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Gauging Glenn Beck, Tea Party Effects on Midterms

Gauging Glenn Beck, Tea Party Effects on Midterms

Read my Latest Article on Glenn Beck and his Restoring Honor Speech here ———-> http://bit.ly/d9pSnz
Over the weekend Glenn Beck drew a huge crowd to the National Mall with the ‘Restoring Honor’ gathering. Judy Woodruff talks to Kate Zernike of the New York Times and David Von Drehle of Time Magazine, to assess Glenn Beck’s influence and the Tea Party Movement.

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America is at a crossroads and we must decide.

America is at a crossroads and we must decide.

Mr. Glenn Beck held a rally on the 47th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr’s  “I Have a Dream” speech. He held his rally for ‘Restoring Honor’ at the same location as MLK did 47 years ago as well. I watched the whole speech and was surprised by his out-of-character appeals for unity, positivity and cohesion amongst all people.

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Is broadband-access a human right?

Is broadband-access a human right?

Finland has become the first country in the world to declare that high speed internet access is a legal right. Finnish telecommunications companies will be required to provide the 5.2 million people of Finland with internet access at a speed of one megabit per second.

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Weekly Address: No Corporate Takeover of Our Democracy

Weekly Address: No Corporate Takeover of Our Democracy

The President calls out Republicans for blocking campaign finance reforms that would address last year’s Supreme Court decision opening the floodgates of corporate money into elections.

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Rallies Over Mosque Near Ground Zero Get Heated

Rallies Over Mosque Near Ground Zero Get Heated

The proposed mosque near ground zero drew hundreds of fever-pitch demonstrators Sunday, with opponents carrying signs associating Islam with blood, supporters shouting, “Say no to racist fear!” and American flags waving on both sides. (Aug. 22)

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Aid Group Struggle to Help Pakistani Flood Victims

Aid Group Struggle to Help Pakistani Flood Victims

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With a shortage of immediate aid, some worry that victims of the flooding in Pakistan are at high risk of waterborne diseases, such as cholera, in the hardest-hit areas. Jeffrey Brown talks to Michael Young of the International Rescue Committee about the risks facing flood victims.

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News Update: US Unemployment Rate Holds at 9.5%, 71,000 Jobs Added in June

News Update: US Unemployment Rate Holds at 9.5%, 71,000 Jobs Added in June

“The U.S. economy shed more jobs than expected in July while the unemployment rate held steady at 9.5%, a further sign the economic recovery may be losing momentum.
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Safe to Assume Naval Power

Safe to Assume Naval Power

The highly anticipated arrival of the new Chinese Anti-ship ballistic missile (ASBM) is finely upon us and (predictably) many in the US are unnecessarily fretting over this development.

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MoveOn has Joined the Boycott!

MoveOn has Joined the Boycott!

We have all been frustrated over Target’s decision to enter into the world of politics. Fortunately, we are not the only ones pissed off.

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Palin on the Bush Tax Cuts

Palin on the Bush Tax Cuts

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Personal Issues

Personal Issues

Emmer smash! Emmer mad! Grrrr! Emmer unable to form complex human emotions. Emmer Sad.

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Consumer Vents At Target For Right-Wing Donation

Consumer Vents At Target For Right-Wing Donation

Last week Target Corporation gave $150,000 to Minnesota Forward, an anti-gay groups supporting Republican Tom Emmer’s campaign for Minnesota governor. This donation, clearly acceptible under the new Citizens United Supreme Court ruling angered many in the state, seeing this as a $150,000 contribution to fund ant-gay politics.One Eden Prairie mom and grandmother took her anger directly to a Target. Her repeated attempts to get to Target executives failed so she took her Target Charge Card. A $226 purchase on that card was immediately returned for credit and she scissored her Target card into little pieces to be used no more,

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Bull’s Eye on this Target

Bull’s Eye on this Target

I got a response from Target and this is a good one.

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Target ♥ Emmer

Target ♥ Emmer

I am not a law scholar. I do not pretend to be. I am just someone who tries to understand why the hell people do the stupid things that they do.

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