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  1. Ishraqiyun

    80,000 Russian troops staged at Ukraine - what now, Obama?

    Correct we spend more on our military than Russia, China, Iran, and all the other supposed boogie man out there combined.
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    Obama administration's plan to shrink US military faces sharp resistance in Congress

    Notice the next largest chunk of spending is being done by our allies too. We could make some rather large cuts to the military and still have more then enough for self defense. Look at how little is being spent by the nations we are most worried about. How puny the amount that Russia and...
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    Religious conscience and providing services

    Of course the very use of word Sodomite to label "gay people" was itself due to a misunderstanding of the sin of Sodom in the Old Testament. The fact that this misunderstanding has been pointed out and people still use the term makes it even more insulting.
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    Religious conscience and providing services

    I'm not talking about limiting the use of the term for the straight person who has that form of intercourse with his wife (or with a man in prison) but rather for ALL straight people including those who don't. You are labeling gay people in general sodomites. It would be offensive to label...
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    Obama administration's plan to shrink US military faces sharp resistance in Congress

    Cutting benefits to veterans was an inherently bad move. Shrinking the bloated military budget isn't necessarily problematic if it's done in a sensible manner. We need a military strong enough to prevent invasion and deter aggression. Having the strongest military on the planet is also a...
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    Endorsement or Support?

    Ted Cruz seems to be unable to stick to the truth. I've been checking out some of the fact checking websites like politicfact and such and his name keeps popping up over and over in the sections for blatant lies as well as misleading statements. I'm not sure if he is number one but he seems...
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    Democrats Run Away From Obamacare

    If Democrats were truly running away from Obama care wouldn't that be a good thing? Personally I think it could be but only if they are running in the direction of single payer. Otherwise it's neither good nor bad but rather irrelevant to me. Obamacare is a modestly disappointing program...
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    And the Dems Wonder Why People Think They are Racist

    Probably not. That doesn't necessarily imply that a person who perceived it as racist would themselves be racist. I'm not sure if people are even calling it racist in the first place though. They are just noting that African American students tend to get punished more often...
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    Democrats Run Away From Obamacare

    Medical tourism is a growing trend worldwide and isn't limited to Canadians. An estimated 750,000 Americans did the same thing in 2008. Canada receives a good number of medical tourists as well. Americans have even gone to Cuba but that doesn't necessarily imply Cuba has better overall health...
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    About drugs ~ What is your story? ...

    Oh yeah here are the other two questions A) What is your experience with drugs and drug culture? Lots of drugs. Most commonly used were heroin, MDMA, weed, DXM (Robitussin ), LSD, mushrooms, and assorted downers B) Have you ever had an addiction? Yes. Got stuck on heroin...
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    About drugs ~ What is your story? ...

    MDMA has been used in the treatment of PTSD with some positive results. A long term study has shown sustained benefits 3.8 years after MDMA treatment. Here is a web site on the topic: Treating PTSD with MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy - Home
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    Minimum Wage

    What someones labor is supposedly worth changes on a regular basis. Often the amount spent by the employer* ends up being the least amount of money they can get away with paying the employee while still obtaining their services. Numerous factors contribute to this wage including minimum wage...
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    Minimum Wage

    Other studies say just the opposite: http://www.irle.berkeley.edu/workingpapers/166-08.pdf http://davidcard.berkeley.edu/papers/reanal-ff-nj.pdf http://www.francescobilli.it/rcea/RePEc/pdf/wp02_08.pdf http://www.iza.org/conference_files/EMW2009/addison_j44.pdf Here is a good overview of some...
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    The right to bear arms

    I support the second amendment as well but I don't think our having guns is any sort of powerful defense against the government using weapons against us. There are other reasons that doesn't happen and if it did our little semi-atuomatic rifles and handguns would be a joke compared to Abrams...
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    Notes from a Libertarian Paradise

    Big or small isn't necessarily the key factor when it comes to liberty imo. Certainly if the state has been invested with the power to control peoples private lives and outlaw "victimless crimes" then that could be an example of big = anti-liberty. Examples of this would be outlawing abortion...
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    Overall, 71% of Obama Voters Regret Their Vote

    So are Republicans taking back the charge that Democrats worship Obama ? That he is their messiah and all that?
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    Democrats Run Away From Obamacare

    This program doesn't need to be fixed it needs to be replaced with single payer universal health care. Putting in place a "compromise" program like this borrowed straight from Republican and Heritage Foundation proposals was a bad move from the start. People elected Obama because they wanted...
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    Are there countries more conservative than the US?

    I simply mentioned a country that was more conservative than the US. Do you disagree or do you maybe have another country that comes to mind when someone asks you to name one that tends to be more conservative than the US? Countries that are officially Islamic (or have some other...
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    Judge rules Va gay marriage ban unconstitutional

    Straight people have the right to marry a person of the gender they are attracted to whereas gay people are prevented this right in many states. That's not equality. With those who claim otherwise I really wonder if they would be saying the same thing if the law said you could only marry...
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    Supreme Court to Hear Religious Freedom Concerns on Hobby Lobby Case

    It might be worthwhile to get those included as well. We shouldn't go backwards on the other issue just because we haven't tackled this one appropriately yet though.