: a woman with matted hair and a shaky voice rose to express her doubts about Barack Obama. "I have read about him," she said, "and he's not — he's an Arab."
Boy Scouts Seek a Way to Rebuild Ranks
Seeded on Sat Jul 31, 2010 6:36 PM EDT (The New York Times)
The organization, long an icon of wholesomeness in a simpler America, has seen its membership plunge by 42 percent since its peak year of 1973, when there were 4.8 million scouts. In the last decade alone, membership has dropped by more than 16 percent, to 2.8 million.
As Facebook Users Die, Ghosts Reach Out
Seeded on Tue Jul 20, 2010 9:02 PM EDT (The New York Times)
Courtney Purvin got a shock when she visited Facebook last month. The site was suggesting that she get back in touch with an old family friend who played piano at her wedding four years ago. The friend had died in April...
From Card Fees to Mortgages, a New Day for Consumers
Seeded on Wed Jun 30, 2010 8:36 PM EDT (The New York Times)
After months of haggling, the terms of financial reform are set, so long as both houses of Congress vote to accept them in the coming days.
Leahy predicts Kagan approval; hearings near end
Wed Jun 23, 2010 2:28 PM EDT
Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan neared the end of a grueling turn in the Senate Judiciary Committee witness chair Wednesday, and the senator presiding over the proceedings predicted her confirmation.
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Mosque to go up Near New York's Ground Zero
Seeded on Fri May 7, 2010 4:24 AM EDT (CNN)
Plans to build a mosque two blocks away from ground zero have set off an emotional debate among area residents and relatives of victims of the September 11, 2001 terror attacks.
Tea Party "Crashers" OUTED! YOUNG REPUBLICANS... Posing as Dems!!! (Updated)
Seeded on Wed Apr 21, 2010 5:46 PM EDT (Daily Kos)
The story has now been debunked (04/22/10) Here it is in plain language:
Employee Abuses On The Rise As Companies Flex Their Muscles
Fri Apr 2, 2010 11:03 PM EDT
There's nothing quite like a recession to give companies an excuse to push their workers around. If one of the first casualties of war is truth, then I would like to suggest that one of the first casualties of an employed worker in 2010 is dignity.
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