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Is it a good time for my girlfriend and I to buy a condo?

by gobacktotexas
Mon Jan 21st, 2008 at 11:01:40 AM EST

My girlfiend and I have noticed some pretty good deals on real estate lately, but I was wondering whether this is a good time to buy.  

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How Hillary Clinton Lost Me

by gobacktotexas
Fri Jan 18th, 2008 at 03:56:33 PM EST

Long before she started running for President, I used to be one of Hillary Clinton's biggest fans.  But then she completely lost me, and now I've become convinced that she cannot be allowed to represent our party and our nation.

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How JFK Brought the US Obama-Literally

by gobacktotexas
Thu Jan 10th, 2008 at 07:28:13 PM EST

Every few elections it seems we have a "JFK" candidate.   16 years ago, it was a young Bill Clinton.  Today, many say that Barack Obama, because of his youth and the optimism he exudes, strongly reminds them of JFK.  But Barack Obama has a much more direct connection to John Fitzgerald Kennedy.   Were it not for Kennedy's actions, Barack Obama would not exist.  

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Sorry, But Benazir Bhutto Was No Saint

by gobacktotexas
Thu Jan 3rd, 2008 at 06:45:40 AM EST

It is truly tragic that the first female Muslim Prime Minister has been killed, but we shouldn't look at her legacy with rose-tinted glasses.  If Bhutto could be considered a democrat, she was a corrupt one.    

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Canada Flirts With Death Penalty, Shrugs at Climate Change

by gobacktotexas
Fri Nov 30th, 2007 at 07:05:41 PM EST

Very bad things are happening in Canada.  I knew the recently elected conservative government was bad, but the extent to which it is so exceeds belief.  

Diary Rescue by Migeru

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Cheney: The Markets "are working" LQD

by gobacktotexas
Tue Nov 27th, 2007 at 11:49:09 AM EST

US "Vice" President Dick Cheney has weighed in on the international financial meltdown...

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Breaking: Bush WON'T Be Attending OPEC Summit Next Year

by gobacktotexas
Sun Nov 25th, 2007 at 05:55:45 PM EST

Look's like George Bush isn't going to be attending next year's OPEC summit after all.    

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Secret 'Heat Wave' Gun Ready for Iraq Next Year

by gobacktotexas
Sun Nov 18th, 2007 at 03:11:13 PM EST

The United States could unveil 'heat wave' gun which functions by causing the subject's molecules to 'vibrate violently' next year for crowd control in Iraq.  

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Bush's Unsung Legacy: A Smaller National Debt

by gobacktotexas
Thu Nov 15th, 2007 at 12:19:32 PM EST

One of the lesser known facts about the Bush administration is that at least by one measure, it has shrunk the national debt considerably from where it was at the end of the Clinton administration.    

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