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$145 Billion… for YOU!

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From the New York Times: WASHINGTON — President Bush called Friday for roughly $145 billion in tax relief for individuals and businesses that he said would “provide a shot in the arm” for the economy, while Congressional Democrats, in a rare show of Washington...

Miles for our Heroes

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Some of you may already be aware of this, but there is a great site ( I got info from my employer today) where you can trade in your accumulated airline miles so family members of wounded servicemen and women can get free plane tickets to visit their loved ones...

A Real Boy Scout

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I saw this and had to pass it on. This is what spreading our good stuff (Boy Scouts in this case) around the world is all about. COLOMBO, Sri Lanka – The president of the Maldives was saved from assassination Tuesday when a boy scout grabbed the knife of an...

Our Tired Voices

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Let’s see, the Des Moines Register is incredibly proud of what we’ve done (as am I). The headline reads “OBAMA, HUCKABEE WIN BIG FIRST TEST”, with large photos of the two top vote-getters, a story covering each party, and at the bottom David...

What did we miss in the news yesterday?

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Oil prices bounced past the emotional $100 a barrel level, and then dropped back to 99.18. Down 44 cents for the day. Intel dropped out of the the One Laptop Per Child program, quitting their seat on the board and scrapping plans to deliver an Intel product for the...
The People Spoke

The People Spoke

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Quite an evening. THE BIG NEWS tonight was the turnout. WOW! Our precinct expected about 100 Republican voters… we ended up with 236! And that happened all over the state from what I understand. I can’t wait to see what the final participation numbers look...
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