Dirty Dozen: EWG Reveals List Of Pesticide-Heavy Fruits And Veggies

Unfortunately, their watchdog status is influenced by the agriculture industry. As noted in my comment above, the cumulative effect of additives and chemicals, and air and water pollution, have exposed consumers to a totality of diseases and genetic aberrations that make a mockery of purported attempts at transparency in food safety.
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Dirty Dozen: EWG Reveals List Of Pesticide-Heavy Fruits And Veggies

Comprehensive studies, thoroughly vetted for reliability and credibility, would answer the questions raised by this and oher studioies. There is undeniable accumulated evidence, though mostly statistical, that the CUMULATIVE ingestion of chemicals and additives in processed foods, including fruits and vegetables, has contributed, even led to the epidemic of societal health problems, including obesity, chronic disease, autism, cancer and the many other chronic and episodic conditions "enjoyed" by modern society, as a condition of participation.
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George W. Bush Blamed For Economic Troubles More Than Barack Obama, Poll Finds

Your logic seems unassailable. I still offer that Bush, by himself, was only the focus of yours (and some of mine angst); mine based on convincing research showing that repeal of Glass-Stegall, and Mssrs. Frank and Dodd were the perfect storm of opportunity and greed that drove the mess. Obama folowed his idelogy like a wold sniffing prey, and when his legislative efforts are piled on the financial mess, it's no wonder we are in sucxh trouble. Look to the Euro Union and the problems of socialist governments therein for a precursor of what's coming here, unless we change...quickly. A surplus Budget would be a good start.
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George W. Bush Blamed For Economic Troubles More Than Barack Obama, Poll Finds

I'm a conservative, financially speaking, and a pragmatist, socially speaking, and more intetested in free market solutions than ideologic rhetoric. I hold Bush 60% responsible for financial problems (although to be honest, it was the greed, leverage employed and manipulation of the financial system by both Repubs and Democrats that caused the problem) anf Obama 40%.

Actually, it would be better to lay the blame where it truly belongs;the purchase of the House and Senate by special interests, particularly the financial sector.
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Smartphones Bring Hope, Frustration As Substitute For Computers

Our system has encouraged monopolies, both market share and geo-monopolies. The top 3 cable and telcos share over 70% of the ISP and entertainmentmarketplace. When Content is controlled by access and access is limited, there is little or no transparency. Without forced separation of Content and Broadband, too few control access. Why do you think there is no "ala la carte" marketplace for Content? Because "packaging" keeps out new entrants who could bid, in a transparent and competitive marketplace with reasonable access, on "pipeline" capacity, delivered over Internet (wired and wireless) as a "choice." Another thing; New Release movies could be offered on a pay-per-view basis, probably doubling the size of the entertainment industry (as long as they didn't get greedy-a faint hope I'm sure).

The countries ranked ahead of us are learning from our mistakes, broadening the capacity and appeal of Internet for Education, Health Care, Government, job training, and on and on.

We have so much technology opportunity that is being held back by monopolistic pricing and practices that it creates multiple lost opportunities. In just a few years, the Internet will be THE venue or commerce, both in the U.S. and world-wide. Entrepreneurial opportunities of today will magnify, maybe exponentially. The "creative destruction" of the Internet applied to traditional methods of commerce, distribution, Health and Education, will mean tens of millions of new, and different jobs.Part of the U.S. problem is that instead of leading, we're following.
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Smartphones Bring Hope, Frustration As Substitute For Computers

Accessibility for more may be helped by the FCC and FTC getting aound to doing the necessary job of separating Content from Broadband provisioning. The U.S. ranks 16-17th in world Internet rankings of reach and speed. With Convergence AAA (AnyThing, AnyTIme, AnyWhere) becoming more a reality every day, opening up more wireless spectrum and creating more transparency among Cable and Telcos through forced separation of Content and Spectrum just can't wait longer.
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Wisconsin Recall Polls: Scott Walker Leads, But The Margin Varies

In spite of all the hue and cry from public employee and other unions, Walker winnming sends a strong message of responsibility to other states and goverors and their legislatures to clean up the pension and employee "benefit loading" that politicians of all stripes so often use to buy votes.But, that's only part of the problem; entitlements and social benefit programs at the state level are only one step removed from the problems at the Federal level, and may be closer to the edge of the cliff than we think. How will governors solve those problems? The cost of educating and providing medical care for illegal immigrants and now their Title Ten children exceeds $115,000,000,000 (that's Billions with a big "B" folks!) and may actually be substantially higher.
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Joe Walsh: Jesse Jackson Trying To 'Keep African Americans Down On Some Plantation'

More all the time, and invetigations are continuing. I, too want to see more fraud prosecuted, AND controls put in place to rein in highly leveraged "casino-style" hedging, trading and invesing that puts the taxpayer, you and me, at such high risk. Making banks and other financial market participants raise equity capital to 15-20% of total investments, and limiting investment operatjions through "Prudent Man" policies would have stopped our crisis from occurring, and will stop the next one as well.
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Joe Walsh: Jesse Jackson Trying To 'Keep African Americans Down On Some Plantation'

I can't speak for others, just myself. I'm not advocating arbitrarily cutting support to those in real need through untoward circumstances. However, I do want a more balanced approach, even if it includes long-term incentives for birth control and education to allow reductions in the numbers of people being born into and growing up with poverty, while at the same time hurting their own-the girls and women's-chances at education and skills training to allow at least an opportunity to participate and grow.

When you just do more of the same you get what you always got. Since the evidence is in, it's obvious a change in societal thinking is necessary.
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Joe Walsh: Jesse Jackson Trying To 'Keep African Americans Down On Some Plantation'

I don't believe Obama should have taken the auto industry risk (he only did so for Union jobs) , or the AIG (because AIG didn't have enough capital and was at risk for highly leveraged derivatives and other trading "chips" in the big casino) risk for that matter. Those companies, and many others, should have been left to suffer whatever losses the free-market, risk-taking system saw fit to visit on them. And, that's still a problem, solved by increasing the equity capital (shareholder's capital) at risk; then losses would be "enjoyed" by shareholders and equity owners, not taxpayer's.

And, the recent BOA losses from similar "hedging" trading strategies wwre covered by earnings and capital in the bank.

While we're at it, I favor a Surplus Budget and paying DOWN debt, not increasing it; I favor no more "off book" wars; if we are going to fight, let Congress pass approval and a Budget to pay for it.
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Joe Walsh: Jesse Jackson Trying To 'Keep African Americans Down On Some Plantation'

It's not. More whites and Latinos are in entilement programs than blacks, but not by much. The point isn't white or black, it's too many..of all!

And yes, I would tells whites (pinks to quote another commenter) and their entitlement supporters to undertake the very same corrective measures; less population, more education, less drugs, more opportunity. Where are the community leaders totake up this most important "bully pulpit?"
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Joe Walsh: Jesse Jackson Trying To 'Keep African Americans Down On Some Plantation'

A capitalist society will nevver have a "level playing field" in the sense that some people, like you, get an education work and participate. Some don't, take lower level jobs(based on a lack of skills and education) don't start businesses, don't take risk. many of those who take risk..fail, and they start over. Some success, even wildly succeed, and build empires. Are they guilty of anything?

I just don't believe that I owe anything excpet an opportunity to my fellow "competitors" in society.

Not failing means not trying; however, no success also means not trying. Many make a choice not to try. I can't help them don't want to try. There is no free-market soiety in which some won't do better than others; that's not a bad thing, unless...unless..it is achieved through monopoly practices, cheating, special interest favors and support, all things that bastardize a system which has worked, and will work, when given a level playing field of government transparency.
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Joe Walsh: Jesse Jackson Trying To 'Keep African Americans Down On Some Plantation'

While I agree that corporate self-interest soimetimes seems unfair, may I remind you that without business investment and risk taking with their capital, jobs would not be created, factories and plants would not be built. The evolution of business iin the twentieth century presents an interesting opportunity for discussion, oriented around deciding if it would have been better (and is it still) or business to lose money and close plants in the U.S.. or participate in moving manufacturing overseas to low-wage (and regulation) countries so as to participate on the growth of world trade?

I myself wonder at where the "lower prices" for goods are that were supposed to be a benefit of opening U.S. markets.

It turns out that businesses' need for growth and profits , along with American Consumers desire for more products, more choices, more consumption, combined to give us a higher standard of living, but less "life."
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Joe Walsh: Jesse Jackson Trying To 'Keep African Americans Down On Some Plantation'

I AM for ending tax favored and unnecessary subsidies for businesses, and non-profits that take advantage. Just remember that those very same tax subsidies and incentives support charitable non-profits, create incentives for foundations and non-protfits to invest in human capital and societal improvement. Also, whether Demoncratic or Republican, many times Congress sees fit to establish short term incentives and tax breaks for favored constituents, only to have their lives ectended indefinitely; not in my book.
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Joe Walsh: Jesse Jackson Trying To 'Keep African Americans Down On Some Plantation'

Baloney on you.

I grew up lower class, almost poor. I dropped out of high school to work. I got a GED, paid for my own start at Community college. Got drafted, continued school in and after military. Didn't get my BS in Business (at night-age 36) until 1976, after I already had a family. Started as a warehouse clerk after military, got sales rep job. Applied for training as an Investment Advisor, became VP. Left to go to private sector as VP, then President of growing retail company. Started two different businesses. How's that for hard work? I do know what I'm talking about, and have opinions supported by a lifetime of participation, with good and bad results, in the American marketplace.
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Joe Walsh: Jesse Jackson Trying To 'Keep African Americans Down On Some Plantation'

It is the community that has always been the supporter of those who are circumstantially down on their luck, and which provides food baskets and other support. Part of the problem is that despite generations of community support, there is TOO MUCH "community," too many people, and growing, dividing scarce resources among too many mouths. Our community leaders; politicians, pastors, role models are not doing their job in encouraging less population and more education; less dependence on government, more dependence on self. It is one thing to offer support and help to those who have fallen on bad times; another when there are too many because of poor population managment, poor (non-existent) community leadership to keep young girls from considering getting pregnant, you get what we have now.
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Florida Voter Purge Will Continue, Defying Federal Warning

Maybe not the first thing, but you definitely would get caught up in the "affirmation" groups-churches,advocates,others-who misguidedly align your desire for work and opportunity with voting for those who are liberal in ther promises to help you get that, even illegally if necessary.

The core of this may be Raegan's Amnesty in the 70'S, the blind eye of business seeking cheap labor, and the complicity of the Mexican government in promoting large-scale immigration to the U.S to secure the Billions in remittances that help support an over-populated and no-growth economy that doesn't provide jobs or education.

New immigrants, particularly Latinos, want jobs in order to support their families, or in he case of the singles-women- a chance for opportunity, and child-bearing that gives them an "anchor" from which to particpate in the system.

So, in that sense, you are correct; they didn't illegally emigrate for an opportunity to vote, but some , not a small amount, get caught up by sponsors and supporters who encourage illegal behavior in order to promote their causes.
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Florida Voter Purge Will Continue, Defying Federal Warning

Wow! Sounds like your logic went to lunch and didn't come back. Scott is no less a politician than Holder and Obama, trying to stuff ballot boxes with less-than-responsible voting from ineligible and even illegal voting practices. Say what ylou want about changes in voting laws and identification requirements, not only inFlorida but now 23+ other states, it's long overdue. By some estimates over hundreds of thousands of illegal votes were cast last election by ineligible voters, most not even Citizens, to say nothing of double voting, and vote "buying."
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Intent and directly related Proof is required; none is presented or claimed. You can't prove a negative, and rewquiring "proof" of Citizenship should be a minimum for any voter. I'd be happy to show my drivers license, picture I.D., whatever, if it establishes my right to vote. That lazy people and their oh-so-transparent supporters want to make it easier , rather than just the standard of "reasonable" (and Constitutional) is evidence of knowing that most Americans feel that Citizenship and voting rights have real value and don't want that value diluted or cheated upon.
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Florida Voter Purge Will Continue, Defying Federal Warning

No matter his purported "motivations," the truth of the matter is that voting is a right reserved for Citizens. To dilute or negate the votes of Citizens with illegal or ineligible voters is itself a crime. And, one could easily point out that the hue and cry of Democrats and liberals is based solely on a desire to pack the polls with as many like-minded people as possible. If transparency evidences this illegal sctivity by Democrats, no wonder they resist. Using the excuse of the travails of the few who have difficulty producing their proof pales in comparison to the double/triple damage of allowing illegal voters into the polls.

The fact that liberals have devalued Citizenship to the degree that they have by cheapening the voting process through illegal registration and related activity, and using the excuse of discrimination when none exists, is proof positive of the nefariousness of their intentions.
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Our country was founded on the prnciples of representative government, "of the people, by the people,and for the people."

As such, the pre-eminent responsibility, and privilege, of Citizenship, and of free speech, is the Vote. It seems that establishing the right to vote through transparent procedure (and proof of Citizenship should be the primary one) is a prime duty of election officials, otherwise what value my vote, potentially diluted and negated by illegal/ ineligible voters?

Congress needs to legislate national voting standards, at least for national elective offices, that use Constitutionally-derived principles, primarily Citizenship and proof thereof.

States would be sure to follow because whether you are a Republican, Democrat or Indpendent/other, all agree that ONLY Citizens are entitled to the privilege and responsibility of voting.
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Americans' Heads Getting Bigger In Size, Changing Shape, Anthropologists Say

You comment refers to those like snake farmers and spider handlers, who deliberately inject or otherwise infuse their systems with small amounts of toxic venom to build immunity. Maybe our evolution will confer the same type of resistance/immunity to free radicals and genetic mutation, but the obvious pace of change evidenced by this and many, many other research studies argues that it's happening too fast. Just look at disease statisitics for the last hundred yeears, and you get an idea of the effects of modern society on the human species
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