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	oh noes!! we can't tax the rich!!!!
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	Hmmm, what is rich then??? Lets look at some simple examples on some income levels:<br />
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Example 1: &quot;Rich family&quot; makes 480k per year, breaks down to 40k per month. 40k to have taxes taken out, pay the mortgage, pay the bills, pay the car payment, save from. $40,000 per month. Income.<br />
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Example 2: Wo...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/LSK/146
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	Thu, 16 Jul 2009 13:37:44
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	MUST READ: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
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	Today, the House will begin consideration of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, H.R. 1, working from priorities shared with President-elect Barack Obama.  This recovery package is the first crucial step in a concerted effort to create and save 3 to 4 million jobs, jumpstart our economy, and...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/LSK/145
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	<pubDate>
	Tue, 27 Jan 2009 16:30:58
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	May 6, 1999, Senator Dorgan predicts the future:
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	The following is from a speech he made on the Senate Floor that day:<br />
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[div class=&quot;excerpt&quot;]I spoke earlier today about this legislation, which is called the Financial Services Modernization Act of 1999, and said then that I am probably part of a very small minority in this Chamber, but I feel very...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/LSK/144
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	<pubDate>
	Wed, 10 Dec 2008 12:55:53
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	$73/hour DEBUNKED
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	Figuring out labour costs is tremendously complicated because the contract has many provisions that change based on U.S. auto sales and production rates. Also, GM is estimating costs for the Japanese automakers.<br />
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But GM, which negotiated the four-year deal that serves as a template for UAW deals w...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/LSK/143
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	<pubDate>
	Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:33:17
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	Not Ready to Make Nice
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	I am sorry, I cannot forget all that we have been through. I know President Obama wants to promote bi-partisanship and says we are a purple America. But this very blue American has a deep rooted seething hatred for some red Americans. <br />
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Even on our greatest triumph in decades, the right wing has S...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/LSK/142
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	<pubDate>
	Thu, 06 Nov 2008 11:46:18
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	IT IS NOT ALREADY STOLEN
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	<description>
	LOOK AT THE ELECTORAL MAP:<br />
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http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/maps/obama_vs_mccain/#data<br />
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Let them steal CO. Let them steal OH. Let them steal MO. Let them steal NM. Let them steal NV.<br />
<br />
Kerry states + Iowa = 259 Electoral votes:<br />
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/maps/obama_vs_mcca...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/LSK/141
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	<pubDate>
	Fri, 17 Oct 2008 14:52:46
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	Roll Call Thread #3 - the clincher!!!!
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	Roll Call Thread #2 http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&amp;forum=132&amp;topic_id=6776889&amp;mesg_id=6776889<br />
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Democracy in action as it happens!!!!<br />
<br />
Yes we can!!!...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/LSK/140
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	<pubDate>
	Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:42:50
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	Roll Call Thread
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	...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/LSK/139
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	<pubDate>
	Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:50:52
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	One piece of legislation is why the price of everything is going through the roof
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	&quot;There’s a few hedge fund managers out there who are masters at knowing how to exploit the peak [oil] theories and hot buttons of supply and demand and by making bold predictions of shocking price advancements to come, they only add more fuel to the bullish fire in a sort of self fulfilling prophecy...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/LSK/138
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	<pubDate>
	Thu, 12 Jun 2008 15:58:55
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	IRAQ: The elusive Iranian weapons
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	There was something interesting missing from Maj. Gen. Kevin Bergner's introductory remarks to journalists at his regular news briefing in Baghdad on Wednesday: the word &quot;Iran,&quot; or any form of it. It was especially striking as Bergner, the U.S. military spokesman here, announced the extraordinary li...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/LSK/137
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	<pubDate>
	Tue, 27 May 2008 16:26:46
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	Iran's Supreme Leader issued a fatwa against Nuclear Weapons in 2005
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	VIENNA, Aug. 10 (MNA) -- Iran possesses nuclear fuel cycle technology, a capability which it is using exclusively for peaceful purposes, according to a statement issued by the Islamic Republic on Tuesday evening at an emergency meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Govern...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/LSK/136
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	<pubDate>
	Tue, 20 May 2008 11:33:08
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	Randi Rhodes Appreciation Thread
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	<description>
	Thank you Randi for being one of the most informed people out there.<br />
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Thank you Randi for standing up against the Bush administration all these years.<br />
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Thank you Randi for being a leader in the anti-war movement and giving a voice to the movement heard by millions.<br />
<br />
Thank you Randi for joining...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/LSK/134
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	<pubDate>
	Thu, 10 Apr 2008 14:49:05
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	Thank you John and Elizabeth Edwards and Family
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	We love you and are very grateful for all your work on our behalf.<br />
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http://www.johnedwards.com/assets/story/inset-edwards-polaroids.jpg<br />
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http://www.johnedwards.com/assets/home/jre-ee-flag-block.jpg...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/LSK/133
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	<pubDate>
	Wed, 30 Jan 2008 13:59:15
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	&quot;I trust you.&quot;
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	E.G. Sawyer didn't speak these words. Instead, he typed them out on a plastic spelling board that had become his only means of communication since the day his life had changed six years before. It was a December evening in 1984, and my client and I sat on the ninth floor of the Buncombe County court...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/LSK/132
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	Fri, 28 Dec 2007 15:00:52
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	Iran NIE Key Judgements 
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	[b]Key Judgments[/b]<br />
A. We judge with high confidence that in fall 2003, Tehran halted its nuclear weapons<br />
program1; we also assess with moderate-to-high confidence that Tehran at a minimum is<br />
keeping open the option to develop nuclear weapons. We judge with high confidence<br />
that the halt, and Te...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/LSK/131
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	<pubDate>
	Tue, 04 Dec 2007 13:38:29
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	for those who care to learn about Edwards legal career
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	<description>
	A great starting point is always Wikipedia:<br />
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_edwards<br />
<br />
He wrote a book about 4 of his biggest trials:<br />
http://www.amazon.com/Four-Trials-John-Edwards/dp/0743272048/ref=sr_1_18?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1196272876&amp;sr=1-18<br />
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Here is an excellent article from 2001 on his c...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/LSK/130
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	<pubDate>
	Wed, 28 Nov 2007 14:26:08
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	Per Al Gores Assault on Reason: 9/11 was preventable using Pre-9/11 techniques
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	pages 140 and 141 of Al Gore's Assault on Reason:<br />
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[div class=&quot;excerpt&quot;]<br />
In late August 2001, Nawaf Alhazmi and Khalid Almidhar bought tickets to fly on American Airlines Flight 77 (which was flown into the Pentagon). They bought the tickets with their real names. Both names were then on a State ...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/LSK/129
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	<pubDate>
	Tue, 23 Oct 2007 13:07:49
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	IAEA Director  says Iran had agreed on a work plan to address all outstanding issues
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	<description>
	Board of Governors Considers Safeguards Implementation in Iran<br />
IAEA Chief Talked to the Press on Latest Developments<br />
Staff Report<br />
12 September 2007<br />
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IAEA Director General Mohamed ElBaradei today spoke to reporters about the latest developments in the IAEA´s work to verify Iran´s nuclear program...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/LSK/128
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	<pubDate>
	Thu, 13 Sep 2007 13:39:19
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	The Surge was never really about Al Anbar, it was about Baghdad
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	From Bush's &quot;surge&quot; speech of January 10, 2007:<br />
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http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/01/20070110-7.html<br />
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[div class=&quot;excerpt&quot;]The violence in Iraq -- particularly in Baghdad -- overwhelmed the political gains the Iraqis had made. Al Qaeda terrorists and Sunni insurgents recognized the m...
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	<link>
	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/LSK/126
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	<pubDate>
	Thu, 06 Sep 2007 19:46:11
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	Do you know ANYTHING about John Edwards career as a lawyer???
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	How on earth can you question him if you know about his career as a lawyer???<br />
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I see post after post here about not trusting John Edwards to fight Corporations. How in the hell can anyone say that if you know about his past? He was not born in 1998 you know.<br />
<br />
 [div class=&quot;excerpt&quot;]<br />
A proud prod...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/LSK/127
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	<pubDate>
	Fri, 24 Aug 2007 14:45:20
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	I was finishing up Assault on Reason last night ...
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	and there was a part about how the White House controls the GOP fundraising machine that is needed for the vast sums of money needed for TV ads. <br />
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That got me thinking as to a possible explaination as to why the GOP Senators refuse to vote to end the war and keep filibustering any and everything r...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/LSK/123
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	<pubDate>
	Tue, 24 Jul 2007 13:34:39
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	the latest NIE can be found here:
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	http://www.odni.gov/press_releases/20070717_release.pdf<br />
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[div class=&quot;excerpt&quot;][b]Key Judgments[/b]<br />
We judge the US Homeland will face a persistent and evolving terrorist threat over the next<br />
three years. The main threat comes from Islamic terrorist groups and cells, especially al-<br />
Qa’ida, drive...
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	<link>
	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/LSK/122
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	<pubDate>
	Wed, 18 Jul 2007 01:46:26
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	I saw SICKO last night, SICKO is not about the the uninsured
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	Sicko is about the rest of us who have insurance. The insurance for profit industry has a top priority. Their priority is to NOT PAY CLAIMS. They are constantly inventing new games to DENY PAYMENT OF CLAIMS. Preexisting conditions, mis-filled out forms, going to the wrong hospital or doctor are all ...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/LSK/121
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	<pubDate>
	Sat, 30 Jun 2007 12:08:28
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	US Code, Title 44, Chapter 22, Section 2207. Vice-Presidential records
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	§ 2207. Vice-Presidential records<br />
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Vice-Presidential records shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter in the same manner as Presidential records. The duties and responsibilities of the Vice President, with respect to Vice-Presidential records, shall be the same as the duties and responsi...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/LSK/120
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	<pubDate>
	Fri, 22 Jun 2007 15:51:35
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	Part 1- Palast on the Randi Rhodes show on Bush's Vultures
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	Link to Part 2:<br />
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http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&amp;forum=385&amp;topic_id=34432&amp;mesg_id=34432...
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	<link>
	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/LSK/119
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	<pubDate>
	Thu, 14 Jun 2007 01:10:54
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