806 articles related to "government"

The Problem of Poverty

The problem of poverty has persisted from the earliest days of humanity. Thousands of solutions have been proposed from socialism, welfare, charities, and aid - but the problem still rages on unabated. Many point to the environmental problems that ca...

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Grasstops: An Excerpt from 'Persuading Congress'

You may not be as familiar with the term "grasstops." In the lobbying world, it refers to efforts to influence Congress through contacts with corporate CEOs and other VIPs. In this context, though, VIP is a loose term. For example, if the American Me...

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Don't Mess with Texas. Or Some Parts of Texas, At Least.

I was lucky enough to be evacuated by family, escaping Lake Ponchatrain's water before it flooded into the city. If not, then I fear I might've ended up bused, or flown, to Texas. Out of all the many other cities and states that displaced N...

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Is There Anything More Disingenuous Than a Whining, Petulant Political Party in America?

Presidential elections provide a lot of humor when you can recognize the joke. Every few days some new, outrageous flap kicks another outrageous flap off of the front page of our nation's daily newspapers. Now the Democrats are all upset that ...

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16 Winston Churchill Quotes to Celebrate His Birthday

Power, prominence and a bit of a rebellious nature thrown in Winston Churchill quotes are definitely some of the most interesting you'll ever come across. For someone who was said to have a speech impediment, his words and message definitely di...

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The Dos and Don"ts of Making Political Signs

Making political signs is not an easy task at all as even if you have political agendas that need to be addressed, you cannot use it for the wrong reasons. Making such a sign is similar to making any other campaigning sign or hoarding but here only t...

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The Intrigues of Political Debate

If you have ever entered into a political debate, you should understand that politics is usually intriguing, complicated but never easy. It's far too simplistic to try and categorize individuals as being on the political left or political right....

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Religion

The two leading methods of controlling the masses are Nationalism and Religion. In this article we will look at how Religion influences people into doing things that they would not do normally. Practically every religion has some bad logic associate...

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Consumers - Fight Back With FTC's Do Not Call Registry

The Federal Trade Commission has rolled out it’s National Do Not Call Registry and the registration site already has over 700,000 registrants. This is great news for consumers who have grown tired of annoying sales calls by pesky telemarketers.Cons...

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Will Government Get Rational About Carbon?

Do you get bored by all the posturing from politicians and various interest groups about global warming, carbon and carbon trading? I certainly am and I am passionate about the subject. I should think most people are totally "over it". Thank goodnes...

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