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Yard Sign Blues

Friday, October 10, 2008

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This can’t be the right address. I checked my notes from the Freecycler’s email. This was the house. But it can’t be. There’s a John McCain sign in the yard. I looked back at my toddler son and thought, “Baby boy, your mama just politicized a little plastic wagon.” At first [...]

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“That one.”

Thursday, October 9, 2008

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At least he didn’t say “That boy,” but he was just one word off. I heard it, and I saw it. I saw it first, actually, during the first debate when McCain refused to look Obama in the eye. I heard it again when that white Republican congressman [...]

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Word Power: Republican

Thursday, October 9, 2008

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Word Power will be a weekly blog that is intended to teach you the etymology and construction of everyday words.  Etymology in short is understanding the origin of words and how the word has evolved throughout history.  Today’s lesson is to understand the etymology of the word republican and other words associated with it. [...]

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Weekend Fun

Wednesday, October 8, 2008

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This past weekend Andrew and I took a day trip down to Hillsville and Poplar Camp, VA.  I really wanted some apples (for a decent price) and a cooking pumpkin. Hillsville has a large, great farmers market, so we stopped there first.  Then it was off to the park! We planned to go to [...]

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Obama’s Tax Plan and Small Businesses

Wednesday, October 8, 2008

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[Guest post by DRJ] At tonight’s Town Hall Presidential debate, I think Barack Obama said this about his tax policies: “Only a few percent of small businesses make more than $250,000 so the majority of businesses will get a tax cut.” The US Small Business Administration (SBA) defines a “small business” according [...]

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McCain: US should buy bad home loans - United Press International

Tuesday, October 7, 2008

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Times Online McCain: US should buy bad home loans United Press International - 4 hours ago NASHVILLE, Oct. 7 (UPI) — John McCain said during Tuesday night's US presidential debate he would order the Treasury to buy [...]

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EVENT: The Dow brothers duke it out!

Sunday, October 5, 2008

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WHAT: Search and Seizure: Neal Dow, Prohibition, and the Maine Connection WHEN: Thursday, October 9, 2008, 7:00 pm WHERE: Maine Historical Society, 489 Congress Street, Portland (click here for directions) FMI: For more information call 207-774-1822 or email info[at]mainehistory.org Wesley Oliver, of Widener University Law School, presents a talk about Maine’s key role in [...]

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The Mortgage Blame Game

Saturday, October 4, 2008

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I see references and polls daily that lay the blame for the mortgage crisis, which had many facets but to a huge degree boils down to the policies and actions of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, at the feet of George Bush personally and the … More here: The Mortgage Blame Game Share [...]

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Why the Bail Out is a “Crock”

Saturday, October 4, 2008

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Why the Bail Out is a “Crock” October 4th, 2008 by Bill Steigerwald It’s not your fault you don’t know that the percentage of American home mortgages in foreclosure today is about 2.75 percent. That shocking but true figure hasn’t been emphasized nearly enough by our favorite politicians and media sensationalists, [...]

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Foreclosures: Did God Want You to Get That Mortgage?

Friday, October 3, 2008

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Walton says that this encouraged congregants who got dicey mortgages to believe “God caused the bank to ignore my credit score and blessed me with my first house.” The results, he says, “were disastrous, because they pretty much turned … Excerpt from: Foreclosures: Did God Want You to Get That Mortgage? Share and Enjoy:

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