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I was sitting in my 10^th grade Chemistry class on September 11^th of 2001. I remember my teacher, Mr. Sufka telling us what had happened. We were able to see some images from Yahoo, but the internet was overwhelmed that day and our schools TVs were unfortunately down for repair.  We discussed what happened and what could happen next. We all knew we were going to war. This weighed heavily with Mr. Sufka who was an Army Reservist, as well as one of our best teachers.

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On December 17, 2010 in Sidi Bouzid, Tunisia, a 26 year old street vendor named Mohamed Bouazizi lit himself on fire. The theft and beatings from the local government officials had become too much for this man to bear. His livelihood had been ruined and there was nothing he could do about it; he felt powerless.

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“This is not a time for compromise, and I can tell you that we will not compromise on our principles,” Boehner said during an appearance on conservative Sean Hannity’s radio show.

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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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Meghan McCain, the daughter of Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain has made some interesting and enlightening statements regarding Christine O’Donnell, the Republican candidate for Joe Biden’s senate seat in Delaware.

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I recently witnessed an astonishing thing. Not so unordinary, but still something to behold. On one of the random political threads somewhere in the vast expanse of internet there was a conservative woman arguing with democrats. Nothing too shocking here, right?

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Many of us believe that the Tea Party is bad for America. That they will send us down a course that our Founding Fathers did not intend.

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