883 articles on "government"

Political Marketing, Meet Marketing 2.0

Everyone markets their brand, including Presidential candidates. Whereas in the past, candidates have relied heavily upon volunteers to create a grassroots movement through door-to-door and telephone marketing, the 2008 election has added internet te...

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America's Bilingual Crisis

My wife belongs to an Internet group where there was a recent blowup over the insane expectation Americans have about foreigners who visit America's shores. You know the one: the foreign visitors should somehow, as if by magic, be instantly bili...

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The Bitch: Oil and Troubled Waters!

Well Darlings, While I won't trivialise the damage the BP oil leak is causing, or the amount of suffering by the people around the Gulf of Mexico, which will undoubtedly become worse as time passes, I am totally amazed at the almost non-stop vi...

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President Bush

Presidents of the United States can only make decisions based on the information they are getting from the people and other sources that are available to them. Different Presidents obtain that data flow in different ways. This is particularly importa...

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Free Markets Cannot Succeed

In a recent debate, a free market detractor described libertarians as the "free market is infallible crowd." Infallible means something is incapable of failing, but it also implies that failure and success are meaningful descriptions of the subject. ...

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Weird Smoking Laws

As more and more states adopt laws that prohibit smoking in public, crushing the hopes of cigar smokers with the ease of crushing a used cigarette, people everywhere are calling "foul," restraining themselves from telling lawmakers to kiss their ash....

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The Leo Wanta Saga Pt. 3: Americans, If You Want To Save Your Republic, Get Behind Leo Wanta

If Americans ever want to reclaim their Republic, understanding the importance of the story behind jailed Ambassador Leo Wanta is a good starting point. In fact, the Wanta case may prove to be the "story of the century" even though it is cloaked in a...

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Federal Government Jobs—7 Important Tips to Help Your Federal Job Search

Federal Government Jobs—7 Important Tips to Help Your Federal Job Search by: Sean Dunagan Despite constant calls by politicians and policy makers to reign in government spending, the federal government remains the largest employer in the Unite...

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Health Care Bill Passed - What Does This Mean For Latinos?

A most recent topic of everyday discussion is the passing of the new Health Care Reform Bill by U.S. President Barack Obama. The new bill will have a dramatic impact on millions of Americans for years to come, but it seems the population that may be ...

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The Government Wants You to Reduce Your Taxes

The Government Wants You to Reduce Your Taxes It is true! The tax laws are written to reduce your taxes, not to increase them. In the U.S., for example, there are over 5,800 pages of tax law. Only about 30 pages are devoted to raising taxes. This le...

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