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Dec
20

Kim Jong Il

HannahB on December 20th, 2011

If you haven’t heard yet: Kim Jong Il, the “Dear Leader” of North Korea, is dead. He died of heart failure on Dec. 17th and was confirmed on Dec. 18th. People’s reaction to his death depend on their perspective of him. Some peop…

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Aug
4

Congress Compromises

HannahB on August 4th, 2011

Congress has compromised again, this time on the debt ceiling deal, which has been signed into law yesterday. According to Bloomberg, this agreement raises the debt ceiling “by at least $2.1 trillion and slash federal spending by $2.4 trillion or…

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Jul
23

Government Failure

JosephC on July 23rd, 2011

Recently the government has been horrible. I have a lot of problems with whats happening right now in our government

Debt. The government seriously screwed up here. Obama is refusing to accept any kind of balanced budget deal and wants cuts in defense…

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Jul
21

Brooks v. Brewer

HannahB on July 21st, 2011

Early yesterday MSNBC news anchor Contessa Brewer interviewed U.S. Representative Mo Brooks (R-AL).Continue reading »

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Jul
6

Economics In One Lesson

HannahB on July 6th, 2011

Economics in One Lesson by Henry Hazlitt explains economics, as the title says, in one lesson. As its subtitle says, …Continue reading »

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