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The rise of Hugo Chavez to power in Venezuela has had a host of negative consequences for the country, the neighborhood, and the Americas as a whole. Domestically, one of the most depressing has been the country's skyrocketing homicide rate: Since president Chávez was elected in 1998, the ...
Bigger Big Government
andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com — Marc : Barack Obama has launched the era of the political economy, where, to an unprecedented degree,... the White House will determine the course, structure and function of the American economy; where, if reports of $2 trillion worth of stimuli are to ... (more) Bigger Big Government
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Stones Cry Out — ... not bias. Grasshopper bot. Missing the companion piece in which Congress arrests itself for it’s very own (trillion dollar?) Ponzi scheme called “Social Security.” OK, I’ve got the Rush part down, i.e., I don’t listen to him or for that matter any political radio programming. A Movie recommendation or more precisely a question on one for the holiday gift exchanges. Chavez and safety. Elder abuse. Benedict and Chesteron … on the ...

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