Added on 10 March 2010
10 March 2010
NEW YORK – Pepsico Inc. is raising prices on its popular Tropicana orange juice because of the deep freeze that hurt much of Florida’s citrus crop. The company said Wednesday it is shrinking its most popular size by about 8 percent — while maintaining its price — and raising [...]
Posted in Brooks Report, Current Events, Florida, Miscellaneous, U.S.0 Comments
05 March 2010
This was too good to pass up, I read this and just thought I had to share. The Governor of Minnesota, Tim Pawlenty, has a radio show and apparently things got a little out of control. Most of this backlash is due to Pawlenty’s attempts to block funding for education, unemployment benefits and a number [...]
Posted in Brooks Report, Featured Articles, Minnesota, Tim Pawlenty0 Comments
03 March 2010
It has been about a week since my last posting, thank you all for you patience. There has been quite a lot going on in the world and in politics. Of course there is the earthquake in Chile that we are all paying close attention too. We also have the Health care bill resurgence that [...]
Posted in Barack Obama, Brooks Report, Bush Administration, Current Events, Featured Articles, Health Care, U.S.0 Comments
20 February 2010
This news just came across the wire not more then 30 minutes ago. It is official, Ron Paul has won a straw poll that was conducted by the notorious CPAC. You can see one of the speaker’s remarks here. Although this remark is one of less-professional of the bunch. But, calling your president a cocaine [...]
Posted in Brooks Report, Current Events, Featured Articles, Obama Administration, Sarah Palin, Tim Pawlenty, U.S.0 Comments
18 February 2010
Now, we have all experienced cases where we thought our privacy was violated. It could have been that someone was easing in on a conversation or someone was digging through your belongings, but most of us have had an experience like this. Whether we know it or not. With the advent of the computer and [...]
Posted in Brooks Report, Current Events, Featured Articles, Obama Administration1 Comment
17 February 2010
What a great way to start the day. I wake-up and read that China has sold $34.2 billion worth of US treasury bonds. This means that Japan is once again the largest holder of US debt! It is way better to have our debt in the hands of a trusted ally rather then a power-hungry [...]
Posted in Brooks Report, Business, China, Current Events, Featured Articles, Obama Administration, U.S.1 Comment
16 February 2010
“Each of us puts in common his person and his whole power under the supreme direction of the general will” (Rousseau, p. 425). What is in the best interest of society and who will lead the general will has been debated throughout the history of civilization. Jean-Jacques Rousseau added to the debate by defining the [...]
Posted in Brooks Report, Featured Articles, Philosophy, U.S.0 Comments
11 February 2010
Many of you know that I do not like Sarah Palin. I do not like her beliefs and I do not like her as a human being. I think she fails miserably in both regards and is damaging the United States. I also find her very interesting, as do many people with a college degree. [...]
Posted in Brooks Report, Featured Articles, Sarah Palin, U.S.0 Comments
10 February 2010
US politics has a history of movements gaining rapid momentum and then fading away. Whether it is the Reform party victories in MN with Jesse Ventura, the law and order Republicans from the Nixon Era or the hippie movement that counter-revolted against the Nixon zealots. In the end all of these movements withered and devolved [...]
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09 February 2010
Sen. Franken has faced a daunting challenge in his first year as a US Senator. He barely won a highly contested and much publicized election with Norm Coleman and is part of a party/movement that is losing momentum rather quickly. Franken has also had to overcome a number of other obstacles. Many people (Republicans) have [...]
Posted in Brooks Report, Current Events, Featured Articles, Minnesota, Obama Administration, U.S.1 Comment
09 February 2010
Looming over the southbound lanes of Interstate 35 in Wyoming, Minn., is a grinning portrait of former President George W. Bush, asking “Miss me yet?”
Posted in Brooks Report, Bush Administration3 Comments
04 February 2010
China has hit back at the US a day after President Barack Obama promised to take a tougher line with Beijing over currency and trade. Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Ma Zhaoxu insisted the value of the Chinese yuan was not the main reason for China’s trade surplus with the US. Join the forum discussion! - (1) [...]
Posted in Brooks Report, China, Current Events, Obama Administration, U.S.0 Comments
PepsiCo shrinks popular Tropicana size but keeps price same due to Florida citrus freeze
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