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Politics

Obamanomics and AT&T

Obamanomics seems to be spreading into the corporate boardrooms of America such as AT&T.  Recall that Obama called for a massive new tax on oil companies as a solution to record high gas prices that have created a hardship for many Americans, particularly the poor for whom he professes to be a champion.
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Politics

Bill O’Reilly is Only Half Right on the Oil Issue

So far the Republicans have been on the losing end of the oil debate, which is unfortunate because the Democrats approach is right out of a fantasy land and counter to any measure of common sense. Yet the Republican’s can’t afford to cede the issue to Democrats. O’Reilly is correct in when he [...]