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Palin passes on governor reins early

Brittany @ July 4, 2009 # No Comment Yet

The loved and loathed Alaska governor, Sarah Palin, 45, resigned her office yesterday, and from what all the news reports have said, she did it pretty quick, fast and brash. According to online news site Reuters, Palin dropped the bomb without taking any questions from the media, and hinted at branching out with her political […]

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New smoking laws: Infringement or protector?

andrea @ June 26, 2009 # No Comment Yet

President Obama signed a new law that could help you quit smoking. At least, that’s what he’s hoping for. “I know how hard it is to break the habit once you’ve started,” he said. He’s an on-and-off smoker too. This new law allows the Food and Drug Administration some serious authority to control the marketing […]

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The Terminator’s testicles

Rob @ June 20, 2009 # No Comment Yet

The Governator has been one of the more colorful political figures in recent times.  He’s married to a Kennedy, leading the 7th to 10th (depending on who you ask) largest economy in the world, which is also responsible for 13 percent of the U.S. gross national product, and an action hero who made the genre. […]

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North Korea attacks the press

Rob @ June 11, 2009 # No Comment Yet

From developing a nuclear arms program to progress in short and long range ballistic missile development, North Korea’s been in the news a lot recently. With tensions brewing among Japan, South Korea and the big fish, the United States, it feels like things are only getting worse. 

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Little Korea’s big threat

Rob @ June 8, 2009 # No Comment Yet

North Korea, classified as part of the Axis of Evil by our former president, has long been suspected of building nuclear weapons. While the threat exists with nuclear development, without a means to deploy these weapons with the greatest effect, all that has existed was idle tension. This is no longer true.

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A presidency of firsts

andrea @ May 27, 2009 # 3 Comments

Republican, Democrat or whatever else you may be, you cannot deny the fact that this presidency will go down in history. President Obama is making sure of it. It started with the presidential race itself. Never before have presidential candidates used the World Wide Web as they did this past election. Unlike the race before […]

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