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From Nearly Dead To Nearly Done: How The White House Refocused On Health Care To Finish It Off | TPMDC

bobby — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 07:13:28 +0000

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From Nearly Dead To Nearly Done: How The White House Refocused On Health Care To Finish It Off | TPMDC

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This seems to be a pretty clear account of what happened in the last month politically to health care reform and to the public option.

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From Nearly Dead To Nearly Done: How The White House Refocused On Health Care To Finish It Off Christina Bellantoni | February 23, 2010, 7:27PM

CDD: When the People Speak: Chapter One

Bucky — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 02:55:42 +0000

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CDD: When the People Speak: Chapter One

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Consider the case of 911: The public doesn't understand the facts of the controlled demolition that occurred. Visit website AE911truth please. Thank you.

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Raw public opinion is routinely voiced by all the established institutions of mass democracy—initiatives, referendums, public opinion polls, focus groups.

CDD: When the People Speak: Chapter One

bobby — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 04:19:43 +0000

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I'm fascinated by this cycle. Uninformed citizens voice their opinions to pollsters. Pollsters then influence the media to articulate over time the solidity of public opinion. In fact, there are often certain facts, which, if widely known, would cause public opinion to be quite different. But instead our society is subjected to a self-destructive spiral in which uninformed top-of-the-head reactions get recycled as news and ultimately as mandates for politicians to act in ways that are often not in the interests of the people whose opinions they claim to be listening to. It is a very important element of Deliberative Polling that the interests of ordinary citizens are not gathered from the elite who think they know better, but rather gathered from the people when they are in a condition in which they would know better.

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Raw public opinion is routinely voiced by all the established institutions of mass democracy—initiatives, referendums, public opinion polls, focus groups.

Cuomo Files Antitrust Suit Against Intel - NYTimes.com

Maximilian — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:16:09 +0000

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Cuomo Files Antitrust Suit Against Intel - NYTimes.com

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This seems to be a repeating motif in Intel's business practices whether it be in Asia, Europe, and the United States. I will be watching this closely to see how it pans out.

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“Rather than compete fairly, Intel used bribery and coercion to maintain a stranglehold on the market,” Mr. Cuomo said in a statement. “Intel’s actions not only unfairly restricted potential competitors, but also hurt average consumers who were robbed of better products and lower prices.”

FCC plan for open internet 'perfect,' Lessig says; industry critical -- DailyFinance

shelly123 — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 06:00:34 +0000

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FCC plan for open internet 'perfect,' Lessig says; industry critical -- DailyFinance

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Pretty nice.. Shelly Smith.. ======================= foreclosed home auctions

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The U.S. on Monday announced a bold plan designed to keep the internet open and competitive and prevent web-service providers from unfairly discriminating against content that competes with their offerings. "It was perfect. I'm thrilled," Lawrence Lessig, the prominent Stanford law professor and pro-net neutrality advocate, told DailyFinance after the plan was unveiled. "The commission is clearly focused on creating a policy that supports innovation on the internet."

2030: A Perfect Storm of food, water and energy shortages?

Vbox — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:50:26 +0000

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2030: A Perfect Storm of food, water and energy shortages?

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I can't believe in a blink of an eye how much damage my body went through in the last 21 years as well Maximillian.

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2030: A Perfect Storm of food, water and energy shortages?

FCC plan for open internet 'perfect,' Lessig says; industry critical -- DailyFinance

Maximilian — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 20:54:14 +0000

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FCC plan for open internet 'perfect,' Lessig says; industry critical -- DailyFinance

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This is great! I love that the FCC has become a reasonable, logical, and innovative regulatory institution. Other regulatory bodies need to follow in the FCC's suit to reflect the changes in society, technology, and business.

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The U.S. on Monday announced a bold plan designed to keep the internet open and competitive and prevent web-service providers from unfairly discriminating against content that competes with their offerings. "It was perfect. I'm thrilled," Lawrence Lessig, the prominent Stanford law professor and pro-net neutrality advocate, told DailyFinance after the plan was unveiled. "The commission is clearly focused on creating a policy that supports innovation on the internet."

Which is better for the planet, beer or wine? - By Nina Shen Rastogi - Slate Magazine

Maximilian — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 20:39:28 +0000

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Which is better for the planet, beer or wine? - By Nina Shen Rastogi - Slate Magazine

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This is so awesome. Only Slate would feature an article on which has less of a carbon footprint; beer or wine.

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Drink ResponsiblyWhich is better for the planet, beer or wine?

Fed, Seeing Recovery, Holds Steady on Rates - NYTimes.com

Maximilian — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 20:20:33 +0000

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Fed, Seeing Recovery, Holds Steady on Rates - NYTimes.com

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This sounds great and everything to me but the things that I wonder about is the huge amount of money that we put into circulation and the means and methods that we have of removing the exacts funds we put into circulation so that we can curb rampant inflation if it happens.

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But the Fed also gave itself ample room to keep interest rates low, saying that inflation would remain “subdued for some time.”

60% living paycheck to paycheck - Smart Spending Blog - MSN Money

Maximilian — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 19:54:02 +0000

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60% living paycheck to paycheck - Smart Spending Blog - MSN Money

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This is a really interesting statistic and I am wondering how they got these numbers? But nonetheless it still is a really informative article.

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Thirty percent of workers with salaries of $100,000 or more report that they too live paycheck to paycheck, versus 21% in 2008.

From Nearly Dead To Nearly Done: How The White House Refocused On Health Care To Finish It Off | TPMDC

bobby — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 07:13:28 +0000

CDD: When the People Speak: Chapter One

Bucky — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 02:55:42 +0000

CDD: When the People Speak: Chapter One

bobby — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 04:19:43 +0000

Cuomo Files Antitrust Suit Against Intel - NYTimes.com

Maximilian — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:16:09 +0000

FCC plan for open internet 'perfect,' Lessig says; industry critical -- DailyFinance

shelly123 — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 06:00:34 +0000

2030: A Perfect Storm of food, water and energy shortages?

Vbox — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:50:26 +0000

FCC plan for open internet 'perfect,' Lessig says; industry critical -- DailyFinance

Maximilian — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 20:54:14 +0000

Which is better for the planet, beer or wine? - By Nina Shen Rastogi - Slate Magazine

Maximilian — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 20:39:28 +0000

Fed, Seeing Recovery, Holds Steady on Rates - NYTimes.com

Maximilian — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 20:20:33 +0000

60% living paycheck to paycheck - Smart Spending Blog - MSN Money

Maximilian — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 19:54:02 +0000