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How do you pay back $10 trillion?
All of us — well, the great majority of us — have bills to pay. Some of us do it with more ease than others, but the fact remains that when the stack of bills is higher than the stack of currency, we start to worry.
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'We salute...'
Each Saturday, L’Observateur will recognize individuals and businesses in the River Parishes who have gone “above and beyond” in their efforts to make this a better place to live, work, play and raise a family.
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The failure to administer justice — Another Lockerbie tragedy
At a time when civilized nations are continuing to wage a collective and challenging fight against terrorist organizations, and the rogue nations that harbor them, this week’s release by Scottish officials of one of the masterminds behind the 1988 Lockerbie bombing constitutes a major setback. Just as importantly, it has had a devastating effect on the families and friends of those lost at the hands of the cold-blooded killers.
43 years, 11 months and 30 days ...
Ted Kennedy, called the “Lion of the Senate” will be buried today at Arlington National Cemetery. President Barack Obama will deliver the eulogy and, while the political itch might be too hard to overcome, we can hope he waits until after Mr. Kennedy has been buried to launch his “Do it for Teddy” campaign regarding health care reform.
Un-American? Sorry, Ms. Pelosi, protests are as American as apple pie
Un-American, disruptive, distorters of truth, manufactured outrage, Astroturf, hired guns, and Nazis are all terms used by President Obama, Nancy Pelosi and their liberal allies to disparage those who are speaking out at healthcare town hall meetings.
Government-run health care? No, thanks -- how about real reform?
I can see it now ... the commercial features a screaming Howard “Yeaaahhh” Dean saying, “Now, coming to a medical clinic near you, health care from the same people who brought you Cash for Clunkers and the U. S. Postal Service.
The fatal flaw of democracies
"We just can't afford it!"
The tail of the recession that bit us
At the beginning of the Great Recession we had all sorts of experts who claimed we weren’t really in a recession and if we were, it was almost over. They were using some sort of newfangled math that didn’t take into account actual statistics.
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