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Finally Obama Shows Fire In The Belly! (VIDEO)

September 8, 2011

In the midst of rumors of a possible 9/11 Al Qaeda threat from Pakistan, President Obama asked the Congress tonight to “Pass (his) American Jobs  Act,” as a necessary step to get the economy moving by reforming regulations and hiring incentives  especially for small businesses, and a larger payroll tax cut as a relief measure [...]

Tagged as: Obama Addresses Congress On American Jobs Act, Obama Jobs Plan, Obama Shows Fire In The Belly, Reformed Liberal, The Grauntlet Has Been Thrown Down By Obama, Threat of Al Qaeda as 9/11 Approaches, Video and Transcript of Obama's Address To Congress

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Despite It Being A Donation, This Just Feels Wrong…

May 19, 2011

Recently it seems like I have been spending a lot of time in medical reception areas; however,  it has proven to be quite enlightening.  Yesterday in an imaging medical lobby a woman around 35-45 came in for a heart scan.  Not an unusual event even though she seemed to this writer to be fit and [...]

Tagged as: Butasforme Reformed Liberal, Fundraising, Future of Health Care, Health Care In U.S., Medical Donations, Narcissism Pastime Of Generation X, Philanthropy and the Wealthy

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Who Left The Biggest Pile In The Sandbox?

April 10, 2011

I don’t know but it seems to me that the fighting over the budget going down to the wire not only isn’t a good way to do business, but is more reminiscent of trying to get youngsters to play nice in the sandbox.  Each is concerned with building their own sandcastle rather than pooling their [...]

Tagged as: 2011 Budget, 2011 Budget Process, Democrats, Republicans, Tea Party

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A Fox In The Chicken Coop? (VIDEO)

January 21, 2011

600 more jobs lost in Duluth Minnesota during December 2010 than in December 2009. A couple sits on a bus bench in Minneapolis Minnesota with a sign asking for help. They lost their jobs, their home, everything and now they are homeless. Isolated instances? No, this is occurring in every state despite the ‘good news [...]

Tagged as: December jobs report, economic globalization, GE, GE CEO, Immelt, Jeffrey Immelt, job creation, John Makin, lobbying by big business, Minnesota, NBC, Obama and business, outsourcing, PBS News Hour, Robert Reich, unemployment, White House Council on Jobs and Competitiveness

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Health Care Bill & The Neighborhood Drugstore

January 16, 2011

MarkdownMom, the savvy bargain hunting site today posted some of the fallout of the Health Care Reform bill on small, local businesses.  This site not only provides tips on saving money, but has proven a barometer on the economy especially concerning economic trends of businesses.  Read the full article on one aspect of the new [...]

Tagged as: cities revenue, drugstore closing, health bill, Health Care Reform, local businesses take a hit from health care bill, MarkdownMom, Small Businesses, store closings

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John Boehner Sworn-In As Speaker Of The House (VIDEO)

January 5, 2011

Rep. John Boehner in his first speech as Speaker of the U.S. House states that the U.S. can no “longer kick the can down the road.” 

Tagged as: Give the Government Back, John Boehner Becomes Speaker of the House, John Boehner First Speech as Speaker, John Boehner Sworn-In, Role of government

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Bed Of Liberalism–Minnesota Not Business As Usual For Career Democrat (VIDEO)

October 21, 2010

The blue state of Minnesota for many decades was of particular interest to political pundits and writers because of its’ alliance between the Democrats, the Farmers, and Labor.  And one of the DFL’s  favorite sons, U.S. Rep. James “Jim” Oberstar (DFL), puts the “career” in career politician.  As the former chief of staff  for U.S. Rep. [...]

Tagged as: Blue States Not Secure For Democrats, Career Politicians, Cravaack, Oberstar, Rowdy Debate Oberstar v. Cravaack, Video Oberstar v. Cravaack

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H1N1 Possible ResurgenceThis Fall

October 5, 2010

A recent visit to the ER of a local Minnesota hospital was a déja vu of  last year as a young boy came in with flu-like symptoms spewing blood from his mouth and masked staff started assisting him.  This past summer, the H1N1 was going the rounds  in India and other countries.  The vaccine that [...]

Tagged as: Fall 2010 Flu Prediction, H1N1, H5N1, Resurgence of H1N1

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SuperBug From India Now In U.S.

September 24, 2010

California,Illinois, and Massachusetts have recorded and isolated cases of bacteria carrying gene that makes it resistant to known antiobiotics. Read More Here 

Tagged as: Bacteria, Bacteria Transfer Drug Resistance, CDC, Globa, NDM-1, Superbug Alert

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Breaking News: New SuperBug Makes Its’ Appearance

August 12, 2010

Just when the W.H.O. declares H1N1 Pandemic officially over, a new gene that allows any bacteria to become a superbug, labed NDM-1, has made  its’ appearance in India, Pakistan, and  now United Kingdom.  Spread of the virus has been linked to patients undergoing cosmetic surgery in India.  Doctors fear that the superbug gene that allows bacteria to [...]

Tagged as: Bacteria, Bacteria Transfer Drug Resistance, Drug Resistant Gene, E-Coli, Global Transfer of NDM-1, India, NDM-1, Pakistan, Pandemic, Superbug Alert, The Lancet Journal of Infectios Diseases, United Kingdom, W.H.O., W.H.O. Declares H1N1 Pandemic Over As Superbug Appears

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Your Body Mass Index Part of 2009 Stimulus Package

July 18, 2010

This is one of those little tidbits hidden in the voluminous 2009 Stimulus Package.  As part of the government’s new electronic health record that will be implemented in 2014, each individual will not only have their height and weight recorded, but body fat as well to determine obesity rates.  Further, this information will be available [...]

Tagged as: Big Brother And Your Waistline, Obama, Obama Stimulus Package, Obama to measure BMI

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