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Focusing Inward in the Face of Scandal

There’s not a day that goes by today that doesn’t feature headlines about how our leaders are failing us. Corrupt politicians and businessmen who cheat to win dominate the landscape – leaving regular folks holding the bag. It’s enough to make Joe Six Pack wonder whether playing by the rules ever truly pays off. However, [...]

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The Story of Small Business and Tough Economic Times

A man lived by the side of the road and sold hot dogs. He was hard of hearing, so he had no radio or computer. He had trouble with his eyes, so he read no newspapers, he didn’t watch television. He didn’t know much about the outside world, but he sold good hot dogs. He [...]

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Taxes in Tough Economic Times

We’re enduring difficult economic times right now. Learn how to use the current tax code to help ease the pressure, take the credits you’re eligible for, and reduce the amount you owe. The government has several programs in place designed to help families undergoing financial hardship, and major life events can have an impact on [...]

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What a Federal Stimulus Package Should Include

President Barack Obama is proposing to spend nearly one trillion taxpayer dollars on a federal stimulus package to hopefully revive the ailing U.S. economy. Such a bill has already been passed by the House of Representatives and is now headed to the Senate, where changes to it are likely. Therefore, what form the final version [...]

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History Has Been Made – Obama Elected as President of United States

The Presidential race was called for Barack Obama at 11p.m. on the East Coast, 8p.m. on the West. An hour later he was on stage at Grant Park in Chicago, speaking to the tens of thousands of supporters gathered there. Here are the highlights of his acceptance speech: Obama's acceptance speech highlights @ Yahoo! Video [...]

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AP Poll: Obama leads or tied in 8 crucial states

Barack Obama leads in four states won by President Bush in 2004 and is essentially tied with John McCain in two other Republican states, according to new AP-GfK battleground polling. The results help explain why the Democrat is pressing his money and manpower advantages in a slew of traditionally GOP states, hoping not just for [...]

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The Obama Tax Reform Plan For Long Term Economic Growth?

Most economic research suggests that tax code replacement surgery is essential for long-term economic progress. The goal of my plan is to make sure that you are not grumbling ten years from now about the same things that trouble you today. This is a fifteen-point plan to end the cycles of economic frustration and global [...]

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The McCain Tax Reform Plan For Long Term Economic Growth?

The writing is on the wall (street, that is), and it is telling us that we need to reaffirm the United States as the dominant force in the global economy, and that we have to do more to protect our citizens’ retirement and investment programs. Most economic research suggests that tax code replacement surgery is [...]

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Film shows McCain’s release from Vietnamese prison

Swedish broadcaster SVT on Thursday released a previously unseen film clip purportedly showing the release of presidential candidate John McCain to the U.S. military in Hanoi in 1973. A former SVT reporter, Erik Eriksson, said he found the video in the network’s archives when he was looking for footage for a book he was writing [...]

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