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Afghanistan Is Now President Obama's War
After 8 years of George Bush's Operation Enduring Freedom the war in Afghanistan has turned. Now Barack Obama must avert the same resentment from a conflict-weary nation.
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Airline Travel Tips Over Christmas
Lost luggage, airport security, over booked flights, missed connections, airport delays & flight cancellations need not be a Xmas holiday flying nightmare for travelers.
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Mining the Straits of Hormuz
Military analysts fear one of the first exercises Iran would undertake, should America invade, would be the mining of the vital Straits of Hormuz waterway.
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A USA Led Invasion of Iran
Iran is Arizona on steroids. 5.6 times larger than the Grand Canyon State, she has a sprinkling of CA beaches and Louisiana rain forests. Any fight would be tough.
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California's Mother of All Garage Sales
From surfboards and sunglasses to dental chairs and drill bits, the world's eight largest economy is selling everything she can to get her financial house in order.
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Bipartisan Health Care Reform May Be Dead
Taking the offensive, liberal Democrats have turned to partisan politics and indicated there's no need for Republican support to pass a comprehensive health care bill.
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Defining Healthcare Costs
Rising American health care spending is considered unsustainable. What exactly compromises these costs?
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Cash for Clunkers Is Left Cashless
Stuck with hopes of fuel efficient car sales, US auto retailers are in a quandary over America's CARS program. Will they get their rebate checks or haunted by bad deals?
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President Obama Entwined in Racial Row
President Obama's politically divisive remarks about Harvard Professor Henry Gates' Cambridge arrest highlighted the subliminal problems of racial tension within the USA.
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How to Retire Early by Living Abroad
With world economic conditions deteriorating to levels not seen since the Great Depression; adventurous North Americans are capitalizing by retiring early overseas.
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Dangers for Dogs Living in the Desert
Walking, running or swimming with a dog in the desert can be fatal for the pet. Here are some important points to remember when playing with or leaving Fido alone.
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How to Care for Big Dogs in the Desert
Wondrous Dubai has indoor ski resorts, twisting skyscrapers, the world's tallest building and Earth's only 7-star hotel; however, man's best friend is often forgotten.
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Spring Break Holidays in Dubai
Springtime in the Arabian Gulf is a marvelous harvester of feeding birds, budding flowers, lush grass, gleaming beaches and nightlife designed for young tourists.
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Senator Al Franken Wins Minnesota Election
Minnesota Canvassing Board certified election results favoring Democrat Franken by 225 votes. Republicans Limbaugh, O'Reilly & Cornyn vow to block seating the Senator.
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Holiday Recipe for a Corporate Bailout
Government rescue of financial corporations is becoming so common that the American style of capitalism is hardly recognizable. Seething for decades, the recipe is easy.
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Obama Gets Early New Hampshire Wins
Presidential election polls that closed in the Granite State communities of Dixville Notch and Hart's Location minutes after midnight, gave a solid win to Democrat Obama.
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What are Credit Default Swaps?
The credit crisis, fueled by the housing collapse, has something far more sinister twisted around the core of world financial markets - unfettered, opaque credit swaps.
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Housing and the Credit Crisis
As shell-shocked Americans struggle with corporate bankruptcies, bank bailouts, tight credit & economic insecurity; home foreclosures maintain the negative fiscal cycle.
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The Bush Paulson $700 Billion Bailout Plan
Amid the hype of Washington's plan to rescue Wall Street bankers, congress and their political minions have failed to explain how the costly financials will be valued.
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Fatal Crash of Spanair Flight 5022
A critical examination of the facts surrounding the Spanair JK5022 accident will eliminate most wild speculation that does not aid the investigation or family comfort.
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History of the Tuskegee Airmen, Revised
The Schwarze Vogelmenschen or Black Birdmen regained their wings and flew from the pages of history; reigniting debate in America as vitriolic as any 1941 disagreement.
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Russia Fights for Peace in Georgia
With war in Georgia & divergent world opinions; America & the West forgot about rebuffing Russia's UN request for a nonviolent solution to the South Ossetia problem.
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McCain, Obama and Paris Hilton Celeb Ads
Politicians are no longer simply endorsed by personalities. John McCain's negative comparison of Barack Obama to media celebrities Spears and Hilton may have backfired.
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Beijing Olympics Gag Media and Internet
Smog, earthquakes, Africa, Dalai Lama, human rights, finance and now Internet & media censorship are headlines that have become synonymous with the 2008 Summer Olympics.
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Beijing Olympics Arouse National Anxiety
With U S President George Bush & some world leaders refusing to fully boycott the Olympic Games, Friday's statement by President Hu Jintao hinted China remains concerned.
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The Adventures of Captain Underpants
Alice in Wonderland, Wizard of Oz, Dr. Seuss, Barney and Sponge Bob don't stand a chance. Getting tech savvy kids to read today requires the magic of Captain Underpants!
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Legacy of President Bush
Regional wars, housing and credit crises, international policies, global warming and climate change will determine history's view of The Bush Doctrine.
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Media's Influence in Afghanistan
Since Vietnam the media genie has been out of the bottle. By reporting on the war, are journalists in fact shaping the events of Afghanistan's war?
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Three Years After Hurricane Katrina
Ex-FEMA director Michael Brown & the Army Corp of Engineers fell to widespread criticism & governmental investigation after the costliest natural disaster in US history.
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The Economy, Jobs and Trade
Free versus fair trade; productivity and outsourcing; good or bad jobs; minimum wage vs. unemployment are opposing concepts indicative of American political principles.
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How to Tour Europe on Dollars/Day
Four star Western or European hotels, personal drivers, great entertainment and fine dining in Andorra, Barcelona, Bulgaria, Toulouse & Vienna at Wal-Mart bargain prices.
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