US reportedly scraps plans for Afghan consulate after already spending $80M – Patriot Update

US reportedly scraps plans for Afghan consulate after already spending $80M – Patriot Update: "
US reportedly scraps plans for Afghan consulate after already spending $80M
Sunday, May 6, 2012

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US officials abandoned plans to open a consulate in northern Afghanistan over security concerns — despite spending more than $80 million on the site, The Washington Post reported Sunday."

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You Pay More in Taxes Than on Housing, Food and Clothing — Combined – Patriot Update

You Pay More in Taxes Than on Housing, Food and Clothing — Combined – Patriot Update: "The nonpartisan Tax Foundation says that this year, U.S. citizens will pay more than $4 trillion in total federal, state and local taxes.

That sum “is $152 billion, or 3.9%, more than they will spend on housing, food, and clothing combined,” says the tax research nonprofit."

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Biden says ‘absolutely comfortable’ with gay marriage rights | Conservative Byte

Biden says ‘absolutely comfortable’ with gay marriage rights | Conservative Byte: "“I am absolutely comfortable with the fact that men marrying men, women marrying women and … men and women marrying are entitled to the same exact rights, all the civil rights, all the civil liberties,” he said on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” “And quite frankly, I don’t see much of a distinction beyond that.”"

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Obama: 2012 campaign still about ‘hope’ and ‘change’ | Conservative Byte

Obama: 2012 campaign still about ‘hope’ and ‘change’ | Conservative Byte: "Trying to rekindle the fire of his historic 2008 campaign, President Obama told supporters this weekend that his re-election bid is still about “hope” and “change.”"

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