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Democratic National Convention Charlotte organizers mostly mum on money, transit and security By Tim Funk The Charlotte Observer “The most open and accessible convention in history.” ….Convention organizers have been meeting with neighborhood associations, business groups and others. But they won’t say how far along the Charlotte host committee is in raising the required $36.6 […]

Unemployment Benefits: Most Of The Unemployed No Longer Receive Benefits CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER The Huffington Post WASHINGTON — The jobs crisis has left so many people out of work for so long that most of America’s unemployed are no longer receiving unemployment benefits. Early last year, 75 percent were receiving checks. The figure is now […]

Chicago alderman proposes decriminalizing marijuana   Reuters – A Chicago alderman proposed an ordinance on Wednesday to decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana in a move supporters say would help raise city revenue and free up police to pursue more serious crimes.   But Chicago’s Democratic Mayor Rahm Emanuel said he could not support […]

Biggest Public Firms Paid Little U.S. Tax, Study Says By DAVID KOCIENIEWSKI The New York Times  A comprehensive study released on Thursday found that 280 of the biggest publicly traded American companies faced federal income tax bills equal to 18.5 percent of their profits during the last three years — little more than half the […]

Bill Clinton won the election to become president of the United States regardless of what he was accused of. How might Herman Cain be impacted by the women who accused him of sexual harassment in the 1990s?

  Nations that are known or believed to possess nuclear weapons Year of first nuclear weapons test United States  1945 (“Trinity”) Russia (former USSR) 1949 (“RDS-1”) United Kingdom 1952 (“Hurricane”) France 1960 (“Gerboise Bleue”) China 1964 (“596”) India 1974 (“Smiling Buddha”) Pakistan 1998 (“Chagai-I”) Countries that are thought to have nuclear weapons North Korea (2006) Israel 1979 (Vela […]

Gov. Rick Perry’s speech in New Hampshire- Friday, October 28, 2011 Full Speech (Please excuse the Youtube title)

Politico: Herman Cain faced sexual harassment charges at trade group By Glen Johnson, Boston Globe Staff Politico reported last night that Herman Cain faced allegations of sexual harassment from two women in the 1990s, prompting financial settlements from the trade association which he led and where they worked. A spokesman for the Republican presidential candidate, […]

 In Foreign Affairs, Obama Needs Respect, Not Love Michael Barone, Washington Examiner The argument is being made in some quarters that, however unsuccessful Barack Obama’s domestic policies have been, his record in foreign policy has been successful. But when you examine the claims of success, they seem a bit peculiar. Take the widely read New […]

Is Herman Cain promoting cigarette smoking in his presidential campaign political ad?