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Ideas for Change in America
The Ideas for Change in America competition was created in response to Barack Obama's call for increased citizen involvement in government. The final round of voting began on January 5 and is comprised of the top 3 rated ideas from each of the 30 issues in the first round of the competition, ...
Op-Ed Columnist: Ideas for Obama
Op-Ed Columnist: Ideas for Obama
nytimes.com — President-elect Barack Obama’s economic plan falls well short of what’s needed. To fix it, he needs to stop talking about “jump-starts” and focus on long-term investment. > (more) Op-Ed Columnist: Ideas for Obama
Ideas for change: Get FISA Right, repeal the PATRIOT Act
newsrackblog.com — Change.org’s “Ideas for Change in America” competition is trying to get the Obama administration’s attention — and is likely to succeed: “The Ideas for Change in America competition was created in response to Barack ... (more) Ideas for change: Get FISA Right, repeal the PATRIOT Act
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Amygdala — ... is where you can vote for "Get FISA Right and repeal the PATRIOT Act," which is currently #7 on the priority list. You can help move it up over the other worthy candidates. ...

Vote for Change (Again)
techPresident — ... There's still room for ideas floating on the cusp of the top ten to break into the winner's circle. With 59 hours left in the voting, here's the current leaderboard: ...

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