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Six Files the US Government Keeps on You, and How to Obtain a Copy
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: US, Government, Citizen, FBI, CIA, Files )

Sophie
- 5 hours ago - forensicsciencetechnician.org
With literally hundreds of agencies working in a variety of fields, the government can keep track of every citizen, resident, and more from birth to death. Whether keeping an eye on those who keep an eye on you or just looking for some laughs,
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Get Ready To Pay A Price For New Health Care Benefits
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: obama, PresidentBarackObama, healthcare, health, u.s., America, americans, news, HealthCareReform, legislation, socialism, society, money, business, finance, politics, government, medical, congress, ethics, medicine, democrats )

SirRobert
- 10 hours ago - msnbc.msn.com
Analysis: Experts predict that you should have your checkbooks and credit cards ready to pay out for new health care security.
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SOCIAL/POLITICAL SATIRE: Army Holds Annual 'Bring Your Daughter To War' Day
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: military, news, media, satire, politics )

Cal
- 13 hours ago - theonion.com
Army brats beware---Just your normal bizarre humor from the Onion!
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President Barack Obama Announces Job Creation Plan
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: Barack Obama, Unemployment, US News, Job Creation )

Alisa
- 1 day ago - news.bbc.co.uk
US President Barack Obama has outlined a number of proposals aimed at boosting employment, including winding up the $700bn (£425bn) US bank bail-out fund.
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'Broad Agreement' Reached on Senate Health Care Bill, Says Reid
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: democrats, congress, healthcare, healthcare, news, politics, obama )

Cal
- 1 day ago - cnn.com
Liberal and moderate Democrats have reached "broad agreement" on a health care bill that will be sent to the Congressional Budget Office Wednesday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said
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Joe Bageant: The Devil and Mr. Obama
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: joe_bageant, Obama, business_as_usual, hypocrisy, blindness )

Just
- 1 day ago - joebageant.com
We haven't heard much from George W. Bush since he packed up his comics and moved to Dallas. But his policies remain like dog piss stains to stink up the Obama White House. Rendition and assassinations continue, as does warrantless spying on the citizenry
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Americans United Praises Senate Vote Against Nelson-Hatch Amendment
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: senators, democrats, freedoms, healthcare, politics )

Tierney
- 1 day ago - au.org
Americans United for Separation of Church and State today commended the U.S. Senate for rejecting a religion-based amendment to the health-care reform bill that would have limited women's access to abortion.
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Indian Trust Checks Aren't in Mail Yet, But They're in Plans
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: government, gives shaft, Native Americans, politics )

Lone
- 1 day ago - greatfallstribune.com
It's hard to overstate the importance in Indian Country of news that the federal government intends to pay $3.4 billion to settle claims from more than 120 years of mismanaged Indian trust money. If approved by Congress and OK'd by federal courts,
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Millions in U.S. Drink Dirty Water, Records Show
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: dirty, water, violated, key, provisions, Safe Drinking Water Act, New York Times, chemicals, bacteria, contamination )

Kellie
- 1 day ago - msnbc.msn.com
More than 20 percent of the nation's water treatment systems have violated key provisions of the Safe Drinking Water Act over the last five years, according to a New York Times analysis of federal data.
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Gun Activists Take Aim at ObamaCare
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: healthcare, rights, gun lobby, healthcare, obama, politics, usa )

Cal
- 1 day ago - motherjones.com
Meet the far-right extremists who claim that health care reform threatens the Second Amendment.
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Was Ft.Hood Shooter a Brainwashed Patsy in An Intelligence Game?
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: Ft Hood, Major Hasan, 9/11, Lee Harvey Oswald, Atta, patsies )

BMutiny
- 1 day ago - infowars.com
Like all patsies, Major Hasan combines the flamboyant and bombastic proclamation of his personal creed with a seeming immunity from bureaucratic countermeasures which would normally be automatic in shutting him down.
27 comments
Help Save Endangered Species - Get Obama Back On Track Now!
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: obama, PresidentBarackObama, u.s., petition, wildlife, animals, plants, politics, government, legislation, democrats, republicans, congress, BushAdministration, environment, endangered-species, ethics, lies )

SirRobert
- 2 days ago - salsa.democracyinaction.org
Obama promised to change the siege against endangered species on plants and animals, that are still in peril today. After 1 year in office Obama has failed to keep this promise, and his track record is far worse than that of the Bush Administration!
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Urge Senators to Include Indian Health Care Improvement Act in Reforms: TAKE ACTION!
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: American Indians, Native Americans, Health, government, ethics, healthcare, ethics )

Kat
- 2 days ago - capwiz.com
Despite the promises made to Indian nations by the United States government, Indian health care remains inadequate and inaccessible. The Indian Health Care Improvement Act (IHCIA), the legislative foundation of the U.S. government's trust ...
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Not Enough Troops & Too Much Afghan War Policy Spin
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: obama, PresidentBarackObama, u.s., Afghan, Afghanistan, war, conflict, politics, government, WhiteHouse, UnitedStates, America, americans, democrats, republicans, congress, terrorism, radical-Islam, AlQaeda, Taliban, troops, military )

SirRobert
- 2 days ago - washingtontimes.com
It is beginning to look like some sort of political showmanship, but one simple fact declares that there is not enough U.S. troops, to rationally engage an adequate Afghan defense of our national security interests.
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Senate Democrats Eye Alternatives to Public Option
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: politics, healthcare, healthcare, democrats, obama, usa )

Cal
- 2 days ago - cnn.com
Liberal and moderate Senate Democrats said they may be nearing agreement on a package of alternatives to a government-run public health insurance option in the chamber's sweeping health care bill.
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