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21 Drinking Age Law Saves Nearly 1,000 Lives Each Year; Turns Another Year Older
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Club
- 32 days ago - news.varadinum.com
An estimated 25,000 people are alive today because of the 21 Minimum Legal Drinking Age (MLDA). Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) applauds the work of Senators Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) and Elizabeth Dole (R-NC) as well as and the late Representative
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Foreclosure Rescue to Pass Senate; House Next - Yahoo! News
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Kelli
- 40 days ago - news.yahoo.com
WASHINGTON - Struggling homeowners who can't afford their mortgages and banks facing big losses would get government help under a foreclosure rescue that has broad bipartisan support
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The Power Elite Do Not Control Obama
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: Obama, Democrat, 2008, Power Elite, freedoms, americans, bushadministration, GoodNews, constitution )

Gregory
- 63 days ago - divinecosmos.com
You should note that there are individuals in this country who wield great but anonymous power. They are what, in earlier times, would be called the King Makers. They are very pragmatic, very rich businessmen whom C. Wright Mills called the Power Elite
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US Army Sergeant Matthis Chiroux Refuses to Deploy to Iraq
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Penelope
- 64 days ago - democracynow.org
Last month, Chiroux announced he would not deploy to Iraq. On Sunday, Father's Day, the deadline for him to report for active duty expired. [includes rush transcript]
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Bridge Renaming Set in Honor of RFK
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Cal
- 76 days ago - newsday.com
A bridge that leads to the airport named for John F. Kennedy is to be renamed for his younger brother, Robert F. Kennedy, the former New York senator assassinated on June 5, 1968.
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Who Gets Your Vote Today?
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Kim
- 80 days ago - apps.postindependent.com
Presidential election is about 5 months away, who gets your vote today? RON PAUL IS THE ONLY ONE THAT CAN HELP US SAVE THIS COUNTRY!
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State Programs Add Safety Net for the Poorest
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Holly
- 97 days ago - nytimes.com
At least a dozen states are giving monthly payments to low-income workers, hoping to keep them off welfare rolls.
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Wyoming Sheriffs Put Feds in Their Place
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Michael
- 114 days ago - earthhopenetwork.net
County sheriffs in Wyoming have scored a big one for the 10th Amendment and states rights. The sheriffs slapped a federal intrusion upside the head and are insisting that all federal law enforcement officers and personnel from federal regulatory agencies
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Philly Ignites For Obama
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Botyfltig
- 123 days ago - marcambinder.theatlantic.com
It wasn't so much that Barack Obama had real fight in him tonight, or that more people attended his rally in front of Independence Hall than any other event since he announced his candidacy. It was the spontaneous demonstration of support that happened...
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Senator Obama's "A More Perfect Union" Speech Tuesday, March 18th
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Bonnie
- 155 days ago - youtube.com
Barack Obama speaks in Philadelphia, PA at Constitution Center, on matters not just of race and recent remarks but of the fundamental path by which America can work together to pursue a better future.
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American Blackout
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: american blackout, Cynthia McKinney, election fraud, 911 truth, americans, bush, candidates, congress, corruption, cover-up, crime, dishonesty, elections, ethics, freedoms, GoodNews, media, news, politics, propaganda, truth awaits )

JohnMicha
- 156 days ago - truthawaits.com
American Blackout follows the story of Georgia Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney who questioned the 2000 and 2004 election debacles, as well as the Bush Administration about the 9-11 terrorist attacks.
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House Rejects Eavesdropping Immunity, Maybe Change Is Happening? Maybe "We" Are Being Heard?
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Michael
- 156 days ago - nytimes.com
The decision, by a largely party-line vote of 213 to 197, is one of the few times when Democrats have been willing to buck up against the White House on a national security issue. It also ensures that the months-long battle over the government's wiretapp
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Bush, Democrats Clash Over New Spy Bill, Immunity
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Todd
- 160 days ago - news.yahoo.com
Democratic U.S. lawmakers defied President George W. Bush on Thursday and moved ahead with an anti-terror spy bill that allows lawsuits against telephone companies that participated in his warrantless surveillance program after the September 11 attacks.
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Rhode Island, Medical Marijuana Act, NORML 2007 Conference Jesse Stout
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Michael
- 160 days ago - youtube.com
Rhode Island Patient Advocacy Coalition, will allow for "compassion centers" to distribute medical marijuana.
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New Hampshire Coalition for Common Sense Marijuana Policy
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Michael
- 160 days ago - petitiononline.com
Do you believe penalties for marijuana possession should be reduced? Sign the petition! Spread the word, lets make it legal in all states!
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