June 14, 2012
Marijuana could be Barack Obama’s secret weapon in this election
With support for legalisation polling at a record 50%, it may be time for the president to reassess his position on drugs policy
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May 21, 2012
Things You Should Know About The United States And The Constitution
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May 4, 2012
America Has The Best Health Care? Not In A Fact-Based World.
The United States of America has the highest health care costs of 13 industrialized countries with an average cost of $8,000 per person in 2009. Japan has the lowest costs at just $2,878 per person in 2008. This is from a study by The Commonwealth Fund, a private foundation whose mission is to “promote a high performing health care system that achieves better access, improved quality, and greater efficiency, particularly for society’s most vulnerable”.
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May 2, 2012
American CEOs enjoy 15% pay rise in second year of double-digit hikes
Boom time for America’s top bosses in 2011 contrasts with wider economy, where average wages have been little better than flat
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April 12, 2012
Are We Winning The War On Drugs? Can Americans Accept Legalization Of Hard Drugs?
Based on anecdotal evidence I think its safe to conclude that after three decades – although drugs have been illegal for longer – we have not and will not win the “War on Drugs,” a term coined by President Richard Nixon in 1971. Later, the Reagan administration would adopt the slogan of “Just Say No” in its efforts to combat illegal drugs.
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April 11, 2012
New York mayor Bloomberg accuses NRA of backing ‘licence to murder’
Michael Bloomberg launches nationwide campaign on gun reform and says ‘shoot first’ laws have harmed public safety
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March 28, 2012
Gallup: Top 3 Most And Least Religious States
A new Gallup poll shows Mississippi is the most religious state and Vermont is the least religious state. Eight states in all have higher than 50% of residents classified as “very religious”. It’s not a shock that all of those eight states are southern states except one: Mississippi, Utah, Alabama, Louisiana, Arkansas, South Carolina, Tennessee and North Carolina.
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March 14, 2012
Climate Change Isn’t Real? Tell That To The People Of Kiribati
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March 5, 2012
Declared An Enemy Of The State? Kansas May Be Safer Than Kabul
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February 23, 2012
U.S. Crime Rates 1960-2010: The Facts Might Surprise You
Original article appears below foreword.
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