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Obama: Social Security won't be privatized - CNN.com

Seeded on Wed Aug 18, 2010 1:01 PM EDT (CNN)

"It will not be privatized as long as I'm president," Obama said to applause, noting that the economic recession and Wall Street collapse would have devastated the savings of retirees under a privatized Social Security system.

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Former USDA official: Department's reconsideration is 'bittersweet'

Seeded on Wed Jul 21, 2010 12:34 PM EDT (CNN)

This is another great example of the simple concept that everyone needs to get a much thicker skin.

One endgame for debt panel may be emerging

Seeded on Mon Jul 19, 2010 10:13 AM EDT (CNN)

Bowles, who favors eliminating or "sharply" curtailing some tax breaks, said he believes they are "spending by a different name -- and spending that in general is less effective than it otherwise might be."

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Stimulus created 3 million jobs, White House's Romer says

Seeded on Wed Jul 14, 2010 12:43 PM EDT (CNN)

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha , yeah, right...

U.S. World Cup match may set internet traffic record - CNN.com

Seeded on Wed Jun 23, 2010 3:00 PM EDT (CNN)

Apparently a large number of people are pretty interested in American soccer these days.

sports

Official: Justice Department plans to sue over Arizona law - CNN.com

Seeded on Fri Jun 18, 2010 7:49 PM EDT (CNN)

The Justice Department would not confirm the claim, saying only that "The Justice Department is continuing to review the law."

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FOXNews.com - Obama Administration Planning to File Suit Against Arizona Immigration Law

Seeded on Fri Jun 18, 2010 4:54 PM EDT (FOXNews.com)

Another official said there are still "substantial" issues to address and work out before the Justice Department knows that it has a strong enough case to file a lawsuit.

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For Obama, crisis may outweigh record - CNN.com

Seeded on Mon Jun 14, 2010 12:07 PM EDT (CNN)

Democrats are counting on President Obama's substantial legislative record to provide the best selling points on the campaign trail, enough to counter any concerns about his detached demeanor.

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Stealth IRS campaign mandates millions of new 1099 tax forms

Seeded on Tue May 25, 2010 11:58 PM EDT (CNN)

"Just with business travel it would include hotels, rental cars," Henschke says. "Phone service: 1099. Computer service: 1099. Whoever does your postage meter: 1099. You do a little advertising, Yellow Pages: 1099. Your landlord: 1099.

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Health care law's hidden tax change to launch 1099 avalanche

Seeded on Thu May 6, 2010 9:02 AM EDT (CNN)

This is the kind of crap that sends people off the edge.

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GOP needs to grow up, get back to work - CNN.com

Seeded on Fri Mar 26, 2010 5:27 PM EDT (CNN)

Actually for right now the GOP IS doing the work I want them to do.

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Apple iPad To Come With 30k Free E-books, Report Says - PCWorld

Seeded on Fri Mar 26, 2010 1:04 PM EDT (PC World)

That's what I am talking about!

technology

Obama administration announces effort to slash mortgages for unemployed borrowers - washingtonpost.com

Seeded on Fri Mar 26, 2010 12:31 PM EDT (The Washington Post)

I am so looking forward to a really good bout of inflation so I can pay off my mortgage with inflated dollars. That appears to be the only we are going to get any help with our mortgage.

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Your Health Bill Questions Answered : NPR (All the answers were "No")

Seeded on Thu Mar 25, 2010 6:50 PM EDT (NPR)

Astounding! To a question, each of these people got answers that were either a flat out "no" or the equivalent of "well not really".

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Poll: Most Want GOP to Keep Fighting on Health Bill - Political Hotsheet - CBS News

Seeded on Thu Mar 25, 2010 12:59 PM EDT (CBS News)

There good things in this bill - specifically the insurance industry controls (which need to go farther) but most people really are not for this bill in its current form.

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iPad version of WSJ: $17.99 a month | Digital Media - CNET News

Seeded on Thu Mar 25, 2010 11:10 AM EDT (CNET.com)

Murdoch? WTF? I already pay for an online subscription but you want me to pay for the iPhone version of your app and now you want to charge me double for an iPad version of WSJ? You are not getting it, Rupert.

technology

Why doctors threaten to ditch Medicare patients

Seeded on Tue Oct 27, 2009 9:31 AM EDT (CNN)

"Geographically, the level within every state is less than 5% of Medicare beneficiaries who have difficulties accessing a doctor," said Renee Mentnech, director of CMS' Research and Evaluation Group.

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Bernie Madoff's Montauk mansion sells for $9.4 million

Seeded on Sat Oct 17, 2009 6:54 AM EDT (CNN)

Several buyers had submitted bids for the four-bedroom, three-bath, 3,000-square-foot home, which was on the market for more than two weeks.

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Police stop more than 1 million people on street

Seeded on Thu Oct 8, 2009 7:44 PM EDT (Yahoo! News)

Police in major U.S. cities stop and question more than a million people each year — a sharply higher number than just a few years ago. Most are black and Hispanic men.

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47% of households owe no tax - and their ranks are growing - Sep. 30, 2009

Seeded on Wed Sep 30, 2009 3:57 PM EDT (CNN)

In 2009, roughly 47% of households, or 71 million, will not owe any federal income tax, according to estimates by the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center. Some in that group will even get additional money from the government because they qualify for refundable tax breaks.

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Obama: Requiring health insurance is not a tax increase

Seeded on Sun Sep 20, 2009 5:32 PM EDT (CNN)

"For us to say you have to take responsibility to get health insurance is absolutely not a tax increase," Obama said in response to persistent questioning, later adding: "Nobody considers that a tax increase."

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45,000 American deaths associated with lack of insurance - CNN.com

Seeded on Fri Sep 18, 2009 1:37 PM EDT (CNN)

"What all three of these people have in common is that they experienced symptoms, but didn't seek care because they were uninsured and they worried about the hospital expense, according to their families. All three died."

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A market that healed itself - without the government

Seeded on Fri Aug 28, 2009 8:53 AM EDT (CNN)

While the government struggled to come up with a viable recovery plan, one ailing financial market has managed to heal itself. Get it people? This is how the markets work.

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Man carries assault rifle to Obama protest -- and it's legal

Seeded on Tue Aug 18, 2009 8:44 AM EDT (CNN)

"I come from another state where 'open carry' is legal, but no one does it, so the police don't really know about it and they harass people, arrest people falsely," the man, who wasn't identified, said in an interview aired by CNN affiliate KNVX.

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5 dumb reasons you can't get a loan modification

Seeded on Wed Aug 12, 2009 10:45 AM EDT (CNN)

Many of the pitfalls stem from how quickly the programs were set up, experts said. Mortgage servicers often have 90 days to set up new programs. In this case, they were only given a few weeks.

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