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HUFFPOST HILL – SEPTEMBER 3RD, 2010
We were worried that this morning’s job report was the harbinger of an uncharacteristically staid recess Friday. Thank goodness that wasn’t the case: Jim Gerlach’s spokesman accused his opponent of playing the race card by not being white around other … Continue reading
The "Existential Threat"
“Existential threat” recently entered the political lexicon, courtesy of Israeli paranoia. The expression sounds portentous, but all it seems to mean is that someone’s or something’s existence is in jeopardy. If so, the world is full of existential th… Continue reading
Al Lawson, Top Democrat In Florida’s State Senate, Endorses Charlie Crist Over Kendrick Meek
Rep. Kendrick Meek, Florida’s Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, received some discouraging news Thursday when a top Democrat in the Florida State Senate chose to endorse independent Charlie Crist over him.Al Lawson, the Florida State Senate’s Democ… Continue reading
Health Care Reform: Philanthropy’s Educational Role
Think the debate over health care reform is over? Not a chance — and not just because Election Day is fast approaching. President Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) in late March after nearly a year of debate and delib… Continue reading
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Tim Pawlenty, Potential 2012 Hopeful, Calls Government ‘Drug Dealer’
AP/Huffington Post – Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty is likening the federal government to a drug dealer.In an interview Thursday with Fox News’ “Your World With Neil Cavuto,” Pawlenty defended his order that seeks to limit his state’s participation in the… Continue reading
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Essential Tourist Traps, Part One: Introduction
Back when I was a kid, first lady Ladybird Johnson announced the “See America First” Campaign. Travel America before going to Europe or the Middle East. There’s a lot to see in the US of A, and almost all of them are tourist traps: expensive hotels, ch… Continue reading
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Tagged campaign travel, education, Educational, Essential, federal state and local governments, first lady, heritage, Ladybird, ladybird johnson, organization, person, Scientific, souvenirs, state, state and local governments, tourist traps, travel, travel america, united nations educational scientific and cultural organization, world heritage sites
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Nuclear Regulators Close Sections of WH Debt Commissioners’ Uranium Facility Over Safety Violations
When I originally wrote about Honeywell CEO David Cote threatening the safety of a small town by bringing in under-trained “scabs” (replacement workers )to run a uranium enrichment facility in Metropolis, IL, some contacted me saying they doubted the … Continue reading
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California Drops the Ball on Plastic Bag Ban
California was poised to pass the first statewide ban of single-use plastic bags in America when the legislation was defeated by a 21-14 vote on the floor of the California Senate yesterday. The vote disappointed many including Governor Arnold Schwarze… Continue reading
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Making Congress More Transparent
As I travel across the state and listen to New Yorkers, there is no question how worried people are about the economy — if the job they have today will be here tomorrow, if the job they lost is ever coming back, and how they are going to make ends mee… Continue reading
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