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Rod Blagojevich, the former Democratic governor of Illinois, was sentenced Wednesday to 14 years in federal prison for political corruption that includes an attempt to sell the US Senate seat once held by President Barack Obama.

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Proposed cuts to services from the US Postal Service will save the cash-strapped organization some much-needed funds, but the public may not like the outcome.

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I try, I really, really try, to follow the markets and read as much as I can.  I try so very hard to understand what the so-called experts are saying.  I have to conclude that, in the grand scheme of things, this is just that-a scheme!  Demand is in

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I thought this had to be a joke at first.  Or a misprint.  But it's apparently true.  Our president's uncle, Obama Onyango, arrested on suspicion of DUI after nearly hitting a cop car in Framingham, MA, has a valid, honest-to-goodness  social security number and has held this documentation for at least 19 years

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Every year, we get the same paperwork from the school system prodding us to sign up for free and reduced meals.  Nowadays, we don't qualify.  Even back when my daughter was just entering school and we could qualify, we didn't take it

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I originally published this article back in February.  Given the state of affairs in Washington and a recent poll that shows that 46% of us think all congressmen are corrupt, I thought it would be appropriate to revisit the ideas set forth

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The Department of Homeland Security launched a program called "If you see something, say something" a while back.  The idea being, if you see something that looks suspicious, call the cops, the sheriff, somebody, anybody, and report what you've seen

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Recent polls show the average American household is carrying around $15,000 in credit card debt.  Why?  Because for over 50 years, we've lived in the world of 'I gotta have it now!'  Let's face it, we are spoiled

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