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Reagan: B Movie

Mon, 16 Feb 2009 17:44:48 GMT

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clipper's remarks: US drug laws and Scott-Heron's inability
to evade them have kept him in jail for
most of the Bush years.

I hear he's out and performing again.

I strongly recommend listening to
this cut.

Recorded twenty-seven years ago,
change a few names, and he could
have written this last night:

Clip Source: www.youtube.com

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Tags: politics, poetry, music, culture, movies, youtube

Drugmaker ads to target Obama idea

Fri, 16 Jan 2009 21:37:35 GMT

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clipper's remarks: PhRMA says its upcoming advertisement, which will feature TV talk show host and PhRMA spokesman Montel Williams. "We're going to do an ad campaign that is designed to make people aware of the importance of preserving your free-market health care system," Mr. Johnson said.

Clip Source: www.washingtontimes.com

Drugmaker ads to target Obama idea

The nation's largest pharmaceutical lobbying group is preparing a multimillion-dollar public relations campaign to tout the importance of free-market health care and undercut an expected push by the Obama administration for price controls of prescription drugs.

The effort, which will include a national television commercial scheduled to begin airing next week, is the first salvo in what likely will be a huge battle over health care reform during the Obama presidency.

Tags: healthcare, politics

What Are Your Top 10 Ideas for Change in America?

Thu, 15 Jan 2009 03:52:21 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Vote for the ideas you think are most important.

Clip Source: www.change.org

The Ideas for Change in America competition was created in response to Barack Obama's call for increased citizen involvement in government. The final round of voting began on January 5 and is comprised of the top 3 rated ideas from each of the 30 issues in the first round of the competition, which collectively received more than 250,000 votes.

The top 10 rated ideas from the final round will be presented to the Obama administration on January 16th at an event at the National Press Club in Washington, DC, co-hosted by the Case Foundation. At the event we will also announce the launch of a national advocacy campaign behind each idea in collaboration with our nonprofit partners to turn each idea into actual policy. For more information about the competition, click here »

Tags: vote, politics, president, change

More On Why U.S. Health Care System Sucks (And What Can Be Done About It)

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:42:44 GMT

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clipper's remarks: California OneCare represents a State version of a National Single Payer Plan

Clip Source: www.youtube.com

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Tags: healthcare, wall street, politics, death, health

A World Of Trouble: Documenting 50 years of U.S. Policy In The Middle East

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:22:48 GMT

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clipper's remarks: The Middle East is the beginning and the end of U.S. foreign policy: events there influence our alliances, make or break presidencies, govern the price of oil, and draw us into war. But it was not always so...

Clip Source: www.gwu.edu

"Riveting" account of U.S. Presidents and the Middle East
Details inconsistent policies and influence of foreign leaders

Washington, D.C., January 5, 2009 - American Presidents from Eisenhower to George W. Bush have sought to distinguish themselves from their predecessors with sudden shifts in Middle East policy and questionable strategies that have contributed to undermining American credibility in the region, according to a new book, A World of Trouble, by veteran correspondent Patrick Tyler, a fellow of the National Security Archive at George Washington University.

Tags: iran, iraq, israel, palestine, oil, politics, foreign policy

Iranians Tested Missiles AFTER Israel had WAR GAMES!

Sat, 03 Jan 2009 03:54:46 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Ron Paul echos Noam Chomsky: Foreign policy ought to follow the Golden Rule. "Don't do to another county what you wouldn't want done to yours.

Clip Source: www.youtube.com

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Tags: politics, foreign policy, congress, israel, iran

The Facts On Junk Mail

Sat, 03 Jan 2009 00:21:38 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Call 888-567-8688. This single automated phone line takes you off the lists of all major credit bureaus. You can also do this online at:
http://www.optoutprescreen.com.

Mail Preference Service, Direct Marketing Association, P.O. Box 643, Carmel, NY 10512 or download the online form at
http/www.dmaconsumers.org/cgi/offmailinglistdave.

Clip Source: www.nativeforest.org

FACTS ON JUNK MAIL!

The average person gets only 1.5 personal letters each week, compared to 10.8 pieces of junk mail.

Each person will receive almost 560 pieces of junk mail this year.

That's 4.5 million tons of junk mail produced each year!

44% of all junk mail is thrown in the trash, unopened and unread.

Approximately 40% of the solid mass that makes up our landfills is paper and paperboard waste.

Tags: environment, facts, people, advertising

Why Millions Of Americans Will Never Retire

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 01:35:52 GMT

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clipper's remarks: The 401K has always existed for the benefit of corporations and individuals with executive salaries, not middle class workers.

Clip Source: articles.latimes.com

401(k) plans under scrutiny

The financial crisis, which has caused a dramatic decline in the value of the average worker’s account, has undermined confidence in the system.

So far this year, the average worker’s 401(k) account balance has dropped between 21% and 27%, depending on the worker’s age and time with his or her employer, according to the Employee Benefit Research Institute.

Tags: money, middle class, retirement, work, people

Israel’s Illegal Assault On The Gaza “Prison”

Sun, 28 Dec 2008 20:14:35 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Article puts current crises in Gaza in perspective.

Clip Source: www.dissidentvoice.org

Israel’s Illegal Assault On The Gaza “Prison”

Palestinian Terrorism: The “Inevitable Consequence” Of Israeli Occupation

Tags: gaza, israel, palestinians, terrorism, occupation

Israel Strikes Demolish Hamas Compounds, Kill 192

Sat, 27 Dec 2008 23:37:47 GMT

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clipper's remarks: America cannot call itself a force for good as long a it lends support to Israel.

Clip Source: www.truthout.org

Israel Strikes Demolish Hamas Compounds, Kill 192

Israeli rockets struck Gaza City's main security compound and densely populated streets on December 27, 2008. At least 192 Palestinians had been killed and 270 wounded. The Gaza police chief was among those killed. (Photo: AFP / Getty Images)

Tags: israel, human rights, violence, war, politics

Innocent Women and Children: Gender, Norms and the Protection of Civilians

Sun, 21 Dec 2008 00:15:10 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Brilliant woman. Excellent read. "R. Charli Carpenter examines how in practice belligerents, advocates and humanitarian players interpret civilian immunity so as to leave adult civilian men and older boys at grave risk in conflict zones."

Clip Source: www.people.umass.edu

Tags: sex, gender, politics, human rights

AARP collects royalties, fees from insurers it endorses

Sat, 20 Dec 2008 23:48:49 GMT

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clipper's remarks: AARP is less about help seniors than marketing insurance products to seniors.

Clip Source: www.boston.com

AARP collects royalties, fees from insurers it endorses

He didn't. When Laupus, 71, compared his car insurance rate with a dozen other companies, he found he was paying twice the average. Why? One reason, he learned, was because AARP was taking a cut out of his premium before sending the money to Hartford Financial Services Group, the provider of the coverage.

Laupus stumbled onto something that many members of the world's largest seniors' organization don't know: The group, formerly called American Association of Retired Persons, collects hundreds of millions of dollars annually from insurers who pay for AARP's endorsement of their policies.

With stock markets around the world plunging, savings plans in turmoil, and medical costs soaring, older Americans need an advocacy organization in their corner.

Tags: media, politics, money, security

A rare victory for working people over corrupt and idiotic suits

Sat, 20 Dec 2008 23:33:08 GMT

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clipper's remarks: I would call it a rare victory since the advent of Reaganomics.

Clip Source: www.brasschecktv.com

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Tags: labor, economics, money, politics, people

U.S. and Rwanda to blame for Congo’s human catastrophe

Fri, 19 Dec 2008 02:07:29 GMT

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clipper's remarks: The indictment shouldn't surprise anyone..

Clip Source: www.sfbayview.com

U.S. and Rwanda to blame for Congo’s human catastrophe

U.S. military and national security interests are determined to control Eastern Congo, because its unparalleled mineral riches are even more geostrategically significant than petroleum. They are essential to the manufacture of defense products such as jet engines, missile components, electronic components, iron and steel.

Tantalum and cassiterite, a.k.a. tin, so abundant in Eastern Congo, are also “strategically significant” in that they are essential to the consumer electronics industry that now plays such a major role in the U.S. economy.

Tags: congo, rwanda, war, human rights

Insurers Seek Presence at Health Care Sessions

Thu, 18 Dec 2008 18:07:19 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Here we go again. Healthcare reform is on the table and the insurance industry is poised to stop it.

Clip Source: www.nytimes.com

Insurers Seek Presence at Health Care Sessions

WASHINGTON — When supporters of President-elect Barack Obama hold house parties to discuss ways of fixing the health care system over the next two weeks, they may find some unexpected guests.

The meetings, originally envisioned as a way to make good on Mr. Obama’s commitment to “health care reform that comes from the ground up,” could thus turn into living-room lobbying sessions involving some of the biggest stakeholders in the health care industry.

Tags: health, healthcare, politics