Politablog

You can faintly hear the horns sounding triumphantly as a deal to end the Minnesota government shutdown appears close.  The newspapers, radios and even Yahoo are reporting “Dayton: Will concede to GOP to end Minn. Shutdown.” (Source)

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I love a good debate. It is important to have your ideas challenged. When you engage in an opinionated lifestyle such as mine you will suffer setbacks. When you try and foster new ideas or question the status-quo you will be met by opposition.

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“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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The Debt Commission that was appointed by President Obama earlier this year came out with a startling report.

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Normally, I would do some research on an issue and then give my two cents and move on. Living in MN we get a lot of the pro-ethanol propaganda and to be fair, I am not very knowledgeable on the subject.

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The rumblings of the double-dip have been growing recently, if you can’t tell already. Many “experts” are divided on this issue, but it is clear that we are not back up to par just yet.

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It is almost the 4^th of July. It is getting hot outside and we had our first big thunderstorm of the year this past week. I love this time of the year. As we move forward celebrating another Independence Day I think it is appropriate to look at some current news stories affecting our nation.

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