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What Does Cheney Have Against the North Atlantic Right Whale?

There are only about 300 of them alive today. They are being killed off by collisions with ships and "fishing gear interactions." The National Marine Fisheries Service says, "no mortality or serious injury for this whale can be considered insignificant"...

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April 30, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (3)

Over Budget, Behind Schedule and Delivering Less Than Promised

That's the conclusion of a GAO report that took a look at some of the most important and costly defense department acquisition projects. Staffers working for Rep. Henry Waxman's Oversight and Government Reform Committee looked at just one project, the...

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April 29, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (0)

"2 to 6 CENTS TICK OFF" BEFORE THE GAS PUMPS

According to the ASSOCIATED PRESS, Bob Wolfram, a 54 year old engineer, paid for two more gallons of gasoline than his tank holds. A test done later on that pump in Davenport Iowa showed it wasn't quite that bad, but...

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April 28, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (3)

'Today It Costs Approximately $1,200 to Refuel a Truck'

Talk about filling up your car! How would you like to have a big rig to fill up every morning? According to Dave Berry, the Vice President of Swift Transportation, the average national price of DIESEL FUEL is now $4.14...

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April 24, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (3)

To Get Hillary and Barack Back, the Senate Will Not Start Its Day Till 5pm

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid needs Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. He has scheduled a cloture vote so the senate can move to a bill that democrats badly want. It corrects what they call blatant pay discrimination against women. To...

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April 23, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (3)

Shot Five Times By Her Husband Then Denied Social Security Benefits

She lived in Key West, Florida. One day her husband shot her 5 times in the liver and abdomen and then killed himself. In AUGUST 2004 she applied for social security disability benefits. Her disabilities were caused by the 5...

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April 22, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (22)

'Defrauding Medicare is Easy and Safe'

An article in Sunday's PARADE magazine says " a whopping $70 BILLION out of an estimated $400 BILLION budgeted for Medicare in 2008 may disappear this year due to fraud and mismanagement." PARADE says that is equivalent to $233 for...

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April 21, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (1)

'Arrested'

Journalism grad student James Karl Buck was in Egypt taking pictures at a Labor rally near a textile mill last week when he was arrested. According to WASHINGTON POST reporter Mike Musgrove, Buck got out his cell phone and used...

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April 21, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (0)

Lead Dangers in Artificial Turf?

USA TODAY reports on the front page of its sports section that the U.S. PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION, which has had its hands full testing for lead in toys made in China, has now begun to investigate whether there are "potential...

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April 17, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (0)

The States Get It, Congress Doesn't

A couple of weeks ago Senate Democrats and Republicans united to pass something they called the FORECLOSURE PREVENTION ACT. First of all the name is deceptive. As today's front page NEW YORK TIMES article points out, the bill is loaded...

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April 16, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (14)