Congress to U.N.: Don't even think about Internet regulations | Politics and Law - CNET News

Congress to U.N.: Don't even think about Internet regulations | Politics and Law - CNET News: "In rare example of election year bipartisanship, U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passes a resolution today reaffirming commitment to a "global Internet free from government control.""

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5 Possible ‘Fiscal Cliff’ Scenarios

5 Possible ‘Fiscal Cliff’ Scenarios: "The high stakes cat-and-mouse affair familiarly known as the fiscal cliff is rapidly approaching an end game with few clues to the final outcome."

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The Real Unemployment Rate: 14.4 Percent

The Real Unemployment Rate: 14.4 Percent: "In the wake of today’s Labor Department numbers, the Senate Republican Policy Committee said the real unemployment rate is not 7.7 percent, but 14.4 percent for November."

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73% of New Jobs Created in Last 5 Months Are in Government

73% of New Jobs Created in Last 5 Months Are in Government: "In June, a total of 142,415,000 people were employed in the U.S, according to the BLS, including 19,938,000 who were employed by federal, state and local governments."

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Could Your Family Live on $61,320 Per Year Tax Free?

Could Your Family Live on $61,320 Per Year Tax Free?: "There’s a new report out by the Senate Budget Committee that calculates that “the amount of money spent on welfare programs equals, when converted to cash payments, about ‘$168 per day for every household in poverty.’”"

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Obama Inauguration Ceremony Will Cost $100 million :: Minute Men News

Obama Inauguration Ceremony Will Cost $100 million :: Minute Men News: "Inauguration Day is a tradition of importance, signifying the peaceful changing or sustaining of power within the US government.  It has always been a big deal, being a time when some Presidents stick around, some arrive on scene, and others depart"

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Atheists Threaten New Congressmen-women About Joining Prayer Caucus

Atheists Threaten New Congressmen-women About Joining Prayer Caucus: "The Congressional Prayer Caucus was formed in 2005 by Rep. Randy Forbes (R-VA).  Today, the caucus has over 100 bipartisan members and meets weekly in Room 217 in the US Capitol Building.  Currently Forbes and Mike McIntyre (D-NC) co-chair the caucus."

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George Zimmerman Sues NBC For Edited 911 Tapes

George Zimmerman Sues NBC For Edited 911 Tapes: "Did you notice the media firestorm surrounding the Trayvon Martin/George Zimmerman case just fizzled all of a sudden? For a while, that was all the media were talking about until a few months ago. So why the sudden abandonment of the story?"

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Easter Seals Instructed Mentally Challenged Person to Vote for Obama

Easter Seals Instructed Mentally Challenged Person to Vote for Obama: "Darlene Pearson is a full grown woman who is intellectually disabled and functionally illiterate.  She can only read words like ‘a cat, dog’ or just a few simple words like that.  She lives with 5 other women in a group home operated by Easter Seals."

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