Tag: politics
member name: Steve Petersen
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January 10, 2007 09:17 PM EST --
I am not watching or listening to President Bush's speech this evening about his new strategy for Iraq as the salient points were released or leaked to the news media. Through their reports, I can . . . more
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January 05, 2007 11:59 PM EST --
Two influential men -- one an economist, the other a thoughtful journalist -- chimed in on the current plight of the American middle class this week, and they took different stances.
Donald J. Boudreaux, . . . more
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December 24, 2006 02:47 PM EST --
During yesterday's From Our Own Correspondent program on BBC Radio 4, Justin Webb gave a glowing report about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which is more commonly known as the LDS . . . more
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April 09, 2006 07:21 PM EDT --
Protests -- despite their negative connotation -- are sometimes beneficial for society. Of course, as long as these events are peaceful and don't lead to unrest, a group's point is clearly enunciated . . . more
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October 31, 2006 03:21 PM EST --
CNN reports today that:
So far this campaign, the political parties have exposed voters to nearly $160 million in ads attacking congressional candidates. How much spent painting a positive image? About . . . more
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November 09, 2006 01:21 AM EST --
Regardless of your political persuasion, you must admit that Illinois Senator Barack Obama is an impressive politician.
"Barack Obama has been heralded as a new star in the Senate and is already . . . more
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September 11, 2006 01:36 AM EDT --
Since the Reagan Revolution -- likely before -- many devout American members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have pondered if one can enjoy good standing Church membership and contemporaneously . . . more
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January 23, 2007 07:09 PM EST --
I am not going to watch President Bush's State of the Union Address this evening just as I didn't watch his recent speech announcing his troop surge in Iraq. This desire to avoid watching the address . . . more
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April 12, 2006 12:26 AM EDT --
Illegal immigrants don't always keep native and legal American citizens from finding jobs. The proof is in the data.
As I was reading an interesting article today about how Utah's economic . . . more
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May 02, 2006 03:02 PM EDT --
As the intensity over immigration reform increases as members of Congress battle each other over various strategies to address the burgeoning illegal immigrant population and as thousands of people flood . . . more
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October 24, 2006 05:15 PM EDT --
I just voted since early voting is now legal in Utah. While I have voted using an absentee ballot before as I was out the country or in another state attending university, voting today seemed weird. I . . . more
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December 21, 2006 12:55 AM EST --
I must admit when I found out that Law & Order star and stud Sam Waterston was going on Your World with Neil Cavuto on Faux News, I kind of giggled that this reaffirmed my thoughts that the show is . . . more
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January 02, 2007 01:55 AM EST --
As I have grown more critical of the news media, the White House Press Corps has angered me as it seems that its members repeatedly badger the White House Press Secretary with questions that they know . . . more
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April 29, 2006 07:26 PM EDT --
My sister sent me a chain e-mail as a suggestion for my blog. The e-mail encourages people to find any excuse to spend as much money as possible on May 1st to counteract the potential economic impact . . . more
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July 16, 2006 01:02 AM EDT --
Evangelicals are having a quandary with supporting Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney who is a 2008 presidential hopeful in the United States. Romney is a devout member of The Church of Jesus Christ of . . . more
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September 26, 2006 11:05 PM EDT --
In the unlikely event that both the President and Vice President are rendered unable to preside over the country, the constitution states that the Speaker of the House will assume that role, followed by . . . more
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October 03, 2006 02:55 PM EDT --
Campaign money is a major factor in a politician's electoral success in the United States, and that is why campaign finance reform is a hot issue from time to time in the Senate and House of Representatives. . . . more
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October 11, 2006 07:25 PM EDT --
The seniority system in Congress is a debacle because it enables politicians who are not ready to act when they are first elected to sit on their laurels. When they get nothing done, they can claim that . . . more
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October 27, 2006 03:00 PM EDT --
November 2, 2006 UPDATE: The Sunlight Foundation has responded to what I have written here. Please read the 14th comment -- that I wrote -- to this article; it has their explanation.
I just obtained . . . more
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April 27, 2006 10:13 PM EDT --
Conservative pundit Robert Novak astutely pointed out in the Chicago Sun-Times today that many Evangelical Republicans would rather have Hillary Clinton as the United States President than a Mormon. . . . more
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