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  1. OntarioVanMan

    Drug prices to plummet in wave of expiring patents

    Thank goodness...for those on Plavex and Lipitor!! Drug prices to plummet in wave of expiring patents - Yahoo! News
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    ND to vote on eliminating property taxes

    Local governments in North Dakota worry about property tax abolition the elimination of property taxes would give North Dakota a competitive edge in bringing new businesses and jobs to the state. It also would finally allow people to truly own their homes and make housing more affordable both...
  3. OntarioVanMan

    R.I passes Bill for Voter ID

    Rhode Island governor signs voter ID bill - Yahoo! News
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    Boycott of Arizona is Working

    Illegal immigrants are boycotting Arizona by the thousands, showing their outrage with Arizona 's controversial new SB-1070 law by moving elsewhere. In the small town of Guadalupe , AZ , south of Phoenix , Manuel Renaldo is one of those who is punishing Arizona by leaving. As he loaded...
  5. OntarioVanMan

    It is Official....Bachmann for President...

    Michele Bachmann for President | MicheleBachmann.com
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    Just one reason for the slowness

    U.S. manufacturing growth slowest since Sept. 2009 The pace of growth in the U.S. manufacturing sector tumbled in May, slackening more than expected to its slowest since September 2009, according to an industry report released Wednesday. The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) said its...
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    4 years gone..what a change RE: Minimum wages

    Wow....been almost 4 years in Ontario...the min wage has risen from 6.85 to 10.25....a 12 pc dinner at Popeyes was 50 bucks and what was 5.99 when I left was now 9.99 a 24 pk of Pepsi cans......lots more example, but you get the point....:cool:
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    Interesting comparison... US vs UK

    THOMAS: Dysfunctional British system could be ours... Quoting the Office for National Health Statistics, The Mail notes, "This equates to more than 550,000 people for whom worklessness has become a way of life." Worse, "seven out of 10 adults in those households admit they have no intention of...
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    Gates blasts NATO, questions future of alliance

    Gates blasts NATO, questions future of alliance - Yahoo! News
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    Bye, bye Newt....How Newt Gingrich's Campaign Imploded

    How Newt Gingrich's Campaign Imploded - Yahoo! News
  11. OntarioVanMan

    so much for convenience...

    Dear Kenneth Amor, We are concerned that recent US legislation, in its current form, may make it near impossible for us to continue to offer our prescription drugs to Americans. A new bill in the US Senate called PROTECT IP defines all the medicines that we send to our customers...
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    Can we Control Nature?

    Corps feels heat as the river rises | The Argus Leader | argusleader.com But beyond the near-term emergency is a larger question about the corps management - does nature run the river or man? The huge dams that are at the center of the flooding drama playing out along the Missouri River are...
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    Poll finds Americans angry about pretty much everything

    Poll finds Americans angry about pretty much everything - Yahoo! News Daily Caller – Sun Jun 5, 11:25 am ET No wonder David Bowie was afraid of Americans. A new Newsweek/Daily Beast poll finds that Americans are angry about…pretty much everything. From President Obama to congressional...
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    Teddy roosevelt saw this coming

    TEDDY ROOSEVELT SAW THIS COMING - Yahoo! News Roosevelt sussed out the perils of unregulated capitalism early on. "The great corporations which we have grown to speak of rather loosely as trusts are the creatures of the State, and the State not only has the right to control them wherever need...
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    Queen decorates Nepali for Afghanistan heroics

    Queen decorates Nepali for Afghanistan heroics - Yahoo! News Wonder what the standard is for the highest honour? 30 Taliban against one Gurkha? That's hardly fair to the Taliban. The most dangerous weapon in the world; A man with nothing left to lose. A Nepalese soldier in the...
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    Govt to lose $14B of auto bailout funds

    WASHINGTON – The Obama administration said Wednesday that the government will lose about $14 billion in taxpayer funds from the bailout of the U.S. auto industry, a third of the loss officials had initially estimated. In a report from the president's National Economic Council, officials said...
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    AP IMPACT: US declines to try half Native crimes

    AP IMPACT: US declines to try half Native crimes - Yahoo! News
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    US home prices slump as crisis deepens

    Getting better are they? Hmmmmm US home prices slump as crisis deepens - Yahoo! News
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    Obama to award Medal of Honor to Army sergeant

    Obama to award Medal of Honor to Army sergeant - Yahoo! News
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    Obama finds some solid ground

    Obama finds some solid ground; tests still ahead - Yahoo! News WASHINGTON – Six months after Republicans alarmed Democrats with a midterm election wave, President Barack Obama has shaken off the jitters and found his political footing despite sluggish economic growth and deep public anxiety...
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