A few noteworthy items I observed in recent days:
Dorgan Bows Out, Ensuring GOP Gains
This is quite surprising as Byron Dorgan from North Dakota opts to retire after three terms in the US Senate, which all but endures the GOp will regain fillibuster numbers again to block any much need progressive federal legislation in the Senate during the 2o11-2012 term. If he is not a lameduck already, Obama will certainly soon be in less than one year.
http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2010/01/dorgan-will-not-seek-reelectio.html
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Further Grim News from Statehouses, and Local Governments
The house of cards tax structure state and local governments have formulated together over the last three decades is now in a state of collapse. Its going to get considerably worse in most states, and will never get better again with the current framework.
http://therealnews.com/t2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=74&jumival=4676
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Europe Moves Boldly Forward on Making Alternative Energies Grid Mainstream
Most excellent ! Too ba we will not see this anytime soon in the United States, as the evil triad and other corporations will harshly and strongly oppose it, crushing any attempts to realize its planning let alone its creation.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/jan/03/european-unites-renewable-energy-supergrid
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Housing Prices and Values Still Continue to be Out of Kilter
The current structure of prices and values remains still too high from a historical viewpoint, as well as from a point of being fair, just, and family-friendly. And individuals, families, neighborhoods, communities, and society suffers from the overpricing and overvaluation.
http://www.mybudget360.com/buying-a-home-in-america-today-is-expensive-thanks-to-the-banking-sector-examining-income-and-home-prices-from-1950-to-the-present-can-home-prices-fall-another-38-percent/
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Top Twenty-five Unreported News Items of 2010 to Come
I never read or hear about these all too critical news items when reading newspapers, watching television news, or checking out mainstream media news magazines. All those entities are fixated with celebrities, gossip, or the police blotter. Thank goodness for the internet.
http://www.projectcensored.org/top-stories/category/two-thousand-and-ten-book/
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NC: Not Cleared, the new fear for Previously Fearless Americans
A truly sad development. Why anyone would choose to fly is rapidly becoming passe unless circumstances absolutely compels one to.
http://dandelionsalad.wordpress.com/2010/01/04/the-new-scarlet-letters-%E2%80%98nc%E2%80%99-by-sibel-edmonds/
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Workplace Unhappiness, Boredom Continues to Soar
This writer has not had a job or paid employment that he has liked, found interesting,or was not largely bored with in so long that he cannot remember when. Every job this writer can remember having became utterly boring or thankless in a matter of weeks usually at best.
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/news/articles/2010/01/05/20100105unhappyworkers0105.html
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Central Intelligence Agency Wisdom and Vision ?!
The CIA actually commits itself to doing something humanitarian and globally thoughtful in scope !
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/05/science/earth/05satellite.html
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Real Estate: It All Depends on One's Viewpoint and Expectations
Real Estate is now an investment abyss except for those who view as it should be, as a home ....
http://www.financialarmageddon.com/2009/12/whats-really-happening-in-real-estate.html
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Unemployment Stats and Info on Metros and Cities
The U-3 unemployment picture and statistics in cities and metros nationally. To be really honest about what the real numbers, increase them by at least 75 % and probably more than double them in many cases. To say it is grim or horrible is to still understate the depth of the problem.
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/metro.nr0.htm
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Tremendous Tragedy in Solomon Islands
Global warming and climate change will result in similar horrific occurrences like this on Earth this year and increasingly more so with even worse results in the coming years.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nation-and-world/la-fgw-solomon-tsunami5-2010jan05,0,4907366.story?track=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20latimes/mostviewed%20%28L.A.%20Times%20-%20Most%20Viewed%20Stories%29
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The Long Decline: A View Internationally
I agree with the arguments and conclusions in this column.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3ef8f012-f969-11de-8085-00144feab49a.html?nclick_check=1
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Right Wing Talk Radio Hosts' Feathers Ruffled by "Avatar"
This writer wishes these selfish blathering boobs would just shut up and get a new life, far away on the golf courses of a place like Costa Rica or the United Arab Emirates.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/the_big_picture/2010/01/avatar-why-do-conservatives-hate-the-most-popular-movie-in-years.html
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An Insult to Our Feline Friends Everywhere
Cats, watch out when you become mischievious -- your caretaker may call you a Wall Street Greedy Fat Cat !
http://www.alternet.org/story/144935/calling_greedy_wall_street_bankers_fat_cats_is_an_insult_to_cats
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