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• Arrest of US terror suspects in Pak ‘wake up call for American Muslim community: CSM

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 729
  Washington, Dec.11 (ANI): The arrest of five young American Muslims from Pakistan’s Sargodha region for their alleged involvement in possible terror activities has puzzled the investigators, as none of the five men fit the typical profile of other US nationals who were apprehended earlier on similar ...
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• Got a Question on the Jobs Crisis? Ask Richard Trumka

  
  Firedoglake — Authority: 718
        Per-plexd wants to know : What ever happened to those infrastructure jobs? Not the supposedly shovel-ready ones but the long-term ones. The ones that were going to help rebuild our roads, bridges, storm and sewages water systems ad nausem? You know, WPA, CCC, TVA style. Tim in Sacramento says , ...
  21 hours ago

• New Poll Shows Excise Tax Is Politically Unpopular, Likely To Hurt Re-election Prospects For Legislators

  
  http://www.ourfuture.org/blog — Authority: 670
  A recent poll released today provided the first comprehensive look at the political popularity of the excise tax on higher-cost health plans, and the results should raise grave political concerns for the taxs supporters. The poll, which concentrated on battleground electoral states, showed that legislators who voted ...
  21 hours ago

• Letter Concerning Hispanic Immigration and the People of God.

  
  Hundie Jo [dot] Com — Authority: 126
  In one of my classes, we were asked to write a letter to a congregation that was largely white and middle class concerning the influx of a large group of Hispanic immigrants in the community due to the opening of a meat packing plant.  Here is my response; it is largely devoid of references to secondary literature ...
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• What’s The Status With This, Barack?

  
  FITSNews — Authority: 641
  Barack Obama made a solemn pledge as a candidate not to raise taxes on American families making less than $250,000. He also promised to cut taxes on American families making less than $200,000 a year. No, really. “I can make a firm pledge,” Obama said in September 2008 speech. “Under my plan, no family making ...
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• How to convince an English colleague that his country has the worst cooking possible ?

  
  http://diddy.name — Authority: 170
  A co-worker of mine argues that fish & chips is a meal of choice and that Britain is a top-notch country in the "cuisine" industry because they have the mediatic and rude chef Gordon Ramsay cooking tedious overpriced meals for ignorant English middle-class people wanting to look posh. How could I tell how wrong ...
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• Pre-Budget report: Alistair Darling accused of pre-election con

  
  Daily Telegraph | Telegraph.co.uk — Authority: 972
  Conservatives accuse the Chancellor of conning the electorate by announcing benefits rises in his pre-Budget report that experts suggest will need to be cut again after the election.
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• Pre-Budget report: Alastair Darling accused of pre-election con

  
  Daily Telegraph | Telegraph.co.uk — Authority: 972
  Conservatives accuse the Chancellor of conning the electorate by announcing benefits rises in his pre-Budget report that experts suggest will need to be cut again after the election.
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• Pre-Budget report: Alistair Darling accused of pre-election con over benefit rises

  
  Daily Telegraph | Telegraph.co.uk — Authority: 972
  Conservatives accuse the Chancellor of conning the electorate by announcing benefits rises in his pre-Budget report that experts suggest will need to be cut again after the election.
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• MR. POTTER VERSUS MR. BAILEY: SATAN VERSUS CHRIST

  
  REAL LIBERAL CHRISTIAN CHURCH — Authority: 126
  The whole idea has been to run the middle and lower classes in the US into debt peonage. The idea has been to destroy the unions and all movements to greater egalitarianism -- destroy the peoples ability or desire to throw off the evil yoke of the greediest of the greedy who pay so-called intellectuals and economists ...
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• Read Us on DailyKos

  
  http://www.ourfuture.org/blog — Authority: 670
  Were summarized some of our content on DailyKos. Stop on by if you have any comments to add. As we told the Kossacks: Washington likes to pretend there are mythical union people sitting somewhere, enjoying the fruits of their lavish health plans (perhaps by enjoying a free massage while Deepak Chopra whispers ...
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• Breakthrough? Two Research Papers Slam the Excise Tax

  
  http://www.ourfuture.org/blog — Authority: 670
  Two new papers published today in Health Affairs could help turn opinion against the excise tax, especially from an academic perspective. Using a combination of analysis and interpretation, six researchers reached essentially the same conclusion: The excise tax would be unfair in its impact, and there is no reason ...
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• Is the American Dream Over?

  
  The Opinionator — Authority: 740
  Or are we just seeing a widening of inequality, not only of income but of skills too?
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• Excise Tax Will Target Large Corporations - And Further Erode Our Social Safety Net

  
  http://www.ourfuture.org/blog — Authority: 670
  "Were finding that about half of the large employers we work with will be at or above the (excise tax threshold) limits." Senior Health Benefits Consultant We promised yesterday to write a series of posts about the "amazing facts" contained in a recent Kaiser Health News article about the excise tax (aka ...
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• AFL-CIO Sends Letter Promoting Anti-Tax Campaign

  
  http://www.ourfuture.org/blog — Authority: 670
  The AFL-CIO has sent out an email blast in support of the campaign to overturn the excise tax on health benefits. The letter is addressed to constituents of Rep. Jerrold Nadler, praising him for his work in opposition to the tax and suggesting they encourage him to "stay strong" on the issue. The letter reads in ...
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• Larry Summers is Steering the Economy Towards “Structural Adjustment”

  
  NOVAKEO.COM — Authority: 134
  There’s no fixed number of greenbacks in a vault at the Treasury which limit how much the federal government can spend. Since the US pays its debts in its own currency–it can print as many dollars as it pleases. Of course, if boosting the money supply triggers inflation, the Fed has to withdraw liquidity and raise ...
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• What does the Treat of Copenhagen, reparations, and World War II have to do with the United States?

  
  lgstarr — Authority: 136
  Climate Treaty Reparations would cost $50-$200bn per year The largest share of the burden would be borne by the United States. Students of history may remember that the reparations forced upon Germany by the victors of World War I, resulted in hyperinflation, destroyed the German middle class, and eventually brought ...
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• Astounding Mercer Fact #1: Excise Tax Could Affect One Out of Every Five Employer Plans

  
  http://www.ourfuture.org/blog — Authority: 670
  Kaiser Health News has summarized some new findings from the Mercer consulting group that are quite compelling. We think theyre so significant they should each be absorbed separately. The first impressive finding, from a study of 3,000 firms: "The excise tax ... could hit up to 19 percent of medical packages ...
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• Daily Wrap-Up and Poll: Do We Have Too Much Healthcare In This Country?

  
  http://www.ourfuture.org/blog — Authority: 670
  The following appeared at Daily Kos and elsewhere as a roundup of todays activities and posts We need to stop the excise tax on so-called "Cadillac" health plans - a tax that will affect an increasing number of middle-class workers over the next ten years. In the meantime, feel free to take a poll: "Do you think we ...
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• Economic Insecurity and Hunger: An Opportunity for Real Reform

  
  The LA Progressive — Authority: 142
  Food stamp use is now at record highs and increasing every month. There is evidence that as need grows the stigma of such use decreases. Terming the aid “nutritional assistance” rather than welfare... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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