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Recent Politics Articles

• A Billion Here, A Billion There! By: Bob Alexander - Less than intelligent politicians in Washington, DC are plentiful and to some extent acceptable. When they do something smart however, it's time to acknowledge that feat. CEO's of multibillion dollar companies on the other hand, are generally considered to be a step up from normal intelligence, if for no other reason than they are given huge salaries.
• Why is the Media Silent on the Obama Birth Certificate Question? By: Rev Michael Bresciani - In layman’s terms the mainstream media may be afraid of showing up with egg on its face. Yet, the question about the allegedly fraudulent COLB (certificate of live birth) doesn’t want to go away. It is more than simple curiosity that is driving the quest;
• Picks for the first Obama Cabinet By: James Darnell - Now that President-elect Obama has the election out of the way and a mandate to govern this nation with a new style. Here's an independent's view of what his cabinet should look like: Secretary of State: I would love to see someone out of the ordinary for this pick. A favorite Democrat of mine is Gary Locke, former governor of the state of Washington.
• Barack Obama: The Hawaii Connection By: Jill Engledow - Hawaii is especially proud of our new president, Barack Obama. He was born here and spent many of his formative years living in Honolulu. We believe this time spent in Hawaii had an indelible effect on the formation of his character, because the history of Hawaii makes this place unique.
• China's Chairman Mao: Savior Or Backward Leaper By: Derek Dashwood - As if a book from a Chinese antiques shop, the myth of Chairman Mao has classic Communist ideology, in that the dear leader is usually glorified as one with super human powers. Mao Zedong did it from the Long March and through his life, and even in death his body is almost given sacred honors.
• Climate change? So what! By: Sam Deane - Are you worrying about climate change? Concerned that we are about to run out of our traditional energy supplies? No wonder! Everywhere you look these days seems to be awash with bleak doom-laden projections into the future. It's Mad Max all over again, only this time it's real and much, much worst! A long time ago, media and sales agencies came to the conclusion that 'fear aids the sale'.
• Seven Reasons Why Barack Obama Should make the Birth Certificate Controversy go Away By: Rev Michael Bresciani - It is not fair to label those who want answers as racists, disillusioned right wingers, conspiracy nuts or any other convenient appellation thereby asking them to simply shut up. Lawsuits filed to require that an official vault document be produced have come from African Americans, democrats and a host of constitutionally concerned citizens.
• Understanding The Wine Trade Agreement Between European And U.S. Wineries By: Kent Campbell - Most people who live in the United States don't realize what goes into getting a bottle of European wine on the shelf of their local grocery store. People also don't realize that many U.S. wines also sit on the shelves of European stores.
• 2008 Election Results Are In - Did you vote to support renewable energy? By: Chris McGee - Obama is not the first president to support a new energy plan for America. The Clintons fought hard and supported renewable energy uses. The energy issue is a topic that will continue to be talked about and placed on the top of everyone's priority lists. The topic was hot then and will remain hot for many many years to come.
• Barack Obama: Bio By: Marvin J Markus - Barack Obama was born on August 4th of 1961 in biggest city in Hawaii (Honolulu.) Obama's father was a black man (also named Barack Obama) born in Africa and his mother was a white woman born in Kansas. Obama's father and his mother separated and divorced when Obama was a young child. His mother remarried in 1967 when Obama was 6 years old to a man named Lolo Soetoro.

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