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Former High-School Teacher Congressman Irks GOP By Marking Their Memos With A Red Pen | Happy Place
He suggests they provide evidence to back up their thesis, and offers to explain the bill for them if they don't understand it.
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Five things Iain Duncan Smith doesn't want you to know about the benefit cap
Leaked letter states the measure "does not take account of the additional costs to local authorities (through homelessness and temporary accommodation). In fact we think it is likely that the policy as it stands will generate a net cost..."
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NASA Starts Work on Real Life Star Trek Warp Drive
'Dr. White and his colleagues don't just believe a real life warp drive is theoretically possible; they've already started the work to create one.'
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Don’t Tell Anyone, but the Stimulus Worked - NYTimes.com
A very telling comment from within it: 'White House economists had rejected the idea of distributing the tax cuts as flashy rebate checks, because people were more likely to spend the money (and help the economy) if they didn’t notice it. Good economics, perhaps, but terrible politics.'
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