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Tax-dodging of the Rich and Famous
This story has mostly positive ratings. 172 votes / 2 sinks

Tax-dodging of the Rich and Famous

Money – When it comes to not paying taxes there are two options: tax evasion, the illegal method, and tax avoidance, the legal method. Both are prevalent throughout the world but condemnation is growing and pressure on governments to prevent tax-abuse is mounting.

View Story Discuss (19) (dirty-rotten-scoundrels.co.uk) 4 days ago by digitalfever

Voted for on July 01, 2008 12:18am

This story has mostly positive ratings. 32 votes / 1 sink

Think Again: Drilling Deep to Mislead on Oil Prices

Money – The U.S. Department of Energy summarizes the crux of the issue: "Access to the Pacific, Atlantic, and eastern Gulf regions would not have a significant impact on domestic crude oil and natural gas production or prices before 2030. Leasing would begin no sooner than 2012, and production would not be expected to start before 2017."

View Story Discuss (1) (americanprogress.org) 7 days ago by bubba2

Voted for on June 28, 2008 02:38pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 32 votes / No sinks

Cardholders hit twice as credit limits lowered

Money – Just as Americans grow more reliant on credit cards to help pay monthly bills, they're being hit with a one-two punch: Card companies are reducing borrowing limits for tens of thousands of consumers, which then can lead to lower credit scores.

View Story Discuss (1) (msnbc.msn.com) 7 days ago by TechnologyExpert

Voted for on June 28, 2008 02:37pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 27 votes / No sinks

Larry Craig and David Vitter Co-Sponsor Marriage Protection Amendment

Politics – Two United States Senators implicated in extramarital sexual activity have named themselves as co-sponsors of S. J. RES. 43, dubbed the Marriage Protection Amendment. If ratified, the bill would amend the United States Constitution to state that marriage "shall consist only of the union of a man and a woman."

View Story Discuss (6) (pageoneq.com) 7 days ago by TimALoftis

Voted for on June 28, 2008 02:37pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 34 votes / 1 sink

Nixon Led the Way

Politics – nothing could have denigrated the presidency anymore than what ended up happening with Nixon - letting a crook abuse his office and the Constitution, then resign with his ill gotten gains.

View Story Discuss (1) (populistamerica.com) 7 days ago by populist

Voted for on June 28, 2008 02:37pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 41 votes / No sinks

Justices for Free Speech

News – It has been a splendid week for the Bill of Rights at the Supreme Court. In addition to their landmark gun rights ruling, the same five Justices took another whack at Congress's attempts to limit political speech via campaign-finance limits. John McCain, call your office.

View Story Discuss (1) (online.wsj.com) 6 days ago by digitalfever

Voted for on June 28, 2008 02:34pm

Canadian Judge: US violated international law in Khadr case
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Canadian Judge: US violated international law in Khadr case

Do No Evil – Last March, it was discovered that the U.S. government had been sitting on evidence that was exculpatory for Mr. Khadr. In his affidavit, Khadr describes abusive treatment by the American first at Baghram Air Force Base, and later at Guantanamo.

View Story Discuss (15) (valtinsblog.blogspot.com) 7 days ago by tehranchik

Voted for on June 28, 2008 02:34pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 27 votes / No sinks

Hagel says he'd consider VP offer from Obama

Politics – Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel said Friday he would consider serving as Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama's running mate if asked, but he doesn't expect to be on any ticket.

View Story Discuss (0) (news.yahoo.com) 13 days ago by Aidenag

Voted for on June 28, 2008 02:27pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 49 votes / 2 sinks

Hagel: Barack Best to Unite Country

Politics – Senator Chuck Hagel (R-NE) said last night that, among the 3 remaining candidates, he thought Barack Obama had the best chance of bringing the country together.

View Story Discuss (0) (huffingtonpost.com) 97 days ago by MyWayOnNow

Voted for on June 28, 2008 02:23pm

Chuck Hagel, Nebraskan Republican for Now, Says He Has No Plans to Back McCain
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Chuck Hagel, Nebraskan Republican for Now, Says He Has No Plans to Back McCain

Politics – Sen. Chuck Hagel declined to endorse John McCain, but said he would consider serving as secretary of defense in a Barack Obama administration. Hagel criticized McCain and said his disagreement with Obama is not as big as his differences with McCain over Iraq.

View Story Discuss (19) (bloomberg.com) 6 days ago by ybdogsct

Voted for on June 28, 2008 02:22pm Commented on 2 times: 1 2

McCain Adviser: Terror Attack Would Help John McCain
This story has mostly positive ratings. 133 votes / 10 sinks

McCain Adviser: Terror Attack Would Help John McCain

Politics – Charlie Black concedes that another terrorist attack on U.S. soil "certainly would be a big advantage to John McCain." Black's lobbying firm received millions from the brutal Angolan guerrilla leader. Black was a registered foreign agent for a collection of foreign leaders whose human rights records were harshly criticized.

View Story Discuss (123) (blogs.abcnews.com) 11 days ago by ybdogsct

Voted for on June 27, 2008 06:43pm Commented on 14 times: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

This story has mostly positive ratings. 88 votes / 1 sink

The Surge Is Working? Not If You Read the Latest GAO Report

News – The statement is made in the U.S. media, over and over again, as if it is as factual as the sun rising in the morning and setting in the evening: "The surge is working." But just because the media has parroted the talking points of the Bush administration and John McCain's campaign in making such an assertion, it does not make it true.

View Story Discuss (30) (uruknet.de) 9 days ago by expursuit

Voted for on June 27, 2008 05:43pm Commented on 7 times: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Sen. Gordon Smith (R-OR) ad touts ties to Obama, and Democrats protest
This story has mostly positive ratings. 132 votes / 6 sinks

Sen. Gordon Smith (R-OR) ad touts ties to Obama, and Democrats protest

News – Gordon Smith's ad begins with an announcer saying, "Who says Gordon Smith helped lead the fight for better gas mileage and a cleaner environment?" After a dramatic pause, the announcer adds, "Barack Obama." Over shots of Obama, the ad talks about how Smith co-sponsored a bill written by Obama in 2006 to raise fuel efficiency

View Story Discuss (35) (oregonlive.com) 9 days ago by ybdogsct

Voted for on June 27, 2008 05:10pm Commented on 3 times: 1 2 3

The Constitution: Bringing us Back from Darkness
This story has mostly positive ratings. 151 votes / 9 sinks

The Constitution: Bringing us Back from Darkness

Do No Evil – When we get away from that Constitutional structure, when we allow a few people (an Oligarchy) or a single person (a Dictator) to supplant those "Laws" for a Self-Governing Institution, that is when we no longer have a Republican form of Government, or as is the common description for American Government - a Democracy

View Story Discuss (91) (populistamerica.com) 7 days ago by populist

Voted for on June 27, 2008 04:48pm Commented on 1 time: 1

75% blame Bush's policies for deteriorating economy
This story has mostly positive ratings. 229 votes / 9 sinks

75% blame Bush's policies for deteriorating economy

Politics – Three out of four Americans, including large numbers of Republicans, blame President Bush's economic policies for making the country worse off during the last eight years, according to a Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg poll released Wednesday, reflecting a sharp increase in public pessimism during the last year.

View Story Discuss (158) (latimes.com) 8 days ago by Aidenag

Voted for on June 27, 2008 01:34am

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