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The things that would stop with a fed gov’t shutdown:

- the IRS will stop processing paper tax returns

- the Small Business Administration will stop making loans

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The U.S. has publicly acknowledged that they are contemplating intervention. Most likely by imposing a new fly zone.

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It has been reported The Rep. Michele Bachmann from Minnesota is considering a run for President in 2012. While most people disagree with her tactics and beliefs, she does have a strong following amongst the Tea Party movement.

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The classic debate of State vs. Federal power has been raging in the United States since its inception. We even fought a Civil War over the issue awhile back, in case you have forgotten.

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The GOP now has to look ahead to the 2012 Presidential race to try and find the perfect candidate to defeat President Obama.

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So, the mid-term elections are behind us, for the most part. Excluding a few recounts (I’m looking at you Minnesota). What is confusing to me about these elections is that people voted for both parties. In Minnesota, the Republican Party took the State Senate and State House for the first time in a very long time. But, the DFL (MN Democrats) took the Governorship for the first time since the eighties.

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With the mid-term elections right around the corner. We decided to pose a simple question and see where this takes us.

1. Are you voting?

2. Why?

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There is a website that I like to go to quite a bit. It is http://www.mnprogressiveproject.com. On this site one of the writers, Joe Bodell, posted an interesting question.  I thought this would make a great Question of the Week. Link to original article.

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