tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50409509422255420902009-02-21T00:44:31.250-06:00"In Washington, lawmakers either want to prohibit something, or subsidize something. How about doing neither, and letting people make the decisions!" ~ Ron PaulPubliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05839574097076096318noreply@blogger.comBlogger120125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040950942225542090.post-43898788030459801122008-04-02T14:07:00.004-05:002008-04-02T14:49:19.911-05:00

New President Raúl Castro has made numerous reforms since he came to power. While Cuba is still very much Communist, there is a definite large-scale change underway:Agriculture is being decentralized (lending state land to private farmers), farmers can decide for themselves what supplies they need and the prices paid to them are rising to boost food production.Raul ordered the official (

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A brief compilation of a few articles covering the multitude of anti-war protests today:Across the US -Voice of AmericaAmerican Free PressAl-JazeeraGuardianTVNZCaliforniaConnecticutIowaDistrict of ColumbiaNebraskaPennsylvaniaMassachusettsNew YorkNew Jersey

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Nightmares tonight...it's not looking good.JP Morgan is poised to buy Bear Stearns, one of the world's largest banks, for $2 per share; Bear Stearns closed at $30 per share on Friday.Oil has hit a record $111 per barrel against the weakening dollar.The Federal Reserve has cut the discount rate (again) from 3.50 to 3.25 and is expected to cut rates again on Tuesday.U.S. Gold reached another record

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Monday, March 3rd - The U.S. launched two or more cruise missiles at the Somali town of Dobley in an attempt to kill a single "Al Qaeda terrorist," the fourth attack in fourteen months. Six are reported dead, twenty wounded, and the terrorist - Saleh Ali Saleh Nabhan - survived, although he may be among the wounded. The missiles were reportedly launched from U.S. submarines, though

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Faux Host: "Alright, Julia and Lee, we appreciate it. I'm sure you guys are gonna have alot more jokes for the rest of the campaign year."Lee: "Ugh..what? Can I just ask a question?"Faux Host: "Sure."Lee: "What is Fox News? It's just a parade of propaganda isn't it? It's just a festival of ignorance. A million people are dead in Iraq! Come on; this is ridiculous. What's the point of

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Despite Mike Huckabee having won the Louisiana Primary and Ron Paul having won the Caucus (before the corruption), John McCain will be receiving the support of 44/47 Louisiana national delegates. Granted, the primary was "officially" irrelevant because no candidate earned a majority.The state caucus was yesterday, and the McCain camp has 39 signed affidavits from delegates and verbal commitments

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I've just returned from casting my vote for Ron Paul here in Prairieville, Louisiana. At approximately 3 pm, there was no one at my polling place except for the workers. This doesn't bode well for voter turnout, but I did pick an odd time I suppose.::Update::With 100% reporting, the results of the Louisiana beauty pageant are as follows:(1)Huckabee 43%(2)McCain 42%(3)Romney 7%(4)Paul 5%Since no

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With Bush's approval rating at an all-time low of 30%, one would think that his endorsement of John McCain would in fact act as a deterrent.“The President behind the scenes has told people for months that he thought McCain would be the nominee. Even during some of those dark periods he still thought he could win. And also that McCain would be the best to carry forth his agenda.”However, even

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According to the campaign:"According to campaign projections, a minimum of 24 delegates were won in yesterday’s contests. When added to projected delegates coming from strong showings in Iowa (4), Nevada (8), Louisiana (3) and Maine (3), that brings the total delegate count to 42 delegates or more."You won't hear it on the news, of course.

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As of 5:20 PM Sunday, February 3rd, the results of the Maine caucus with 70.5% reporting are as follows:52% Romney (2502)21% McCain (1019)19% Paul (901)6% Huckabee (281)2% Undecided (100)Write-in (9)F. Thompson (4)Giuliani (3)Keyes (1)Cox (0)Hunter (0)In other news, acclaimed Chicago artist Caleb O'Conner has just unveiled a portrait of Dr. Paul. According to Q4 FEC filings, Paul has received

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After McCain and Romney argued like 13-year-old girls for 45 minutes over who said what when, Dr. Paul stepped in to deliver a crushing blow, garnering much applause from the audience.Paul's off to a good start in Maine, coming out ahead of McCain and Huckabee in the first town caucus, although the turnout was pathetic. He also continues to fight for the constitution and civil liberty by

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There is alot of chatter as of late which suggests that Governor Schwarzenegger will endorse John McCain's presidential bid some time today. This is obviously not a good start for the Romney campaign going into Super Tuesday."Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger will endorse John McCain today, giving a boost to the Republican presidential front-runner six days before California's high-prize primary.The

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The Louisiana GOP has posted the official caucus results, and the following statement:"After the verification and counting of provisional ballots was completed late Friday evening, the results of the 2008 Louisiana Republican Caucus were deemed official.In order to cast a ballot in the Caucus, a person must have been a registered Republican as of November 30, 2007. The Republican Party of

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Fox Stooge #3: "Was the pressure of stardom too much for the young actor (Heath Ledger)? Someone who knows how it can be under the glare of the celebrity microscope is Montel Williams who joins us in the studio this morning."All Stooges: "Yeaah! (etc.)"Montel: "Good morning; thanks for having me."Fox Stooge #3: "It's good to have you here, boy we talk about a tragic situation - Heath Ledger -

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In Louisiana...all of them.Louisiana has a two-part caucus to select GOP national convention delegates; (the primary is basically a beauty pageant). See explanations of how it all works here and here.Various pro-Paul groups around the state were able to amass enough qualified individuals to submit a full slate of delegates - more than any other candidate; one third of all delegates submitted

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As of today, January 19th 2008, Ron Paul has beaten Rudy Giuliani in 4 primaries/caucuses, he's beaten Fred Thompson in 3 and has taken 2nd place in Nevada, ahead of John McCain and Mike Huckabee. He has amassed a total of about 106,000 votes thus far and has raked in $1.35 million in donations already this month.With this in mind, consider the following:Click to EnlargeThis graphic was on

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"Each State shall appoint, in such Manner as the Legislature thereof may direct, a Number of Electors, equal to the whole Number of Senators and Representatives to which the State may be entitled in the Congress: but no Senator or Representative, or Person holding an Office of Trust or Profit under the United States, shall be appointed an Elector."There are 535 members of Congress, and the

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Wounded Soldier: Military Wants Part Of Bonus BackThe U.S. Military is demanding that thousands of wounded service personnel give back signing bonuses because they are unable to serve out their commitments.To get people to sign up, the military gives enlistment bonuses up to $30,000 in some cases.Now men and women who have lost arms, legs, eyesight, hearing and can no longer serve are being

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I say to you with absolute certainty that the next Louisiana governor will be a Republican. How can I possibly know this? Let's take a look...The leading Republican candidate for governor is Bobby Jindal, a congressman from Louisiana's first district and former Bush-appointed Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services for Planning and Evaluation. Jindal has raised over $2.4 million in

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Last Friday, I posted an email I received from Halliburton and the response I gave, informing them that I would be protesting their business practices and presence at a pre-expo reception to take place at Louisiana State University. Well, here's how it went.I never received an email back from them. Nonetheless, I planned to attend the reception; I posted a note to Facebook three days beforehand

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Today I received the following email from Halliburton:Hi [my name]Halliburton recruiters are coming to Louisiana State University and would like to meet you! We are hiring students majoring in business, engineering, math,physics, geology and science for exciting careers across the globe!With nearly 50,000 employees in approximately 70 countries,Halliburton is one of the world's largest providers

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For my first entry on "Think Moderate" I touched on the disrespect displayed by the US government when they began to consolidate fallen soldiers' memorial services. And I ended the piece wondering how they could further dishonour those who were prepared to give their lives for their country. Unfortunately, I found my answer."Nyles Reed, 75, of Houston, was given his medal Monday by U.S. Sen. John

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A running list of presidential candidate Ron Paul's polling positions:January 13, 2007 | Maricopa, AZ ~ Ron Paul received 0 votes out of 458March 2, 2007 | Spartanburg, SC ~ Ron Paul finished 10th with less than 1% of the voteMarch 24, 2007 | Summit, OH ~ Ron Paul received 0 votes out of approx. 800April 21, 2007 | Greenville, SC ~ Ron Paul finished last with 1 vote out of 421April 21, 2007 |

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via reddit:Election staff convicted in recount rig in Ohio 2004 presidential election that gave President Bush the electoral votes he needed to defeat Democratic Sen. John KerryBush signs landmark executive order increasing White House power over federal agenciesBush's Signing Statement DictatorshipSenator asks Bush to explain signing statement that gives President authority to open mail without

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Almost a month ago, the US High Command announced a new strategy that involves arming and funding Sunni insurgents in Iraq in the hopes that they'll fight against Al Qaeda. The White House and mainstream media have referred to this as "the enemy of my enemy is my friend." If they are to follow their own logic, they now must decide whether Al Qaeda or Iran is a friend:"The leader of an al-Qaeda

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