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Economics/Global:- After refusing to reduce production during the global recession, Chinese corporations will be be forced to slow production and shutter factories while they try to liquidate inventory. The ripple effect for materials suppliers may...

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Why should he?I am just one of 654, 905 (give or take a business closing) constituents in Washington District 8.Of the 455,009 Registered Voters in WA Dist 8, 357, 720 live in King County. Only 97,289 of us live in Pierce. (data from WA Sec. of Sta...

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Mark Steyn has a great piece in the corner, on his recurring theme of the aging population of the Western world (which does now include Japan and Korea, for all intents and purposes).Japan's population peaked in 2004 at about 127.8 million and is pro...

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Who Said This?This is about more than just holding elections. It's also about what happens between elections. (Applause.) Repression can take many forms, and too many nations, even those that have elections, are plagued by problems that condemn th...

topics: election, government, obama

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Below is the canned (I assume, please correct me if I am wrong) email I received from the Pierce County GOP, concerning Reichert's Cap and Tax vote (on Jun 29):Thank you for your email regarding Congressman Reichert's vote on the Cap & Trade legislat...

topics: congressman, elected, political

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By now, if you are not aware that Sarah Palin is resigning as Governor of Alaska on July 26, then you simply are not paying attention.I thought I would let the dust settle a bit, before throwing my 2 cents in. I have no doubt that this is a move to...

topics: candidate, elected, politician

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OK, so it's not Shakespeare. Don't get me wrong, I love the bard, and I think Kenneth Brannagh has a true gift for those works In fact, anyone going to this movie expecting anything along the lines of plot, storyline, or character development, wi...

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From the Seattle Times:Washington, DC Congressman Dave Reichert (WA-08) released the following statement today after the U.S. House passed the American Clean Energy and Security Act: Energy independence and our national security are critical is...

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From Michelle Malkin, we get the link to the final talley, showing Congressman Dave Reichert voting AYE, to PASS the Cap and Trade Economy Killer Bill.As Michelle asks;There are 7 GOP turncoats with recorded YEA votes.What were their payoffs???I hope...

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Michelle Malkin and the Americana for Prosperity are reporting that Dave Reichert (R Wa. Dist 8) is leaning towards a YES vote on the Cap and Trade Economy Killer bill, currently being ramrodded through the House of Representatives, despite the R...