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7 Outrageous Predictions for Travel in 2008 | Tripinator - Travel 2.0

By chris2x 259 days ago from http://tripinator.com

Chris, from the Amateur Traveler podcast, kicks off his new travel news blog with a series of predictions for how travel will change in 2008. What will happen to the passenger's bill of rights? Flight delays? Global Warming? The every growing cruise ship? Airport Security? And what about the tragic story of Robbie Barnsworth and Flight 304 f

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American Troops Surf to Venezuela - PutinToon 54

By webmaster8888 196 days ago from http://putinforpresident.typepad.com

Smart-Ass Politics for Smart People.

The film Minority Report, which starred our beloved Scientology leader, Tom Cruise, is becoming a reality in America. The Bush administration is pushing hard to pass a bill that will enable Congress to wiretap Americans in the name of national security, terrorism and the Middle East war.

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Green Jobs Act, Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant

By chemrat 71 days ago from http://greenchemistry.wordpress.com

Congress is now deciding what to fund in 2009. The Green Jobs Act would invest $125 million in job training programs, and the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant would authorize grants to local communities to help improve energy efficiency and increase the use of renewable energy. 1sky.org provides a link for writi

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Congress to Review Textbook Legislation « POSTED by beka531.

By beka531 212 days ago from http://beka531.wordpress.com

A first-hand account from a college student describing the problems with the textbook industry in the United States. Congress is reviewing the College Opportunity and Affordability Act and this includes textbook regulation. Textbooks can run college students $500-$1000. Cheaper options are available, but you're paying with

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The Greatest Do Nothing Congress in the Last Twenty Years

By mpinkeyes 19 days ago from http://mpinkeyes.wordpress.com

The Democrats dubbed the 109th congress, led by Republicans, as the do nothing congress but it appears as though the current congress has done less than any other congress in the last twenty years.

Don’t get me wrong, the Democrats have managed to do something, just look at this list:

Congress has saluted such milestones