883 articles on "government"

The President Obama Complaining, "They Talk About Me Like A Dog"

"Wag the Dog" is a euphemism for when a politician in trouble wages a war or does some other diversion to get the heat off his back. President Obama, it appears to me, is doing a "Wag the Mosque" as a smokescreen for a tanking deflation economy durin...

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State Governments: Immobile, Going Broke and High On Wine

Many state and local governments are heading towards financial insolvency as a result of their state employee pension and retiree medical liabilities. Consider an article from the October 18, 2010 issue of Businessweek magazine: - According to a stu...

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Federal Agent and Intelligence Agency Analyst Jobs Move Toward a Southern Border Focus

Recent media reports have brought attention to the U.S. border with Mexico and the crisis brought about by an exploding and increasingly dangerous drug trade. Examples of this crisis include countless reports of local Mexican officials being murdered...

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The Leo Wanta Saga, Pt 24: Disturbing Twists and Turns in Release of Wanta Money and $4.5 Trillion for American People

Ambassador Leo Wanta's righteous quest to repatriate $4.5 trillion back into the U.S. economy has taken a twisted and disturbing turn for the worse, according to Michael C. Cottrell, treasurer of AmeriTrust Groupe, Inc., the corporation formed t...

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When the Levee Breaks, How Many More Fuel Increases Can We Take

The aftermath of Katrina has affected more that just New Orleans and the surrounding gulf coast. There are huge financial implications associated with the catastrophe, from the initial humanitarian aid to the rebuilding and repairing needed to get th...

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The Bitch and Equality: KEEP IT SIMPLE, STUPID!

Well Darlings, Equality. It is a simple word. It has a simple meaning. Basically it is the quality of being the same in quantity, measure, value or status. So why don't we have one simple law that says all humankind must be considered equal and...

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Two Treatises of Government - A Concise Review and Summary

The liberal interpretation of the concept of a social contract, Two Treatises of Government was published in 1689 anonymously due to its anti-monarchical content. It was at its core a cry for tolerance and liberty; Locke felt that diversity encourage...

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Grasstops: An Excerpt from 'Persuading Congress'

You may not be as familiar with the term "grasstops." In the lobbying world, it refers to efforts to influence Congress through contacts with corporate CEOs and other VIPs. In this context, though, VIP is a loose term. For example, if the American Me...

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Native American Indians Your Elders Are Preserving Your Culture

It's an interesting case that often Europeans are most enamored with Canadian Aboriginals, "First Nations" people, or in old and less respected terminology "Indians" or "American Indians". To them these first people of the America's represe...

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Corporate Crime

Corporate crime? I'm not sure that there is such a thing. If we want to reduce the crimes that are given that lable, we need to quit handing out large punitive fines to corporations. The idea isn't as radical as it sounds. First of all, wh...

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