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How to Buy Marijuana Legally in California (Update)

Friday, November 19, 2010 11:13 AM
Background On November 2, California voters rejected a bill to legalize marijuana. However, the subject is far from closed. Although California voters rejected full legalization, a majority of voters under the age of 30 did vote in favor of leg...
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It’s Time to Put an End to Taxes

Sunday, August 1, 2010 6:05 AM
Nobody likes taxes. The problem is that the United States government needs money—lots of it—to do all the things we want it to do. So we tend to think of taxes as unpleasant necessities. I believe we can eliminate taxes completely. We just need to...
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World Cup Guide: The 32 Teams

Monday, June 7, 2010 3:45 AM
David Wallechinsky is the author of The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics and The Complete Book of the Winter Olympics. He is the vice-president of the International Society of Olympic Historians   Introduction The World Cup, by far the bigg...
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New Additions to AllGov—More Nations

Sunday, May 30, 2010 9:31 AM
We have added AllGov pages about U.S. relations with the following nations:   Algeria Finland Iceland Jamaica Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Liberia Namibia Nepal Slovenia Sri Lanka Timor-Leste Trinidad and Tobago
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New Additions to AllGov—Nations

Saturday, May 29, 2010 8:32 AM
We have added AllGov pages about U.S. relations with the following nations:   Croatia Djibouti Equatorial Guinea Kenya Lithuania Luxembourg Mali Mauritius Monaco Mongolia Montenegro Mozambique Nicaragua Seychelles Slovakia Somalia...
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New Additions to AllGov-People

Tuesday, May 11, 2010 4:25 AM
We have added new profiles of President Obama’s appointees and nominees. They are:   Agency Heads Douglas Anderson- United States Access Board John Bates-Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court Jacqueline Berrien-Equal Employment Opportunity ...
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New Additions to AllGov

Monday, May 10, 2010 5:48 AM
AllGov has added several countries to the Nations section. These are: Eritrea Gabon Haiti Malaysia Norway Philippines Poland Qatar Sudan Yemen
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Acquiring Wisdom: Tip for Beginners

Monday, April 12, 2010 5:53 AM
One lesson I have learned is to pay more attention to the message than to the messenger. Some of the most important pieces of wisdom I have heard or read came from the least likely people, either because their wisdom was not accompanied by status,...
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Supreme Court Decision Shakes up 2012 Presidential Race; Poll Shows New Leaders

Sunday, January 24, 2010 4:47 AM
The recent Supreme Court decision upholding the right of “personhood” for corporations and unions, and allowing them unlimited spending in elections appears to have had an immediate effect on the next presidential contest in 2012.   Previous pol...
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New Additions to AllGov

Monday, January 4, 2010 5:29 AM
AllGov has added profiles of several Obama appointees, including ten ambassadors. Colombia has also been added to the Nations section.   Agency Heads David Kappos-U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Aaron Williams-Peace Corps Daniel Yohannes-Mil...
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10-Year Anniversary of the Bill That Led to the Current Economic Crisis

Monday, November 16, 2009 5:27 AM
The legislation sounded innocuous enough: The Financial Modernization Act. But proponents, who included almost the entire U.S. Senate and the Clinton administration, were euphoric over the passage of the bill in November 1999 that revoked the Depr...
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Obama Awarded Nobel Peace Prize for Not Being George Bush

Friday, October 9, 2009 6:50 AM
The Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded this year’s Nobel Peace Prize to U.S. President Barack Obama, citing “his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples,” as well as his “work for a world without ...
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New Additions to AllGov

Tuesday, September 8, 2009 5:31 AM
AllGov has added several nations and profiles of Obama appointees, including six ambassadors.   Nations South Africa Spain Belgium Hungary Switzerland Honduras Tuvalu   Agency Heads William Taggart-Federal Student Aid Julie Paradis-Fo...
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New Additions to AllGov

Friday, August 14, 2009 6:48 AM
AllGov has added profiles of several recent Obama appointees, including eight ambassadors.   Agency Heads Jim Leach-National Endowment for the Humanities Ray Jefferson-Veterans’ Employment and Training Service Thomas Frieden-Centers for Disea...
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New Additions to AllGov

Monday, July 20, 2009 4:50 AM
Three countries have been added to the Nations section of AllGov: Russia, Ukraine and Guatemala. We have also added profiles for ambassador nominees Miguel Diaz (Vatican City), Louis Susman, (United Kingdom), Laurie Fulton (Denmark), Tim Roemer (I...
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New Additions to AllGov

Tuesday, July 7, 2009 6:48 AM
As President Obama and his cabinet members fill their teams, AllGov is adding profiles of the appointees. Among the latest additions: Michael Michener-Foreign Agricultural Service, Gregory Jaczko-Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Rocco Landesman-Nati...
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Can Biden Murder Trump and Get Away With it?

Rumors are spreading that the U.S. Supreme Court will vote 5-4 to rule that a U.S. president cannot be prosecuted for anything he does while he is president. Some Democrats are suggesting that Joe Biden bring a gun to his first debate with Donald Trump. If he shoots Trump, he would be immune, but if Trump shoots Biden he would be prosecuted because he is not a sitting president.   read more

Electoral Advice for the Democratic and Republican Parties

The Republicans have a surefire secret weapon. It’s called the Democratic Party. Given the chance to be in charge, the Democrats, because of corruption and incompetence, will eventually screw up. Since there is only one other major party, if the Republicans can just shut up, disgusted swing voters will turn to them to get rid of the Democrats.   read more

U.S. Ambassador to Greece: Who is George Tsunis?

The first time George Tsunis was nominated to be a U.S ambassador, it did not go well. But Tsunis had learned his lesson. He waited until another Democrat occupied the White House, and he tried again. Playing it safe, Tsunis, in addition to donating to Democratic candidates, chipped in to help Republicans as well, including Rand Paul, John Barrasso and Jim Risch, all of them members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.   read more

Henry Kissinger: A Pre-Obituary

Henry Kissinger turned 100, I don’t wish death on anyone, but I know that all the major media have already written his obituary in advance. As soon as he dies, they will add a line about his death, push a button and these obituaries, gushing with praise from Hillary Clinton, George W. Bush, Ted Koppel, Xi Jinping and other famous people, will appear online. But Kissinger doesn’t deserve such praise. Here’s why.   read more

U.S. Ambassador to Belize: Who is Michelle Kwan?

When George W. Bush was president of the United States, he chose his former college roommate, Robert Dieter, to be U.S. ambassador to Belize. When Barack Obama became president of the United States, he chose his former college roommate, Vinai Thummalapally, to be U.S. ambassador to Belize. When Donald Trump was president of the United States, he broke this tradition by failing to nominate anyone to be U.S. ambassador to Belize.   read more
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