The Census Bureau conducts a census of the population of the United States every ten years. A census has been conducted every ten years since 1790. This is an important process for many reasons. The census is requirement is due to Article 1 of the U.S. Constitution and the requirement that each [...]

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Obama’s campaign aides wasted no time in blasting the New Yorker magazine regarding the cover picture depicting Obama dressed in muslim clothing. A campaign spokesman said the image is “tasteless and offensive”. It’s worse than that. You be the judge. Even McCain stopped campaigning long enough to criticize the cover.
The magazine [...]

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T. Boone Pickens is back in the news. T. Boone Pickens became a household name when he attempted to gain control of Conoco Oil. This time he’s not leading the take over of a national oil company. He’s involved in something even bigger. He’s working to save the United States from [...]

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Nancy Pelosi, Congresswoman and Speaker of the House, sent a letter to President Bush asking to act immediately to permit a draw down of a small amount of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.  Don’t open protected areas for plundering by big oil companies. The oil will be sold at the market price and will not [...]

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Kentucky is quickly moving to the head of the line when innovative and progressive environmental legislation is considered. With the assistance and support of House Majority Leader Rocky Adkins the state legislature approved HB 1 in 2007. HB 1 included legislation to set aside $7 million for funding research to perfect the underground [...]

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A report that was prepared, but not officially released, by a World Bank economist concludes that the increase in biofuel production from corn is responsible for the increase in food prices. Food prices have risen as much as 75% in some areas. The United States is the world’s largest producer of biofuel using [...]

Popularity: 28% [?]