Monthly Archives: February 2012

White House Wants to Keep Gas Prices High

With the national average of gas prices hitting $3.65 a gallon, nearing $6 in some parts of the country, and poised to head even higher, America’s families are wondering when the bleeding at the pump will stop. But for Secretary … Continue reading

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Obama and the Keystone Pipeline Saga Continues

The White House on Monday hailed the news that a scaled-down portion of the Keystone XL pipeline that would stretch from Oklahoma to Texas will move ahead, but the president’s critics said the move only underscored the need to approve … Continue reading

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UN Tries to Quell Fears About Its Plans for the Internet

A gathering of United Nations diplomats overseas has some in the U.S. worried about a potential takeover of the Internet by foreign powers – with others claiming such fears are wildly overhyped. The obscure branch of the U.N. at issue … Continue reading

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Rearview Cameras To Be Required in All New Cars Within Two Years

US federal regulators are expected to announce plans this week to require automakers to install rearview cameras in all new cars by 2014, The New York Times reported. The National Highway Safety Administration is expected to send its final version … Continue reading

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New GOP is Like Old Democratic Party

New York Timesbestselling author says the whole political spectrum has shifted to the left, with today’s Republican Party looking like the Democrats of old. Karl Rove has been one of the most outspoken members of the so-called Republican establishment, and … Continue reading

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Sixty-Five Years Before It’s Time!

This November 4, 1949 Poem – Ode to the Welfare State appeared in the Daily News out of the Borough of Manhattan, New York! Wow, I wonder if anything like that would come out of Manhattan today?

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Private Investments Offer Better Returns Than Social Security

Workers who invest privately over time will retire with higher incomes than those who rely exclusively on benefits from Social Security, according to a new study from the CATO Institute. “If workers who retired in 2011 had been allowed to … Continue reading

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What’s the Truth About Centralia?

The Commonwealth Court rejected arguments by seven Centralia property owners who say condemnation is no longer needed because the underground fire has moved and air quality in the borough has improved. Most homes in Centralia were demolished in the 1980s … Continue reading

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Farmer Faced With Three Years in Prison For Crime of Selling . . .

Food sovereignty activists from around North America will meet at the tiny town of Baraboo, Wisconsin on March 2 to support dairy farmer Vernon Hershberger and food sovereignty. Hershberger, who has a court hearing that day, is charged with four … Continue reading

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Westmoreland County Takes a Bold Step — and where is Venango County’s Leadership?

While 2012 remains a critical year in terms of a national conservative movement to take back the White House, in Pennsylvania, 2012 marks growing resistance to traditional efforts on the part of its GOP leadership to control the outcome of … Continue reading

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