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"free" from any social and legal moderation

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i read with interest your posted article by Crystal Shepeard at CARE2  regulations require funding for oversight agencies. the GoP has spent the last four decades ensuring that Government does not work under the rubric "Cutting Costs, Lowering Taxes, and creating business-friendly environments" all to the benefit of Korporations like Freedom Industries who are left "free" from any social and legal moderation,this clipping says it all:  [At the time of the article, the EPA had spent eight years under the George W. Bush administration ’s direction, which was less than supportive of environmental causes.  With the election of Barack Obama , the agency has had more support from the White House , but has been held back by cuts to its budget from House Republicans] Related articles Emails show extensive collaboration between EPA, environmentalist orgs The Slow Motion Lynching of President Barack Obama By: Frank Schaeffer EPA Chief Can't Answer Questio...

Responsibility for Healthcare.gov's IT problems lie with dot gov | Clay Shirky | Comment is free | theguardian.com

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Official photographic portrait of US President Barack Obama (born 4 August 1961; assumed office 20 January 2009) (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Responsibility for Healthcare.gov's IT problems lie with dot gov | Clay Shirky | Comment is free | theguardian.com :  "Before Obama 's remarks on launch day, someone should have said: Hey, chief, say it's a soft launch , or the first day of public testing. Say we need feedback, or that the we're going to fine-tune it. Say anything but "Come and get it."" ...ero. Related articles Responsibility for Healthcare.gov's IT problems lie with dot gov Shirky- Ch. 5 Consumers Abandoning Healthcare.gov

Executive Order -- Accelerating Broadband Infrastructure Deployment | The White House

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Seal of the White House Office of Homeland Security, which was formed by executive order on October 8, 2001,http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2001/10/20011008-2.html and later grew into the United States Department of Homeland Security. (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Executive Order -- Accelerating Broadband Infrastructure Deployment | The White House :  "Executive Order -- Accelerating Broadband Infrastructure Deployment EXECUTIVE ORDER - - - - - - - ACCELERATING BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE DEPLOYMENT By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America , including section 301 of title 3, United States Code, and in order to facilitate broadband deployment on Federal lands , buildings, and rights of way, federally assisted highways, and tribal and individual Indian trust lands (tribal lands), particularly in underserved communities, it is hereby ordered as follows:" Related articles Executive Order -...

BECAUSE THE REPUBLICAN PARTY IS PRE-GALILEAN.

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English: Cropped version of File:Official portrait of Barack Obama.jpg. The image was cropped at a 3:4 portrait ratio, it was slightly sharpened and the contrast and colors were auto-adjusted in photoshop. This crop, in contrast to the original image, centers the image on Obama's face and also removes the flag that takes away the focus from the portrait subject. (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) REASON 31:  BECAUSE THE REPUBLICAN PARTY IS PRE-GALILEAN. We have to re-elect President Obama because the country can’t be turned over to people who are anti-Science, anti-Intellectual , and who deny facts and evidence. read essay http://bit.ly/UBqS5U ~~ ISHMAEL REED Ishmael Reed ’s latest book is “Going Too Far: Essays About America’s Nervous Breakdown,” published by Baraka Books. (Photo: Tennessee Reed) .. .ero . Related articles Tired Old So-Called Leftists Give Same Old Excuses For Supporting Obama in 2012 A scientific progressive and an optimist → Barack Obama Anti...

Comcast-NBC merger approved by FCC - Jan. 18, 2011

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Image by Getty Images via @daylife Comcast-NBC merger approved by FCC - Jan. 18, 2011 : "'After a thorough review, we have adopted strong and fair merger conditions to ensure this transaction serves the public interest,' FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski said in a statement." Nelson Chaney : All I know is that this violates every canon of respectable broadcasting.   Frank Hackett : We're not a respectable network. We're a whorehouse network, and we have to take whatever we can get.   Nelson Chaney : Well, I don't want any part of it. I don't fancy myself the president of a whorehouse.   Frank Hackett : That's very commendable of you, Nelson. Now sit down. Your indignation is duly noted; you can always resign tomorrow. ahhh. . . . still brings tears to mine eyes. :-0 .. .ero . Related articles "Comcast-NBC Deal: Whats Next?" and related posts (econolog.net) FCC approves Comcast's purchase of NBC, Justice Department...