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  • Checkmake Libs!

    09/28/2020 4:09:56 PM PDT · by BereanBrain · 29 replies
    Me
    Ok, so the Left has been claiming Trump was a FRAUD and never made ANY money. So, then why would he OWE Income tax, if, according to them, he never made any, just lost it? Checkmake, MOFO!
  • Health co-ops have checkered history

    08/18/2009 10:25:30 AM PDT · by Nachum · 8 replies · 379+ views
    Yahoo ^ | 8/18/09 | CHARLES BABINGTON
    WASHINGTON – The Obama administration has signaled that it might accept health care cooperatives instead of a government-run health insurance program to compete with private insurers. Interest groups disagree on whether such co-ops would have enough negotiating clout to help consumers without threatening private insurance companies. Here, in question and answer form, is a look at the issue based on interviews with several authorities, including the chief proponent of health co-ops, Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D. Q: How would a health care co-op work?
  • Palin has checkered history on ethics issues (BARF Alert!)

    10/14/2008 2:45:31 PM PDT · by NormsRevenge · 31 replies · 629+ views
    AP on Yahoo ^ | 10/14/08 | Brett J. Blackedge and Justin Pritchard - ap
    ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, whose reformer image took a hit in a report concluding she abused her powers to settle a family score, has skirted state ethics rules before for personal benefit and used her office to help friends and supporters, according to an Associated Press review of records. Palin's first try at statewide office, after six years as mayor of Wasilla, was an unsuccessful run for lieutenant governor in 2002. To raise money, she improperly used her City Hall office and equipment, city records show. A year later she would make headlines by blasting a fellow...
  • NASCAR changes rules to promote green-flag finishes ("Latest" rule change .. for now)

    07/16/2004 10:45:34 AM PDT · by NormsRevenge · 46 replies · 976+ views
    Yahoo Sports ^ | 7/15/04 | Mike Harris - AP
    Yellow-flag finishes are all but finished in NASCAR. The sanctioning body said Thursday it will go to a green-white-checkered format, hoping all Nextel Cup and Busch series events will end with the cars racing. The new rule will take effect with the races July 24-25 at New Hampshire International Speedway. The truck series already has the rule in place. ``The green-white-checkered format is an attempt to achieve everyone's goals -- a green-flag finish,'' NASCAR president Mike Helton said. ``This change, hopefully, will provide competitive finishes in the relatively rare occasions it is warranted. ``This format has been successful in the...