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American Armageddon

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Dee Compton's Hidden Howard Rich Money

Senate District 10 candidate Dee Compton had a busy day on October 20th, 2008.   That's the day he filed his final pre-election campaign disclosure with the State Ethics Commission, so the voters of Greenwood would know exactly who was funding h read more
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Buying South Carolina: SC Senate District 11

State Senate candidate Mike Gardner from Spartanburg County didn't get any campaign cash from Howard Rich's out-of-state school privatization network.   At least, Spartanburg voters weren't aware of any when they went to the polls.  That's read more
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Promising China Blog: ChinaBizGov

Of those who comment on our blog, I never remember who agrees or disagrees with me on issues, but I always remember those who make me think. That is why I remember G.E. Anderson and that is why I was so happy to learn (from Professor Donald Clarke, read more
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Los Angeles News Roundup January 6, 2009

Los Angeles Mayor sparks controversy by publicly supporting Israel and denouncing Hamas. Democrats hve a terrorist problem. Too many activists agree with them. Villaraigosa does stand up on this one. Long Beach to discuss privatization or a read more
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Why We Should Never Privatize Social Security

Privatization sounds sexy in theory, but there’s a reason Social Security is called a safety net, and all you need to do to understand why faith in markets is a recipe for disaster is look to the current situation in Italy. From Bloomberg: The read more
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$47 billion is the number

The Finace minister Mohammad Shatah said that the public debt of Lebanon is expected to have reached $47 billion saying this  to Al-Hayat newspaper on Friday. Lebanon’s gross public debt stood at around $45.65 billion at the end of Septemb read more
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Alberta to release the SHOCK DOCTRINE!

This is the perfect financial climate for the Conservatives who want to push their right wing privatization agenda more than they want anything else. Cut Services, Destabilize, under fund. This has been the legacy of this Government. When the pro read more
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