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New Rule: If America Can't Get it Together, We Lose the Bald Eagle

Bill Maher | Posted 11.25.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Supreme Court, Wall Street, Ondemand, Jon Cryer, Cap-and-Trade, Washington, Max Baucus, Youtube, Medicare, Iraq, Afghanistan, Lyndon Johnson, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Ground Zero, Fdr, Bill Maher New Rule, Real Time With Bill Maher, Bill Maher, Comedy News

If America can't get its act together, it must lose the bald eagle as our symbol and replace it with the YouTube video of the puppy that can't get up. As long as we're pathetic, we might as well act like it's cute.

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Here Comes Gov 2.0 -- and a New Generation of Federal Workers

Craig Newmark | Posted 11.21.2009 | Technology

Read More: Civil Service, Government, Social Media, It, Barack Obama, Veterans Administration, State Department, Government 2.0, Pragmatism, Service, Washington, Libertarianism, President, Technology News

This is Gov 2.0. Not what you're expecting from federal civil servants, who have been seriously empowered to do their job, and told their jobs really matter -- something they haven't heard for years.

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Phillips Arnold Paul, Insane Killer, Escapes On Field Trip To County Fair

AP | NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS | Posted 11.18.2009 | Home

Read More: Phillip Arnold Paul Escapes, Phillip Arnold Paul, Washington, Home News

SPOKANE, Wash. — A criminally insane killer who escaped during a mental hospital field trip to a county fair remained on the run Friday, and fur...

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Tom Ricks And The Military's New Philosophical Embeds

Columbia Journalism Review | Tara McKelvey | Posted 11.13.2009 | Media

Read More: Kabul, Iraq Surge, Washington, Tom Ricks, Pakistan, War, Philosopy, Al-Qaeda in Iraq, Iraq, Surge, Afghanistan War, Al Qaeda, Embedded Journalists, Journalism, Iraq War, Baghdad, Taliban, Ethics, Insurgency, Policy, Foreign Correspondents, Counterinsurgency, Media News

Thomas E. Ricks has a photograph of a general--Ulysses S. Grant, looking haggard and defeated in Cold Harbor, Virginia--on the wall of his office. His...

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Washington D.C. Becomes New Financial Center

Washington Post | David Cho, Steven Mufson and Tomoeh Murakami Tse | Posted 11.12.2009 | Business

Read More: Wall Street, Finance, Economy, Washington, Regulation, Banks, D.C., Recession, Business News

As financial firms navigate a life more closely connected to government aid and oversight than ever before, they increasingly turn to Washington, clos...

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Conservative Protesters Gathering For "Taxpayer March" In D.C. On Saturday

Washington Post | Dan Eggen and Perry Bacon Jr. | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Washington DC, Conservatives Protesters, Conservatives, Taxpayer March, Washington, Politics News

Conservative activists from around the country are gathering in Washington on Saturday, seeking to continue their momentum in shaping the national deb...

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First Encounter with Secretary Tim Geithner at London's G-20 Summit

Rani Singh | Posted 11.11.2009 | Business

Read More: Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Alistair Darling, G20 Summit, Timothy Geithner Treasury Secretary, London, Pittsburgh, Washington, Business News

When Secretary Tim Geithner walked into his press conference, he had a surety and purpose about him which commanded attention.

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Pelosi: Upping Troops To Afghanistan Unpopular

AP | LARA JAKES | Posted 11.10.2009 | World

Read More: Kabul, Troop Levels, Gates, Washington, Congress, Afghanistan War, Pelosi, Nato, Pelosi and Afghanistan, Mcchrystal, Nancy Pelosi, Department of Defense, Gen. Stanley Mcchrystal, Afghanistan, House Speaker, D.C., World News

WASHINGTON — Democratic leaders in Congress urged the Obama administration Thursday to quickly produce a plan for winning the war in Afghanistan...

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Lobbyists Feel The Recession: Lobbying In Marked Decline

washingtonpost.com | Dan Eggen | Posted 10.21.2009 | Business

Read More: K Street Lobbyists, Congress, Lobbying, Lobbyists, Washington, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer and Feld, Patton Boggs, Registered Lobbyists, K Street, Transparency, Business News

Overall spending on lobbying has leveled off for the first time in a decade, according to disclosure data filed with Congress. Lobbying revenue for ma...

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Canada To Stage Mock Afghan Attack In Washington

Globe and Mail | Paul Koring | Posted 10.21.2009 | World

Read More: Warwire, Afghanistan, Canada, Washington, World News

The Taliban will attack an Afghan village set up in the heart of Washington courtesy of the Canadian Forces, who will send in a medic in a dramatic ef...

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Putting the 'Change' Back in "Change You Can Believe In": The Two Faces of Barack Obama

Marshall Auerback | Posted 10.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Incrementalism, Dnc, Wall Street Bailout, Bankruptcy, Politico, Divorce, Public Option, Afghanistan, War in Afghanistan, Warren Christopher, JP Morgan, 1930s, Democrats, Jamie Dimon, Harry Truman, Government, Change, White House, 1980s, Barack Obama, Bailout, Washington, Health Care Reform, Opinion Polls, Gop, Richard Nixon, Paul Krugman, Health Care, Republicans, Politics News

A broad number of polls indicate that progressive opinion, particularly in the area of health care, is much more profoundly aligned with popular opinion than the damp squib of a proposal currently being championed by the president.

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The Lottery Question

Don McNay | Posted 10.16.2009 | Business

Read More: American Business, Met Life, Trial Consultants, Chinese, New York Life, Strategic Coach, J. Giles Band, Mediations, Gambling, Cnbc, The Dan Sullivan Question, Richmond Ky, Megamillons, American Bar Association, Johnny Bench, Self Reliance, Real Estate, Financial Planning, Lottery Winners, Jury Consultants, Injury Victims, Trial Lawyers, Church, Major League Baseball, Actuaries, Medition Consultants, Prudential, Clu, Louisville, Dan Sullivan, Angel in Blue, Inner Circle of Advocates, Million Dollar Round Table, College Tuition, Entrepreneurship, Big Red Machine, Sports Betting, Small Business, Lawyers, Settlement Conferences, Toronto, Pete Rose, Cincinnati Reds, Washington, Main Street, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, Structured Settlement Consultant, Personal Injury, American Associaton for Justice, Fox Business Network, Aig, Insurance Carriers, Cincinnati, Financial Crisis, Kentucky Association for Justice, American College, Lexington, Personal Finance, Casinos, Msfs, Structured Settlement, Lottery, Chfc, Life Care Planners, Japanese, Powerball, Kentucky Bar Association, Kentucky, Don McNay, Structured Settlements, Cnn, Dreams, Mediators, Wall Street, Vanderbilt University, Claims Adjusters, Eastern Kentucky University, Certified Structured Settlement Consultant, Cssc, Nascar, Children to College, Too Big to Fail, John Hancock, Mdrt, Aviva, Reds, Business News

Everyone has dreams and desires but usually keep them hidden, back in the recesses of their minds. The lottery question gets those dreams and desires out in the open, on the front burner.

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Best Government Dollar Spent -- The National Park System

Chris Weigant | Posted 09.17.2009 | Green

Read More: Hawaii, White House, President Obama, Old Faithful, Washington, Interstate Highway System, Park, Olympic, Colorado, Obama, Denver, Capitol Reef, Dc, Mountains, Montana, National Monument, Joshua Tree, West, Colorado River, Death Valley, National Park System, Flyover Country, National Parks, Great Sand Dunes, Badwater Basin, Alaska, Grand Tetons, Geyser, White Sands, National Park Service, Barack Obama, Idaho, National Recreation Area, Grand Canyon, Chris Weigant, Hot Springs, Wyoming, Yellowstone, Bryce Canyon, Utah, Volcano, National Park, Nps, Denali, Green News

Seeing President Obama and his family take in two of the western parks prompted me to strongly encourage everyone -- yes, even you! -- to plan on a trip like this at some point.

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Free and The Search for Economic Innovation

Don McNay | Posted 09.13.2009 | Business

Read More: Lawyers, Small Business, Sales, Professional Services, Smoking, Service Providers, Washington, Political Consulting, Political Polling, Brownsville Station, Main Street, Entrepreneurs, Psychology, Chris Anderson, The Long Tail, China, Economic Wellness, Wellness, Tavern, Financial Services, Doctors in China, Financial Crisis, Reversible Business Models, Quitting Smoking, Rock and Roll Bands, Technology, Richmond, Lottery Winners, Personal Finance, CD Baby, Trial Lawyers, McNay Settlement Group, Msfs, Structured Settlement, Bars, Lotteries, Chfc, Economic Crisis, Free, Kentucky, Gym, Don McNay, Ky, Clu, Structured Settlements, Wired Magazine, Gym in Denmark, Wall Street, Vanderbilt University, Amercian College, Eastern Kentucky University, Million Dollar Round Table, Certified Structured Settlement Consultant, Cssc, Denmark, Wired, Derek Strivers, Business News

As we look at life after the financial crisis, we need to turn traditional thinking on its head. Picking up a copy of Chris Anderson's Free is a good place to start.

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Health Care and the Possibility of Change

Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 09.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Harry and Louise, Change, Nazis, President Obama, Washington, Optimism, George W. Bush, Health Care Reform, Health Care, Democrats, Barack Obama, Health, Politics News

Seven months into the Obama presidency the GOP's biggest, and perhaps only, success has been drowning the optimism from earlier in the year in a pool of red baiting, misinformation, Nazi comparisons and intimidation.

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To Dick Durbin: Before Surrendering the Public Plan, Just Make It Optional

Paul Abrams | Posted 09.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Alaska, Public Plan, Montana, Healthcare Reform, Washington, Medicare, Durbin, Newt Gingrich, Sarah Palin, Politics News

"The public plan is socialism." Okay, if that's what people in your state believe, disallow it in your state. The wingnuts could even declare victory. Who cares?

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Health Care Today: Separate Is Not Equal

Jeanine Molloff | Posted 08.30.2009 | Eyes & Ears

Read More: Segregation, Washington, Civil Rights, Dr. Scheiner, Single-Payer, Health Care Reform, Help, Private Insurers, Health Care, Healthcare, Eyes & Ears News

End the de facto segregation we have now under private insurers and replace it with mandated single-payer health care for all Americans. This is the civil rights issue of our day.

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Are Russia's Arms Deals to Venezuela Destablizing Central America?

Robert Amsterdam | Posted 08.28.2009 | World

Read More: Russia, Hugo Chavez, Venezuela, Joseph Biden, Robert Amsterdam, Igor Sechin, Kremlin, Arms, Business, Dmitry Medvedev, Foreign Policy, Human Rights, United States, Washington, Oil, Vladimir Putin, Hillary Clinton, Moscow, Caracas, Security, World News

The grotesque level of corruption in both Russia and Venezuela should stimulate the discussion as to whether their predatory natures constitute not only an international crime, but also a breach of fundamental human rights.

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Who Are the Real Small Business Advocates in America?

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 08.27.2009 | Business

Read More: Small, Congress, Small Business, Abuse, Fortune 500, Middle Class, Obama Administration, Sba, Advocate, Lloyd Chapman, Loopholes, Business, Fraud, Barack Obama, Washington, Gao, American Small Business League, Business News

The ASBL is the only national small business group that does not take money from Fortune 500 firms or big businesses. We only fight for small businesses.

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"The Consequences of Inaction"

Mike Nellis | Posted 08.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Mike Nellis, Congress, Kansas, Barack Obama, Kansas Democratic Party, Washington, Ad, Kenny Johnston, Reform, Dnc, Petition, Health Care, 2009, Politics News

I want to pass along the Kansas Democratic Party's petition calling on Congress to enact real health care reform.

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Playing the Hand that Life Deals You

Don McNay | Posted 08.22.2009 | Living

Read More: Children, Main Street and Wall Street, Handicapped Children, Chartered Financial Consultant, Bailouts, Poker, Trial Magazine, Northern Kentucky, Gambling, Goldman Sachs, Car Financing, Bailout, Richmond Ky, Trial Lawyers, McNay Settlement Group, Brian Injured Babies, Tennessee Trial Lawyers, Grandparents, Joe McNay, Fox Business News, Clu, Goldman Sachs Bonuses, Son of a Son of a Gambler, Million Dollar Round Table, Chartered LIfe Underwriter, Wall Street Bonuses, Washington, Positive Attitude, Main Street, Obama, Drugs, Special Needs Children, Cincinnati, Teen Pregnancy, Financial Crisis, Substance Abuse, American College, Personal Finance, Blackjack, Kentucky Trial Lawyers, Professional Gambler, Structured Settlement, Msfs, Twitter, Chfc, Kentucky, Don McNay, Sub Prime Mortgages, Parenting, Facebook, Structured Settlements, Federal Bailouts, Credit Cards, American Association for Justice, Wall Street Crisis, Wall Street, Vanderbilt University, Financial Consultant, Natalie Merchant, Casino, Brain Injury, Eastern Kentucky University, Certified Structured Settlement Consultant, Newport Ky, Cbnc, Living News

I've dealt with hundreds of parents of special needs children. They take the hand that is dealt to them. And usually turn that hand into aces.

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Congress Considers Two Bills to End Contracting Abuses

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 08.22.2009 | Business

Read More: Federal Investigations, Home Town, Small Business, House of Represenatives, Money, Joe Biden, Sba, Obama, 5-14, Legislation, Make, Senate, 5-15, Barack Obama, Affiliate, Washington, Online, Foreign, Marketing, American Small Business League, Technology, Foxnews, Business News

The American Small Business League (ASBL) estimates that over that $100 billion a year in federal small business contracts actually go to Fortune 500 firms and other clearly large businesses.

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Newsweek: Why Is Washington Ignoring "Economic Prophet" Stiglitz?

newsweek.com | Posted 08.18.2009 | Business

Read More: Barack Obama, Economic Recession, Economic Crisis, President Obama, Washington, Stiglitz, Joseph Stiglitz, Recession, Business News

Such is the lot of Joe Stiglitz. Even in the contentious world of economics, he is considered somewhat prickly. And while he may be a Nobel laureate, ...

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Tell Bob Lutz What GM Must Do Now

Steve Parker | Posted 08.15.2009 | Business

Read More: Lee Iacocca, Automotive News, Chrysler, Buick, Dodge Viper, Merkur, Fiat, Cars, Lh Cars, Ford, Bob Lutz, General Motors, Pontiac GTO, Washington, Detroit, BMW 3-Series, Buick Lacrosse, JD Power, Plymouth Prowler, Chevrolet, Chevy Malibu, Saturn Sky, Pontiac Solstice, Bruce Mccall, Gmc, Ford Explorer, Bmw, Core Four, Buick Y-Job, Pontiac G8, Cadillac, Fitz and Van, Harley Earl, Business News

GM doesn't have the kind of partnership and help which Chrysler will be getting from Fiat and Washington is on-hand only to protect the public's huge investment in the company.

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