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    I'm pessimistic about our ability to restore the fourth amendment.  Not that long ago, the fifteenth amendment was openly flouted…
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    • This story is also front paged on Yahoo News.  Right now, it is only rated 3.5 stars, so pls click…
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    • Democrats won several mayoral races, including a takeback in Cedar Rapids and a write-in campaign in North Liberty.  Seventeen cities…
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    • The state of Iowa has more than 100 municipal utilities, including some good sized cities like Ames, Muscatine and Cedar…
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    • In Iowa, 32 cities are voting on whether to establish municipal telecom utilities to supply wideband internet service.  Also, Iowa…
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    • Many of the biggest real estate players are selling their holdings.  In Silicon Valley, the largest commercial landlord, Peery Arigilla,…
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    • I really appreciate these background reports on Ben Bernanke.  His approach of inflation targeting sounds good on paper, after all,…
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    • I think that the selection of Ben Bernacke as the next Chairman of the Federal Researve Board means that our…
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    • Or, if you are a speculator, and plan to flip the property after 6-9 months.
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    • Rooftop photovoltaics are a good idea, but rooftop hot water heaters are an even better idea.  Most hot water heaters…
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    • Pollyanna is a character sort of like Dr. Pangloss in Candide.
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    • Friends, IMHO the right way to criticize the far right is NOT by attacking exceptionalism.  Instead, we should embrace it,…
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    • If I remember right, back in 2003, GM had an $18B hole in their pension fund, which they filled by…
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    • Seven words.  It covers the domestic agenda pretty well, but doesn't even start on international issues.
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    • I can't believe that people are actually saying those things in public.  However, the Katrina response has finally shaken the…
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    • The MMS just released their Friday update on oil and gas production in the Gulf of Mexico.  Here are the…
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    • According to the EIA's Natural Gas Storage report, in the last week before Katrina hit, 58 Bcf were injected into…
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    • Rising Tide is a great book - highly recommended.  From the summary: In 1927, the Mississippi River swept across an…
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    • Soj is too modest to ask for a donation, but she is trying to support herself through her blogging.  If…
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    • On a day to day basis, local governments have a lot bigger impact on people's lives than Bush/Cheney and their…
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