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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 argued that Franken is unfit to be a Senator because of his previous employment in Hollywood and on Air America as a Radio commentator.

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In 2003, Goldman Sachs introduced what they perceive as the new wave of economic powerhouses.  Brazil, Russia, India and China are listed as the four countries that will become the economic juggernauts by the year 2050. Out of the four countries selected by Goldman Sachs, China is performing the best; they have the largest increase in growth and the highest GDP but the least amount of democracy.  Brazil, Russia and India pose the biggest questions and have the most work to do to prove Goldman Sachs correct.

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“So all our show is an exaggerated sort of expression of that stuff that I think the policymakers in this country have to face every day,” said Joel Surnow co-creator and executive producer of the TV show ’24’ (Espach, CNSNews.com).

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“Our system of criminal justice, for all its protections, is sufficiently fallible that innocent people are convicted of capital crimes with some frequency (United States v. Quinones, p. 466).  The morality of the death penalty has been hotly debated for almost a century in the U.S.

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Michelle Bachmann was the guest of honor at a recent question and answer session for the Independence Institute, a libertarian organization from Colorado. In response to a question about the current health care proposal she said:

“This cannot pass. What we have to do today is make a covenant, to slit our wrists, be blood brothers on this thing. This will not pass. We will do whatever it takes to make sure this doesn’t pass.”

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It is obvious to many people that our nation is undergoing a change and we are trying to do so at a time of unparalleled debt. This can be a tricky thing to do. How can one manage the budget, fight multiple wars and have socially progressive programs? This seems like a recipe for disaster, bankruptcy and possibly far worse.

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Everyday I get more and more befuddled by the mess that we call the news. I am shocked to see so many people attack science, intellectualism and education. I am shocked to see so many people cling to pre-modern beliefs that are bad ideas. I am not talking about beliefs such as religion or morality; those are for individuals to choose on their own.

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The Ministry of Commerce for the People’s Republic of China issued a statement today, 9-14-2009, concerning US and Chinese trade.

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